Why you need this course
Wireless LANs are not the simple networks that some people believe them to be! Many of the current 802.11 wireless network installations that we see are configured inappropriately, are not secure, and many are not providing the level of service required. Intermittent problems or "network failures" are common, but the skills to analyse wireless networks, diagnose network faults, and correct problems effectively in wireless network are in short supply.
This Planet3 Wireless Inc. course, following from the CWNA and CWSP courses, is currently the only course of its kind in the industry. CWAP training gives you the advanced skills that your organisation needs in order to support and troubleshoot 802.11 wireless networks in-depth and effectively. These are the vital final-line support skills that the vast majority of organisations, including wireless consultants, clearly need but simply don't have at present.
Course benefits
The Certified Wireless LAN Analysis course, the preparation course for the CWAP certification, delivers 40 hours of hands-on
practical training using the latest enterprise-class wireless LAN analysis hardware and software. This 5-day
course addresses in detail 802.11 frame structure and exchange processes, wireless LAN performance, wireless LAN security analysis, and wireless LAN troubleshooting.
Students who complete the course will acquire the necessary skills for analysing and troubleshooting any
wireless LAN system through a thorough education in the 802.11 frame structure, frame exchange
processes specified by the 802.11 standard, and extensive hands-on training in the industrys leading
wireless LAN protocol analyser hardware and software:
- AirMagnet
- Network Chemistry
- Network Instruments
- TamoSoft
- WildPackets.
All attendees receive hands-on experience installing, configuring, and employing five market-leading
wireless LAN analysis products. Students gain a first-hand understanding of the need for analysis products,
common problems that can be solved using analysis products, and common features of analysis products.
Just one unique characteristic of this course is its endorsement by 90% of the wireless LAN analysis
industrys vendors.
Lifetime Post-Course Support
After completing their course with LEVER, delegates receive lifetime post-training support from LEVER Technology Group PLC, to help them apply the technologies and skills they have learned with us, to provide career-long support, and to ensure they are better equipped for their future roles in IT and networking.
Certification
This course is the ideal route for preparing students for the CWAP
exam (exam # PW0-300), which is delivered at all Prometric Testing Centers worldwide. The CWAP
certification is the first and only vendor-neutral certification that focuses solely on testing the IT
professionals knowledge of wireless LAN analysis and troubleshooting.
Who should attend?
This course targets experienced networking professionals who wish to gain critical, detailed
skills in wireless networking analysis. These skills include an in-depth understanding of the frame
structure of 802.11 frames, frame exchange processes between wireless nodes, analysing security
solutions for both effectiveness and weaknesses, analysing performance in both pure and mixed-mode
environments, and using analysers for site surveying and intrusion detection.
The Certified Wireless Analysis Professional course is for serious IT professionals with a desire to get to the root cause of any problem or situation in the most
expedient manner possible. Detailed analysis at the physical and data link layers is one of the most
comprehensive troubleshooting methodologies that can be conducted for wireless networks.
Hands-on practical labs
The course features extensive hands-on practical labs, which account for aproximately 80% of the course duration.
Course Pre-requisites
Prior to joining the course,
the CWNA certification is strongly recommended. CWNA
certification is required prior to taking the CWAP exam. It is recommended that all students become
familiar with one or more of the hardware and software solutions that are used in the course prior to attending the CWAP course.
In addition, students should have a good understanding of Ethernet LANs and their operation, TCP/IP protocols, IP addressing and practical experience with Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows XP.
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Course Content
Physical Layer
PLCP and PMD Sub-layers
PLCP header fields and subfields
DCF Mode
Interframe Spacing
Backoff Algorithms
Frame exchange processes
PCF Mode
Media access rules
Frame exchange processes
MAC frame fields and subfields
MAC layer addressing
BSS
ESS
WDS
802.11e topical coverage
Wired connectivity standards for
access points and bridges
802.1h
RFC1042
Using wireless LAN protocol
analysers
Performance analysis
Security analysis
Distributed analysis
Protocol decode analysis
Site Surveying
Application Analysis
Use of 802.11 series of
standards terminology
MPDU
MMPDU
MSDU
PPDU
PSDU
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Hands-on Labs
WildPackets
AiroPeek NX - Introduction
AiroPeek NX Intermediate
WildPackets iNetTools
AiroPeek NX - Performance and Security Analysis
AiroPeek NX Distributed Analysis with RF
Grabber
Network Instruments
Observer Introduction
Observer Intermediate
Observer Integrated Network Analysis Tools
Observer Distributed Analysis with Advanced Multiprobes
Observer Performance Analysis
AirMagnet
AirMagnet Trio Introduction
AirMagnet Trio Intermediate
AirMagnet Trio Integrated Networking Tools
AirMagnet Trio/Reporter Performance and Security Analysis
AirMagnet Distributed with Hardware Sensors
TamoSoft
CommView for WiFi Introduction
CommView for WiFi Intermediate
Essential NetTools
CommView for WiFi Performance and Security Analysis
Network Chemistry
Intrusion Protection System with Neutrino Sensors
Packet Capture with Packetyzer
Fusion Management Application
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Day 1
Discussion Topics
Physical Layer
DCF Mode
PCF Mode
MAC frame fields and subfields
MAC layer addressing
802.11e topical coverage
Wired connectivity standards for access points and bridges
Using wireless LAN protocol analysers
Use of 802.11 series of standards terminology
Day 2
Lab Exercises Wildpackets AiroPeek NX 2.03
Lab 1 AiroPeek NX - Introduction
Lab 2 AiroPeek NX Intermediate
Lab 3 iNetTools
Lab 4 AiroPeek NX - Performance and Security Analysis
Lab 5 AiroPeek NX Distributed Analysis with RF Grabber
Day 3
Lab Exercises - Network Instruments Observer 9.0
Lab 1 Observer Introduction
Lab 2 Observer Intermediate
Lab 3 Observer Integrated Network Analysis Tools
Lab 4 Observer Distributed Analysis with Advanced Multiprobes
Lab 5 Observer Performance Analysis
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Day 4
Lab Exercises - AirMagnet Trio/Reporter v3.1 and AirMagnet Distributed v4.0
Lab 1 AirMagnet Trio Introduction
Lab 2 AirMagnet Trio Intermediate
Lab 3 AirMagnet Trio Integrated Networking Tools
Lab 4 AirMagnet Trio/Reporter Performance and Security Analysis
Lab 5 AirMagnet Distributed with Hardware Sensors
Day 5
Lab Exercises - Tamosoft CommView for WiFi v4.2 & Network Chemistry WiFi IPS
Tamosoft
Lab 1 CommView for WiFi Introduction
Lab 2 CommView for WiFi Intermediate
Lab 3 Essential NetTools
Lab 4 CommView for WiFi Performance and Security Analysis
Network Chemistry
Lab 1 Intrusion Protection System with Neutrino Sensors
Lab 2 Packet Capture with Packetyzer
Lab 3 Fusion Management Application
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