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 Enhanced CWNA course
This official Planet3 Wireless Inc. certified course features additional course modules and hands-on practical labs, developed exclusively by LEVER Technology Group PLC.
Who should attend?
- IT professionals and network engineers responsible for installing or supporting 802.11 Wireless networks.
- IT professionals wanting to progress into the wireless network industry.
- Wireless Network planners, designers and support staff.
- Selected IT Security staff, managers and auditors responsible for IT security policy.
Certification
On successful completion of the course, delegates will be prepared for the CWNA Certification Exam (Exam #PW0-100), which can be taken at any Prometric or Vue testing centre.
Course Pre-requisites
Prior to joining the course, students should have a good understanding of Ethernet LANs and their operation, TCP/IP protocols, IP addressing and practical experience configuring and supporting Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows XP. We recommend that delegates have a knowledge of networking as exhibited in the Net+, CCNA®, CNA, or MCP qualifications.
What's included
This market-leading course from Planet3 Wireless Inc. and LEVER Technology Group PLC includes:
- 40 hours of expert Instructor-led tuition
- Extensive hands-on practical labs, working with enterprise-grade equipment from a range of vendors
- Official CWNA Self-Study Guide
- Official CWNA Course Guide training materials
- Official CWNA exam prep questions
- Exam Voucher for Exam #PW0-100: Certified Wireless Network Administrator (CWNA)
- Unique course materials developed by LEVER
- 5-star lunches, refreshments, sodas, etc.
- State-of-the-art training environment and equipment
- Broadband Internet access, fax and telephony services available during your course
- Certificate following course completion
- Lifetime Post-Course Support from LEVER
Hands-on Practicals
A major benefit for individuals that attend this course, and for their companies, is the hands-on access to the widest range of corporate-grade wireless hardware and security products in the UK. The course provides the perfect opportunity to assess leading products from a diverse range of vendors, including Cisco, Proxim, Symbol, Buffalo, D-Link, Colubris Networks, Microsoft, WildPackets, Air Magnet, Ekahau, Funk Software, and more.
Course benefits
Most corporate IT networks are now looking to incorporate wireless devices using IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN technologies (Wi-Fi™). It is therefore now essential that data network consultants, planners, designers, and support staff to have in-depth skills and experience in 802.11 wireless networks.
This latest-edition Planet3-Certified course from LEVER Technology Group PLC - the UK's leading company for training in wireless technologies - provides probably the most comprehensive hands-on practical coverage of IEEE 802.11 WLAN technologies available, in a 5-day fast-track format.
The course incorporates some 40 hours of training, comprising in-depth lecture modules, and comprehensive hands-on practical labs, working with enterprise-grade equipment from a range of vendors.
The course provides expert guidance on Wireless LAN site survey, product selection, equipment installation, wireless network configuration, support, wireless LAN security and troubleshooting.
Multi-Vendor Skills
Our training gives you experience with equipment from several leading vendors, not just one, including Cisco Systems, Symbol Technologies, Proxim, Colubris Networks, Linksys, D-Link, Netgear, AirMagnet, WildPackets, Funk Software, Microsoft and more.
Delegates also learn about the very latest innovations and developments across the complete range of wireless LAN industry vendors.
Lifetime Post-Course Support
After completing this course, 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.
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Objectives
On completing this course, you will be able to:
- Understand and apply the essential concepts of Radio Frequency (RF) technology, including RF planning, RF-related calculations and spread spectrum technologies.
- Describe and comply with the UK, EU (and US) rules governing wireless LANs, to comply with local radio regulations for setup and maintenance of wireless networks.
- Understand and perform wireless link budget planning for mesh Wi-Fi networks and wireless bridge links.
- Understand the operation of Enterprise-grade Wi-Fi networks in-depth, enabling you to analyse and troubleshooting wireless network problems in-depth.
- Correctly install, configure, test and support:
- Wireless network adapters
- Wireless access points
- Wireless LAN Controller (WLC)-based networks
- Wireless bridges
- Wireless gateways
- Wireless LAN antennas.
- Understand and configure advanced wireless network settings and parameters.
- Perform expert analysis and troubleshooting of wireless network problems, including RF coverage, capacity, roaming, multipath, hidden node and interference related problems.
- Use sophisticated Wi-Fi network diagnostic tools such as AirMagnet and WildPackets AiroPeek NX.
- Understand Quality of Service (QoS) in Wi-Fi networks, for Voice over Wi-Fi solutions (VoWi-Fi).
- Optimise Wi-Fi wireless networks for performance and throughput.
- Understand the insecurities in IEEE 802.11 WLANs and describe the attacks that can occur from network hackers.
- Explain why techniques such as hiding the SSID, MAC address filtering and WEP are completely inadequate for securing wireless networks.
- Properly secure access to wireless networks, and the transmission of data over a wireless LAN, using Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) with Pre-Shared Key (WPA-PSK).
- Conduct essential security surveys to assess the presence and vulnerabilities of wireless networks.
- Understand and describe the need (where appropriate) to perform a wireless site survey for the installation of WLANs.
Hands-on practical labs
The course incorporates comprehensive hands-on practical labs, many of which have been developed and enhanced by ourselves and are unique to LEVER.
Course Content
Comprehensive training course modules cover the following topics and many more:
Introduction to 802.11 WLANs
Discuss the standards organisations responsible for shaping the 802.11 Wireless LAN protocol
Learn how standards compliance is enforced for 802.11 WLAN vendors
Examine the 802.11 standard and various amendments
Discuss additional networking standards that are commonly used to enhance 802.11 WLANs
Radio Frequency Fundamentals
Physical aspects of RF propagation
Types of losses and attenuation that affect RF communications
Types of modulation used for wireless communications
How channels and bandwidth are related to each other in wireless networks
Three types of Spread Spectrum used in wireless networking
RF Math and System Operating Margin
RF units of measure
Basic RF mathematics
RF signal measurements
Understand link budgets
Define and calculate System Operating Margin (SOM)
802.11 Service Sets
Explain three types of service sets defined for use within 802.11 WLANs
Roaming within a WLAN
Load-balancing as a method to improve congestion in WLANs
RF Power Output Regulations
Understand international, regional, and local RF spectrum management organisations
Understand RF channels in the unlicensed 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequency ranges
How power output limitations are enforced by the FCC for Point-to-Multipoint (PtMP) and Point-to-Point (PtP) wireless connections
Power over Ethernet
Recognise the two types of devices used in Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Recognise the differences between the two types of Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE)
Understand the two ways in which power can be delivered using PoE
Understand the importance of planning to maximise the efficiency of Power over Ethernet
Wireless LAN Operation
Ad Hoc networks
Infrastructure networks
Bridged networks
Repeater networks
Mesh networks
WLAN switched networks
Enterprise Wireless Gateway networks
Enterprise Encryption Gateway networks
Virtual AP networks
Evolution of WLAN architectures
WLAN Management
WLAN Security
Security Policy and Procedures
Legacy 802.11 Security Components
802.11i Security Components
WPA-Personal
WPA-Enterprise
WPA2-Personal
WPA2-Enterprise
Baseline Security Practices (SOHO, SMB, Enterprise)
802.11 Analysis and Troubleshooting
Introduction to 802.11 Protocol Analysis
802.11 Data Frames
802.11 Control Frames
802.11 Management Frames
Frame Fragmentation
Power Saving operations
Transmission Rates
Coordinating 802.11 Frame Transmissions
Differences between CSMA/CD and CSMA/CA
Distributed Coordination Function (DCF)
Quality of Service in 802.11 WLANS
Antennas
Antenna characteristics and behaviours
Types of antennas commonly used with WLANs
Advanced antenna systems
Antenna placement and mounting
Antenna safety
Types of antenna cables, connectors, and accessories
What is Site Surveying?
Understanding the need for a site survey
Defining business requirements and justification
Facility analysis
Interviewing network management and users
Identifying bandwidth requirements
The need for spectrum analysis
What are manual RF site surveys?
What are predictive site surveys?
The challenges of dense AP deployment
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