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Wi-Fi Network Design Professional (WNDP): Course Content
WLAN and RF Essentials
Wireless network topologies
dB, dBm, Antenna gain, dBi, dBd
RF power, IR, EIRP
RF Interference
Signal strength, SNR, RSSI
SINR
Wi-Fi Network Design Essentials
Essential wireless network design concepts
DRS / ARS
Cell sizing and data rates
Supported data rates
Associated data rate versus throughput
Measuring throughput
802.11 Protection Mechanisms
Mixed b/g cell issues
Mixed b/g cell planning table
Cell Sizing and Data Rates
Capacity Planning
IEEE 802.11e and WMM
Application Characterisation
What is Application Characterisation?
The importance of Application Characterisation
How to characterise applications
Information to obtain
The Essentials of Wi-Fi Network Design
Planning for maximum coverage
Planning for network capacity
Channel planning for 802.11b/g
Channel planning for 802.11a
Frequency Reuse and Channel Assignment
Access point co-location
Wi-Fi design for Hotspot Installations
Practical Hotspot Design Exercises
Wi-Fi design for Zone Coverage Installations
Practical In-Building Design Exercises
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Wi-Fi design for Seamless Coverage
Z Factor Design
Determining Access Point Count
Initial positioning for APs
Choosing appropriate antennas
Designing for coverage overlap
Using site survey utilities
Planning for roaming users
Planning for Voice over Wi-Fi
Designing for Typical WLAN Environments
Wireless Hotspots
Wireless offices
Warehousing
Retail
The Health sector
Education
Hotels
Transportation
Designing Wi-Fi Bridge Links
Wi-Fi Network Design Tools
A review of the Industry's leading Professional Wi-Fi network design tools
In-depth Needs Analysis
Determining User Requirements
Interviewing end users and IT Staff
Information to collate
Characterising applications
Future applications
Voice over Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi for RFID
Asset tracking
Future plans for expansion
Areas of coverage
Numbers and types of users
User mobility
Wireless roaming
Availability and resilience
Pre-Design Site Survey
Objectives of a pre-design survey
Information needed from the survey
Professional Wi-Fi Network Design Tools
Ekahau ESS Planner
Motorola LANPlanner
Documenting the Design
Obtaining or creating electronic Blueprints
Site survey templates and forms
Pre-Site Survey,
Bridge Link Site Survey,
Workgroup Bridge (WGB) Site Survey,
Compiling your report
Estimating time and materials costs for installation
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