CUWSS: Conducting Cisco Unified Wireless Site Survey

Prerequisites:

Course Description:

In this course, designed to help you prepare for the professional-level CCNP Wireless certification, you will gain a firm understanding of how to conduct a site survey. You will explore WLAN topologies for voice and data as well as location appliance services, and you will examine design strategies, including Cisco WCS planning tool, Cisco Spectrum Expert, and AirMagnet Survey Pro, as well as methodologies and project management. Hands-on labs reinforce the classroom instruction.

After you complete this course, you will be able to:

• Prepare, plan, design, implement, operate, and optimize a WLAN
• Radio signal requirements for different wireless applications
• Design for data, voice and location-based services
• Perform a Layer 1 survey with Cisco Spectrum Expert to identify any interfering devices
• Perform a Layer 2 survey for data, voice, and location-based services
• Perform a Layer 2 survey for 802.11n (Greenfield Survey) devices only
• Perform a wireless site assessment and audit once the WLAN has been installed
• Complete a site survey report

This course includes the following modules:

Site Survey

• Requirements for Different Vertical Industries
• Determining RF Application Requirements
• Customer Requirements
• Regulatory Issues
• Safety and Aesthetic Requirements
• Logistical Considerations

Plan for the Site Survey

• Selecting a Data Model
• Proper Deployment Characteristics
• Tools Necessary to Complete a Site Survey
• Site Survey Documentation

Conduct the Site Survey

• Producing a Predictive Site Survey
• Conducting a Layer 1 Site Survey
• Conducting a Layer 2 Site Survey for Data
• Conducting a Layer 2 Site Survey for Voice Applications
• Conducting a Layer 2 Site Survey for 802.11n Clients
• Conducting a Layer 2 Site Survey for Location

AP and Controller Density and Licensing

• Infrastructure Requirements for the WLAN
• WLAN Equipment and Licenses

Assessing the Deployment

• Verifying the RF Coverage
• Verifying WLAN Readiness
• Presenting an Installation Report