IUWNE Implementing Cisco Unified Wireless Networking Essentials

Prerequisites:

Delegates should have a valid CCNA. It is recommended that you have a basic knowledge of Cisco lifecycle deployment, SONA, wireless standards (IEEE), wireless regulator environment (FCC, ETSI, etc) and wireless certification organisation (WIFI alliance).

Course Description:

The Implementing Cisco Unified Networking Essentials is a five day ILT course, designed to help students prepare for the CCNA Wireless certification,an associate level certification specialising in the wireless field. The goal of the IUWNE v1.0 is to provide students with the information and practice activities necessary to prepare them for designing, installing, configuring, monitoring and conducting basic troubleshooting tasks on a Cisco WLAN in SMB and Enterprise installations. This is an associate level course and as such aims to provide only entry level information, and does not specialise in any of the advanced features of the Cisco WLAN networks solutions.

On completion of this course, delegates will be able to:

• Describe the fundamentals of Wireless technologies
• Install and configure a WLAN controller, in the main Cisco Unified Networking Essentials line or Mobility Express.
• Install the ADU and configure Wireless clients
• Configure wireless security
• Manage the network with Cisco WCS
• Use the controller and WCS tools to troubleshoot a wireless network

This course includes the following modules:

Wireless Fundamentals

• Introducing wireless networks and topologies
• Introducing wireless LANs RF principles
• UnderstandingRF Mathematics
• Describing antennae
• Understanding spread spectrum Technologies basics
• Examining wireless regulatory bodies, standards and certifications
• Examining wireless Frames and Physics
• Non-802.11 wireless Technologies and their impact on WLANs
• Wireless Frame Journey; End to End

Basic Cisco WLAN Installation

• Understanding Cisco Unified wireless Network Basics Architecture
• Configuring a controller
• Discovering and associatingwith a controller
• Examining the different access point operational modes
• Roaming
• Managing the network from the controller
• Configuring and migrating stand-alone access points
• Understanding the Cisco Mobility ExpressArchitechture

Wireless Clients

• Using default configuration tools
• Describing Cisco Aironet WLAN Client Adaptors
• Describing the Cisco Secure services Client
• Understanding the Cisco Compatible extensions program

WLAN Security

• Overview of WLAN Security
• Establishing IEEE 802.11 Security
• Centralizing WLAN security
• Describing EAP Authentications
• Managing authentication and encryption with WPA and WPA2
• Configuring Wireless Security on Controllers and Clients

WCS Administration

• Introducing Cisco WCS and Cisco Navigator
• Installing Cisco WCS
• Administering Cisco WCS
• Working with controllers from WCS
• Working with maps
• Monitoring the network with WCS

WLAN Maintenance and Troubleshooting

• System Maintenance
• Design and site survey considerations
• Troubleshooting Tools

Labs

• Lab 1-1: Becoming Familiar with Antennae and Ranges
• Lab 1-2: Creating an Ad Hoc (IBSS) Network and Analyzing the Communication
• Lab 2-1: Configuring a Cisco 2106 WLC
• Lab 2-2: Configuring and Migrating a Standalone AP
• Lab 2-3: Installing and Configuring a Cisco Mobility Express Wireless Controller and AP
• Lab 3-1: Installing and Using the Cisco ADU
• Lab 3-2: Experimenting with Connections and Roaming
• Lab 4-1: 802.1Q and web Authentication
• Lab 4-2: Configuring EAP-FAST Authentication with WPA
• Lab 5-1: Configuring controllers and APs from the Cisco WCS
• Lab 5-2: Working with Maps
• Lab 5-3: Monitoring the Network and Containing Devices
• Lab 6-1: Backing Up the Controller Configuration and the Cisco WCS Database Files
• Lab 6-2: Troubleshooting
• Lab 6-3: Optional Lab (Troubleshooting with Wireshark and Converting an AP to Autonomous Mode)