Understanding Cisco Wireless Foundations

Objectives

• Describe and implement foundational wireless theory
• Describe and implement basic wireless security and client access
• Describe and implement a Cisco wireless network architecture
• Configure Cisco centralized wireless networks
• Describe and implement WLAN maintenance and troubleshooting

Outline

• Describing and Implementing Foundational Wireless Theory
• Describing and Implementing Foundational Wireless Math and Antennas
• Describing and Implementing Foundational Wireless Operation
• Describing and Implementing Basic Wireless Security
• Describing and Implementing 802.1X and Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)
• Implementing Wireless Guest Access and Configuring Wireless Security
• Describing and Implementing Cisco Wireless Network Architecture
• Describing and Implementing Cisco Wireless Network
• Describing and Implementing Cisco Wireless Network Wired Support
• Configuring Cisco Centralized Wireless Networks
• Describing and Implementing WLAN Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Lab outline

• Practice RF Math
• Antenna Calculations
• Explore the Wi-Fi Environment
• Analyze Wireless Frames
• Configure Client Access
• Configure the Wired Infrastructure
• Configure a Centralized Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Deployment
• Configure a Centralized WLAN Deployment on Cisco 3504 WLC
• Configure a Centralized WLAN Deployment on Cisco 9800 WLC
• Configure an IPv6 Operation in a Centralized WLAN Deployment
• Optimize RF Conditions and Performance for Clients
• Perform Centralized Controller Maintenance
• Use Troubleshooting Tools