Description

The Understanding Cisco Wireless Foundations (WLFNDU) v1.0 is a 5-day instructor-led or virtual-instructor led course that gives you the knowledge and skills you need to position, plan, implement, operate, and manage a Cisco WLAN network. This course teaches you how to design, install, configure, monitor, and conduct basic troubleshooting tasks on a Cisco WLAN network of any size.

This training awards 30 Continuing Education credits.

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Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:
  • 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
This course will help you:
  • Learn the skills, technologies, and best practices needed to manage a Cisco WLAN network
  • Understand and implement a Cisco wireless network architecture
  • Design and implement WLAN maintenance and troubleshooting solutions

Outline

The course outline is as follows:
Course 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 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:
  • Explore the Physics of Wi-Fi
  • Explore the Wi-Fi Environment
  • Analyze Wireless Frames
  • Configure Client Access
  • Configure the Wired Infrastructure
  • Configure a Centralized Cisco WLC Deployment
  • Configure a Centralized WLAN Deployment
  • Configure an IPv6 Operation in a Centralized WLAN Deployment
  • Optimize RF Conditions and Performance for Clients
  • Perform Centralized Controller Maintenance
  • Use Troubleshooting Tools

Prerequisite Knowledge

We recommend but do not require that you have the following knowledge and skills before taking this course:
  • General knowledge of networks
  • General knowledge of wireless networks
  • Routing and switching knowledge

The primary audience for this course includes:
  • Network engineer
  • Systems engineer
  • Wireless engineer
  • Technical solutions architect
  • Network administrator
  • Wireless design engineer
  • Network manager

Associated certifications