Cisco - CCNA Wireless (WIFUND)

Curriculum

The following are the topics covered on the CCNA Wireless course:

Describing WLAN fundamentals

• Basics of spread spectrum technology
• Impact of various wireless technologies (Bluetooth, WiMAX, ZigBee, and cordless phone)
• Wireless regulatory bodies, standards and certifications (FCC, ETSI, 802.11a/b/g/n, and WiFi Alliance)
• Wireless LAN (WLAN) RF principles (antenna types, RF gain/loss, Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP), refraction, reflection, and so on)
• Networking technologies used in wireless (SSID to WLAN_ID to Interface to VLAN, 802.1q trunking)
• Wireless topologies, such as Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS), Basic Service Set (BSS), Extended Service Set (ESS), Point-to-Point, Point-to-Multipoint, Mesh, and bridging)
• Describe 802.11 authentication and encryption methods (Open, Shared, 802.1X, EAP, TKIP, and AES)
• Frame types (associated and unassociated, management, control, and data)
• Basic RF deployment considerations related to site survey design of data or VoWLAN applications, common RF interference sources such as devices, building material, AP location, and basic RF site survey design related to channel reuse, signal strength, and cell overlap

How Install a basic Cisco wireless LAN

• Tthe components of the Cisco Unified Wireless Network architecture (Split MAC, LWAPP, stand-alone AP vs controller-based AP, specific hardware examples)
• Installing and configuring autonomous access points in the small business environment
• The modes of controller-based AP deployment (local, monitor, HREAP, sniffer, rogue detector, bridge, OEAP, and SE-Connect)
• Controller-based AP discovery and association (DHCP, DNS, Master-Controller, Primary-Secondary-Tertiary, and n+1 redundancy)
• Roaming (Layer 2 and Layer 3, intra-controller and inter-controller, and mobility list)
• Configuring a WLAN controller and access points WLC: ports, interfaces, WLANs, NTP, CLI and Web UI, CLI wizard, and link aggregation group (LAG) AP: Channel and Power
• Describing Radio Resource Management (RRM) fundamentals including ED-RRM.
• Verifying basic wireless network operations

Installing Wireless Clients

• Describing client WLAN configuration requirements, such as Service Set Identifier (SSID), security selection, and authentication
• Identifying basic configuration of common wireless supplicants (Macintosh, Intel Wireless Pro, Windows, iOS, and Android)
• Basic AnyConnect 3.0 or above wireless configuration parameters
• Identifying capabilities available in CCX versions 1 through 5

Implementing basic WLAN Security

• The general framework of wireless security and security components (authentication, encryption, MFP, and IPS)
• The evolution of supported authentication methods (PSK, 802.1X including EAP-TLS, EAP-FAST, PEAP, LEAP, and WPA/WPA2)
• Configuring the different sources of authentication (EAP-local or -external, and Radius)
• Configuring authentication and encryption methods on a WLAN (WPA/WPA2 with PSK and 802.1x)
• Implementing wireless Guest networking
• Operating basic WCS
• Identifying key functions of Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS) and Navigator (versions and licensing)
• Navigating WCS interface
• Configuring controllers and access points (APs) (using the Configuration tab not templates)
• Using preconfigured maps in the WCS (adding/relocating/removing access points, turn on/off heat maps, view client location, and view CleanAir zones of influence)
• Using the WCS monitor tab and alarm summary to verify the WLAN operations
• Generating standard WCS reports (inventory, CleanAir, client-related, AP-related, and utilization)

Conducting basic WLAN Maintenance and Troubleshooting

• Identifying and using basic WLAN troubleshooting tools (WLC show debug and logging) for client to AP connectivity, AP to controller connectivity
• Using the WCS client troubleshooting tool
• Transferring logs, configuring files, and O/S images to and from the WLC via the GUI
• Differentiating and using WLC and AP (autonomous and LAP) management access methods (console port, CLI, telnet, ssh, http, https, and wired vs wireless management)