CWNA - Certfied Wireless Network Administrator

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Wireless Training Solutions (WiTS) is the only authorized, online venue for the Official CWNA v4 (PW0-104) Wireless LAN training. The site and materials are maintained by Rick Murphy, the official CWNA Wireless LAN training courseware developer, so you get inside information straight from the source! CWNA Wireless LAN Online training offers LIVE, instructor led training including hands-on labs, focused on helping you attain your certification and succeed in the WLAN field. This is the best way to prepare for the PW0-104 exam.

Duration: 4 Days
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Time: 8:30 am MT to 5:00 pm MT (GMT-07:00)
Course Level: Introductory
Overview: The CWNA online class meets formally for five days (Monday - Friday). The presentation sessions consist of the same high quality instructor materials used during the CWNA "in-person", instructor-led classes. The CWNA Online classes feature lively lectures by the very best, authorized CWNA instructors, student-to-student discussions, and interactive courseware and workshops. Students of the CWNA Online class receive 7 days of access to the on-demand versions of the CWNA materials. This includes interactive access to the slides, videos, simulations, and recorded instructor narrations to allow you to conduct outside-of-classroom reviews as needed.

Following the lecture sessions, its recommended to work on the hands-on labs even though you will have 30 days of priority, remote access to our WiTS Network Operations Center (NOC). This allows you plenty of time to access the CWNA labs that have been specially designed by the course author to reinforce the lecture concepts discussed during classroom hours. Wireless Training Solutions is the only online venue that allows you to remotely access the official CWNA labs exactly as they were designed by the course author. All these labs are precisely documented electronically to assure your success whether working live with the instructor overseeing your efforts or outside of classroom hours in a self-guided manner. CWNA Online lets you choose when and how to study.

Fee: $1,995.00
Prerequisites: Before taking this course, participants should have a general understanding of computer networking, including an understanding of the OSI model and TCP/IP..
Course Equipment:

The CWNA online class takes place within a web-conference facility. Students view and interact with the same high-quality flash animations and high-resolution graphics that are presented during the regular in-person, instructor-led classes. High quality presentation materials keep the daily sessions lively and interesting.

The only caveats are that the student will need a good quality, reliable Internet connection and , if connecting from a coprporate location, firewall passthrough capability.

Students may connect with either a dial-in or a VOIP-based connection to participate in the real-time, two-way audio portion of the class. An instructor-approved, high-quality VOIP-compatible headset and microphone is included in the course enrollment fee. Instructor-side web cams are used sparingly. Students are asked to provide a recent photo for viewing by others.

Bonus Items: When you enroll in this class you will receive:
  • CWNA Study Guide
  • Unlimited use license to the CWNA Official Practice Test
  • One CWNA exam voucher (VUE)
  • Perpetual student/alumni level access to the CWNP Student Resource website. This resource is specifically focused on helping you to succeed in reaching your certification goals and maintaining your professionalism throughout your career. The numerous additional certification preparation materials and resources are only available to students of CWNA Online and Self-paced classes. - $120.00 annually
  • Numerous additional benefits including free utilities and discounts on professional-grade wireless applications available only to CWNA class attendees
Hands-on Labs:

Ten major hands-on labs conducted by means of a web-accessible, remote control, wireless network operations center.

Labs include:

  • Introduction to Spectrum Analysis
  • Visualizing Antenna Coverage Patterns
  • Outdoor Propagation Planning
  • WLAN Discovery using Ekahau HeatMapper
  • Assessing Legacy Autonomous AP Performance - 802.11a/g
  • Intro to WLAN Protocol Analysis using OmniPeek Personal
  • WLAN Site Design and Site Surveyswith Ekahau and AirMagnet
  • Using WLAN Controllers with Motorola RFS6000
  • Preparing for 802.11n
  • Enterprise Wireless Intrusion Prevention Systems (WIPS) with AirMagnet Enterprise
Course Outline:
Day One -
  • This section provides a high level overview and executive summary of the state of the 802.11 WLAN industry, the organizations which control its usage, and the standards that define it.
    In part one of this section, which corresponds to CWNA v3 Course Guide Chapter 1, the following topics will be discussed:
    • How the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 Working Group is responsible for having created and continues to evolve the 802.11 family of wireless LAN standards and amendments.
    • How the Wi-Fi Alliance creates cross-vendor certification programs to ensure that manufacturers adhere to the 802.11 standards.
    • The current state of subsidiary 802.11 Task Groups including; 802.11, 802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11e, 802.11F, 802.11h, 802.11i, 802.11c, 802.11d, 802.11j, 802.11k, 802.11m 802.11p, 802.11r, 802.11s, 802.11t, 802.11u, 802.11v, and 802.11w.
  • How standards compliance is enforced for 802.11 WLAN manufacturers.
  • Descriptions and understanding of the roles played by some of the additional networking standards commonly used with 802.11 WLANs, such as 802.1X, Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP), 802.3af - Power over Ethernet, and Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS).
  • In part two of this section, which corresponds to CWNA v3 Course Guide Chapter 2 - RF Fundamentals, the following topics will be discussed:
    • Physical aspects of RF propagation
    • Types of losses and attenuation that effect RF communications
    • Types of modulation and coding schemes (MCS) used for 802.11 communications
    • How channels and bandwidth are related to each other in wireless networks
    • Types of Spread Spectrum technologies used in 802,11 networking
Day Two -
  • In part one of this section, which corresponds to CWNA v3 Course Guide Chapter 3 - Antennas, the following topics will be discussed:
    • Types of antennas commonly used in 802.11 WLANs
    • Antenna polarization and gain
    • Antenna implementation and safety
    • Types of antenna cables, connectors, and other accessories
    In part two of this section, which corresponds to CWNA v3 Course Guide Chapter 4 "RF Math", the following topics will be discussed:
    • RF Units of measure
    • Basic RF math
    • RF signal measurements
    • Link budgets
  • In part three of this section, which corresponds to CWNA v3 Course Guide Chapter 5 "RF Regulatory Domains", the following topics will be discussed:
    • International, regional, and local RF spectrum management
    • 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz unlicensed bands channel usage
    • Specific Point-to-point (PtP) vs. Point-to-multipoint (PtMP) output power restrictions
Day Three -
  • In part one of this section, which corresponds to CWNA v3 Course Guide Chapter 6, the following topics will be discussed:
    • WLAN Hardware Devices
    • WLAN Software
    • Architecture types and evolution
    • Ad hoc & Infrastructure connectivity operations
    • AP Modes
    • Bridging and repeating
  • Mesh networking
  • WLAN Controller deployments
  • WLAN profiles
  • MultiChannel Architecture (MCA)
  • Single Channel Architecture (SCA)
  • WLAN Network Management Systems (WNMS)
Day Four -
  • In part one of this section, which corresponds to CWNA v3 Course Guide Chapter 7 “ Power over Ethernet, the following topics will be discussed:
    • Two types of devices used in Power over Ethernet
    • Differences between the two types of Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE)
    • Two ways in which power can be delivered using PoE
    • The importance of planning to maximize the efficiency of Power over Ethernet
    • Two standards currently available for PoE
    • Powering 802.11n APs
    In part two of this section, which corresponds to CWNA v3 Course Guide Chapter 8 "802.11 Service Sets", the following topics will be discussed:
    • Three types of service sets used within 802.11 WLANs
    • 802.11 authentication and association
    • 802.11 network infrastructure
    • Roaming within a WLAN
    • Load balancing as a method to improve congestion in WLANs
  • In part three of this section, which corresponds to CWNA v3 Course Guide Chapter 9 “ Basic WLAN Analysis, the following topics will be discussed:
    • Protocol analysis
    • 802.11 frame types (data, control and management frames)
    • Protection mechanisms
    • Legacy power saving operations
    • Transmission rates
    In part four of this section, which corresponds to CWNA v3 Course Guide Chapter 10 "Coordinating Frame Transmissions", the following topics will be discussed:
    • Differences between CSMA/CD and CSMA/CA
    • Distributed Coordination Function (DCF), including; NAV, CCA, IFS, and the CW
    • Quality of Service in 802.11 WLANs using Point Coordination Function (PCF) and Hybrid Coordination Function (HCF)
Day Five -

WLAN Security

  • Policy & Procedures
  • Legacy 802.11 Security components
  • WPA-Personal
  • WPA-EnterpriseWPA2-Personal
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • Baseline security practices for SOHO, SMB, Enterprise

Site Surveying

  • Spectrum Analysis
  • RF Site Surveys
  • Physical Site Surveys (passive vs. active)
  • Predictive site surveys
  • Dense AP deployment
Terms and Conditions

vLogic Online Class Cancellation Policy:
Persons wishing to cancel their attendance of an instructor-led online class are subject to the following terms and conditions. Registrants who cancel five (5) business days before the course will be entitled to a full refund. Registrants who cancel less than five (5) business days before the course will not be entitled to a refund.

Persons wishing to cancel their attendance of a self-paced online class or workshop are subject to the following terms and conditions. Registrants who cancel before entering the online classroom will be entitled to a full refund. Registrants who cancel after entering the online classroom will not be entitled to a refund.

All cancellations are required to be in writing and notified to a vLogic representative. vLogic reserves the right to cancel or reschedule any course if necessary.

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