Credits : 4

Description

This course provides a hands-on guide to planning, designing, installing and configuring wireless LANs.  The subject matter corresponds to that of the Certified Wireless Network Administrator (CWNA) certification. The course offers an in-depth coverage of wireless networks with extensive step-by-step coverage of IEEE 802.11b/a/g/pre-n implementation, design, security, and troubleshooting. Material is reinforced with online projects using equipment from two of the principal wireless LAN vendors, Cisco and Linksys.


Goals and Objectives

·         Introduction to the Wireless World

·         Wireless LAN Devices and Standards

·         How Wireless Works

·         IEEE 802.11 Physical Layer Standards

·         IEEE 802.11 Medium Access Control and Network Layer Standards

·         Planning and Building a Wireless LAN

·         Conducting a Site Survey

·         Wireless LAN Security and Vulnerabilities

·         Implementing Wireless LAN Security

·         Managing a Wireless LAN

·         Network Settings and Wireless LAN Troubleshooting

·         Personal, Metropolitan, and Wide Area Wireless Networks


Prerequisites
  • AIT111  AC/DC Electrical Circuits
  • MAT125  Technical Math I


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