The Understanding Cisco Wireless Foundations (WLFNDU) is a five-day course which gives you the knowledge and skills you need to position, plan, implement, operate, and manage a Cisco wireless LAN (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 course does not lead directly to a certification exam, but it does cover foundational knowledge that can help you prepare for professional-level enterprise wireless courses and exams:
Enterprise Wireless Courses:
- Designing Cisco Enterprise Wireless Networks (ENWLSD)
- Implementing Cisco Enterprise Wireless Networks (ENWLSI)
Skills Gained
Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall 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
Who Can Benefit
The primary audience for this course is as follows:
- Network engineer
- Systems engineer
- Wireless engineer
- Technical solutions architect
- Network administrator
- Wireless design engineer
- Network manager
Prerequisites
The knowledge and skills that a learner should have before attending this course are as follows:
- General knowledge of networks
- General knowledge of wireless networks
- Routing and switching knowledge
- 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
Topics Covered:
- 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:
Labs are designed to assure learners a whole practical experience, through the following practical activities:
- 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 Wireless LAN Controller (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