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Wireless Network Specialist
From beginner to the most in-demand high level Microsoft Server 2008 and Cisco Wireless Networking Certifications
 
Course Contents:
Stage 1: Exam 70-601 Using Microsoft Office Word 2007
Stage 2: Exam 70-602 Using Microsoft Office Excel 2007
Stage 3: Exam 70-603 Using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007
Stage 4: Exam 70-604 Using Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
Stage 5: Exams 70-605 Using Microsoft Office Access 2007
Stage 6: CompTIA A+ Essentials 220-701 Essentials Exam
Stage 7: CompTIA A+ 220-702 Practical Application Exam
Stage 8: Microsoft Exam 70-271 Supporting Users and Troubleshooting a Microsoft Windows XP Operating System
Stage 9: Microsoft Exam 70-272 Supporting Users and Troubleshooting Desktop Applications on a Microsoft Windows XP Operating System
Stage 10: Microsoft Exam 70-680 TS: Windows 7, Configuring
Stage 11: CompTIA Network+ Certification Exam N10-003
Stage 12: Microsoft Exam 70-640: TS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring
Stage 13: Microsoft Exam 70-642: TS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring
Stage 14: Microsoft Exam 70-646: PRO: Windows Server 2008, Server Administrator
Stage 15: Wireless Communications
Stage 16: Beyond 3G
Stage 17: 4G Communication Systems
Stage 18: 4G Implementations
Stage 19: Non-Cellular Wireless Technology
Stage 20: Exam 640-802 Cisco Certified Network Associate CCNA
Stage 21: Exam 640-721 Implementing Cisco Unified Wireless Network
Stage 22: Exam 640-863 Cisco Certified Design Associate CCDA
Course Code:
WMCN-1
Course Duration:
12 months
Typical Study Hours:
470 - 480 hours
Course Fees:
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Course Demo:
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Study Prerequisite:
Basic computer user skills.
Additional Information for Stage 1:
- Exam 70-601 Using Microsoft Office Word 2007
- Getting Started with Word 2007
- Working with Text and Paragraphs in Word 2007
- Structuring, Editing, Saving, and Opening Documents in Word 2007
- Printing, Help, and Automated Formatting in Word 2007
- Working with Documents in Word 2007
- Advanced Formatting in Word 2007
- Advanced Document Navigation and Document Reviews in Word 2007
- Using Tables, Charts, and Graphics in Word 2007
- Advanced Data Manipulation Features in Word 2007
- Advanced Document Features in Word 2007
- Collaborative Features in Word 2007
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Additional Information for Stage 2:
- Exam 70-602 Using Microsoft Office Excel 2007
- Getting Started with Excel 2007
- Manipulating and Formatting Data and Worksheets
- Reviewing and Printing in Excel 2007
- Excel 2007 Formulas and Functions
- Excel 2007 Charts, Pictures, Themes, and Styles
- Advanced Formatting in Excel 2007
- Advanced Data Management in Excel 2007
- Advanced Customisation in Excel 2007
- Analysing Data in Excel 2007
- Protecting and Sharing Excel 2007 Workbooks
- Exchanging Data with Excel 2007
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Additional Information for Stage 3:
- Exam 70-603 Using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007
- Getting Started with PowerPoint 2007
- Adding Graphics to Presentations in PowerPoint 2007
- Adding Multimedia and Animations to Presentations
- Creating Custom Slide Shows in PowerPoint 2007
- Distributing Presentations in PowerPoint 2007
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Additional Information for Stage 4:
- Exam 70-604 Using Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
- Getting Started with Outlook 2007
- Formatting and Managing E-mail in Outlook 2007
- Using the Calendar in Outlook 2007
- Using Contacts, Tasks, Notes, and Customising the Interface in Outlook 2007
- Completing Searches, Printing Items, and Working with RSS Feeds in Outlook 2007
- Customising Outlook 2007 and Using the Journal
- Configuring Rules, Alerts, and Junk E-mail Settings in Outlook 2007
- Working with SharePoint, Calendars, and Forms in Outlook 2007
- Data Security, Archiving, and Working Offline in Outlook 2007
- Instant, Text, and Unified Messaging in Outlook 2007
- Business Contact Manager with Outlook 2007
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Additional Information for Stage 5:
- Exam 70-605 Using Microsoft Office Access 2007
- Getting Started with Access 2007
- Basic Access 2007 Tables
- Basic Access 2007 Forms
- Queries and Reports in Access 2007
- Importing and Exporting Data and Data Presentation in Access 2007
- Advanced Data Management in Access 2007
- Programmability and Administration in Access 2007
- Database Administration in Access 2007
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Additional Information for Stage 6:
- CompTIA A+ Certification Exam 220-701 Essentials
- Computer Hardware Components
- Configuring Displays, Peripherals, Laptops, and Printers
- Installing Windows Operating Systems
- Using and Managing Windows
- Troubleshooting Computers and Printers
- Security and Network Fundamentals
- Operative Procedures and Preventive Maintenance
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Additional Information for Stage 7:
- CompTIA A+ Certification Exam 220-702 Practical Application
- Personal Computer Components
- Troubleshooting Hardware
- Maintaining Operating Systems
- Maintaining Networks
- Security
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Additional Information for Stage 8:
- Microsoft Exam 70-271 Supporting Users and Troubleshooting a Microsoft Windows XP Operating System:
- Installing Windows XP
- Managing and Troubleshooting Resources
- Managing and Troubleshooting Desktop Storage and Settings
- Managing and Troubleshooting Devices, Drivers, Local Security and User Logon
- Managing and Troubleshooting Network Protocols and Operating System Performance
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Additional Information for Stage 9:
- Microsoft Exam 70-272 Supporting Users and Troubleshooting Desktop Applications on a Microsoft Windows XP Operating System:
- Resolving Issues with the Operating System and Office Applications
- Resolving Issues with Outlook and Outlook Express
- Resolving Issues with Hardware and Network Connectivity
- Resolving Issues with Internet Explorer, Application Security and Security Incidents
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Additional Information for Stage 10:
- Microsoft Exam 70-680 TS: Windows 7, Configuring
- Installing, Upgrading, and Migrating to Windows 7
- Deploying Windows 7
- Configuring Hardware and Applications in Windows 7
- Configuring Network Connectivity in Windows 7
- Configuring Access to Resources in Windows 7
- Configuring Mobile Computing in Windows 7
- Monitoring, Backing Up, and Restoring Windows 7 Systems
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Additional Information for Stage 11:
- CompTIA Network+ Certification Exam N10-003
- The Fundamentals of Networking
- LAN Technologies
- Networking Protocols
- IP Addressing and Subnetting
- Working with TCP/IP
- WANs and Remote Connectivity
- Network Operating Systems and Clients
- Network Security
- Network Troubleshooting
- Fault Tolerance and Disaster Recovery
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Additional Information for Stage 12:
- Microsoft Exam 70-640: TS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring
- The Active Directory Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008
- Additional Active Directory Server Roles in Windows Server 2008
- Active Directory Objects in Windows Server 2008
- Group Policy Objects Strategy in Windows Server 2008
- Configuring DNS in Windows Server 2008
- Active Directory Certificate Services in Windows Server 2008
- Communications and Security in Windows Server 2008
- Monitoring, Backups, and Recovery in Windows Server 2008
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Additional Information for Stage 13:
- Microsoft Exam 70-642: TS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring
- Configure IP Addressing and Windows Services in Windows Server 2008
- Configure, Manage, and Maintain IP Services in Windows Server 2008
- Name Resolution in Windows Server 2008
- Configure Network Access in Windows Server 2008
- DNS Zones and Replication in Windows Server 2008
- Network Access Security in Windows Server 2008
- Configure File and Print Services in Windows Server 2008
- Monitor Network Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008
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Additional Information for Stage 14:
- Microsoft Exam 70-646: PRO: Windows Server 2008, Server Administrator
- Planning Windows Server 2008 Deployment
- Planning Active Directory and Group Policy for Windows Server 2008
- Windows Server 2008 Management and Delegation
- Managing File Servers and Data Provisioning in Windows Server 2008
- Windows Server 2008 Application Server Management and Application Provisioning
- Windows Server 2008 Application Servers and Services
- Patch Management and Securing and Monitoring Servers in Windows Server 2008
- Certificate Services, SANs, and High Availability in Windows Server 2008
- Accessing Windows Networks Remotely in Windows Server 2008
- Windows Server 2008 Backup and Recovery
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Additional Information for Stage 15:
- Wireless Communications:
- Wireless Home Networking for the Home and Small Business
- Getting Started with Wireless Home Networking
- Wireless LANs
- Wireless LAN Technologies
- Wireless Security
- Security and the Wireless Environment
- Securing WLANs
- Securing Future Wireless Networks
- Wireless Technologies
- Wireless Communication Basics
- 1G and 2G Communication Systems
- 2.5G Communication Systems
- 3G Communication Systems
- Alternative Access Methods in a Wireless Environment
- Bluetooth and HomeRF
- Advanced Wireless Technologies
- Beyond 3G (B3G)
- 4G Communication Systems
- 4G Implementations
- Non-Cellular Wireless Technology
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Additional Information for Stage 16:
- Beyond 3G (B3G):
- Describes B3G Technologies
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Additional Information for Stage 17:
- 4G Communication Systems:
- The Elements of 4G Communication Systems
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Additional Information for Stage 18:
- 4G Implementations:
- Outline 4G Wireless Networks and Applications
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Additional Information for Stage 19:
- Non-Cellular Wireless Technology:
- Explains Non-Cellular Wireless Technology
Additional Information for Stage 20:
- Exam 640-802 Cisco Certified Network Associate:
- Cisco ICND1 1.0: Network Fundamentals
- Recognise the Cisco Lifecycle Services approach to networking and the basic components and benefits of computer networks.
- Recognise the impact of common user applications on the network and the characteristics of various network topologies.
- Recognise the need for a comprehensive network security policy, common threats to network security, and how to mitigate against them.
- Recognise the layers and operation of the OSI model in host-to-host network communications.
- Recognise the classes and types of IP addresses, and how IP addressing functions.
- Recognise the function of DHCP and DNS in IP addressing.
- use Windows applications and commands to investigate the IP configuration of your PC and your local network.
- Cisco ICND1 1.0: Network Communications and Connections
- Recognise the basic purpose and functions of the transport layer.
- Recognise the major functions of the TCP and UDP transport protocols.
- Recognise how TCP establishes a connection and transfers data between two peer systems.
- Use a packet sniffer software application to view the TCP initial three-way handshake.
- Recognise how a host-to-host connection is made and maintained.
- Recognise the basic characteristics of LANs and the functionality of Ethernet LANs.
- Recognise how connections are made to an Ethernet LAN.
- Use PC tools to gather network-related information.
- Cisco ICND1 1.0: Switched LANs
- Recognise segment length and collision issues on an Ethernet LAN and how to resolve them.
- Recognise the main causes of network congestion and switched LAN technology solutions.
- Recognise the operation of switched LANs and host-to-host packet delivery.
- Recognise the basic characteristics of Cisco IOS software and the CLI.
- Recognise how the CLI can be used for online help functions, enhanced editing functions, and viewing device command history.
- Recognise how an access layer Catalyst switch is started and how the CLI interacts with Catalyst switch IOS Software.
- Connect to an access layer switch and complete the initial device configuration.
- Cisco ICND1 1.0: Switch Optimisation, Security, and Troubleshooting
- Recognise how to enable physical, access, and port level security on a switch.
- Recognise the ways in which switched Ethernet LANs can be optimized.
- Increase the security of the initial switch configuration.
- Recognise how to identify and resolve common switch network issues.
- Identify and provide a resolution for common switch network issues that arise in a LAN.
- Cisco ICND1 1.0: Wireless LANs
- Recognise the business case for WLAN services, and the differences between WLAN and LAN implementations.
- Recognise the basic operation of radio transmission, regulatory bodies, standards and certification, and unlicensed radio bands.
- Recognise WLAN security issues and the features available to increase WLAN security.
- Recognise the IEEE 802.11 topologies, WLAN services, and factors that affect WLAN design.
- Recognise a basic wireless implementation, common wireless issues, and troubleshooting methods.
- Recognise key areas of the WLAN environment.
- Cisco ICND1 1.0: Routing and Addressing in the LAN
- Recognise the operation of Cisco routers in connecting multiple networks.
- Recognise the process to convert decimal numbers to binary numbers and binary numbers to decimal numbers.
- Recognise how subnets are constructed, and how to calculate subnet masks and addresses.
- Perform subnet and IP addressing activities.
- Recognise how to start a Cisco IOS router, initially configure it, and monitor it.
- Recognise how to implement a basic configuration for a Cisco router for an Internetwork.
- Perform the initial minimal configuration and validate the router configuration.
- Cisco ICND1 1.0: Packet Delivery, Security, and Remote Access on the Router
- Recognise how an IP packet is delivered over a routed network.
- Recognise the threats to network installations and how to implement a basic security configuration for a Cisco router.
- Increase the security of the router following its initial configuration.
- Recognise the features of Cisco SDM and configure a router to support it.
- Recognise what DHCP is and how a Cisco router can function as a DHCP server, and how to enable and monitor it.
- Recognise the methods you can use to access remote devices.
- Cisco ICND1 1.0: Packet Delivery, Security, and Remote Access on the Router
- Recognise how an IP packet is delivered over a routed network.
- Recognise the threats to network installations and how to implement a basic security configuration for a Cisco router.
- Increase the security of the router following its initial configuration.
- Recognise the features of Cisco SDM and configure a router to support it.
- Recognise what DHCP is and how a Cisco router can function as a DHCP server, and how to enable and monitor it.
- Recognise the methods you can use to access remote devices.
- Cisco ICND1 1.0: WAN Encapsulation and Dynamic Routing using RIP
- Recognise the characteristics and functionality of WAN communication links.
- Recognise the characteristics of HDLC and PPP and how to configure them, and the characteristics of Frame Relay and ATM.
- Recognise the basic features and operation of dynamic routing and RIP, and how to enable RIP on an IP network.
- Enable the use of the dynamic routing protocol, RIP and remove an unnecessary static route.
- Cisco ICND1 1.0: Network Environment Management
- Recognise how to gather information about the Cisco devices in a network and create a map of the network environment.
- Use CDP to obtain information about directly attached Cisco devices and disable CDP from running on selected interfaces.
- Recognise the main internal router components, and the router startup and configuration process.
- Recognise the procedures and commands required to manage Cisco IOS images, configuration files, and devices on the network.
- Manage router startup options and Cisco devices.
- ICND2 1.0: Small and Medium Network Implementations
- Recognise the Cisco IOS CLI structure, functions, and commands used to create a basic router and switch configuration.
- provide a switch and router with a basic configuration for IP connectivity.
- Recognise the fundamentals of VLAN design and operation.
- Recognise the function of trunking in a VLAN and the operation of VTP.
- Recognise how to configure VLANs and trunks.
- ICND2 1.0 Improving Switched Network and VLAN Performance
- Recognise how a redundant switched topology is built and the issues involved.
- Recognise how STP provides loop resolution in a switched network.
- Recognise how PVST+ and RSTP operate, how to configure RSTP, and how routing works between VLANs.
- Recognise and resolve issues with STP.
- Recognise switch security issues and how to secure switch devices, protocols, and ports.
- Recognise how to troubleshoot switches, port connectivity, VLANs, and trunking.
- Recognise how to troubleshoot VTP and STP.
- Configure a switch to meet specific VLAN requirements.
- ICND2 1.0: Routing Fundamentals, Subnetting, and VLSMs
- Recognise how dynamic routing operates on an IP network.
- Recognise how distance vector routing protocols operate.
- Recognise how link-state routing protocols operate, and their benefits and limitations.
- Recognise the function of subnetting, and the capabilities and implementation of VLSM.
- Subnet a network with a private network address.
- ICND2 1.0: Single-Area OSPF Implementation
- Recognise how the OSPF protocol operates.
- Recognise how to configure and verify OSPF.
- Configure and verify OSPF.
- Recognise how to troubleshoot OSPF configurations.
- ICND2 1.0: EIGRP Implementation
- Recognise how EIGRP operates and how to configure it.
- Recognise how to configure load balancing and route authentication with EIGRP.
- Configure and verify EIGRP routing on the router.
- Recognise how to troubleshoot EIGRP.
- ICND2 1.0: Transitioning to IPv6
- Recognise the function and address types of IPv6.
- Recognise how to assign IPv6 addresses to network devices.
- Recognise the techniques for transitioning from IPv4 to IPv6 and how to configure IPv6 on a router.
- configure IPv6 addresses on a router.
- ICND2 1.0: Access Control Lists
- Recognise what ACLs are and how they operate on inbound and outbound router interfaces.
- Recognise the types of ACLs, their functionalities, and their benefits.
- Recognise what ACL wildcard masking is and how it works.
- use wildcard masking for IP subnets.
- Uecognise how to configure numbered ACLs.
- Recognise how to configure named ACLs.
- Configure an IP extended ACL to block Telnet traffic, apply it to an interface, and verify its operation.
- ICND2 1.0: Address Space Management
- Recognise the basic characteristics and operation of NAT and PAT.
- Recognise how to configure NAT and PAT on a network.
- Configure inside and outside NAT interfaces and an IP ACL to permit hosts to use PAT, and then verify NAT configuration.
- Recognise how to verify and resolve issues related to NAT and PAT operation.
- Identify and resolve NAT translation issues.
- ICND2 1.0: VPN and Point-to-Point WAN Connections
- Recognise the basic function of a VPN, its benefits, and its types.
- Recognise the components of a VPN and how it is secured.
- Recognise how PPP operates as a WAN encapsulation protocol and how to configure it for transporting IP data over point-to-point connections.
- Enable PPP encapsulation with CHAP authentication on an interface.
- ICND2 1.0: Extending the LAN to a WAN
- Recognise what Frame Relay is and how it works.
- Recognise how to configure basic Frame Relay.
- Configure Frame Relay connections.
- Verify the operation of a Frame Relay WAN.
- Verify Frame Relay connections.
- Recognise how to troubleshoot Frame Relay connectivity issues.
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Additional Information for Stage 21:
- Exam 640-721 Implementing Cisco Unified Wireless Network
- Cisco IUWNE 1.0: Wireless Fundamentals
- Wireless Types and Topologies
- Distinguish between WPAN, WLAN, WMAN, and WWAN network types recognise the characteristics of ad hoc networks
- Wireless Network Basics
- Recognise the characteristics of access point (APs), service set identifier (SSIDs), and workgroup bridge (WGB) topologies recognise the characteristics of repeaters, outdoor wireless bridges, and outdoor mesh network topologies
- WLAN RF Principles
- Recognise how frequency, wavelength, and amplitude define the radio frequency spectrum
- Performance Influences
- Recognise how the principles of free path loss, absorption, and reflection affect the transmission of wireless signals recognise the role of reflection and refraction in wireless signal loss
- Factors that Impact Signal Quality
- Recognise how the Fresnel zone and measures of signal strength can be used to estimate signal quality
- Understanding RF Mathematics
- Recognise the meaning and scale of common radio frequency units recognise how the signal power of antennae can be compared using references
- Using Radio Frequency Principles and Mathematics
- Cisco IUWNE 1.0: WLAN Maintenance and Troubleshooting
- Recognise how to upgrade or downgrade controller code
- Identify WCS database backup procedures
- Recognise the sources and nature of interference
- Recognise considerations for conducting a predeployment site survey
- Recognise how to use visual elements to isolate a problem
- Recognise how to detect common client, controller, and AP issues
- Recognise how to test Layer 2 and Layer 3 connectivity
- Recognise how logs and messages can be used for troubleshooting
- Recognise Cisco and third-party troubleshooting tools
- Configure logs and SNMP traps to monitor the wireless network
- Cisco IUWNE 1.0: Wireless Antennae and Spread Spectrum Technologies
- Recognise key principles of wireless signal radiation
- Recognise the coverage patterns and placement considerations associated with four categories of omnidirectional antennae
- Recognise the coverage patterns and placement considerations associated with three categories of directional antennae
- Recognise the impact of antenna accessories on signal patterns and strength
- From a radiation pattern, identify the type of antenna and determine its best use and location
- Recognise how spread spectrum technologies offer resistance to narrowband interference
- Recognise how DBPSK, DQPSK, and CCK are used to achieve higher signal speeds in Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) technology
- Recognise the capabilities and coding techniques for three OFDM modulations: BPSK, QPSK, and QAM
- Recognise the implications of potential overlap between spread spectrum channels
- Cisco IUWNE 1.0: Wireless Regulation Bodies, Standards, and Certifications
- Recognise the role of the IEEE and the Wi-Fi Alliance in defining wireless protocols and specifications
- Recognise the role of wireless regulatory bodies such as the FCC and ETSI
- Identify the scope of 802.11 standards that operate in the 2.4 GHz spectrum and in the 5 GHz spectrum
- Identify the place of the 802.11n and the 802.11 original protocol in the 802.11 family of protocols
- Identify the capabilities of the 802.11b and 802.11g protocols, and recognise issues related to their coexistence
- Recognise the spectrum, channels, speed, and data rates of the 802.11a protocol
- Identify components of the 802.11n protocol
- Identify the improvements made possible by 802.11n and the elements that facilitate these improvements
- Specify the functional changes that 802.11n will bring to networks currently operating under the 802.11a, b, and g standards
- Cisco IUWNE 1.0: Wireless Frame Basics and Nonstandard Technologies
- Recognise how wireless devices prevent collisions as data frames travel through the system
- Recognise frame types, frame speed organisation, and the structural elements of frame shape
- Recognise how beacons, probes, and management frames enable a wireless client to discover and connect to a network
- Recognise how control frames improve connection efficiency and how power save mode conserves battery power in stations
- Recognise how Bluetooth, cordless phones, and ZigBee networks operate
- Identify the impact of various nonstandard devices on WLANs
- Recognise how WiMAX can interact with Wi-Fi
- Recognise how network components function to send frames from a wireless client to the control network
- Recognise how VLANs and trunks function to separate SSIDs on the wired side of the network
- Recognise how to configure VLANs and trunks
- Create and configure VLANs on a switch and configure trunking on a switchport
- Cisco IUWNE 1.0: Unified Wireless Network Basic Architecture
- Recognise how LWAPP works
- Identify the benefits of LWAPP
- Recognise the different component families and the main Cisco APs
- Distinguish between main Cisco WLAN controllers
- Recognise the controller boot sequence
- Recognise how to make an initial configuration from the CLI
- Recognise the controller options in the web interface
- Identify different controller files
- Distinguish between the different LWAPP modes
- Recognise how a LWAPP AP joins a WLAN controller
- Distinguish between different redundancy designs
- Configure basic settings for the Cisco 2106 wireless LAN controller
- Cisco IUWNE 1.0: Access Point Management
- Distinguish between access point operational modes
- Recognise how the roaming process works
- Recognise the functions of mobility anchors
- Recognise how to monitor and manage APs
- Recognise how to manage and monitor rogues
- Recognise how to monitor and manage clients
- Recognise how to create an internal DHCP scope
- Recognise how to set up and configure a standalone Access Point
- Recognise how to convert a standalone AP to LWAPP using the Cisco IOS-to-LWAPP
- Recognise how to convert a standalone AP to LWAPP using the Cisco WCS
- Recognise the architecture of Cisco Mobility Express
- Manage a network from the controller, in a given situation
- Configure and migrate Standalone Access Points
- Cisco IUWNE 1.0: Wireless Clients
- Recognise how to use the Network Manager to configure wireless networks for Linux
- Recognise how to use Mac AirPort to configure wireless networks for Mac
- Recognise how to use the Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC) utility to configure wireless networks in Windows
- Recognise how to manage Cisco wireless cards with the Cisco ADU tool
- Recognise how to use additional ADU functions for diagnostics, troubleshooting, administration, and profile management
- Recognise how to use Cisco Secure Services Client (SSC) for advanced administration and network profile management
- Identify the features of the Cisco Compatible Extensions (CCX) program
- Recognise the features of different Cisco Compatible Extensions (CCX) versions
- Create a Cisco ADU profile
- Run the diagnostics utility to collect statistics on your current configuration
- Configure the Cisco ACAU
- Cisco IUWNE 1.0: WLAN Security Basics
- Identify the features of authentication
- Identify the features of encryption
- Match wireless threats with detection and prevention methods
- Identify the role of Management Frame Protection (MFP) in advanced wireless security
- Recognise how open authentication and WEP are used to establish security
- Recognise how to configure a MAC filter on a WLAN
- Identify the features of IEEE 802.1X
- Recognise how EAP resolves authentication issues
- Recognise how to use a RADIUS server as an authentication source on the controller
- Recognise how to configure the controller for local EAP
- Create a wireless security profile
- Cisco IUWNE 1.0: WLAN Authentication and Encryption
- Recognise how asymmetric keys function in wireless networks
- Recognise how certificates and public key infrastructure (PKI) allow authentication and encryption
- Recognise how EAP-TLS functions as an authentication scheme
- Recognise how EAP-FAST functions as an authentication scheme
- Recognise how PEAP and LEAP provide security on wireless networks
- Recognise what is involved in the WPA authentication process
- Recognise how WPA enhances the encryption process
- Identify the features of the WPA2 certification
- Recognise how to configure security options on the controller
- Recognise how to configure the specific EAP authentication profile on the client side
- Recognise how to configure web authentication
- Recommend and identify key features of wireless network security solutions, in a given scenario
- Cisco IUWNE 1.0: Introducing, Installing, and Administering WCS
- Recognise the features of Cisco WCS Location
- Recognise how the Cisco WCS licensing system works
- Recognise the features of Cisco WCS
- Recognise the features of Cisco WCS Navigator
- Recognise the requirements for Cisco WCS installation
- Recognise how to install Cisco WCS
- Choose a license and determine whether systems meet the requirements for Cisco WCS
- Recognise the functions you can perform in the Cisco WCS Administration Background Tasks window
- Recognise how to configure authentication and authorisation for Cisco WCS
- Recognise how to edit Cisco WCS logging options
- Create credentials on the Cisco WCS
- Cisco IUWNE 1.0: Cisco WCS Administration
- Recognise how to configure controllers and network devices from Cisco WCS
- Recognise how maps provide a graphical representation of network layout
- Recognise how to use and edit Cisco WCS maps
- Recognise how the WCS Home page can be customised
- Recognise how the WCS Monitor page enables you to verify and monitor devices
- Identify the client and security information provided by the WCS
- Identify information and actions available from the Alarms window and Events page
- Identify techniques used by Cisco WCS to locate wireless devices
- Recognise how to identify the position of devices
- Advise on how to monitor events with the Cisco WCS
- Use the Cisco WCS to locate devices
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Additional Information for Stage 22:
- Cisco Exam 640-863 Cisco Certified Design Associate CCDA
- Cisco DESGN 2.0: Network Design Methodology
- Recognise the Cisco Systems vision for the SONA framework.
- Recognise the PPDIOO approach for the network life cycle, its benefits, and its basic network design methodology.
- Recognise the process for gathering customer requirements for the enterprise network.
- Recognise the process for gathering customer requirements for an enterprise network and for designing a network that meets the customers needs.
- Identify the steps and features in characterising an existing network infrastructure.
- Recognise how to perform an analysis of existing network and application traffic.
- Recognise the top-down methodology for network design.
- Create high-level design documents for updating an enterprise network in a given scenario.
- Cisco DESGN 2.0: Structuring and Modularising the Network
- Recognise the purpose and functionality of the hierarchical network model.
- Identify the modules of the Cisco Enterprise Architecture and their function.
- Recognise the modules of the Cisco Enterprise Architecture and their function.
- Recognise the role of infrastructure services in enterprise network design, and security and high-availability service considerations.
- Recognise voice infrastructure, wireless infrastructure, and application networking service considerations within the enterprise network design.
- Recognise the elements and characteristics of NMSs and the SNMP, MIB, and RMON network management tools.
- Recognise the function and characteristics of Netflow, Cisco Discovery Protocol, and syslog accounting network management tools.
- Apply the Cisco Enterprise Architecture to network requirements in a given scenario.
- Cisco DESGN 2.0: Multilayer Campus Design
- Recognise how network application requirements and the enterprise campus environment influence network design.
- Recognise how network design considerations influence your choice of transmission media and infrastructure devices.
- Identify the general technologies, topologies, and network configuration parameters that affect campus design, given a scenario.
- Recognise basic design considerations for the building access and building distribution layers in the campus network.
- Recognise basic design considerations for the campus core and server farm in the campus network.
- Recognise enterprise data center design fundamentals.
- Create a high-level design for the Cisco Enterprise Campus Architecture and Cisco Data Center Architecture, given a scenario.
- Cisco DESGN 2.0: Designing Enterprise WANs
- Recognise the features and transport technologies of WANs.
- Recognise the requirements and considerations that influence WAN design.
- Recognise how to design remote-access and VPN WANs, and how to design a WAN backup strategy.
- Recognise how to select enterprise WAN architecture and WAN components.
- Recognise how to design enterprise networks for office branches and teleworkers.
- Create a high-level design for the WAN portions of an enterprise network, given a scenario.
- Cisco DESGN 2.0: IP Address and Routing Protocol Design
- Recognise IPv4 addressing considerations and hierarchical IP addressing plans in the enterprise network.
- Recognise recommended best practices for IP addressing in the enterprise network.
- Recognise IPv6 addressing benefits, types, routing protocols, and protocol considerations.
- Design an IP addressing scheme in a given scenario.
- Recognise the fundamentals of routing protocols.
- Identify the characteristics of EIGRP, OSPF, and BGP that can influence enterprise routing protocol selection.
- Recognise how to design a routing protocol deployment.
- Create an IP addressing and routing protocol design in a given scenario.
- Cisco DESGN 2.0: Network Security Solutions
- Recognise the basic background of network security.
- Recognise what network security policies and processes are and how they are used in network design.
- Recognise the concept and phases of the Cisco Self-Defending Network.
- Recognise the technologies and deployment locations of the trust, identity management, and threat defense elements of the Cisco Self-Defending Network.
- Recognise how to incorporate physical security, infrastructure protection, and threat detection and mitigation technologies into an overall security policy.
- Recognise secure connectivity and security management concepts and technologies.
- Recognise how to choose the appropriate security solutions and devices for each location in the enterprise network.
- Create a high-level security design for an enterprise network in a given scenario.
- Cisco DESGN 2.0: Voice Networking
- Recognise the traditional telephony infrastructure and its major components.
- Recognise the functionality of analog and digital telephony signaling and PSTN numbering plans.
- Recognise the drivers for integrating voice and data networks, and the features of the H.323 standard.
- Recognise the models, components, and protocols of IP telephony in an enterprise environment.
- Recognise the methods for minimising network delay, jitter, and packet loss, and for preventing echo.
- Recognise coding and compression mechanisms used in packet telephony networks, and bandwidth availability issues.
- Recognise QoS mechanisms to implement for effective voice traffic.
- Recognise concepts in voice traffic engineering.
- Create a high-level voice support design for an enterprise network in a given scenario.
- Cisco DESGN 2.0: Wireless Networking
- Recognise the elements and operation of the Cisco Unified Wireless Network architecture and LWAPP.
- Recognise the connectivity between wireless devices, access points, and WLCs.
- Recognise the components and function of WLCs and access point scaling.
- Recognise how a lightweight access point connects to a WLC and its major operations.
- Recognise the basic operational theory and practices for mobility support in the Cisco Unified Wireless Network.
- Recognise controller redundancy design considerations and radio resource management functions.
- Recognise why and how an RF site survey is used in wireless network design.
- Recognise how guest services are supported in wireless networks and the design considerations for outdoor wireless networks.
- Recognise the design considerations for campus and branch wireless networks, and the Cisco support resources for network design.
- Create a high-level unified wireless design in a given scenario.
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