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Cisco Unified Wireless Site Survey (CUWSS v 1.0)

Associated Certifications: CCNP Wireless

Duration: 5 days

Exam: 642-731

Course Price: £1995 +VAT

Prerequisites

  • CCNA Wireless
  • CCNA Fast Track
     

Who should attend

  • Wireless network engineers, mid-level wireless support engineers, wireless test engineers, wireless network designers and other IT professionals tasked with performing or overseeing site surveys for WLAN solution implementations
  • Individuals wishing to attain the CCNP Wireless certification
     

In this course, designed to help you prepare for the professional-level CCNP Wireless certification, you will gain a firm understanding of how to conduct a site survey. You will explore WLAN topologies for voice and data as well as location appliance services, and you will examine design strategies, including Cisco WCS planning tool, Cisco Spectrum Expert, and AirMagnet Survey Pro, as well as methodologies and project management. Hands-on labs reinforce the classroom instruction.

 

Course Objectives

  • Prepare, plan, design, implement, operate, and optimise a WLAN
  • Radio signal requirements for different wireless applications
  • Design for data, voice and location-based services
  • Perform a Layer 1 survey with Cisco Spectrum Expert to identify any interfering devices
  • Perform a Layer 2 survey for data, voice, and location-based services
  • Perform a Layer 2 survey for 802.11n (Greenfield Survey) devices only
  • Perform a wireless site assessment and audit once the WALN has been installed
  • Complete a site survey report
     

Course outline

Site Survey

  • Requirements for Different Vertical Industries
  • Determining RF Application Requirements
  • Customer Requirements
  • Regulatory Issues
  • Safety and Aesthetic Requirements
  • Logistical Considerations

Plan for the Site Survey

  • Selecting a Data Model
  • Proper Deployment Characteristics
  • Tools Necessary to Complete a Site Survey
  • Site Survey Documentation


Conduct the Site Survey

  • Producing a Predictive Site Survey
  • Conducting a Layer 1 Site Survey
  • Conducting a Layer 2 Site Survey for Data
  • Conducting a Layer 2 Site Survey for Voice Applications
  • Conducting a Layer 2 Site Survey for 802.11n Clients
  • Conducting a Layer 2 Site Survey for Location
     

AP and Controller Density and Licensing

  • Infrastructure Requirements for the WLAN
  • WLAN Equipment and Licenses

Assessing the Deployment

  • Verifying the RF Coverage
  • Verifying WLAN Readiness
  • Presenting an Installation Report

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For future sessions please enquire on 0845 850 8060.