Duration: 5 Days
In this course, you will prepare for the CCNP Wireless certification, a professional-level certification specializing in the wireless field. You will develop a firm understanding of how to conduct a site survey, explore WLAN topologies for voice and data, and learn about location appliance services. Through hands-on labs, you will examine design strategies, including the Cisco WCS planning tool, Cisco Spectrum Expert, and Ekahau survey tool, and you will explore methodologies and project management.
Laptops are provided for participation in the labs. Use of your own laptop is not permitted due to the software requirements of the class.
What You Will Learn
- Requirements for preparing for a site survey
- Requirements for planning a site survey
- Perform a site survey for data, voice, and location applications
- Placement of the access points for data, voice, and location applications
- Assess the deployment of the WLAN
Audience
- Wireless network engineers, mid-level wireless support engineers, wireless test engineers, and wireless network designers, and other IT professionals tasked with performing or overseeing site surveys for WLAN solution implementations
- Individuals wishing to attain CCNP Wireless certification
Prerequistes
Course Outline
1. Collect Information for the Site Survey
- Customer requirements
- Site survey requirements for different vertical industries
- Design coverage for specific applications and client devices
- Design outdoor coverage
- Regulatory issues
- Safety and aesthetic requirements
2. Prepare and Plan for the Site Survey
- Conduct a kickoff meeting
- Conduct an initial walkthrough
- Specify the tools necessary to complete a site survey
- Choose the hardware for the deployment
- Choose the right antenna for the deployment and the site survey
- Finalize logistical considerations
3. Conduct the Site Survey
- Estimate the AP number and density using a planning tool
- Conduct a Layer 1 site survey
- Conduct a Layer 2 site survey for data
- Conduct a Layer 2 site survey for voice and video applications
- Conduct a Layer 2 site survey for location
4. Design the RF Network
- Infrastructure hardware requirements for the WLAN
- Effect of WLAN on the infrastructure
- WLAN equipment and licenses
- Design the outdoor mesh network
5. Assessment of the Deployment
- Verify WLAN readiness
- Verify the RF coverage onsite
- Verify the RF performance
- Verify mesh performance
- Present an installation report
Course Labs
Lab 1-1: Collecting Information for the Site Survey
Lab 2-1: Analyzing a Virtual Walkthrough
Lab 2-2: Conducting a Walkthrough
Lab 3-1: Estimating the AP Number Using a Planning Tool
Lab 3-2: Conducting a Layer 1 Sweep with Cisco Spectrum Expert
Lab 3-3: Locating an Interfering Device
Lab 3-4: Conducting a Site Survey for Data with Ekahau Site Survey Tool
Lab 3-5: Conducting a Site Survey for VoWLAN with Ekahau Site Survey Tool
Lab 4-1: Wireless Network Design Game
Lab 5-1: Performing a Floor Calibration
