CWNA training course description
A hands-on course focusing on the technical support of WiFi. Wireless LANs are often seen as simple communications that are simply installed and then left alone to work. This course ensures that delegates will be able to install WiFi networks which work but also enable the delegates to troubleshoot WiFi when it does go wrong.
What will you learn
Compare 802.11 standards.
Configure WiFi networks.
Troubleshoot WiFi networks using spectrum analysers, Wireshark and other tools.
Implement 802.11 security.
Perform RF surveys.
CWNA training course details
Who will benefit:
Technical staff working with WiFi networks.
Anyone wishing to pass the CWNA exam.
Prerequisites:
Intro to data communications & networking
Duration
5 days
CWNA training course contents
Introduction
History, standards.
RF fundamentals
What is RF? Wavelength, Frequency, Amplitude,
Phase. Wave behaviour. RF components. Watts,
mW, dB, SNR, Link budgets.
Hands on Spectrum
analysis. Listing WiFi networks. WiFi connection.
inSSIDer.
Antennas
Radiation envelopes, polar charts, gain, Antenna
types. Line of Sight, MIMO.
Hands on
Connecting, installing, changing antennae. RSSI
values.
802.11
802.11-2007, 802.11 post 2007, 802.11 drafts.
802.11 b/g/n.
Hands on WiFi performance
measurement.
Spread Spectrum
RF frequency bands, FHSS, DSSS, OFDM.
Channels.
Hands on Configuring channels.
Topologies
Mesh, Access points, distribution systems, SSID.
Hands on AP configuration. Client connection
profiles.
802.11 MAC
CSMA/CA, Management frames, control frames,
data frames. Passive scanning, active scanning.
Open system authentication. Shared Key
authentication. Association. RTS/CTS. Power
management.
Hands on Capturing frames,
analysing frames.
WiFi architecture
WiFi client, WLAN architecture: Autonomous,
Centralised, distributed. WiFi bridges. WiFi
routers. PoE.
Hands on WLAN controllers.
Troubleshooting
RF interference, multipath, adjacent channels, low
SNR, mismatched power. Coverage, capacity.
802.11 Security
Basics, Legacy security: WEP, MAC filters, SSID
cloaking. PSK, 8021.X/EAP, WPA/WPA2. TKIP/
CCMP encryption. Guest WLANs. Wireless
attacks, intrusion monitoring.
Hands on WEP
cracking, WPA2 configuration. RADIUS.
RF Site surveys
Protocol and spectrum analysis, coverage
analysis. Site survey tools.
Hands on Performing
a site survey.