Wi-Fi Configuration, Deployment and Troubleshooting LiveLessons
- By Jerome Henry
- Published Dec 22, 2014 by Cisco Press. Part of the LiveLessons series.
- Copyright 2015
- Edition: 1st
- Online Video
- ISBN-10: 1-58720-565-3
- ISBN-13: 978-1-58720-565-1
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10+ Hours of Video Instruction
More than 10 hours of video training on Wi-Fi deployment and troubleshooting, from initial design to configuration and frame capture analysis, to help you configure a Wi-Fi network, identify and fix most issues.
Description
Wi-Fi Configuration, Deployment, and Troubleshooting LiveLessons contains 10 individual video lessons, subdivided into 53 sub lessons, for a total of more than ten hours of instruction. The videos consist of audio instruction, presentations, and demos. Each video presents detailed objectives and video captures. Audio instruction throughout offers detailed explanations and tips.
The 10 video labs cover the following topics:
Lesson 1: Building the “Right” Wireless Network
Lesson 2: Application-Specific Needs
Lesson 3: Determining the Right Cell Size
Lesson 4: Site Survey Techniques
Lesson 5: How to Position an AP
Lesson 6: Basic and Advanced Configurations
Lesson 7: Deployment Good and Bad Practices
Lesson 8: When Things Work — Capturing and Understanding Frame Exchanges
Lesson 9: Capturing Exchanges for Troubleshooting — Wireshark & Excel Example
About the Instructor
Jerome Henry is Technical Marketing Engineer at Cisco, focusing on Wi-Fi products. Jerome has more than 12 year experience teaching technical Cisco courses and products in more than 15 different countries and 4 different languages, to audiences ranging from Bachelor degree students to networking professionals and Cisco internal system engineers. Focusing on his wireless experience, Jerome joined Cisco at the beginning of 2013. Before that time, he was consulting and teaching Heterogeneous Networks and Wireless Integration with the European Airespace team, which was later acquired by Cisco to become their main wireless solution. He then became technology leader at a Cisco Learning and Solution Partner before joining Cisco. He is certified wireless networking expert (CWNE #45), CCIE Wireless (#24750), CCNP Wireless, developed several Cisco courses focusing on wireless topics (IUWNE, IUWMS, IUWVN, CUWSS, IAUWS, LBS, CWMN lab guide, etc.) and authored several Wireless books (IUWMS, CUWSS Quick Reference, etc.). Jerome was also elevated to the grade of IEEE 802.11 group Senior Member. With more than 10000 hours in the classroom, Jerome was awarded the IT Training Award best Instructor silver medal in 2009. He is based in Pittsboro, NC.
Skill Level
- Intermediate
What You Will Learn
- Details fundamental concepts behind wireless network design, deployment, and troubleshooting
- Provides visual illustrations of 802.11 exchanges, allowing the user to see the invisible exchanges between wireless clients and access points
- Covers all layers, from the physical layer (including non-802.11 interferences) to the MAC layer (including newer technologies such as 802.11n and 802.11ac)
Who Should Take This Course
- Any network administrator or user in charge of configuring, troubleshooting or managing a wireless network is the primary audience for this product. This includes administrators, technicians, and network engineers who are responsible for deploying, configuring, and troubleshooting 802.11 wireless networks. These videos will appeal to any engineer involved in 802.11 wireless management. These videos will also appeal to any individual wishing to get a deeper understanding of 802.11 to better administrate and troubleshoot 802.11 wireless networks.
Course Requirements
- This product focuses on Wi-Fi technologies. Users should have a basic understanding of networking technology. These individuals need not have extensive hands-on experience, since the focus of this product is the underlying RF mechanism and 802.11 exchanges.
Table of Contents
Lesson 1Video 1: Building the “Right” Wireless Network
Lesson 1.1Wireless Network Deployment Phases
Lesson 1.2Common Verticals Requirements–General Enterprise
Lesson 1.3 Common Verticals Requirements–Healthcare
Lesson 1.4Common Verticals Requirements–Warehousing and Industrial
Lesson 1.5Common Verticals Requirements–Stores, Hotels & Hospitality, and Hotspots
Lesson 1.6Common Verticals Requirements–Education
Lesson 1.7Common Verticals Requirements–Outdoor
Lesson 2Video 2: Application-Specific Needs
Lesson 2.1Roaming vs Nomadic Designs
Lesson 2.2TCP-Based Application Requirements
Lesson 2.3UDP-Based Application Requirements
Lesson 2.4High Density vs High Capacity
Lesson 3Video 3: Determining the Right Cell Size
Lesson 3.1Understanding Factors Affecting Cell Shape and Size
Lesson 3.2AP Power vs Client Power
Lesson 3.3Allowed Data Rates and Cell Sizes
Lesson 3.4Beamforming
Lesson 3.5Cell Size and Client Dream Speeds
Lesson 3.6Common Design Practices
Lesson 4Video 4: Site Survey Techniques
Lesson 4.1Identifying Problematic Areas with a Walkthrough
Lesson 4.2Dealing with Problematic Areas
Lesson 4.3Survey Types and Tools
Lesson 4.4How to Survey
Lesson 5Video 5: How to Position an AP
Lesson 5.1Wall Mount vs Ceiling Mount
Lesson 5.2Antennas
Lesson 5.3Building Edges
Lesson 5.4Cell Overlaps
Lesson 5.5AP Positioning Recommendations
Lesson 6Video 6: Basic and Advanced Configurations
Lesson 6.1Channel and Rate Setup
Lesson 6.2Power Setup
Lesson 6.3Security Setup
Lesson 6.4802.11w
Lesson 6.5802.11r
Lesson 6.6802.11k
Lesson 6.7802.11u
Lesson 7Video 7: Deployment Good and Bad Practices
Lesson 7.1SSIDs
Lesson 7.2Data Rates
Lesson 7.3Determining Your Minimum Data Rate
Lesson 7.4Good and Bad Security
Lesson 7.5Auto vs Manual
Lesson 8Video 8: When Things Work - Capturing and Understanding Frame Exchanges
Lesson 8.1Common Tests
Lesson 8.2Capture Tools
Lesson 8.3Capture Close Look
Lesson 8.4How to Read a Beacon
Lesson 8.5How to Read Security Exchanges
Lesson 8.6How to Read Signal Parameters
Lesson 9Video 9: Capturing Exchanges for Troubleshooting–Wireshark & Excel Example
Lesson 9.1Filtering Packets
Lesson 9.2Exporting Packets
Lesson 9.3The Probing Hint
Lesson 9.4Beacon Interval
Lesson 9.5Clients in Trouble
Lesson 10Video 10: Troubleshooting Application-specific Issues
Lesson 10.1Layer 2 vs Upper Layers
Lesson 10.2Layer 2 vs Upper Layers Troubleshooting Example
Lesson 10.3Troubleshooting Voice
Lesson 10.4Troubleshooting Video
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Excerpts
Video: Introduction to Wi-Fi Configuration, Deployment and Troubleshooting
Video: Wi Fi Configuration, Deployment and Troubleshooting: Course Summary
Video: Wi-Fi Configuration Deployment and Troubleshooting: How to Survey a Site
Video: Wi-Fi Configuration Deployment and Troubleshooting: Power Setup
Video: Wi-Fi Configuration Deployment and Troubleshooting: The Probing Hint
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