CCNA Wireless Official Exam Certification Guide (CCNA IUWNE 640-721), Rough Cuts

This is the Rough Cut version of the printed book.

CCNA Wireless Official Exam Certification Guide

• Master IUWNE 640-721 exam topics with the official study guide
• Assess your knowledge with chapter-opening quizzes
• Review key concepts with Exam Preparation Tasks
• Practice with realistic exam questions on the CD-ROM

CCNA Wireless Official Exam Certification Guide is a best of breed Cisco® exam study guide that focuses specifically on the objectives for the CCNA® Wireless IUWNE exam. Senior instructor Brandon Carroll shares preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills. Material is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing your understanding and retention of exam topics.

CCNA Wireless Official Exam Certification Guide presents you with an organized test preparation routine through the use of proven series elements and techniques. “Do I Know This Already?” quizzes open each chapter and allow you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section. Exam topic lists make referencing easy. Chapter-ending Exam Preparation Tasks sections help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly.

The companion CD-ROM contains a powerful testing engine that allows you to focus on individual topic areas or take complete, timed exams. The assessment engine also tracks your performance and provides feedback on a module-by-module basis, presenting question-by-question remediation to the text and laying out a complete study plan for review.

Well-regarded for its level of detail, assessment features, and challenging review questions and exercises, this official study guide helps you master the concepts and techniques that will enable you to succeed on the exam the first time.

CCNA Wireless Official Exam Certification Guide is part of a recommended learning path from Cisco that includes simulation and hands-on training from authorized Cisco Learning Partners and self-study products from Cisco Press. To find out more about instructor-led training, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered by authorized Cisco Learning Partners worldwide, please visit www.cisco.com/go/authorizedtraining.

Brandon James Carroll is one of the country’s leading instructors for Cisco security technologies, teaching classes that include the CCNA, CCNP®, CCSP® courses, a number of the CCVP® courses, as well as custom-developed courseware. In his eight years with Ascolta, Brandon has developed and taught many private Cisco courses for companies such as Boeing, Intel, and Cisco. He is a CCNA, CCNP, CCSP, and a certified Cisco instructor. Brandon is the author of Cisco Access Control Security.

The official study guide helps you master all the topics on the IUWNE exam, including:

• WLAN RF principles

• WLAN technologies and topologies

• Antennae concepts

• 802.11 protocols

• Wireless media access

• Wired to wireless network packet delivery

• Cisco Unified Wireless Networks basic architecture

• Controller discovery, association, and configuration

• Adding mobility with roaming

• Migrating standalone AP to LWAPP

• Mobility Express architecture

• Wi

Table of Contents

Foreword xix

Introduction xx

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 5

Foundation Topics 8

Wireless Local-Area Networks 8

How Bandwidth Is Achieved from RF Signals 8

Modulation Techniques and How They Work 12

Exam Preparation Tasks 18

Review All Key Concepts 18

Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 18

Definition of Key Terms 18

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 21

Foundation Topics 24

Wireless Standards and Regulatory Committees 24

Wi-Fi Certification 27

Exam Preparation Tasks 28

Review All the Key Topics 28

Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 28

Definition of Key Terms 28

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 31

Foundation Topics 34

Characteristics of Wireless Networks 34

Influences on Wireless Transmissions 35