CISCO Local Academies only
On-line learning material provided by CISCO Inc.
CISCO Networking Academy programme assessment server
Laboratory exercise sheets provided by course instructor

NOTE
Instructors teaching this module who use the CISCO material must have completed the Fundamentals of Wireless LANs instructor course.

To have completed CE00126-1 (Introduction to Networking with LANs and WANs); CE00881-2 (LAN Switching and WAN Networks) and/or study of modules containing CCNA content or equivalent or valid CCNA qualification or CCNP.

Cisco Networking Academy Program Fundamentals of Wireless LAN Companion Guide, (Cisco Sysytems), first edition, 2003, ISBN 1587131196

Building a Cisco Wireless LAN (Eric Ouellet et al), First edition, Syngress, 2002, ISBN 192899458X

Design a logical wireless LAN architecture for mobile wireless users in compliance with 802.11 IEEE standards.
Demonstrate knowledge in WLAN applications as they relate to EM spectrum, radio wave propagation, modulation techniques, and frequency and channel usage in wireless technologies.
Installation of in-building and building-to-building wireless LANs with Cisco devices that meet mobility and throughput specifications including the site survey and documentation.
Perform hardware setup and software configuration of Cisco Aironet APs and antennas for Ethernet/Radio ports, and services.
Perform hardware setup and software configuration of Cisco Aironet equipment for Ethernet/Radio ports and services specific to the WLAN needs for Access Points, Bridges, Repeater, and Site Survey Client functionality.
Upgrade and distribute firmware on Cisco wireless products throughout a WLAN.
Identify, define features of, and install, directional and omnidirectional antennas in both building-to-building and in-building WLANs.
Design and setup of WLAN security using WEP, Cisco LEAP and 802.1x protocols.
Troubleshoot WLAN performance issues using event loggings, command line utilities, and diagnostic tools.

A written examination, length 2 hour weighted at 70%, learning outcomes 3 and 4.
A practical examination not in examination conditions weighted at 30%, learning outcomes 1 and 2.

13 hours lectures plus 26 hours labs/tutorial Self-directed learning using on-line material Weekly one hour lecture to supplement on-line material On-line multiple choice tests to give formative feedback Lab sessions every week to gain practical networking experience and re-enforce theory Team assignment work as part lab work and skills test Investigation using Web (1:n)1 (1:20)2