WLFNDU 2.0

Course Description

The Understanding Cisco Wireless Foundations (WLFNDU) training teaches you the knowledge and skills you need to configure, manage, and troubleshoot a Cisco wireless LAN (WLAN) network. Topics include understanding critical aspects of RF technology, industry standards for Wi-Fi and security, how to design, install, and configure a WLAN network of any size, and using Cisco DNA Center. This training also earns you 40 Continuing Education (CE) credits towards recertification.

 
How You’ll Benefit

This training will help you:

• Learn the skills, technologies, and best practices needed to manage a Cisco WLAN network
• Understand and implement a Cisco wireless network architecture
• Design and implement WLAN maintenance and troubleshooting solutions

 
Who Should Enroll

• Network engineer
• Systems engineer
• Wireless engineer
• Technical solutions architect
• Network administrator
• Wireless design engineer
• Network manager

 
Course Objectives

• Describe and implement foundational wireless theory
• Describe and implement foundational wireless math and antennas
• Describe and implement foundational wireless operation including Wi-Fi 6
• Describe security and client access in a wireless network
• Implement 802.1X and Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)
• Implement wireless guest access and configure wireless security
• Describe Cisco wireless architecture components and deployment options
• Describe Cisco wireless architecture and its deployment modes, the Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) protocol, and the Cisco WLC and AP line up
• Describe the wired support for implementing wireless networks
• Deploy Cisco centralized wireless networks using Cisco 9800 WLC
• Describe the centralized wireless access model and its configuration
• Describe maintenance and troubleshooting in the centralized WLAN model
• Describe the management and monitoring of Cisco Wireless Networks with Cisco DNA Center

 
Course Prerequisites

Before taking this offering, you should have:

• General knowledge of networks
• General knowledge of wireless networks
• Routing and switching knowledge

 
Course Outline

• Module 1: RF and WLAN Theory
• Module 2: WLAN Math and Antennas
• Module 3: Wi-Fi Operations
• Module 4: Basic WLAN Security
• Module 5: Advanced WLAN Security
• Module 6: Configuring WLAN Security
• Module 7: Cisco Wireless Network Architecture
• Module 8: Implementing Cisco Wireless Network
• Module 9: Implementing Cisco Wireless Network Wired Support
• Module 10: Deploying Cisco Centralized Wireless Networks
• Module 11: Configuring Cisco Centralized Wireless Networks
• Module 12: Maintaining and Troubleshooting Cisco Wireless Networks
• Module 13: Managing and Monitoring Cisco Wireless Networks with Cisco DNA Center

 
Lab Outline

• Discovery 1: Practice RF Math
• Discovery 2: Antenna Calculations
• Discovery 3: Explore the Wi-Fi Environment
• Discovery 4: Analyze Wireless Frames
• Discovery 5: Configure Client Access
• Discovery 6: Deploy Cisco 9800 WLC
• Discovery 7: Configure Cisco 9800 WLC
• Discovery 8: Perform Cisco 9800 WLC Maintenance