Duration
5 days
Overview
This course is a 5 Days ILT class that offers a new perspective on designing your wireless networks. The students will learn how to design a wireless network from the beginning to end, from customer-first contact to post-deployment reports. The students will learn how to conduct walk-throughs, identify difficult areas and optimize the survey process to provide a better AP-to-coverage ratio.
Who Should Attend
- Channel Partners and Resellers
- Customers
- Employees
Prerequisites
It is recommended but not required that students have the following knowledge and skills before attending this course:
- Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 (ICND1)
- Implementing Cisco Wireless Network Fundamentals (WIFUND)
Basic knowledge of
- Cisco Prime Infrastructure
- Cisco Identity Services Engine
- Metageek Channelizer Software
- Voice Signaling Protocol
- Basic QoS
- Application Visibility and Control
- LAN switching
Course Objectives
Upon completion of the course, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Understand the needs of wireless networks today
- Wireless Architectures and Core Component
- Wireless Design Methodologies and Best practices
- Designing for Real-time Applications
- Examining Planning and Design Tools
- Implementing a Wireless Design
- Troubleshoot Methodology
Day 1
9:00am-10:30am Determine Customer Wi-Fi Design Process
- - Determining Customer Design Technical and Business Objectives
10:30-10:45amMorning Teabreak
10:45am-12:00pm- Determining the Type of Wireless Design
12:00pm-1:00pmLunch
1:00pm-3:30pm- Gathering Existing Documentation and Important Information
3:30pm-3:45pmAfternoon Teabreak
3:45pm-5:00pm- Meeting with the Customer
- - Case Study: Project Kickoff
Day 2
9:00am-10:30am Design for Data Coverage
- - Describing Common Business and Technical Drivers
10:30-10:45amMorning Teabreak
10:45am-12:00pm- Describing Cisco Capabilities
12:00pm-1:00pmLunch
1:00pm-3:30pm- Planning and Designing for RF
3:30pm-3:45pmAfternoon Teabreak
3:45pm-5:00pm- Describing Deployment Models
- - Describing Campus Considerations
- - Case Study: Base Wi-Fi Design Recommendations
Day 3
9:00am-10:30am Design for Voice and Real-Time Applications
- - Describing Common Business and Technical Drivers
- - Describing Cisco Capabilities
10:30-10:45amMorning Teabreak
10:45am-12:00pm- Describing RF Planning and Design
12:00pm-1:00pmLunch
1:00pm-3:30pm- Describing Cisco AVC and QoS
3:30pm-3:45pmAfternoon Teabreak
3:45pm-5:00pm- Case Study: Voice and Real-Time Application Wi-Fi Design Recommendations
Day 4
9:00am-10:30am Design for Location and Cisco CMX
- - Describing Common Business and Technical Drivers
- - Describing Cisco Capabilities
10:30-10:45amMorning Teabreak
10:45am-12:00pm- Describing RF Planning and Design
- - Cisco CMX Ecosystem Analytics and Development
12:00pm-1:00pmLunch
1:00pm-3:30pm- Case Study: Location and Cisco CMX Wi-Fi Design Recommendations
3:30pm-3:45pmAfternoon Teabreak
3:45pm-5:00pmDesign for Wi-Fi Beyond the Enterprise Campus
- - Describing Common Business and Technical Drivers
- - Describing Cisco Capabilities
Day 5
9:00am-10:30am - Describing RF Planning and Design
- - Case Study: Outdoor and High-Density Wi-Fi Design Recommendations
10:30-10:45amMorning Teabreak
10:45am-12:00pmConduct a Site Survey
- - Describing Access and Safety Concerns
- - Describing the Initial Evaluation
- - Describing Predictive Planning
12:00pm-1:00pmLunch
1:00pm-3:30pm- Describing the In-Depth Site Survey
- - Describing the Post deployment Survey
- - Discovery Lab: Estimating the Number of APs Using Cisco Prime Infrastructure as a
Planning Tool
-Discovery Lab: Conducting a Predictive Site Survey with Ekahau Site Survey Pro
3:30pm-3:45pmAfternoon Teabreak
3:45pm-5:00pm- Discovery Lab: Simulating a Layer 1 Sweep with Cisco Spectrum Expert
- - Discovery Lab: Simulating a Layer 1 Sweep with Metageek Chanalyzer
- - Case Study: After Implementation
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.