Wireless Networking: Advanced Troubleshooting
2h 53mAdvanced2024-12-03
Authors

Robert McMillen
35+ Certifications, Networking Consultant, Consultant for U.S. Government
Course details
For all the amazing things that Wi-Fi lets you do, when it doesn’t work, it can lead to frustrations, productivity losses, and other serious problems. It can be slow and almost unusable. It can lack proper security. So how do you solve these problems? In this course, Robert McMillen helps you address your wireless connectivity issues, sharing his knowledge from over 20 years of experience in the information technology field. Robert discusses common troubleshooting tools and shows how to solve many client connectivity problems. He shows how to properly secure your Wi-Fi network, how to track down causes of wireless network interference, and covers hardware problems, security issues, and misconfigurations. If you’re looking for Wi-Fi fixes beyond “turning it off and turning it back on again,” connect with Robert in this course.
Skills covered
Help Desk SkillsIT Help DeskNetwork AdministrationNetwork and System AdministrationDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
Introduction
- Advanced troubleshooting for wireless networks
- Lab setup
Troubleshooting Methods
- The network troubleshooting methodology
- Wireless troubleshooting tools
- Physical Wi-Fi layout
- Client connectivity issues
- Outdoor connectivity
- Policies causing conflict
- Get hands on
Authentication and Configuration
- RADIUS configuration
- RADIUS authentication
- RADIUS troubleshooting
- Encryption options
- SSID network setup
- MAC address filtering and throttling
- Creating the Wi-Fi 7 SSID and connection point
- Get hands on
Wireless Network Performance
- Cell connectivity resolutions
- Frequency speed
- Locating interfering objects
- Mitigating interference
- Antenna options to improve performance
- Get hands on
Security and Detection
- Guest access security
- Using a wireless network analyzer
- Analyzing captured wireless traffic with Wireshark
- Get hands on
Troubleshooting Tools and Procedures for Windows PCs
- Data collection with netsh trace
- Repairing the WLAN autoconfig service
- Wi-Fi troubleshooting checklist
- 802.1x troubleshooting checklist
- Certificate troubleshooting checklist
- Get hands on
Conclusion
- Next steps