Wireless Networking Essential Training
1h 20mIntermediate2025-01-14
Authors
Kevin Wallace
Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert
Course details
Get a broad overview of how wireless networks operate and walk through the steps of setting one up with instructor Kevin Wallace. Kevin discusses wireless LAN design options, wireless standards and security, and more. Kevin also demonstrates how to set up two different types of wireless networks—one using a common consumer-grade router and the other using professional-grade hardware.
Learning objectives
Wireless LAN design
Autonomous vs. lightweight access points
Selecting Wi-Fi channels
2.4 GHz and 5 GHz channels
IEEE Wi-Fi standards
Installing an autonomous access point
Installing a lightweight access point
Learning objectives
Wireless LAN design
Autonomous vs. lightweight access points
Selecting Wi-Fi channels
2.4 GHz and 5 GHz channels
IEEE Wi-Fi standards
Installing an autonomous access point
Installing a lightweight access point
Skills covered
Network AdministrationEssential TrainingNetwork and System Administration
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Welcome to wireless networking
- 02 - What you should know
1. Wireless LAN Designs
- 03 - Ad hoc wireless LAN
- 04 - Infrastructure wireless LAN
- 05 - Mesh wireless LAN
- 06 - Autonomous vs. Lightweight Access Points
2. Selecting Wi-Fi Channels
- 07 - 2.4 GHz channels
- 08 - 5 GHz channels
- 09 - 6 GHz channels
3. Service Sets
- 10 - Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS)
- 11 - Service Set ID (SSID)
- 12 - Basic Service Set ID (BSSID)
- 13 - Extended Service Set ID (ESSID)
- 14 - Multiple Basic Service Set ID (MBSSID)
4. Wi-Fi Radio Technologies
- 15 - Direct-Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS)
- 16 - Frequency Division Multiplexing (FDM)
- 17 - Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)
- 18 - Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM)
- 19 - Channel bonding
- 20 - Beamforming
- 21 - MU-MIMO
- 22 - Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA)
5. Wi-Fi Standards
- 23 - IEEE 802.11n (Wi-Fi 4)
- 24 - IEEE 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5)
- 25 - IEEE 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6)
- 26 - IEEE 802.11be (Wi-Fi 7)
- 27 - IEEE 802.11bn (Wi-Fi 8)
6. Wireless Security
- 28 - The need for wireless security
- 29 - Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
- 30 - Key distribution modes
- 31 - Enhanced encryption protocols
- 32 - Enhanced security protocols
7. Installing an Autonomous AP
- 33 - Linksys wireless router setup
- 34 - Configuring channels
- 35 - Configuring security
8. Installing a Lightweight AP
- 36 - Ubiquiti UniFi Controller installation
- 37 - Adding APs
- 38 - Configuring channels
- 39 - Configuring security
Conclusion
- 40 - Review and next steps