About this course:

The Understanding Cisco Wireless Foundations (WLFNDU) v1.0 is a five-day course which gives you the knowledge and skills you need to position, plan, implement, operate, and manage a Cisco® wireless LAN (WLAN) network. This course teaches you how to design, install, configure, monitor, and conduct basic troubleshooting tasks on a Cisco WLAN network of any size. 

This course does not lead directly to a certification exam, but it does cover foundational knowledge that can help you prepare for professional-level enterprise wireless courses and exams:

Enterprise Wireless Courses:

• Designing Cisco Enterprise Wireless Networks (ENWLSD)
• Implementing Cisco Enterprise Wireless Networks (ENWLSI)

Enterprise Wireless Exams:

• 300-425 Designing Cisco Enterprise Wireless Networks (ENWLSD)
• 300-430 Implementing Cisco Enterprise Wireless Networks (ENWLSI)

Course Objective:

Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:

• Describe and implement foundational wireless theory
• Describe and implement basic wireless security and client access
• Describe and implement a Cisco wireless network architecture
• Configure Cisco centralized wireless networks
• Describe and implement WLAN maintenance and troubleshooting

This course 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

Audience:

The primary audience for this course is as follows:

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

Prerequisite:

The knowledge and skills that a learner should have before attending this course are as follows:

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