Understanding Cisco Wireless Foundations (WLFNDU)

 

Course Overview

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 30 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 attend

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

Prerequisites

Before taking this offering, you should have:

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

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 Content

  • 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

Our lab utilizes physical access points (9120, 3802) as well as physical wireless clients. This allows further exploration of the dashboard.

Prices & Delivery methods

Online Training

Duration
5 days

Price
Classroom Training

Duration
5 days

Price
  • Austria: 3,395.— €
  • Germany: 3,395.— €
  • Switzerland: CHF 3,760.—
  • Cisco Learning Credits: 43
    excl. tax

Schedule

Instructor-led Online Training:   Course conducted online in a virtual classroom.
FLEX Classroom Training (hybrid course):   Course participation either on-site in the classroom or online from the workplace or from home.

English

Time zone: Central European Summer Time (CEST)   ±1 hour

Online Training
Classroom option: Cairo, Egypt
Time zone: Eastern European Time (EET)
Online Training Time zone: Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Online Training Time zone: Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Online Training Time zone: Central European Summer Time (CEST)
Online Training Time zone: British Summer Time (BST)
Online Training
Classroom option: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Time zone: Central European Summer Time (CEST)
Online Training Time zone: British Summer Time (BST)
Online Training Time zone: Central European Summer Time (CEST)

3 hours difference

Online Training
Classroom option: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Time zone: Gulf Standard Time (GST)

4 hours difference

Online Training Time zone: India Standard Time (IST)

7 hours difference

Online Training Time zone: Central Standard Time (CST) CLC Eligible
Online Training Time zone: Central Standard Time (CST) CLC Eligible
Online Training Time zone: Singapore Time (SGT)
FLEX Classroom Training (hybrid course):   Course participation either on-site in the classroom or online from the workplace or from home.

Europe

Germany

Hamburg
Frankfurt
Munich
Berlin
Frankfurt
Hamburg
Munich
Berlin
Frankfurt

Switzerland

Basel
Bern
Zurich
Zurich
Zurich
Zurich
Zurich
Zurich

Slovenia

Ljubljana
Ljubljana

Poland

Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw

France

Paris