As one of the fast-growing certifications on the market, CWNA is on the verge of becoming the premier wireless certification for networking professionals and is the foundation-level exam for the Certified Wireless Network Professional program This book covers all the exam objectives for the latest version of the CWNA exam, including radio technologies, antenna concepts, wireless LAN hardware and software, and troubleshooting Discusses network design, installation, and management; 802.11 network architecture; and performing site surveys The CD-ROM includes a PDF of the book, as well as two bonus exams and more than 150 flashcards

The CWNA certification outline:

Chapter 0 Certified Wireless Network Professional- Administrator

CWNA wireless LAN Manager authentication
Certified Wireless Network Professional certification examinations of the four
CWNA course the main objective of the curricula
CWNA certification exam content
CWNA exam possession of the proportion of knowledge

RF Radio Frequency Technologies

Wireless LAN Technologies

Wireless LAN Implementation and Management

Wireless LAN Security

Wireless LAN industry and Standards

Chapter 1 Introduction to Wireless LANs

  • Wireless LAN Market
    • History of Wireless LANs
      • narrowband
      • Spread spectrum
    • Today’s Wireless LAN Standards
  • Applications of Wireless LANs
    • Access Layer
    • Distribution Layer
    • Core Layer
    • Network Extension
    • Building-to-Building Connectivity
    • Last Mile Data Delivery
    • Mobility
    • Small Office-Home Office
    • Mobile Offices

Chapter 2 Radio Frequency (RF) Fundamentals

  • Define and apply the basic concepts of RF behavior:
    • Gain
    • Loss
    • Reflection
    • Refraction
    • Diffraction
    • Scattering
    • Absorption
    • VSWR
  • Identify and understand application of basic RF antenna concepts
    • Visual LOS
    • RF LOS
    • The Fresnel Zone
    • Intentional Radiator
    • EIRP
  • Understand and apply the basic components of RF mathematics:

Chapter 3 Spread spectrum technology

  • spread spectrum technologies:
    • Narrowband
    • Spread Spectrum
    • Uses of Spread Spectrum
      • Cordless phones
      • GPS(global positioning System)
      • Digital cellular telephony (CDMA)
    • Wireless LANs
    • Bluetooth network
    • Wireless PANs
    • Wireless WANs
    • Home RF IEEE 802.11
    • IEEE 802.15
    • IEEE 802.16
  • different types of spread spectrum technologies:
    • FHSS
    • DSSS
  • spread spectrum technology:
    • Co-location
    • Channels
    • Dwell time
    • Throughput
    • Hop time

Chapter4 Wireless LAN Infrastructure Devices

  • Access Points
  • Access Point Mode
    • Root Mode
    • Bridge Mode
    • Repeater Mode
  • Access Point’s Common Option
    • Fixed or Detachable Antennas
    • Advanced Filtering Capabilities
    • Removable (Modular) Radio Cards
    • Variable Output Power
  • Access Point’s Configuration and Management
    • 802.1x/EAP support
    • IAPP(Inter-access point protocol) support
    • WEP support
    • MAC Filter support
    • VPN support
  • Access Point’s Mounting
  • Wireless Bridges
  • Wireless Bridge Mode
    • Root Mode
    • Non-root Mode
    • Access Point Mode
    • Repeater Mode
  • Wireless Workgroup Bridges
  • wireless LAN client devices
  • PCMCIA Cards
    • Compact Flash Cards
    • PCI/ISA Adapter
    • Serial and Ethernet Converters
    • USB Adapter
  • wireless LAN client devices configuration and management
    • Site Survey tools
    • Spectrum Analyzer
    • Power and Speed monitoring tool
    • Link status monitor with link test functionality
  • wireless LAN client devices common functionality
    • Infrastructure mode/Ad Hoc mode
    • SSID
    • Channel
    • WEP Keys
    • Authentication type(Open System,Shared Key)
  • Residential Gateways
    • PPPoE
    • NAT
    • PAT
    • VPN
    • Virtual Server
  • Enterprise Gateways
    • QoS
    • RBAC
    • Mobile IP
    • MAC spoofing

Chapter5 Antennas and Accessories

  • RF Antenna
    • Omni-directional/dipole
    • Semi-directional
    • Highly-directional
    • Patch antenna Patch
    • Yagi antenna Yagi
    • Panel Antenna Panel
    • Dish antenna
    • Grid antenna
  • RF Antenna Concept
    • Polarization
    • Gain
    • Beamwidth
    • Free Space Path Loss
    • 6dB Rules 6dB
  • RF Antenna Placement
    • Orientation
    • Alignment
  • Wireless LAN Accessories
    • Power over Ethernet devices (PoE )
    • Amplifiers
    • Lightning arrestors
    • RF connectors and cables
    • RF splitters
    • Frequency Converter
    • RF signal generator
    • Pigtail

Chap 6 Wireless LAN Organizations And Standards

    • Industrial Scientific Medical (ISM) Bands ISM
      • 900 MHz ISM Band
      • 2.4 GHz ISM Band
      • 5.8 GHz ISM Band
    • Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure (UNII) Bands
      • Lower Band
      • Middle Band
      • Upper Band
  • Power Output Rules
    • Point-to-Multipoint (PtMP)
    • Point-to-Point (PtP)
  • Identify, apply, and comprehend the differences between the following wireless
  • LAN standards:
    • 802.11
    • 802.11b
    • 802.11a
    • 802.11g
    • Bluetooth
    • Infrared
    • HomeRF OpenAir
    • IR
  • Understand the roles of the following organizations in providing direction and
  • Accountability within the wireless LAN industry

FCC

    • IEEE
    • WECA
    • WLANA
    • IrDA
    • ETSI

Chapter 7 802.11 Network Architecture

  • Locating a Wireless LAN
    • Service Set Identifier SSID
    • Beacons
      • Time Synchronization
      • FH or DS Parameter Sets
      • SSID information
      • Traffic Indication Map(TIM)
      • Support Rates
  • Infrastructure Mode
  • AD hoc Mode
  • Active Scanning
  • Passive Scanning
  • Active Scanning
  • Authentication
    • Open System
    • Share Keys
  • Association

Chapter 8 MAC and Physical Layers

  • How Wireless LANs Communicate
    • Wireless LAN Frames vs. Ethernet Frames
      • Management Frames
      • Control Frames
      • Data Frames
    • Collision Handling
    • Fragmentation
    • Fragmentation Dynamic Rate Shifting (DRS)
    • Distributed Coordination Function(DCF)
    • Point Coordination Function(PCF)
    • Interframe Space
      • PIFS
      • DIFS
    • Slot Times
    • Superframe
    • PIFS / DIFS / CP
    • CSMA/CA vs. CSMA/CD
    • Physical carrier sense
    • RTS/CTS
  • Modulation and coding

Chapter 9 Troubleshooting Wireless LAN Installations

  • Multipath
    • Decreased Signal Amplitude
    • Corruption
    • Nulling
    • ncreased Signal Amplitude(upfade)
  • Troubleshooting Multipath
    • obstacles that more easily reflect RF waves
  • Hidden Node
  • Near /Far
  • Co-location Throughput
  • Types of Interference
    • narrowband Interference
    • All-band interference
    • Weather
    • Adjacent
    • Co-channel