Understanding Cisco Wireless Foundations (WLFNDU)

The Understanding Cisco Wireless Foundations (WLFNDU) course 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 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
• Earn 40 CE credits toward recertification

Upon completing this course, the student will be able to meet these 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

• Network Engineer
• Systems Engineer
• Wireless Engineer
• Technical Solutions Architect
• Network Administrator
• Wireless Design Engineer
• Network Manager

We recommend but do not require that you have the following knowledge and skills before taking this course

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

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

LAB OUTLINE

• Practice RF Math
• Antenna Calculations
• Explore the Wi-Fi Environment
• Analyze Wireless Frames
• Configure Client Access
• Deploy Cisco 9800 WLC
• Configure Cisco 9800 WLC
• Perform Cisco 9800 WLC Maintenance