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Understanding Cisco Wireless Foundations (WLFNDU v2.0)

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    • T87090
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    • 08/25/2025 - 08/26/2025
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Description

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. 

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

 

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

Prerequisites

Before taking this offering, you should have: 

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

Who Should Attend

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

Outline

  • 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
  • Discovery 1: Practice RF Math 
  • Discovery 2: Antenna Calculations 
  • Discovery 3: Explore the Wi-Fi Environment 
  • Discovery 4: Analyze Wireless Frames 
  • Discovery 5: Configure Client Access 
  • Discovery 6: Deploy Cisco 9800 WLC 
  • Discovery 7: Configure Cisco 9800 WLC 
  • Discovery 8: Perform Cisco 9800 WLC Maintenance