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CWAP Certified Wireless Analysis Professional

617      Course duration (days): 5
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About this class

Wireless LANs are not the simple networks that some people believe them to be! Many of the current 802.11 wireless network installations that we see are configured inappropriately, are not secure, and many are not providing the level of service required. Intermittent problems or "network failures" are common, but the skills to analyse wireless networks, diagnose network faults, and correct problems effectively in wireless network are in short supply.

This Planet3 Wireless Inc. course, following from the CWNA and CWSP courses, is currently the only course of its kind in the industry. CWAP training gives you the advanced skills that your organisation needs in order to support and troubleshoot 802.11 wireless networks in-depth and effectively. These are the vital final-line support skills that the vast majority of organisations, including wireless consultants, clearly need but simply dont have at present.

Who will the lesson benefit?

This course targets experienced networking professionals who wish to gain critical, detailed skills in wireless networking analysis. These skills include an in-depth understanding of the frame structure of 802.11 frames, frame exchange processes between wireless nodes, analysing security solutions for both effectiveness and weaknesses, analysing performance in both pure and mixed-mode environments, and using analysers for site surveying and intrusion detection.

The Certified Wireless Analysis Professional course is for serious IT professionals with a desire to get to the root cause of any problem or situation in the most expedient manner possible. Detailed analysis at the physical and data link layers is one of the most comprehensive troubleshooting methodologies that can be conducted for wireless networks.

What delegates will learn

The Certified Wireless LAN Analysis course, the preparation course for the CWAP certification, delivers 40 hours of hands-on practical training using the latest enterprise-class wireless LAN analysis hardware and software. This 5-day course addresses in detail 802.11 frame structure and exchange processes, wireless LAN performance, wireless LAN security analysis, and wireless LAN troubleshooting.

Students who complete the course will acquire the necessary skills for analysing and troubleshooting any wireless LAN system through a thorough education in the 802.11 frame structure, frame exchange processes specified by the 802.11 standard, and extensive hands-on training in the industrys leading wireless LAN protocol analyser hardware and software:

  • AirMagnet
  • Network Chemistry
  • Network Instruments
  • TamoSoft
  • WildPackets.

All attendees receive hands-on experience installing, configuring, and employing five market-leading wireless LAN analysis products. Students gain a first-hand understanding of the need for analysis products, common problems that can be solved using analysis products, and common features of analysis products. Just one unique characteristic of this course is its endorsement by 90% of the wireless LAN analysis industrys vendors.

What prerequisites are required

Prior to joining the course, the CWNA certification is strongly recommended. CWNA certification is required prior to taking the CWAP exam. It is recommended that all students become familiar with one or more of the hardware and software solutions that are used in the course prior to attending the CWAP course.

In addition, students should have a good understanding of Ethernet LANs and their operation, TCP/IP protocols, IP addressing and practical experience with Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows XP.

Contents of this class

Day 1

  • Discussion Topics
  • Physical Layer
  • DCF Mode
  • PCF Mode
  • MAC frame fields and subfields
  • MAC layer addressing
  • 802.11e topical coverage
  • Wired connectivity standards for access points and bridges
  • Using wireless LAN protocol analysers
  • Use of 802.11 series of standards terminology

Day 2

  • Lab Exercises - Wildpackets AiroPeek NX 2.03
  • Lab 1 - AiroPeek NX - Introduction
  • Lab 2 - AiroPeek NX - Intermediate
  • Lab 3 - iNetTools
  • Lab 4 - AiroPeek NX - Performance and Security Analysis
  • Lab 5 - AiroPeek NX - Distributed Analysis with RF Grabber

Day 3

  • Lab Exercises - Network Instruments Observer 9.0
  • Lab 1 - Observer - Introduction
  • Lab 2 - Observer - Intermediate
  • Lab 3 - Observer - Integrated Network Analysis Tools
  • Lab 4 - Observer - Distributed Analysis with Advanced Multiprobes
  • Lab 5 - Observer - Performance Analysis

Day 4

  • Lab Exercises - AirMagnet Trio/Reporter v3.1 and AirMagnet Distributed v4.0
  • Lab 1 - AirMagnet Trio - Introduction
  • Lab 2 - AirMagnet Trio - Intermediate
  • Lab 3 - AirMagnet Trio - Integrated Networking Tools
  • Lab 4 - AirMagnet Trio/Reporter - Performance and Security Analysis
  • Lab 5 - AirMagnet Distributed with Hardware Sensors

Day 5

  • Lab Exercises - Tamosoft CommView for WiFi v4.2 & Network Chemistry WiFi IPS
  • Tamosoft
  • Lab 1 - CommView for WiFi - Introduction
  • Lab 2 - CommView for WiFi - Intermediate
  • Lab 3 - Essential NetTools
  • Lab 4 - CommView for WiFi - Performance and Security Analysis
  • Network Chemistry
  • Lab 1 - Intrusion Protection System with Neutrino Sensors
  • Lab 2 - Packet Capture with Packetyzer
  • Lab 3 - Fusion Management Application