Conducting Cisco Unified Wireless Site Survey

CUWSS - Conducting Cisco Unified Wireless Site Survey

Course Certifications

This course is part of the following Certifications:

• Cisco Certified Network Professional Wireless (CCNP Wireless).

Course Content

Site Survey:

• Requirements for Different Vertical Industries
• Determining RF Application Requirements
• Customer Requirements
• Regulatory Issues
• Safety and Aesthetic Requirements
• Logistical Considerations.

Plan for the Site Survey:

• Selecting a Data Model
• Proper Deployment Characteristics
• Tools Necessary to Complete a Site Survey
• Site Survey Documentation.

Conduct the Site Survey

• Producing a Predictive Site Survey
• Conducting a Layer 1 Site Survey
• Conducting a Layer 2 Site Survey for Data
• Conducting a Layer 2 Site Survey for Voice Applications
• Conducting a Layer 2 Site Survey for 802.11n Clients
• Conducting a Layer 2 Site Survey for Location.

AP and Controller Density and Licensing:

• Infrastructure Requirements for the WLAN
• WLAN Equipment and Licenses.

Assessing the Deployment:

• Verifying the RF Coverage
• Verifying WLAN Readiness
• Presenting an Installation Report.

Labs:

• Lab 3-1: Producing a Predictive Site Survey
• Lab 3-2: Conducting a Layer 1 Sweep with Cisco Spectrum Expert
• Lab 3-3: Locating an Interfering Device
• Lab 3-4: Conducting an AirMagnet Site Survey for Data
• Lab 3-5: Conducting an AirMagnet Site Survey for VoWLAN
• Lab 3-6: Conducting Greenfield AirMagnet Site Survey
• Lab 5-1: Performing a Floor Calibration.

Course Objectives

After completing this training course the student will be able to:

• Prepare, plan, design, implement, operate, and optimize a WLAN.
• Radio signal requirements for different wireless applications.
• Design for data, voice and location-based services.
• Perform a Layer 1 survey with Cisco Spectrum Expert to identify any interfering devices.
• Perform a Layer 2 survey for data, voice, and location-based services.
• Perform a Layer 2 survey for 802.11n (Greenfield Survey) devices only.
• Perform a wireless site assessment and audit once the WALN has been installed.
• Complete a site survey report.