Wireless LAN Design & Installation

Today’s increasingly mobile workforces need highly portable business tools to enhance their working practices. Personal digital assistants, palmtop PC’s and cellular communications are converging to form the ‘communicator’ of tomorrow and industry giants such as Apple, Ericsson, IBM, Intel and Microsoft are already injecting significant levels of investment into mobile technology and applications.

Designed for professionals involved in planning, installing and implementing wireless LAN technologies for corporate communications networks, this 3-day programme gives a comprehensive introduction into the location and installation of wireless LAN equipment. Content is a balanced blend of technical information and includes site survey, methodologies/considerations, using both software and hardware tools. A design, installation and testing project on the third day, allows delegates to implement the information gained over the first two days.

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Duration
3 days

Who should attend?
Professionals involved in the planning, management, procurement, installation, and implementation or use of corporate
communication networks or information services, and specialists, marketers and products managers from the supply industry

Prerequisites
Knowledge of basic PC commands such as telnet, hyperterminal and ping

Course objectives
To prepared delegates to specify, install and select wireless network products and services

Qualifications
BTEC Advanced Award in Wireless LAN
Design & Installation
BTEC units towards:
BTEC Advanced Certificate in Telecommunications Installation & Test
BTEC Professional Certificate in LAN
Design & Installation
BTEC Advanced Professional Diploma in Telecommunications Network Design
BICSI CECs: 21 Installation, 21 RCDD & 21 LAN
CableNet Certificate

Related Training
LAN Design & Implementation
BICSI RCDD

Course Content (70% Theory, 30% Practical)

Introduction to Wireless LANs
    • Advantages & limitations of wireless applications Antennas & RF transmission principals
    • Spectrum ranges and power issues

Signaling Techniques
    • Spread spectrum technology & OFDM Standards
    • IEEE 802.11 standards and Bluetooth

Introduction to network
    • Protocols
    • TCP/IP
    • IP addressing
    • WLAN frame format

Security
    • Discussion of WEP insecurities using WLAN scanners & hardening of wireless networks

Site survey
    • Practical design, implementation & troubleshooting of WLANs using major manufacturers equipment