1.0 RF Fundamentals

 • 1.1 RF Signals and Modulation

 • 1.2 RF Standards

 • 1.3 RF Signals in the Real World

 • 1.4 Understanding Antennas

 • 1.5 Wireless LAN Topologies

 • 1.6 Understanding 802.11 Frame Types

2.0 Wireless Site Survey

 • 2.1 Collect design requirements and evaluate constraints

     • 2.1.a Client density

     • 2.1.b Real time applications

     • 2.1.c AP type

     • 2.1.d Deployment type (data, location, voice, video)

     • 2.1.e Security

 • 2.2 Describe material attenuation and its effect on wireless design

 • 2.3 Perform and analyze a Layer 1 site survey

 • 2.4 Perform a pre-deployment site survey

 • 2.5 Perform a post deployment site survey

 • 2.6 Perform a predictive site survey

 • 2.7 Utilize planning tools and evaluate key network metrics (Chanalyzer, Spectrum Analyzer)

3.0 Catalyst 9800 Configuration Model

 • 3.1 Cisco C9800 Series Profile and Tag Considerations

4.0 Wired and Wireless Infrastructure

 • 4.1 Determine physical infrastructure requirements such as AP power, cabling, switch port capacity,

mounting, and grounding

 • 4.2 Determine logical infrastructure requirements such as WLC/AP licensing requirements based on the type

of wireless architecture

 • 4.3 Design radio management

     • 4.3.a RRM

     • 4.3.b RF profiles

     • 4.3.c RxSOP

  4.4 Apply design requirements for these types of wireless networks

     • 4.4.a Data

     • 4.4.b Voice and video

     • 4.4.c Location

 • 4.5 Design high-density wireless networks and their associated components

 • 4.6 Design wireless bridging (mesh)

     • 4.6.a Modes of operation

     • 4.6.b Ethernet bridging

     • 4.6.c WGB and roaming

5.0 Mobility and Client Roaming

 • 5.1 Design mobility groups based on mobility roles

 • 5.2 Optimize client roaming

 • 5.3 Validate mobility tunneling for data and control path

 • 5.4 Mobility anchoring

 • 5.5 Mobility encryption

6.0 WLAN High Availability

• 6.1 Design high availability for controllers

    • 6.1.a Network availability through LAG

    • 6.1.b Stateful Switchover (SSO)

    • 6.1.c Anchor controller priority and redundancy

• 6.2 Design high availability for APs

    • 6.2.a AP prioritization

    • 6.2.b Fall-back (assigning primary, secondary, and tertiary)

    • 6.2.c Embedded Wireless Controller (EWC)

7.0 FlexConnect and Office Extend

• 7.1 Deploy FlexConnect components such as switching and operating modes

• 7.2 Deploy FlexConnect capabilities

    • 7.2.a FlexConnect groups and roaming

    • 7.2.b Split tunneling and fault tolerance

    • 7.2.c VLAN-based central switching and Flex ACL

    • 7.2.d Smart AP image upgrade

• 7.3 Implement Office Extend

8.0 QoS on a Wireless Network

• 8.1 Implement QoS schemes based on requirements including wired to wireless mapping

• 8.2 Implement QoS for wireless clients

• 8.3 Implement AVC including Fastlane (only on WLC)

9.0 Multicast

• 9.1 Implement multicast components

• 9.2 Describe how multicast can affect wireless networks

• 9.3 Implement multicast on a WLAN

• 9.4 Implement mDNS

• 9.5 Implement Multicast Direct

10.0 Location Services

• 10.1 Deploy CMX and Cisco Spaces on a wireless network

• 10.2 Implement location services

    • 10.2.a Client tracking

    • 10.2.b RFID tags (tracking only)

    • 10.2.c Interferers

    • 10.2.d Rogue APs

    • 10.2.e Clients

11.0 Security for Wireless Client Connectivity

• 11.1 Configure client profiling on WLC and ISE

• 11.2 Implement BYOD and guest

    • 11.2.a CWA using ISE (including self-registration portal)

    • 11.2.b LWA using ISE or WLC

    • 11.2.c Native supplicant provisioning using ISE

    • 11.2.d Certificate provisioning on the controller

• 11.3 Implement 802.1X and AAA on different wireless architectures and ISE

• 11.4 Implement Identity-Based Networking on different wireless architectures (VLANs, QoS, ACLs)

• 11.5 TrustSec for SD-Access Wireless

• 11.6 Implement control plane ACLs on the controller

• 11.7 Implement device access controls (including RADIUS and TACACS+)

12.0 Monitoring

• 12.1 Utilize reports on PI

• 12.2 Manage alarms and rogues (APs and clients)

    • 12.2.a WLC

    • 12.2.b PI

• 12.3 Manage RF interferers

    • 12.3.a WLC

    • 12.3.b PI

• 12.4 Troubleshoot client connectivity

    • 12.4.a WLC

    • 12.4.b ISE

    • 12.4.c PI