Optimize Wireless Networks

WiFi Networking is *NOT* Easy

WiFi product vendors want you to think wireless network installation and management is easy. The reality is much different. From design considerations like antenna options and transmission power settings to bridging, where you have to calculate loss and gain through cables, there are numerous technology challenges to overcome. You want to get the most benefit out of your wireless network deployment, and to do so you need a solid understanding of the technology so you can optimize and troubleshoot the environment.

Optimization in Wireless Networks is Critical

To get the full benefit from wireless networking, you have to know how to install, monitor, manage and troubleshoot for optimal performance. You need to understand RF fundamentals so you can manage different interference types and understand how to model and measure RSSI, noise level, and signal-to noise ratio (SNR). You want your Access Point Configuration setup optimized for coverage and performance requirements. And don’t forget Bridging and Power over Ethernet (PoE) issues. Each piece of a total wireless solution can become your weakest link, significantly reducing your solution’s overall performance. It isn’t specific products that make a solution effective as much as it is the tuning and troubleshooting. A wireless solution becomes an impediment if you can’t effectively tune and optimize each component of the solution.

Giving You the Skills You Need

Hands-on WiFi Tuning & Troubleshooting is designed to help you understand the unique troubleshooting and optimization challenges associated with 802.11 wireless networks. You’ll learn to use a variety of tools to identify and isolate WiFi network problems. You’ll also learn how to optimize network performance to meet current and future application requirements, including VoIP over WiFi (VoWiFi). You will explore all performance-related configurable parameters, and the effects of improperly configuring any part of your overall wireless solution.

You Receive the ASPE Wireless Troubleshooting Toolkit(TM) FREE

• Orinoco Classic Gold Wireless Ethernet Card
• Get access codes to download an evaluation copy of Ekahau Site Survey 2.1(tm)
• Linux Boot CD with Open-Source Wireless Site Survey Tools
  
  

Plus, you’ll receive an additional CD containing a collection of freeware tools and recent versions of commercial tools as used in the class.*

*This class does not seek to commercially promote or endorse any specific product.

Immediate benefits of attending this course:

• Perform wireless packet capture using Ethereal to understand management, control and data frames
• Learn voltage and Pinout standards for Power over Ethernet (PoE)
• See how Bluetooth interference will impact your WiFi solution
• Get real-world live hands-on troubleshooting and optimization labs in class
• Conduct site surveys live in class with Ekahau Site Survey 2.1(tm)
• Detailed configurable parameters for wireless Access Points, learn how to most effectively configure you AP for optimal performance
• Configure multiple VLANs (Virtual Local Area Networks) per AP, each with separate SSID
• Learn the Fresnel Zone and various forms of environmental fade
• Evaluate and learn which type of antenna and antenna orientation is best for your environment
• Understand Radio Frequency (RF) fundamentals and learn how to tune and troubleshoot issues, which are specific and unique to RF-based systems.
  
• Test and measure the performance impact of various forms of RF interference
  
• Utilize a spectrum analyzer to detect sources of interference
  
• Establish throughput performance baselines for 802.11b/g/a
  
• Learn best practices on site design, AP configuration, antenna placement, interference management, and performance optimization
  
• Get a free Wireless Ethernet card and troubleshooting toolkit learn how to use it in the classroom and go back to the office and use it for real
  
• Understand each mode of AP operation (Root, Repeater, and Bridge mode) and learn how to configure each
  
• Calculate a power budget, including free space loss
  
• All performance-related configurable parameters and misconfiguration impacts will be detailed and explored, with fixes and best practices provided