CWDP™: Certified Wireless Design Professional Official Study Guide -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Gathering and Analyzing Requirements -- Preparation and Planning -- Meeting the Customer -- Identify Key Decision Makers and Participants -- Identify a High-Level Scope -- Understand the Customer's Expertise -- Gathering the Requirements -- Business Requirements -- Technical Requirements -- Using a Customer's Existing Assets to Save Time and Money -- Understanding the Deployment Environment -- Constraints -- Budget -- Timeline -- Politics -- Guiding the Customer -- Creating the Customer Requirements Document -- Statement of Work -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 2: Designing for Client Devices and Applications -- General Client Design Factors -- PHY Support -- Radio Characteristics -- MAC Feature Support -- Configurability -- Management Features -- Common Client Device Form Factors -- Laptop Computers -- Tablets -- Thin Clients -- Handheld Computers -- Application-Specific Devices -- Smart Phones -- In-Building Voice Devices -- Video Devices -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 3: Designing for Applications -- Understanding WLAN Applications -- Familiarizing Yourself with Application Protocols and Behavior -- Handling Difficult Protocols -- Real-Time Applications: Voice and Video -- Location and Context Awareness -- Guest Access -- Understanding Business Drivers for Guest Access -- Models for Guest Access -- Network Design Approaches -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 4: Industry-Specific Design Considerations -- Healthcare -- Supporting Data, Voice, Guest, and Location Services -- Build for Growth -- High Availability -- Aesthetics -- Access Restrictions.

Multifloor RF Propagation -- Regulatory -- Lead Walls -- Constant Construction -- Outdoor Access -- Guest and Patient Internet Access -- Retail -- Warehouses and Industrial -- Retail Branches -- Food Franchises and Shopping Destinations -- Education -- Handling User Density -- Lack of Standardization -- Security Challenges -- Other Verticals -- Office Use -- Hospitality -- SOHO Remote Offices -- Providing Wi-Fi Outside -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 5: Vendor and WLAN Architecture Selection -- Consumer vs. Enterprise Equipment -- Understanding Consumer Wi-Fi Devices -- Understanding Enterprise Wi-Fi Devices -- The Difference Between Consumer and Enterprise Products -- Management, Control, and Data Planes -- Management Plane -- Control Plane -- Data Plane -- Understanding How the Management, Control, and Data Planes Work Together -- Architecture -- Autonomous WLAN Architectures -- Centralized WLAN Architectures -- Distributed WLAN Architectures -- Other WLAN Architectures -- Important Architectural Distinctions -- Additional Vendor Selection Considerations -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 6: RF Communication Principles -- Understanding Basics of RF -- Importance of RF Design to a Successful Network -- RF Is Like Bad Cabling -- Radio Propagation -- 802.11 Operating Frequencies -- Path Loss and Range -- Multipath and Diversity -- Regulations -- Modulation -- Digital Modulation -- 802.11 Modulation and Coding -- DSSS -- OFDM -- Coding -- Noise -- Temperature -- Amplifier Noise -- Measuring Noise -- Units of Measure -- Decibels -- dBm -- Other dB Measures -- Commonly Used Ratios -- Communications Link -- Transmitter Performance -- Receiver Performance -- Radio Channel Properties -- Link Budget -- Summary -- Exam Essentials.

Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 7: RF Hardware and 802.11n -- RF Cables and Connectors -- Transmission Lines -- Connectors -- Filters -- Antennas -- Antenna Types -- Antenna Properties -- 802.11n -- MIMO -- Protection Modes -- Channel Bonding -- Guard Interval -- Modulation and Coding Scheme Rates -- Frame Aggregation -- Effects on Performance -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 8: Site Survey Preparation -- Primary Events -- Kick-off Meeting -- The Walkthrough -- Administrative Items -- Key Contacts -- Facility Information -- Security -- Legal and Compliance -- Environment -- Existing Wireless -- Construction Details -- Aesthetics -- Understanding the Wired Network -- Layer 3 Segmentation -- VLAN Configuration -- QoS Capabilities -- Uplink Speeds and Distribution/Core Capacity -- Capacity Planning -- Redundancy -- Placement of Devices -- MDF/IDF Locations -- Survey Equipment -- Point-to-Point Links -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 9: Site Survey RF Design -- RF Survey Overview -- Spectrum Analysis -- Different Types of Spectrum Analyzers -- Integrated Spectrum Analysis -- When to Perform a Spectrum Analysis -- Documenting Your Data -- Using a PC-Based Spectrum Analyzer -- Survey Types -- Choosing a Survey Client -- Survey Mapping Software -- Passive Surveys -- Active Surveys -- Virtual or Predictive " Surveys" -- Dealing with Multiple Floors -- Understanding RF Propagation -- Floor-to-Floor Placement -- Channelization -- Utilizing Infrastructure Links -- Point-to-Point Links -- Point-to-Multipoint Links -- Mesh -- Handling Critical Findings -- Bad Interference -- Suspicious Rogues -- Mounting Restrictions -- Cable Length Limitations -- Changes to Coverage Area -- Notifying Personnel.

Designing for Dual Spectrums -- Understanding Client Support -- Utilizing Dual-Band Antennas -- Survey Client Considerations -- Frequency Band-Specific Considerations -- PHY Rate Support -- Designing for Rates -- Designing for Range -- Updating an Existing Design -- Technology Upgrade -- Phased Upgrades -- Upgrading Clients -- Interpreting Survey Results -- Common Problems to Look For -- Locating and Quantifying Rogues -- Interference Mitigation -- MCA vs. SCA -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 10: MAC Layer Design -- Understanding Quality of Service -- Application Performance Requirements -- End-to-End QoS Flow -- WLAN Arbitration -- WLAN QoS: WMM and 802.11e -- QoS in Wired Networks -- QoS Challenges -- Airtime Fairness -- Protection Modes -- Power Management -- Roaming and Mobility -- Layer 2 Roaming Methods -- Roaming Optimization -- Other Roaming Considerations -- WLAN Configuration -- SSID -- Beaconing -- Supported and Basic Data Rates -- Band Steering -- Frame Aggregation and Fragmentation -- Additional Configurations -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 11: Basic WLAN Security Design -- A General Overview of WLAN Security -- Basic WLAN Security -- Review of 802.11 Association Procedures -- Weak Security Methods -- WPA-Personal and WPA2-Personal -- PSK Authentication -- Encryption -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 12: Advanced Enterprise WLAN Security Design -- WPA-Enterprise and WPA2-Enterprise -- 802.1X-2004 -- Extensible Authentication Protocol -- AAA -- Selection -- RADIUS -- User Databases -- Extensible Authentication Protocol -- Choosing an EAP Type -- PKI and Certificates -- Public Key Infrastructure -- X. 509 Certificates -- Selection.

Public and Private Key Cryptography -- Segmentation and Filtering -- VLANs -- Role-Based Access Control -- Wireless Firewalls -- Captive Portals -- Endpoint Security -- Virtual Private Networking -- WIDS/WIPS -- Integrated vs. Overlay -- Dedicated vs. Part-time -- Configuring Policies -- Advanced Performance Monitoring and Reporting -- WIPS Sensor Placement -- Do You Need a WIPS? -- Fast Secure Roaming -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 13: Documentation and Finalizing the Design Solution -- Design Documentation -- Audience -- Minimum Requirements -- High-Level Design -- Executive Summary -- Engineering Summary -- Background and Goals -- Services and Applications -- Architecture -- Low-Level Design -- About This Document -- Network Overview -- Network Architecture -- Technology Areas -- Software Summary -- Installation Requirements -- Equipment List - BOM -- History/Review/Document Acceptance -- Operational and Maintenance Plan -- System Administration -- Network Monitoring -- Maintenance -- Troubleshooting -- Feedback to Engineering -- Procedures -- Staff -- The Handoff -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 14: Post-Installation Validation -- Post-Installation RF Assessment -- Transmit Power -- Channel Plan -- Signal Quality -- Trouble Spots -- Interference Mitigation -- Identifying Interference -- Locating and Removing -- Design Validation -- Wired Analysis -- Configuration Validation -- Security Testing -- Client Device Validation -- Frame and Channel Analysis -- Important Metrics -- Channel Performance -- Roaming Analysis -- Assessing Client Roaming -- 802.1X/EAP Roaming Performance -- Load and Performance Testing -- Throughput -- Jitter and Latency -- Application Testing -- General Data -- Guest -- Failover and Redundancy Testing.

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