Fundamentals of Wireless LANs Lab Companion (Cisco Networking Academy)

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Features

• Maps to online course— Print products will map to the current version of the online curriculum.

  • Provides the student and the instructor with an integrated textbook companion to strengthen classroom learning.

• Cisco System meeting the demand of a wireless course— Wireless courses, especially wireless LANs courses are a huge topic right now in the academic market and Cisco is prepared to meet the demand with a new course—Cisco Press is prepared with the correlating books.

  • The Fundamentals of Wireless LANs course will have the same look and feel as the other Networking Academy courses. This will ease the learning curve of instructors adopting the course as well as make it easier for instructors to adopt the online curriculum.

• Chapter Structure Designed to Reinforce Concepts— Chapter objectives and scenarios and reflection questions included within each chapter.

  • Designed to reinforce concepts and help the student evaluate their understanding before moving on to new material.

• Only Cisco-Approved Study Materials for the Networking Academy Course— Cisco Press is the only publisher endorsed and recommended by Cisco Systems.

  • This provides the instructor and the student with the confidence that the same individuals who developed the web-based curriculum have reviewed and recommended the text from Cisco Press.

Description

The only authorized Lab Companion for the Cisco Networking Academy Program

Many of the book features help facilitate a full understanding of wireless LANs by:

• Stating the objectives that will be accomplished in each lab.
• Providing you with scenario overviews that relate the labs to real-world experiences.
• Providing the network topology designs that will be required to complete the lab.
• Detailing any preparation and setup that will be necessary before beginning the steps listed in each lab.
• Listing any tools or outside resources that are needed or are helpful to the completion of each lab.
• Asking questions within the labs that elicit particular points of understanding and that verify your comprehension of the technology being implemented.

This convenient Lab Companion provides you with the complete collection of lab exercises specifically written to accompany the Fundamentals of Wireless LANs web-based course in the Cisco Networking Academy Program.

The labs give you hands-on experience and a thorough introduction to wireless technologies and concepts. They are grouped according to topics corresponding to the chapters in the Cisco Networking Academy Program Fundamentals of Wireless LANs Companion Guide.

This Lab Companion contains 57 labs allowing you ample opportunities to connect theory with practice. Most of the labs are hands-on and require access to a Cisco lab or a simulator. Additional paper-based labs, which are practice exercises for complex topics, are included to supplement the online course. All are designed with real-world examples to give you practical experience.

Step-by-step instructions walk you through the methods necessary to successfully complete each lab, making this Lab Companion a valuable reference you can use on the job.

Companion Titles:
Cisco Networking Academy Program Fundamentals of Wireless LANs Companion Guide
ISBN: 1-58713-119-6

Cisco Networking Academy Program Fundamentals of Wireless LANs Engineering Journal and Workbook
ISBN: 1-58713-120-X

This book is part of the Cisco Networking Academy Program Series from Cisco Press. The products in this series support and complement the Cisco Networking Academy Program.

158713121803152004

Sample Content

Table of Contents

I. WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY BACKGROUND.

II. WIRELESS EQUIPMENT.

III. WIRELESS SITE SECURITY AND PREPARATION.

IV. MANAGING WIRELESS NETWORKS.

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