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Dec 21, 2024
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2022-2023 Yavapai College Catalog [PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR]
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CNT 155 - Wireless Networking Fundamentals
Description: Wireless networking technologies, wireless security, and wireless LAN design best practices. Emphasis on hands-on skills. Helps prepare students for industry wireless certifications.
Prerequisites: CNT 120 or CNT 140
Credits: 3
Lecture: 2
Lab: 3
Course Content:
- Introduction to wireless LANs
- 802.11 standards and Network Interface Cards
- Wireless radio technology
- Wireless topologies
- Access points
- Bridges
- Antennas
- Security
- Application design and site survey preparation
- Site survey
- Troubleshooting, management, monitoring and diagnostics
Learning Outcomes:
- Define the terms and concepts used to describe wireless networking technologies.(1)
- Compare and contrast the IEEE 802.11 wireless standards.(2)
- Describe the operation of wireless access points, bridges, adapters, and antennae.(3)
- Explain the physical and logical path of data in a wireless LAN.(4)
- Configure and install wireless access points, bridges, adapters, and antennae.(5, 6, 7)
- Use both command line and web-based interfaces to design, install, configure, monitor and maintain wireless LANs.(11)
- Identify wireless security threats and vulnerabilities.(8)
- Implement wireless security using filtering, wireless encryption protocol (WEP), and a variety of security and authentication protocols.(8)
- Use proper site survey techniques and safety practices.(9, 10)
- Configure wireless monitoring technologies.(11)
Required Assessment:
- Cisco Academy on-line chapter exams and final exam. Cisco Academy skills final exam.
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