WCC Certified Wi-Fi Network Manager™ (CWNM™)

Why this Certified WiFi Training Course?

This superior Wi-Fi Engineering course from LEVER – the World’s First CWNP GOLD Learning Partner (2009 – 2016) – includes:

• Official WCC Training and Reference Manuals (x2) – 500+ pages
• Comprehensive, Wiley CWNA-108 Exam Study Guide – the Study Guide preferred by experienced Wi-Fi network engineers
• On-line access to the WCC™ Test Prep Questions for the WCC™ CWNM™ and Certitrek CWNA®-109 exams
• WCC-600 CWNM Theory Exam Voucher
• WCC-610 CWNM Practical Exam Voucher
• The World’s leading 5-day Wi-Fi Network Engineer training course – supersedes LEVER’s CWNA course
• 40 hours of Expert training from Europe’s Leading Wi-Fi Engineer Training and Certification company
• Unrivalled course content, full-colour courseware, exam-prep materials, hands-on labs, expert advice from the UK’s leading Wi-Fi network engineering company.
• 12 months Post-Training Support – to help you in your future career.
• The course price includes examination vouchers for the WCC-600 and WCC-610 exams, which are valid for the period during which the course is attended.

WiFi Network Management Course Benefits

This industry-leading Wi-Fi Network Engineering training course is the superior alternative to the Certitrek CWNA^® training course. This Official WCC™ course provides the industry’s most advanced and up-to-date training in 802.11 / Wi-Fi Standards, Operation, Planning, Design and Administration:

• Developed by LEVER – the acknowledged World leader in Wi-Fi Technology Training and Wi-Fi Network Engineering
• The WCC™ CWNM™ training programme prepares you for two industry certifications
• CWNM™ is the professional-level (WCC™ Level 2) Certification which qualifies IT professionals to configure, operate and manage Enterprise-grade Wi-Fi networks in accordance with WCC™ Standards
• Developed by a World leader with more than 30 years’ experience in technical training
• Provides Training and Preparation for the latest Certitrek® Certified Wireless Network Administrator (CWNA)® exam CWNA-109
• Provides Training and Preparation for the WCC™ Certified Wireless Network Manager™ (CWNM™) exams WCC-600 and WCC-610
• Opportunity to take the CWNM™ WCC-610 Practical exams in-class during your course
• Expert training from the Industry’s leader in Wi-Fi Network Engineering – working in Universities, major Corporates, retail, warehousing, sports stadiums and outdoor Wi-Fi deployments
• The WCC™ CWNM™ course includes valuable additional content and hands-on practical sessions not provided by Certitrek CWNA® courses
• Have complete confidence – your training comes from the longest-established CWNP Learning Partner* in the UK and Europe, and the World’s FIRST and only CWNP Gold Partner
• Expert advice from the World’s leader in Wi-Fi network Planning, Design, Survey, Analysis and RemediationThis course provides the necessary training to help existing Wi-Fi network installers prepare for the WCC™ Certified Wi-Fi Network Manager™ (CWNM™) Certification Exams
• Hands-on training on industry-leading equipment, with your choice of equipment including:
  • Cisco Unified Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) and CAPWAP APs
  • Ruckus Wireless controller-based WLAN
  • Aruba Networks Instant and Aruba Controller-based products
  • Cisco Meraki wireless access points
  • Ubiquiti UniFi WLAN
  • Other vendor equipment by prior arrangement
• Training in Wi-Fi network Planning, Design and Site Survey fundamentals
• Hands-on experience with AirMagnet Surveyor or Ekahau Site Survey (ESS)
• Prepare for the 90-minute WCC™ CWNM™ Theory Exam WCC-600
• Take the 3-hour WCC™ CWNM™ Practical Exam – WCC-610**
• * Comprehensive Wiley CWNA-108 Exam Study Guide
• * 2x full-colour printed WCC™ CWNM™ Training and Reference Manuals (500 pages)
• Lifetime Post-Training Support from LEVER Technology Group PLC
• All lunches and refreshments

Train for real career progression in Wi-Fi Network Engineering with the World’s leader in Enterprise Wi-Fi engineering and training.

* CWNP Learning Partner 2003 – 2016, and CWNP’s FIRST and only GOLD Learning Partner 2009 – 2016.

** Your training package includes examination vouchers for the WCC-600 and WCC-610 exams, valid for the period in which you attend your course.

WiFi Network Management Training Course Objectives

On completing this course, you will be able to:

• Understand all Wi-Fi standards, from IEEE 802.11b through Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7
• Understand essential Radio Frequency (RF) technology concepts, including spread spectrum technologies, modulation, coding, Wi-Fi RF network planning and essential RF calculations
• Understand the fundamentals of Wi-Fi network operation, for essential Wi-Fi network problem analysis and troubleshooting
• Summarise the rules governing Wi-Fi WLANs, to comply with local RF regulations for the operation of Wi-Fi networks
• Understand IEEE 802.11 standards and amendments, including 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be, 802.11ad (WiGig™), 802.11af (White-Fi) and 802.11ah (Wi-Fi HaLow™)
• Correctly select, install, configure and support Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 Access Points and WLAN antennas
• Understand 802.11 / Wi-Fi WLAN operation in depth, and troubleshoot a range of Wi-Fi network problems including RF Coverage, Wi-Fi network Capacity, RF channel allocation and RF interference
• Experience state-of-the-art Wi-Fi network engineering tools hands-on – from Ekahau, Metageek and more
• Describe the major threats, attacks and risks posed against Wi-Fi networks and how WPA3 can be deployed to counter these threats
• Understand the essentials of Wi-Fi network Security and apply baseline security practices to your environment
• Take the WCC™ WCC-610 Certified Wi-Fi Network Manager™ Practical exams and prepare for the WCC-600 Theory Exam
• Prepare for the latest Certitrek Certified Wireless Network Administrator (CWNA) exam.

Who should attend this WiFi Network Management course

• IT professionals and network engineers responsible for installing or supporting 802.11 (Wi-Fi) Wireless networks.
• IT professionals wanting to progress into the wireless network industry.
• Network planners, designers and support staff.
• IT Security staff, managers and auditors.

WiFi Network Management Course Pre-requisites

Prior to joining the course, students should meet the following pre-requisites:

• Have a good understanding of switched Ethernet LANs and MAC addressing;
• Understand IP addressing, configuration and troubleshooting on Microsoft Windows 11;
• Practical experience in Administration and Troubleshooting Microsoft Windows 11;
• Experience of configuring devices such as SOHO or Enterprise-grade Wi-Fi routers or similar appliances.

WiFi Network Management Certification

This course provides the necessary training to help experienced IT professionals prepare for the WCC Certified Wi-Fi Network Manager® (CWNM) Certification Exams WCC-600 and WCC-610.

Our course also helps attendees prepare for the Certitrek CWNA® Certified Wireless Network Administrator CWNA-109 exam.

WiFi Network Management Examination

On successful completion of the course, students have the opportunity to take the 90-minute WCC CWNM® Theory Exam WCC-600 and the 3-hour WCC CWNM® Practical Exam – WCC-610. The course price includes examination vouchers for the WCC-600 and WCC-610 exams, which are valid for the week during which the course is attended.

Hands-on Practicals

This market-leading Enterprise WiFi course incorporates extensive hands-on practical sessions:

• Practical Labs and Exercises:
• RF maths calculations, including EIRP for different scenarios and antenna selections
• Configuring Controller-based access points
• Working with the Microsoft Windows wireless client/service
• Working with Wireless network adapters and client utilities
• Working with 802.11n, 802.11ac and 802.11ax adapters and Access Points
• Throughput measurement labs: 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11a, 802.11n 20MHz (2.4GHz), 802.11n 20MHz (5GHz), 802.11n 40MHz (5GHz), 802.11ac 80MHz, 802.11ax 160MHz
• Performing RF Spectrum Analysis
• 802.11 / Wi-Fi Packet Capture and Analysis
• Wi-Fi Network Design using Ekahau AI Pro
• Wi-Fi Site Survey using Ekahau AI Pro and Ekahau Sidekick 2
• Understanding Wi-Fi RF Visualisations (Heat Maps)
• Configuring Wi-Fi WPA-PSK security
• Troubleshooting a range of Wi-Fi network problems
• Students work with a range of equipment from mutliple vendors – including:
  • Cisco Aironet autonomous APs (optional)
  • Cisco Unified Wireless equipment – (Cisco WLAN Controller – WLC) and Cisco CAPWAP / lightweight APs
  • Cloud-managed Controller-less Wi-Fi systems
  • The Ekahau AI Pro site survey and planning suites
  • Spectrum Analysis with Ekahau AI Pro and Sidekick 2
  • Wireless Packet Capture and Analysis tools
  • Viewing active networks in a Wi-Fi network finder
• Viewing RSSI
  • RSSI values of different adapters at the same location
• Configuring APs
  • Configuring an autonomous AP (optional)
  • Configuring a controller-base Wi-Fi network
• Configuring wireless Clients
  • Configuring connection profiles
  • Configuring Wi-Fi security
• Using PoE and PoE+
• 802.11 / Wi-Fi Protocol Analysis
  • Capturing and analysing Wi-Fi frames
• Wi-Fi RF Spectrum Analysis
  • Viewing activity
  • Understanding signatures
• Site Survey Tools
  • Using tablet- or phone-based site survey software
  • Using laptop site survey software
  • Using predictive site survey software
• Configuring Essential Wi-Fi Security
  • Configuring WPA Personal security (WPA-PSK)

Post-Course Support

After completing this WiFi Network Management training course, delegates receive 12 months post-training support from LEVER Technology Group, to help them apply the technologies and skills they have learned with us, to provide career-long support, and to ensure they are better equipped for their future roles in IT and networking.

WiFi Network Management Training Course Content

Day 1

Introduction to WLAN Standards

• Overview of WLAN industry organisations
• RF Regulatory domains and their impact
• WLAN protocol standards and compliance
• Overview of IEEE 802.11 standard and amendments
• 802.11, 802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11g,
• 802.11n (Wi-Fi 4)
• 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5)
• 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6 and 6E)
• 802.11be (Wi-Fi 7)
• 802.11ad (WiGig)
• 802.11d, 802.11j, 802.11h
• 902.11e, 802.11r, 802.11v, 802.11k, 802.11y
• 802.11w, 802.11s, 802.11p, 802.11z
• Wi-Fi Alliance standards
• Wi-Fi 7, Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 5, Wi-Fi 4
• Wi-Fi Protected Access
• Wi-Fi Protected Setup
• Wi-Fi CERTIFIED WMM Programs
• Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Voice Programs
• Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Passpoint
• Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Miracast
• Wi-Fi CERTIFIED WiGig
• Wi-Fi Direct
• Wi-Fi HaLow
• Wi-Fi TimeSync
• Wi-Fi Vantage

The Wireless Certification Commission

• WCC Roles and Objectives
• WCC Standards and Specifications
• WCC Training and Certification

802.11 / Wi-Fi WLAN Hardware and Architectures

• WLAN hardware
• 802.11 Service Sets
• BSS, ESS, IBSS
• 802.11 WLAN operating modes
• 802.11 connectivity
• 802.11 architecture
• Wireless Network Management Systems (WNMS)
• Vendor Optimisation Methods
• Auto RF Management
• AirTime Fairness
• Band Steering

Power over Ethernet (PoE) in detail

• PoE device types: PD, PSE
• Power delivery
• Planning for PoE
• PoE standards, 802.3af, 802.3at
• Powering 802.11n and 802.11ac devices

Hands-on Practical assignments

Day 2

Understanding Radio Frequency (RF) Fundamentals

• RF signals
• RF signal propagation
• Properties of RF signals
• Types of power loss and environmental impact on RF propagation
• Spread spectrum techniques
• Modulation and Coding Schemes (MCS)
• RF Channels and Bandwidth

Understanding and Choosing Antennas

• Fundamentals of antennas
• Antenna Polarisation and Gain
• Types of WLAN antennas
• WLAN Antenna systems
• Antenna installation and safety precautions
• RF cables, connectors and accessories

Understanding RF Maths

• RF units of measurement
• dB, dBm, dBi, dBd
• Equivalent Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP)
• Essential RF maths
• RF signal strength measurements
• RF Link Budget

Hands-on Practical assignments

Day 3

RF Regulatory Domains

• Regulatory domains
• Regulatory bodies and frequency bands
• RF transmission power and EIRP rules

802.11 / Wi-Fi Protocol Operation

• 802.11 Frame Structure
• 802.11 frame types
  • 802.11 Data Frames
  • 802.11 Control Frames
  • 802.11 Management Frames
• 802.11 Beacons
• STA Passive scanning
• STA Active scanning
• Probe Requests / Responses
• 802.11 Open System Authentication
• 802.11 Shared Key Authentication
• 802.11 Association
• 802.11 Reassociation
• Roaming within a WLAN
• 802.11 Deauthentication, 802.11 Disassociation
• Load-balancing clients across APs
• Manipulating Basic and Supported Data Rates

802.11 / Wi-Fi Protocol Analysis

• Hidden Node scenarios
• 802.11 Protection Mechanisms
• RTS / CTS
• ERP Protection Mechanisms
• 802.11 Power Saving
• TIM, DTIM
• Legacy Power Saving
• U-APSD

Hands-on Practical assignments

802.11 / Wi-Fi Operation In Detail

• 802.3 CSMA/CD
• 802.11 CSMA/CA
• Clear Channel Assessment (CCA)
• Virtual Carrier Sense (NAV)
• Inter-Frame Spacing (IFS)
• Distributed Coordination Function (DCF)
• Contention Window (CW)
• IEEE 802.11e
• Hybrid Coordination Function (HCF)
  • EDCA Contention Access
  • HCCA Controlled Access
• Wi-Fi Alliance WMM
• WMM Access Categories (AC)
• QoS Contention Window
• WMM Power Save (WMM-PS)

Day 4

802.11n (HT) – Wi-Fi 4

• Goals of the High Throughput (HT) PHY
• 802.11n (HT) PHY and MAC layer enhancements
• Understanding MIMO
• Spatial streams
• MIMO and SISO devices
• HT coexistence mechanisms
• HT integration and deployment

802.11ac (VHT) – Wi-Fi 5

• 5GHz operation
• Working with 80MHz and 160MHz channels
• Dynamic Bandwidth Operation (DBO)
• 256-QAM modulation
• 8 spatial streams
• Standardised Transmit Beamforming (TxBF)
• Multi-User MIMO (MU-MIMO)
• VHT Transmit Opportunity (TXOP)
• Coexistence Mechanisms
• Considerations when deploying 802.11ac

Overview of 802.11ax (HE) Wi-Fi 6

• Major problems with Wi-Fi today
• OFDM Subcarrier spacing
• Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access (OFDMA)
• Long OFDM symbol
• Resource Units
• Subchannel Allocation for OFDMA
• Uplink Multi-User (UL-MU) transmissions
• 8×8 Multi-user Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MU-MIMO)
• Spatial frequency re-use / BSS Colouring
• Target Wake Time (TWT)
• 1024-QAM
• New PHY headers
• Enhanced robustness outdoors

Wi-Fi 6E – 6GHz Operation

• Global harmonization of 6 GHz spectrum
• Overview of Automated Frequency Coordination (AFC)
• Regulatory Definitions
• AFC System Reference Model
• AFC Functional Architecture
• Open AFC

Overview of 802.11be (EHT) – Wi-Fi 7

• 4096-QAM
• 320 MHz channels
• Multi-Link Operation (MLO)
• Implicit sounding
• Distributed MU-MIMO
• The EHT PHY
• EDCA 802 Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) features
• Enhanced OFDMA
• Preamble Puncturing
• Multi-Link Channel Access
• Multi-RU
• OFDMA With Direct Link
• OFDMA for RTA
• Multi-Link Operation
• High orders of MU-MIMO and OFDMA

Overview of 802.11 / Wi-Fi Network Design and Site Survey

• Understanding the Wi-Fi RF network
• The essentials of Wi-Fi RF Network Design
• The WCC architecture for Wi-Fi network Design and Survey
• Site survey types

Hands-on Practical assignments

Day 5

Practical Wi-Fi Network Design and Site Survey

• Customer Requirements Definition (CRD)
• Overview of Wi-Fi RF Network Design
• Overview of Wi-Fi Site Survey
• Working with Ekahau AI Pro
• Wi-Fi Site Survey with Ekahau Survey and Ekahau Sidekick 2
• RF Spectrum Analysis

Overview of 802.11 / Wi-Fi Security

• The importance of wireless security
• Overview of Wi-Fi Security policy
• Legacy 802.11 security mechanisms
• Modern Wi-Fi security mechanisms
• WPA3, OWE, SAE,
• WPA2/WPA3-Enterprise transition mode
• OWE transition mode
• Wi-Fi security Best Practices

Troubleshooting Wi-Fi Networks

• Understanding the wired and wireless network architecture
• Adopting a structured troubleshooting methodology
• Obtaining client- and infrastructure-side diagnostics
• Troubleshooting common problem scenarios
• Identifying problems with:
  • Wi-Fi network design
  • Wi-Fi network configuration
  • Wi-Fi network operation
  • The RF spectrum

WCC™ Certified Wireless Network Manager (CWNM™) Practical Exam WCC-610

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