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AM-115 - AirMagnet Hands-On Training & Certification
Duration: 5 Days
Time/Day: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm - Monday - Thursday
9:00 am - 3:00 pm - Friday
Course Level: Introductory
Overview: This five days hands-on course is designed for professionals who want to secure, plan, manage, and protect their wireless LANs using AirMagnet's planning and troubleshooting solutions. Attendees will have on-hands experience with the following AirMagnet products:
  • Spectrum Analyzer
  • WiFi Analyzer Pro
  • Planner
  • Survey Pro
  • VoFi Analyzer
  • AirMagnet Enterprise

This course covers all of the critical elements of how AirMagnet's entire product line addresses the life cycle of wireless LANs: strategic WLAN design, planning and optimization, troubleshooting for both WiFi and non-WiFi related issues (i.e. spectrum), and wireless LAN security and compliance reporting.

The course is delivered through a combination of lecture-based instruction and hands-on exercises designed to reinforce the student's knowledge of key wireless administration skills. At end of the course, attendees receive a certificate stating they are "AirMagnet Certified."

Fee: $2,795.00
Prerequisites: Before taking this course, participants should have a general understanding of LAN technologies and topologies, the OSI Reference Model, and function of network devices (Hubs, Switches, Routers, VLANs, Collision Domains, Broadcast Domains, etc).

A CWNA certification is recommended but not required.
Course Equipment: Please bring a laptop with a PCMCIA slot available.
(Not an Express Card Slot - please check!)
You MUST have systems administrator privileges!
Course Outline:
Day One - RF & Spectrum Analysis
  • AirMagnet Family Overview
  • RF Fundamentals
  • RF Spectrum Analysis
  • Spectrum Analyzer Overview
  • Using Spectrum Screens
  • Interpreting Spectrum Analysis
  • Troubleshooting WLANs w/RF
  • Interference Examples
Day Two - 802.11 & WiFi Analyzer
  • AirMagnet WiFi Overview
  • 802.11 WLAN Fundamentals
  • Installation & Configuration
  • WLAN Performance Management
  • WLAN Troubleshooting
  • Using WiFi Analyzer to Troubleshoot
  • Using WiFi Analyzer Reporting Functions
  • Advanced Analysis
Day Three - Security, Design & Planner
  • WLAN Security w/ WiFi Analyzer
  • Wireless Network Design Basics
  • Site Survey Basics
  • Understanding RF range boundaries
  • Pre-Deployment Design
  • Survey Install & Configuration
  • Using Planner Software
Day Four - Site Survey & VoFi Analyzer
  • Survey Install & Configuration
  • Using Survey Interfaces
  • Interpreting Survey Data
  • Reporting Survey Data
  • Working with GPS Surveys
  • Advanced Features of Survey Pro
  • Meeting advanced design requirements
  • Viewing & Analyzing Multi-Floor Surveys
  • VoIP Fundamentals
  • Using VoFi Analyzer
Day Five - 802.11n and AirMagnet Enterprise
  • 802.11n Fundamentals
  • Using WiFi Analyzer with 802.11n
  • AirMagnet Enterprise Overview
  • Using Console
  • Using Remote Analyzer
Upcoming Classes:
Date City Location Registration
Jan. 12-16, 2009Des Plaines, ILCourtyard Chicago O'Hare
2950 S. River Road
Des Plaines, IL 60018
847-824-7000
Feb. 09-13, 2009San Francisco, CATBD
San Francisco, CA
Feb. 23-27, 2009Crystal City, VATBD
Crystal City, VA
Mar. 23-27, 2009Hartford, CTTBD
Hartford, CT
 
Terms and Conditions
 
AirMagnet Academy Cancellation Policy:
Persons looking to cancel their attendance of an AirMagnet Academy class are subject to the following terms and conditions. Registrants who cancel ten (10) business days before the course will be entitled the full refund. Class registrants who cancel between five (5) and nine (9) business days before the course will receive a 50% refund of the course fee. Registrants who cancel less than five (5) business days before the course are not entitled to a refund.
 
All cancellations are required to be in writing and notified to an AirMagnet representative. AirMagnet reserves the right to cancel or reschedule any course if necessary.