Lab Manual:
Kelly Cannon, Lab Manual for CWNA Guide to Wireless LANs.
Second Edition, ISBN 1-4188-3538-2
CWNA Guide to Wireless LANs - CET 2854C
Spring, 2006
General Course Information
Office: 9:117
Office Hours: M 12:30 PM-2:30 PM ; T 4:30 PM-6:00 PM
W 3:30 PM-4:30 PM ; R 12:30 PM-1:00 PM
Phone: 407-582-1064
E-mail: wyousif@valenciacollege.edu
Web site: http://faculty.valenciacollege.edu/wyousif
WebCT: http://webct.valenciacollege.edu
Classroom: 9-214
Prerequisites:
CET 2178 and
CET 2486C.
Textbook:
Mark
Ciampa, CWNA Guide to Wireless LANs, Second Edition.
Course Technology
Incorporated, 2006, ISBN 0-619-21579-8
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Lab Manual: Kelly Cannon, Lab Manual for CWNA Guide to Wireless LANs.
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| Please Bring Both Your Textbook and Lab Manual to Class EVERY MEETING! | |
Course Objectives
This course provides a hands-on guide to planning, designing, installing and configuring wireless LANs that prepares students for the Certified Wireless Network Administrator (CWNA) certification. The text used offers in-depth coverage of wireless networks with extensive step-by-step coverage of IEEE 802.11b/a/g/pre-n implementation, design, security, and troubleshooting. Material is reinforced with hands-on projects at the end of each chapter from two of the principal wireless LAN vendors, Cisco and Linksys.
Specific topic coverage includes:
▪ It’s a Wireless World
▪ Wireless LAN Devices and Standards
▪ How Wireless Works
▪ IEEE 802.11 Physical Layer Standards
▪ IEEE 802.11 Medium Access Control and Network Layer Standards
▪ Planning and Building a Wireless LAN
▪ Conducting a Site Survey
▪ Wireless LAN Security and Vulnerabilities
▪ Implementing Wireless LAN Security
▪ Managing a Wireless LAN
▪ Network Settings and Wireless LAN Troubleshooting
▪ Personal, Metropolitan, and Wide Area Wireless Networks
Grading and Evaluation Criteria
40% of the grade is based on a midterm and a final examination. Both examinations are cumulative and given in a varied format. An in-class review will be held prior to each examination. 30% of the grade is based on quizzes. Quizzes are announced one day in advance and may vary from fifteen to twenty five questions that may be in any format. 20% of the grade is based on keeping a project/lab notebook. Students are asked to use a lab notebook and keep notes on the results of Hands-on Projects at the end of each chapter in the textbook. 10% of the grade is based on attendance and class participation (Class Discussions are posted on WebCT).
Important Dates
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Jan 16 |
College Closed- Martin Luther King Day |
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Jan 17 |
Drop/Refund Deadline |
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Jan 20 |
CLAST Application Deadline |
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Jan 20 |
Graduation Application Deadline |
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Feb 18 |
CLAST |
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Mar 13-18 |
College Closed – Spring Break |
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Mar 24 |
Withdrawal Deadline for “W” Grade |
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Apr 24 |
Classes End |
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Apr 30 |
Term Ends |
Rules and Comments:
Absolutely no food or drinks are allowed in the classrooms or laboratories.
All Assignments (Homework, Pre-labs, and Lab reports) are due at the beginning of each class period.
Lab Approval – All lab exercises must be approved and signed by the instructor or lab personnel. Labs without signature will not be accepted. To receive credit for the work, the lab record must be turned in at the final exam week. Student is responsible for the lab sheet and will NOT be give credit if the lab sheet is lost. All labs must be done during class or during open lab hours! Credit will not be given for labs done off campus.
"Lab No Show Policy": 20 points will automatically be deducted from the lab report relating to the experiment that was not performed during the established lab portion of the class. Total of Three "Lab No Shows" could result to an automatic withdrawal from the course.
All exams are closed book and closed notes unless stated otherwise.
Three unexcused lecture absences could result in grade F or Withdrawal from the course.
Final exam is comprehensive. Failing to take the final exam will result in grade F.
It is the student’s responsibility to withdraw from the course. Any withdrawal after the withdraw deadline could result in WF
Beepers, and Cellular phones must be turned off or put on silent mode during the class periods.
No make-up labs, Quizzes, Homework, or exams are permitted unless prior arrangement with the instructor has been made.
If the student is absent or has missed any part of the class, then it is the student’s responsibility to obtain the missed information from the instructor or other students.
You must satisfactorily complete all the course requirements in order to receive a passing grade. The requirement could include;
In -class requirements (Exams, Quizzes, Homework, & Projects).
Laboratory requirements.( Hands-on Experiments, Lab Reports, and Lab Final Exam)
Disruptive Behavior: Any student engaging in disruptive behavior will be advised on the first offense and will be dropped from the course on the second offense.
No surfing the net, checking e-mail, or chat room is permitted during the class/lab periods. The instructor has the right to dismiss the student from the class or course.
Cheating is prohibited. Any student caught cheating, the instructor has the right to withdraw the student from the class and recommend expulsion from the program.
First Week
Readings:
Chapter 1: It is a Wireless World
Labs:
Projects
Discussions:
Assessments:
Chapter 1 Quiz (online through WebCT)
Second Week
Readings:
Chapter 2: Wireless LAN Devices and Standards
Labs:
Projects
Discussions:
SDIO Now
Ch.2 Open Discussion
Assessments:
Chapter 2 Quiz (online through WebCT)
Third Week
Readings:
Chapter 3: How Wireless Works
Labs:
Projects
Discussions:
Assessments:
Chapter 3 Quiz (online through WebCT)
Fourth Week
Readings:
Chapter 4: IEEE 802.11 Physical Layer Standards
Labs:
Projects
Discussions:
Assessments:
Chapter 4 Quiz (online through WebCT)
Fifth Week
Readings:
IEEE 802.11 Media Access Control and Network Layer Standards
Labs:
Projects:
Discussions:
Assessments:
Chapter 5 Quiz (online through WebCT)
Sixth Week
Readings:
Chapter Six: Planning and Deploying a Wireless LAN
Labs:
Projects
Discussions:
Assessments:
Chapter 6 Quiz (online through WebCT)
Seventh Week
Midterm Exam-Multiple Choice (Will be Taken in Class)
Practice for the Skills Midterm Exam
Eighth Week (Week After Spring Break)
Ninth Week
Readings:
Chapter Seven: Conducting a Site Survey
Chapter Seven Lecture Notes
Labs:
Projects
None
Discussions:
Assessments:
Chapter 7 Quiz (online through WebCT)
Tenth Week
Readings:
Chapter Eight: Wireless LAN Security and Vulnerabilities
Chapter Eight Lecture Notes
Labs:
Projects
Discussions:
Assessments:
Chapter 8 Quiz (online through WebCT)
Eleventh Week
Readings:
Chapter Nine: Implementing Wireless LAN Security
Chapter Nine Lecture Notes
Projects
Project 9-2: Set a Pre-Shared Key on Linksys AP
Discussions:
None
Assessments:
Chapter 9 Quiz (online through WebCT)
Twelfth Week
Readings:
Labs:
Projects
Discussions:
Assessments:
Thirteenth Week
Readings:
Labs:
Projects
Discussions:
Assessments:
Fourteenth Week
Readings:
Labs:
Projects
Discussions:
Assessments:
Fifteenth\Sixteenth week
Final Exam (Written) Webct