Conducting Cisco Unified Wireless Site Survey (CUWSS) v1.0

Duration: 5 days

Course Content

The goal of this 5 day course is to provide students with information and practice activities to prepare students to technically plan and conduct a wireless site survey. The student should be able to design the RF network and conduct a post installation assessment to ensure compliancy.

Course Objective

Module 1 Prepare for the Site Survey

·          Upon completion of this module, the student should be able to describe the requirements necessary for preparing for a site survey.

Module 2 Plan for the Site Survey

·          Upon completion of this module, the student should be able to describe the requirements necessary for planning a site survey.

Module 3: Conduct the Site Survey

·          Upon completion of this module, the student should be able to perform a site survey for data, voice and location applications.

Module 4: Design the RF Network

·          Upon completion of this module, the student should be able to determine the placement of the access points for data, voice and location applications.

Module 5: Assessing the Deployment

·          Upon completion of this module, the student should be able to assess the deployment of the WLAN.

Course Outline

 Prepare for the Site Survey

·          Identifying Site Survey Requirements for Different Vertical Industries.

·          Identifying Customer Requirements.

·          Identifying various regulatory issues affecting a site survey.

·          Identifying Safety and Aesthetic Requirements.

·          Understanding Logistical Considerations.

Plan for the Site Survey

·          Describe the requirements necessary for planning a site survey

·          Determining the Proper Deployment Characteristics

·          Specifying the Tools Necessary to Complete a Site Survey

·          Defining Site Survey Documentation

Conduct the Site Survey

·          Producing a Predictive Site Survey

·          Conducing a Layer 1 Site Survey

·          Conducting a Layer 2 Site Survey for Data

·          Conducting a Layer 2 Site Survey for Voice Applications

·          Conducting a Layer 2 Site Survey for Location

Design the RF Network

·          Determining the Infrastructure Requirements for the WLAN

·          Conducing a Layer 1 Site Survey

·          Determining the WLAN Equipment and Licenses