CCNP Wireless Bootcamp

• Propagation, reflection, absorption and free space loss [1.1]
• dBm, mW and EIRP math [1.3]

LAB Work out EIRP for three AP and antenna combinations

• RSSI, transmit power and receive sensitivity [1.2.a]
• SNR [1.2.d]
• Interference, noise and rogue APs [1.2.b]
• Device capabilities [1.2.c]

LAB Read a client's RSSI and SNR and judge the link

• Antenna types and patterns [1.4]
• Regional regulatory bodies [2.1.a]
• IEEE 802.11 and the Wi-Fi Alliance [2.1.b, 2.1.c]

LAB Pick antennas for a warehouse and an office

• Frequency bands [2.2.b]
• Regional EIRP limits [2.2.a]
• RRM fundamentals [2.2.c]

LAB Build a 2.4, 5 and 6 GHz channel plan

• Modulation [2.3.a]
• Channel width [2.3.b]
• MIMO, MU-MIMO and MLO [2.3.c]

LAB Compare data rates across widths and spatial streams

• Wireless topologies [2.3.d]
• Management, control and data frames [2.3.e]
• The association sequence [2.3.e]

LAB Decode a client association capture

• Local mode [3.1.c]
• Fabric [3.1.a]
• Mesh [3.1.b]
• Cloud [3.1.d]

LAB Match four sites to the right architecture

• PoE, cabling and switch ports for APs and WLCs [3.2]
• AP, WLC and dashboard management access [3.3]

LAB Cable and address a Catalyst 9800 controller

• Day 0 setup of a wireless infrastructure [4.1]
• Tags and profiles on the 9800 [4.1]

LAB Complete day 0 setup of a 9800 WLC

• Discovery methods and the join process [4.2]
• AP modes [4.3]
• Join failures [4.2]

LAB Fix three APs that will not join

• WLAN configuration [4.4]
• Client policies across WLC, Dashboard, Catalyst Center, ISE, Spaces and MDM [4.5]

LAB Publish a corporate WLAN with a client policy

• PSK, WPA3 and local EAP on the controller [5.2]
• Client setup on Windows, macOS, iOS and Android [5.3]

LAB Move a WLAN from WPA2-PSK to WPA3

• 802.1X and RADIUS outside the controller [5.1]
• Client profiling on WLC and ISE [WLSI 6.1]

LAB Authenticate clients against ISE with 802.1X

• Roaming types [5.4]
• Guest networking [5.5]

LAB Build a guest WLAN with a splash page

• CWA with a self-registration portal [WLSI 6.2.a]
• LWA [WLSI 6.2.b]
• Native supplicant provisioning [WLSI 6.2.c]
• Certificate provisioning on the controller [WLSI 6.2.d]

LAB Onboard a BYOD device with native supplicant provisioning

• Client security across architectures [WLSI 6.3]
• Per-user VLANs, QoS and ACLs [WLSI 6.4]

LAB Assign a VLAN and ACL per user group

• Device access with RADIUS and TACACS+ [WLSI 8.1]
• AP 802.1X authentication [WLSI 8.2]
• Control plane ACLs [WLSI 8.3]

LAB Lock down controller management access

• Switching and operating modes [WLSI 1.1]
• FlexConnect groups and roaming [WLSI 1.2.a]
• Split tunneling and fault tolerance [WLSI 1.2.b]

LAB Keep a branch online when the WAN fails

• VLAN-based central switching and Flex ACL [WLSI 1.2.c]
• Smart AP image upgrade [WLSI 1.2.d]
• OfficeExtend [WLSI 1.3]

LAB Deploy an OfficeExtend AP for a home worker

• Wired to wireless QoS mapping [WLSI 2.1]
• Client QoS [WLSI 2.2]
• AVC [WLSI 2.3]

LAB Prioritize voice calls on a busy WLAN

• Multicast components [WLSI 3.1]
• How multicast affects wireless [WLSI 3.2]
• Multicast on a WLAN [WLSI 3.3]

LAB Deliver a multicast video stream to clients

• mDNS gateway [WLSI 3.4]
• Multicast Direct [WLSI 3.5]

LAB Share printers across VLANs with mDNS

• CMX and Cisco Spaces deployment [WLSI 4.1]
• Tracking clients and RFID tags [WLSI 4.2.a, 4.2.b]
• Tracking interferers and rogue APs [WLSI 4.2.c, 4.2.d]

LAB Connect a controller to Cisco Spaces

• Detect and locate, analytics and presence [WLSI 5.1.a, 5.1.b, 5.1.c]
• Captive portals and connectors [WLSI 5.1.d, 5.1.e]
• Location-aware guest services [WLSI 5.2]

LAB Build a location-aware guest portal

• Location accuracy [WLSI 5.3]
• Connector high availability [WLSI 5.4]
• wIPS with Catalyst Center [WLSI 5.5]

LAB Find why a location is 20 feet off

• Upgrades and maintenance [6.1]
• Client monitoring [6.2]
• Catalyst Center reports [WLSI 7.1]

LAB Plan and run a controller upgrade

• Alarms and rogues on WLC and Catalyst Center [WLSI 7.2]
• RF interferers [WLSI 7.3]
• Platform integrations [6.4]

LAB Contain a rogue AP

• A troubleshooting method [6.3]
• WLC, ISE and Catalyst Center tools [WLSI 7.4.a, 7.4.b, 7.4.c]

LAB Solve five client tickets

• Python [7.1]
• NETCONF and YANG [7.2]
• Wireless infrastructure APIs [7.3]

LAB Pull the client count per WLAN through an API

• AI analytics [7.4]
• AI operations [7.5]
• AI-RRM [7.6]

LAB Review an AI-RRM channel change and its effect

• Weak-domain review (WLCOR 1.0 to 7.0)
• WLSI domain review (1.0 to 8.0)
• Exam timing strategy
• Full-length practice exams

LAB Timed WLCOR and WLSI practice exams