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.Who
is CWNP?
CWNP is the IT industry standard for enterprise
Wi-Fi certification and training since 2001.
Certifications from entry-level to expert
Wi-Fi professionals certified in 140+ countries
Partnered with many Wi-Fi vendors and VARs
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Customers
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Gov’t
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The Wi-Fi Marketplace
• Every organization that has a computer network will
either be using Wi-Fi
Wi Fi, or will have to prevent it from
being used.
• IT professionals who install, manage, secure, or
troubleshoot computer networks will either install
wireless or use equipment to prevent the presence of
wireless.
• Wireless networks:
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increase productivity significantly
cheaper to install than traditional networks
add
dd mobility
bilit tto th
the workforce
kf
require trained people to secure the technology
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Importance of Wi-Fi Training
• The CWNP curriculum trains IT professionals on how to
design and maintain wireless networks that are more
cost-effective, secure, and reliable
• Enterprise Wi-Fi
Wi Fi is not plug-and-play
plug and play
• Mission critical enterprise applications such as VoIP will
not perform on substandard network implementations
• Unsecured Wi-Fi is free and open access to your
enterprise
p
network
• Every organization must address wireless LANs: either to
implement or prevent them
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Training Importance Example
A $17.4 billion retailer deployed
p y a
wireless LAN checkout system with
less security than most home
networks.
•Why? They did not employ properly
trained IT professionals.
•Result? The largest known retail
theft of credit card data in U.S.
Hi t
History.
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Some of our Customers
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CWNP Recommendations
Intel and Cisco
Deployment Guide
for Healthcare
U.S. Army Wireless
S
it Standards
St d d –
Security
Best Business
Practices v3 (2009)
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Three 2011 Industry Studies
1. Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) Global IP Traffic Forecast :
• Wi-Fi internet traffic would overtake wired internet traffic by 2015
2. International Data Corporation
p
(IDC)
(
) Worldwide New Media
Market Model
• More people in the U.S. will access the Internet via mobile
devices than through desktop computers or other wired devices
by 2015
3. Informa Telecoms & Media / Wireless Broadband Alliance
• WiFi deployments will shoot up 350% worldwide by 2015
O e conclusion:
One
co c us o
Between now and 2015,
Wi-Fi usage is going to explode
explode.
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Wi-Fi Alliance: HotSpot 2.0
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Hotspot Program
March 22, 2011
Service providers and device manufacturers in the organization have
formalized a set of industry market requirements that will lay the
foundation for a new Wi-Fi CERTIFIED testing program that addresses
authentication and provision of service for public Wi-Fi networks.
"We envision an automated, cellular-like experience for Wi-Fi users
security-protected
hotspots.“
around the world in security
protected service provider hotspots.
The Wi-Fi Alliance hotspot program will also facilitate the seamless
handoff of cellular traffic from data-hungry smartphones,
smartphones tablets and
other portable electronics to Wi-Fi, helping service providers manage
demands on constrained licensed spectrum.
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Careers for CWNPs
What are the jobs/titles for CWNP Certified
Professionals?
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S te Su
Site
Surveyor
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Wireless Network Installer
Network Administrator
Network Security Administrator
Wi-Fi Network Designer
Sales Engineer
Network Analyst
Technical Support
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CWNP Roadmap
Expert
Professional
CWNE
CWSP CWAP CWDP
Administrator
CWNA
Entry-Level
CWTS
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.CWNP
Training Classes
CWNP offers 4 Certification Training Classes
through our network of Learning Partners
CWTS – Technology Specialist
CWNA – Network Administrator
CWSP – Security Professional
CWAP – Analysis
A l i P
Professional
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CWDP – Design Professional (Q2 - 2012)
CWNE – Wireless Network Expert (N/A)
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CWTS: Wi-Fi Fundamentals
• Same level of difficulty as CompTIA A+
• What Wi-Fi is, not how Wi-Fi works
• All about the terminology
Entry
Level
• 2-days of Training – Classroom or Online
• Lecture Only
• Class includes exam voucher
Format
Target
Audience
• Sales Professionals,
Professionals Project Managers,
Managers
Newbies Engineers
• A+ clients, Telecoms, Government
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CWNA: Wi-Fi Administration
Admin
Level
• Cisco CCNA level of difficulty
• VERY BROAD, foundational RF
• Net+ or CCNA knowledge required
• 5 days of training, 30% labs
• 802.11n covered thoroughly
Pre req to all “P”
P level CWNP classes
Format • Pre-req.
• Network Administrators, Net+,
CCNA; All net engineers need Wi-Fi
Target • Healthcare, Education, Military,
Audience Warehousing, Retail
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CWSP: Wi-Fi Security
Wi-Fi
Security
Format
• Requires CWNA-level knowledge
• RF security isn’t harder, just different
• Wi-Fi Security always a hot topic
• 4 days of training, 50-60% labs
• Deep into how Wi-Fi Security works
• Most don
don’tt know what they don
don’tt know
• Anyone CCNA and higher
• CWSP class = 35 CISSP CPEs
• Gov’t, CISSP, Retail (PCI compliance),
Target
Healthcare (HIPAA), Financial Providers
Audience
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CWAP: Wi-Fi Analysis
• Requires CWNA-level knowledge
• Sniffers, Packet Analyzers
Analysis • AirMagnet, WireShark, WildPackets
Level
WHY?
Format
• Many Wi-Fi networks installed poorly
• New apps, devices  poor performance or failure
• Knowing how the Wi-Fi is supposed to work helps
security
it and
dd
design.
i
• 4 days of training
training, Labs dominate class time
• Spectrum Analysis + Packet Analysis
• Deep into the 802.11 standard, protocol
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CWDP: Wi-Fi Design
Design
Level
WHY?
Format
• Requires CWNA-level knowledge
• Advanced Site Surveying
• Many different RF environments
• Different applications require different design
• VoWi-Fi, Video, RFID
• Outdoor vs. Indoor
• High
Hi h capacity
it ((stadium)
t di ) vs. H
Healthcare
lth
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•
5 days of training, Labs dominate class time
Design of applications
Design for vertical markets
Advanced Site Surveying
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CWNE: Wi-Fi Expert
Advanced
Level
WHY?
Format
• Final step
p to becoming
g a WLAN expert;
p
p
proving
g yyou
have the most advanced skills available in today's
wireless LAN market.
• Protocol Analysis
• Intrusion Detection/ Prevention
• Spectrum Analysis & Management
• QoS
Q S Analysis
A l i & Ad
Advanced
dD
Design
i
•
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•
Application,
References,
Experience,
Annual Continuing Education
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The five
Th
fi step
t path
th
to achieving the
CWNE certification
tifi ti
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Why CWNP?
Vendor
V
d Neutral
N t l – Technology-focused
T h l
f
d ttraining,
i i
d
devoid
id off
vendor ideology and interests, prepares IT staff to work
intelligently with any vendor’s products.
Industry Standard – Certifications and training
from novice to expert that are globally respected
Increasing Wi-Fi Complexity – New complex
t h l i and
d applications
li ti
i technical
t h i l ttraining.
i i
technologies
require
Enterprise Wi-Fi is not plug-n-play.
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CWNP is the IT industry standard for vendor
neutrall enterprise
i Wi
Wi-Fi
Fi certification
ifi i & training.
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