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Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 WPA2 Allows for the AES/CCMP variant and allows keys to be cached for faster connections.. Windows Wireless Zero Configuration Utility WZC The wireless configura

U Universal Workgroup Bridge (uWGB) A wireless bridge.

Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure (UNII) Frequency ranges used in wire-less networks that don’t require licensing.

upgrade tool A Windows application that converts the device to lightweight mode.

V vertical polarization The wave moves up and down in a linear way.

virtual carrier sense A method of verifying link integrity.

virtual local-area network (VLAN) A concept in switched networks that allows segmen-tation of users at a logical level.

W wavelength The distance between successive crests of a wave.

WCS planning mode Determines how many APs are needed for a given coverage area by placing hypothetical APs on the map Lets you view the coverage area.

WCS RF prediction Uses information entered into the map and the map editor to predict how the AP will react in the environment.

WCS template Allows administrators to save time by configuring it once and then being able to apply it to more than one device.

Wi-Fi Alliance A nonprofit organization that certifies the interoperability of more than

4200 products.

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) Uses the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) as a way to automatically change the keys.

Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) Allows for the AES/CCMP variant and allows keys to

be cached for faster connections.

Windows Wireless Zero Configuration Utility (WZC) The wireless configuration tool for Microsoft Windows.

Wireless Control System (WCS) A browser-based software application control element that offers the ability to manage multicontroller deployments through a single interface.

Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) A Cisco wireless controller used to configure wireless networks and deliver configurations to lightweight APs.

wireless local-area network (WLAN) The wireless portion of a local-area network.

wireless metropolitan-area network (WMAN) A wireless network that encompasses a metropolitan area.

wireless personal-area network (WPAN) A wireless network covering a very small area.

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workgroup bridge (WGB) A device that bridges traffic.

Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMax) A method of wide-area or last-mile wireless access.

WPA A Wi-Fi protected access, authentication, and encryption method using the TKIP pro-tocol.

WPA2 A Wi-Fi protected access, authentication, and encryption method using AES encryption.

X–Y–Z Yagi-Uda A directional antenna that offers a very direct radiation pattern.

ZigBee A technology consisting of small, low-power digital radios based on the IEEE 802.15.4 standard for wireless personal-area networks.

Numerics 2.2 dBi dipole, 74 2.4 GHz frequency range, 11

5 GHz frequency range, 12 8.5-dBi patch, 79

13.5 yagi antenna, 82-83 21-dBi parabolic dish, 85

521 AP, 281

526 Wireless Express Controller, 281 802.1x, 338-339

802.11, 8, 100

2.4 GHz frequency range, 11

5 GHz frequency range, 12

ad hoc networks, 55 APs, network infrastructure mode, 55 frames

control frames, 123-124 headers, 118-120 management frames, 121-123 sending, 116-118

network infrastructure networks, 55

802.11a, 106-108 802.11b, 100 802.11g, 101-105 802.11n, 108-109 900-MHz band, 11 1130AG series AP, 177 1240AG series AP, 178 1250AG series AP, 178

1300 series AP/bridge, 179

1400 series wireless bridge, 180 A

absorption, 36 ACAU (Aironet Configuration Administration Utility), 319 Access attacks, 334

Access Point Summary page, 249, 252-253

access points See APs accessing autonomous APs, 264 activating practice exam, 432 active amplifiers, 89

active null scanning, 300

ad hoc networks, 55, 331 adding controllers to WCS, 362-365 administration options for WCS, 360 ADU (Aironet Desktop Utility), 307

configuring, 310-313 installing, 308 managing, 315 troubleshooting, 315-319

AIR-ANT1728 antennas, 75 AIR-ANT24120 antenna, 78 AIR-ANT2506 antenna, 78 AIR-ANT3213 antenna, 86 AirPort Extreme tool, configuring wireless Mac client, 302 alevation plane, 73

Index

Ampere, Andre-Marie, 8 amplifiers, 89

amplitude, 12, 35-36 anchors, 216

antennas, 71, 109

2.2-dBi dipole, 74 8.5-dBi patch, 79 13.5 yagi antenna, 82-83 21-dBi parabolic dish, 85 AIR-ANT1728, 75 AIR-ANT24120, 78 AIR-ANT2506, 78 directional, 79, 82, 85-88 omnidirectional, 73-74

APs (access points)

521 AP, 281

526 Wireless Express Controller, 281 accessing, 264

association process, 147-148 bridge mode, 204

configuration files, 398 configuring, 265-269 converting to lightweight mode, 269-274

CUWN architecture, 172, 176

1130AG AP, 177 1240G AP, 178 1250G AP, 178

1300 series AP/bridge, 179

1400 series wireless bridge, 180

fat APs, 171 H-REAP mode, 204 hardware version, verifying, 388 local mode, 203

LWAPP

image data phase, 200 join request messages, 197, 200

mobility groups, 228 monitor mode, 203 naming, 243-244 network infrastructure mode, 55 redundancy, 202

repeaters, 60 resetting to factory default, 398 restricting access to, 245 roaming, 57-58, 213

Layer 2 roaming, 215 Layer 3 roaming, 216

rogue APs, 331, 253-254 rogue detection mode, 203 sniffer mode, 203

software version, verifying, 386 upgrading, 391

ARP requests, 148-152 assigning ports to VLANs, 158-159 association process,

125, 128, 147-148 asymmetric tunneling, 216 attenuators, 89

466 authentication

authentication

802.1x, 338-339

centralized authentication, 336

EAP, 340

EAP-FAST, 343

EAP-TLS, 342

LEAP, 345

MAC address filtering, 336

open authentication, 334

PEAP, 344

WEP, 334

WPA, 346-347

WPA2, 347

auto provisioning, 367

aWGB (autonomous workgroup bridge),

60

azimuth, 73

B

backing up controller configuration, 394

backoff timer, 117

bandwidth, creating from RF signals, 9

Barker code, 14

beacon frames, 121

Bluetooth, 53, 135

Bluetooth Special Interest Group, 135

boot sequence for controllers, 230-232

Cisco 526 controller, 283-285

BPSK (binary phase shift keying), 15

bridge mode (APs), 204

BSA (Basic Service Area), 56

BSS (Basic Service Set), 55

BSSID (Basic Service Set ID), 58

C

calculating EIRP, 35

campus maps, 368

carrier signals, 12

CB (Citizen’s Band), 9 CCK (complementary code keying), 101 CCX (Cisco Client Extension) program, 322

centralized authentication, 336 chip stream, 13

chipping codes, 13-114

Barker code, 14 CKK, 14

circular polarization, 71 Cisco 526 controller

configuring, 282-287

using Cisco Configuration Assistant, 288

using web browser, 287-288

Cisco 2106 WLC, 183 Cisco 3750-G WLC, 182 Cisco 44xx series WLC, 182 Cisco Aironet 1300 series wireless bridge, 61

Cisco Aironet 1400 series wireless bridge, 61

Cisco Configuration Assistant, configur-ing Cisco 526 controller, 288

Cisco Mobility Express, 277, 280

communities, 288 versus CUWN, 282

Cisco Spectrum Expert, 423-425 Cisco Unified Wireless Network home page, 172

Cisco wireless LAN adapters, 307-308 Cisco WiSM (Wireless Service Module), 183

Cisco Wizard Configuration tool, 285-287

Cisco WLCM (Wireless LAN Controller Module), 184

CKK (complementary code keying), 14

debug commands, 413-417 show client detail command, 411-412

client devices for CUWN, 176 Client MFP, 332

client-side issues, troubleshooting, 408-410

clients, managing, 256-257 co-channel interference, 59 commands

debug, 413-417 show client detail, 411-412 show running-config, 394, 397

communities, 288 community strings, 421 configuration groups, 365 configuring

ADU profile, 310-313 APs, 265-269

Cisco 526 controller, 282-286

using Cisco Configuration Assistant, 288

using web browser, 287-288

controllers, 232-234

mobility domain, 210 web interface, 238-247

mobility anchors, 219 tunneling, 218 VLANs, 156-161 WCS, 358-360 wireless clients

Linux, 304-305 Macs, 301 WCZ, 298-300

connectivity, troubleshooting, 408 control frames, 116, 123-124

as troubleshooting tool, 418-419 SNMP as troubleshooting tool, 420

Controller Summary, 248 controllers

AP discovery, 196-197 bootup sequence, 230-232 Cisco 526, configuring, 282-288 configuration, saving, 392-394 configuring, 232-234

as DHCP server, 257 web interface, 238-247

interfaces, 228-229 mobility anchors, configuring, 219 mobility groups, 210-212

redundancy, 202 upgrading, 386-390

with WCS, 390-391

web interface, 235 WLCs

in CUWN, 172-173 split MAC design, 172

converting APs to lightweight mode, 269-274

cordless phones, 134 creating

maps, 371 trunk ports, 159-161 VLANs, 156-158

CSI (channel state information), 108 CSMA/CA (carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance), 17, 116 CUWN (Cisco Unified Wireless Network), 171, 174

functional components of, 174

APs, 172, 176-180 client devices, 176

468 CUWN

wireless LAN controllers, 172-173, 181-184 wireless network management, 185

versus Cisco Mobility Express, 282

cycles, 34

D

data frames, 116

DBPSK (differential binary phase-shift

keying), 101

DCF (distributed coordination function),

118

debug commands, 413-417

DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless

Telecommunications) standard, 134

default gateway, 148

DFC (dynamic frequency control), 106

DHCP server, configuring, 257

DIFS (distributed interframe space), 109

directional antennas, 86-88

8.5-dBi patch, 79

13.5 yagi antenna, 82-84

21-dBi parabolic dish, 85

discovery process, 125, 128

distribution system, 56

diversity, 71

DoS (denial-of-service) attacks, 334

DRS (dynamic rate shifting), 17, 101

DSS (direct sequence spread spectrum)

modulation, 11

DSSS (direct-sequence spread spectrum),

12

chipping codes, 13-14

modulation, 14-15

dual-patch 5.2-dBi pillar mount antenna,

86

dynamic interfaces, 228

E EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol), 340

EAP-FAST, 343 EAP-TLS, 342

EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), 135 EHF (Extremely High Frequency), 9 EIRP (Effective Isotropic Radiated Power), 25, 35

electromagnetic field, 34 ELF (Extremely Low Frequency), 9 enclosed CD

Cisco Learning Network, 433 exam engine, 431, 435 installing, 432

encoding, 12 EoIP (Ethernet over IP), 219 ERP (Extended Rate Physical), 102 ESA (Extended Service Area), 57 ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute), 9, 25-26 exam

passing scores, 435-436 preparing for, 431-435

exploded Node issue, troubleshooting, 410

Express Setup, configuring APs, 265-269

F Faraday, Michael, 8 fat APs, 171 FCC (Federal Communications Commission), 9, 24-25 FDMA (frequency-division multiple access), 134

FHSS (frequency-hopping spread spectrum), 100

FM (frequency modulation), 9 frames

control frames, 123-124 headers, 118-120 management frames, 121-123 sending, 116-118

speeds, 125

Free Path Loss, 35-36 frequency, 12, 34 Fresnel, Augustin-Jean, 42 Fresnel zone, 42

functional components of CUWN, 174

APs, 176

1130AG, 177 1240AG, 178 1250AG, 178

1300 series AP/bridge, 179

1400 series wireless bridge, 180

client devices, 176 wireless LAN controllers, 181

Cisco 2106 WLC, 183 Cisco 3750-G WLC, 182 Cisco 44xx series WLC, 182 Cisco WiSM, 183

Cisco WLCM, 184

wireless network management, 185

G-H Gormson, Harald, 135

H-REAP (Hybrid Remote Edge Access Point) devices, 177

H-REAP mode (APs), 204 header fields for wireless frames, 118-120

Herschel, Sir William, 8

hidden node issue, troubleshooting, 410 history of wireless technology, 8 horizontal plane, 73

horizontal polarization, 71 I

IBSS (Independent Basic Service Set), 55 IEEE (Institute of Electrical and

Electronics Engineers), 27 IEEE 802.1x, 338-339 IEEE 802.11 See 802.11 IEEE 802.11a, 106-108 IEEE 802.11b, 100 IEEE 802.11g, 101-105 IEEE 802.11n, 108-109 infrastructure devices, 56 Infrastructure MFP, 332 installing

ADU, 308 enclosed CD, 432 SCC, 321

WCS, 358-360

intercontroller roaming, 215 interfaces, 228

interference, 140

co-channel, 59 Fresnel zone, 42 RSSI, 42 SNR, 43

intracontroller roaming, 215 IOS-to-LWAPP conversion utility, 269 ISM (industry, scientific, and frequency bands), 9

isotropic radiator, 74

IV (initialization vector), 336

470 join request messages

J-K-L

join request messages, 197, 200

lab access, sources of, 434

Layer 2 mode (LWAPP), 193-194

Layer 2 roaming, 215

Layer 3 mode (LWAPP), 194-195

Layer 3 roaming, 216

LEAP (Lightweight Extensible

Authentication Protocol), 345

lightning arrestors, 89

link budget, 44

Linux, configuring as wireless client,

304-305

local mode (APs), 203

LOS (Fixed Line of Sight), 41, 138

LWAPP (Lightweight AP Protocol),

172, 192

APs

converting to, 269-274 image data phase, 200 join request messages, 197, 200

controller discovery, 196-197

Layer 2 mode, 193-194

Layer 3 mode, 194-195

M

MAC address filtering, 336

Macs (Apple), configuring as wireless

client, 301

management frame spoofing, 332

management frames, 116, 121-123

management interface, 229

managing

clients, 256-257

ADU profile, 315

rogue APs, 253-254

maps, 368, 371

Maxwell, James, 8 MBSSID (Multiple Basic Service Set Identifier), 58

mesh networks, 63 MFP (Management Frame Protection), 332

MIMO (multiple input, multiple output),

16, 108 mobility anchors, 218 mobility groups, 197, 210-212, 228 modulation, 12

DRS, 17 DSSS, 14-15 MIMO, 16 OFDM, 15

monitor mode (APs), 203 monitoring with WCS, 376 multipath, 39

multiple network support, 173-174 N

naming access points, 243-244 NAV (network allocation vector), 118 navigating controller web interface, 235

NC (network coordinator), 137 near/far issue, troubleshooting, 410 Neill, Paul, 89

network infrastructure mode (AP), 55 NetworkManager, 304

nodes, 63 non-LOS, 138 O

OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing), 12, 15, 101

omnidirectional antennas, 73-74 open authentication, 334 outdoor mesh networks, 62 outdoor wireless bridges, 61

PCF (point coordination function), 118 PEAP (Protected Extensible

Authentication Protocol), 344 phase, 12

physical connectivity, troubleshooting, 408

Planning Mode (WCS), 372 polarization, 71

ports, 228

assigning to VLANs, 158-159

power save mode, 124 practice exam, activating, 432 practicing configurations, 434 preparing for CCNA Wireless exam, 431

Cisco Learning Network, 433 exam engine, 431, 435 suggested study plan, 433

probe response messages, 122 PSK (phase shift keying), 15 Q-R

QPSK (quadrature phase shift keying), 15

Reconnaissance attacks, 334 redundancy, 202

reflection, 38 refraction, 40 repeaters, 60 resetting APs to factory default, 398 restricting access to access points, 245

RF (Radio Frequencies), 8-9 RIFS (reduced interframe space), 109 roaming, 57-58, 213

Layer 2 roaming, 215 Layer 3 roaming, 216 mobility groups, 210-212

managing, 253-255

rogue detection mode (APs), 203 RP-TNC (Reverse-Polarity-Threaded Neil Concelman) connector, 24, 89

RPF (Reverse Path Filtering), 217 RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator), 42

RTS (request to send), 17 S

saving controller configuration, 392, 394

SBCS (Cisco Smart Business Communication System), 280-281 scattering, 39

SCC (Cisco Secure Services Client), 320-321

security See also security threats

modifying WLAN settings, 242 WPA, 346-347

WPA2, 347

security threats

ad hoc networks, 331 management frame spoofing, 332 rogue APs, 331

wireless attacks, 332

sending frames, 116-118 service ports, 182 SHF (Super High Frequency), 9 show running-config command, 394, 397

Simulation mode (exam engine), 435 sine waves, 34

slottime, 117 sniffer mode (APs), 203 SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol), community strings, 421