Introduction to Wireless Networks

ETEK-1500-001

 Spring 2008

General Course Information 

Instructor: Jerry Bernardini

Office: 

Office Hours: Mon, Tue, Thu 12-1PM, Mon, Tue, Thu 5-6 PM

Phone: 401-825-1189

E-mail: jbernardini@ccri.edu

Classroom: 2066

Class Times: Wednesday 6-9:50 PM

 Prerequisites: Computer literacy, basic networking skills

 Course Material: Mark Ciampa, CWNA Guide to Wireless LANs, Second Edition. Course Technology Incorporated, 2006, ISBN 0-619-21579-8

                                Website: http://faculty.ccri.edu/jbernardini

 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

 Supplementary information for the course is available at The Web site contains class notes, PowerPoint slides, class announcements, the course syllabus, test dates, and other information for the course.

 E-Mail

 All students are requested to obtain an e-mail account. If you have any questions about the course or need assistance, please contact me in person or by telephone during office hours; or by e-mail at any time. Also, you may submit the end-of-chapter case project assignments in class on the due date or by e-mail with a date stamp at or before
5:00 P.M. on the due date. E-mail submissions should be submitted as an attachment in Microsoft Word format.  

Grading and Evaluation Criteria 

  Course Outline