Certified WLAN Design Professional - CWDP 305

Define business requirements for wireless LANs, identify technical and security requirements, and document outcomes through requirements engineering aligned with ISO IEC 29 148 and IEEE 15288.

Identify technical requirements for wireless LANs aligned with company objectives. Build a robust, scalable Wi-Fi infrastructure emphasizing coverage, security, roaming, and capacity, with thorough vendor evaluation and ongoing support.

Identify security requirements for wireless networks with enterprise authentication and encryption, compare WPA2 and WPA3, and summarize key management, 802.1X, EAP methods, and roaming enhancements.

Identify common wifi security threats and attacks, including denial of service, peer to peer, man in the middle, mac address spoofing, encryption cracking, authentication, social engineering, and krack WPA2.

Master Wi-Fi monitoring through signal strength analysis, channel utilization, device tracking, and security protocol assessment, plus traffic analysis, performance benchmarks, and real-time alerts.

Explore the security and productivity implications of BYOD and bioa, using NAC, guest access design, and VLAN separation to balance risk with user flexibility.

Learn to document and evaluate existing wireless infrastructure, categorize requirements, and apply IEEE 29148 guidance to design secure, scalable WLAN with DHCP, DNS, NTP, VLANs, and site surveys.

Define wireless LAN capacity requirements and plan for diverse applications and bandwidth, then optimize channel planning across 2.4, 5, and 6 gigahertz bands with band steering and load balancing.

Define wireless LAN quality requirements using ISO/IEC 253 2019 to ensure optimal performance, reliability, and user satisfaction, and apply quality and use models, PQRS, and DQS to guide design.

Explore application considerations for wireless LAN, compare data, voice, and video demands, and learn to plan throughput, latency, jitter, and QoS with 802.11e/edca and dscp access categories.

Explore wlan client devices across stationary, mobile, and hybrid categories, including desktop computers, routers, smartphones, laptops, tablets, and ip cameras, with design considerations for performance and security.

Explore wireless LAN site surveys with hardware and software tools to perform predictive surveys, spectrum analysis, and AP-on-a-stick hybrid Wi-Fi assessments.

Plan and optimize wireless deployments through a predictive survey that uses floor plans, material attenuation, and survey software to model access point placement, 2.4/5 ghz planning, and bill of materials.

Explore post-deployment wifi spectrum analysis to identify interference and congestion, tune ap placement, channel allocation, and power settings, and optimize reliability across 2.4 ghz and 5 ghz bands.

Explore hybrid Wi-Fi surveys that blend manual site visits, spectrum analysis, and predictive design to optimize AP placement, coverage, and RF mapping for modern wireless LAN deployments.

Explore centralized and autonomous wireless LAN architectures, data forwarding models, Capwap, and wireless network management concepts. Delve into mesh networks, root and node roles, and AP placement planning.

Explore wireless LAN channel planning across 2.4, 5, and 6 GHz bands with 20/40/80/160 MHz channels and staggered three dimensional AP placements by site surveys to reduce CCI and ASI.

Explore the supporting infrastructure for a functional wireless LAN, including DHCP, DNS, NTP, firewall configurations, VLAN management, Radius and LDAP integration, and PoE considerations for switch cabling.

Create wireless LAN documentation, including the bill of materials with switches, cabling, PoE, antennas, site survey report, design report, and physical installation guide for AP placement, coverage, and centralized management.

Learn WLAN terminology for design, including link budget, attenuation, free space path loss, Fresnel zone, earth bulge, ERP, and how power, gains, and material loss shape signal reach and reliability.

Explore outdoor WLAN mesh and backhaul concepts, including client bridge repeaters, point-to-multipoint wireless bridges, and mesh networks, with root and node AP roles and optimization practices.

Explore wireless LAN verticals and oversubscription ratios across educational institutions, student housing, retail, hospitality, health care, sports and entertainment, warehouses, outdoor, and government settings, with PCI DSS considerations.

Craft a concise executive summary for a wireless LAN deployment, outlining devices, ssids, IPs, security with AAA and Radius, monitoring, topologies, and pre-deployment requirements.

Coordinate the Wi-Fi network implementation meeting with stakeholders to align objectives, timelines, costs, and design, covering AP installation, floor plan markings, RF propagation, channel plans, and regulatory requirements.

Organize and document the wireless deployment with inventory, AP specs, cabling, IP addressing, and installation locations, then configure licensing, security, DHCP and DNS, and the wireless LAN controller.

Examine security aspects of wireless LAN design validation, including captive portals, active and passive surveys, throughput testing, and ports for bootp, ntp, ldap, capwap, radius, dns, vpn, and EAP methods.

Explore captive portals used in guest wifi, including terms pages, authentication methods, radius and directory integration, and customizable login experiences across standalone, cloud, or integrated solutions.

Perform an active wireless LAN survey during validation by connecting to the network, generating traffic with survey tools, and measuring throughput, latency, signal strength, packet loss, and reliability.

perform a passive Wi-Fi survey to listen without connecting, measure signal strength and signal to noise ratio, assess channel usage and interference, and map coverage for validation.

Analyze 2.4 and 5 GHz spectrum to validate a Wi-Fi design, adjust channels, power, and antenna placement, and proactively monitor for interference to optimize performance.

Assess Wi-Fi throughput and performance through validated tests, measuring data transfer rates to identify bottlenecks, ensure stable performance under varying load, using tools like iperf and speedtest.net.

Apply physical optimizations after deployment surveys by adjusting furniture layout, wall obstructions, and app mounting heights to improve signal propagation and coverage, then optimize RF, channel widths, and reporting handoff.

Explore RF optimizations to improve Wi‑Fi performance by boosting SNR, reducing interference, and balancing AP and client transmit power to prevent sticky clients and roaming issues.

Explore five gigahertz wireless LAN channel widths and strategies to minimize channel overlap and channel reuse. Improve spectral efficiency and throughput through proper channel planning and DFS usage.

Deliver post-installation reports and training, then execute a formal project handoff. Validate coverage with site survey, verify AP inventory, and produce the installation acceptance document for customer sign-off.