Introduction to Wireless LANs and the IEEE 802.11 Standard Looking for a solid introduction to the applications and technologies of wireless LANs? This workshop will explore everything you need to know to take advantage of WLANs today while planning for the next steps in the evolution of WLAN systems. The session will cover:
•WLAN basics: motivations, justifications, applications and what users and network managers need to know about indoor radio communications
•The IEEE 802.11 standard in detail, including both current specifications and major new additions now under development
•A review of current products, including clients, access points and software, along with a discussion of key features
Speaker: Craig J. Mathias, Principal, Farpoint Group
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Lunch Break
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Installing A Home WLAN The network administrator in your office made it look easy to get your laptop on the wireless LAN. Sadly, we can't all be gurus -- but that doesn't mean we can't all have a WLAN at home. Getting the Wi-Fi card, router, and broadband setup in your house or apartment to play nice together is a simple matter of following the right steps and knowing what to look out for. We'll walk you through an actual SOHO WLAN setup; explain the technology behind DHCP, DMZ, ping, firewalls, and other perplexing terms; give you a basic understanding of how to secure things using WEP/WPA; and share the tips and tricks needed to optimize your data throughput and range.
Speakers: Eric Griffith, Managing Editor, 802.11 Planet Joseph Moran, Contributing Editor, 802.11 Planet
3:00pm - 3:15pm
Afternoon Break
3:15pm - 5:30pm
Two Workshops will be held during this time
3:15pm - 4:15pm Maximizing Performance in Mixed 802.11g/b Environments with WME FrameBursting The Wireless LAN market is crowded with products touting a wide range of performance capabilities. There are several factors that impact network performance and provide a range of expected throughput. This workshop will discuss how to determine real-world throughput for both home and enterprise network configurations. Attendees will gain an understanding of the performance issues related to 802.11 g/b mixed environments and how to improve and maximize performance.
Topics include:
FrameBursting:
improved performance by increasing network efficiency
background on Wireless Multimedia Extensions (WME)
expected performance increase
802.11g Protection Mechanisms with 802.11b equipment
when and why protection mechanisms are needed
CTS-to-self and RTS/CTS mechanisms explained
Saturating Test Tools vs. Typical Traffic vs. Protection typical bursty traffic characteristics
fully saturated network test characteristics
Small and large network throughput
Speaker: Stephen Palm, Principal Engineer, Home Networking & Wireless
Business Unit, Broadcom Corporation
4:30pm - 5:30pm New RF Technologies: How will they play with Wi-Fi? New radio frequency technology will certainly have a significant impact on the emerging 802.11 marketplace, supplementing, complementing, and competing with the dominant WLAN standard. This workshop investigates how emerging wide-area wireless systems -- including 3G cellular, so-called 4G broadband WWAN, 802.16 (MAN), and 802.20 -- will interact with 802.11. What are the possibilities? What are the systems trades (pros and cons)? What does the future of wireless communications look like? A summary vision of the future will be described which includes a synopsis and rationale for which technologies are likely to win and why, including how the winning technologies will work together and what applications consumers will buy.
Instructors: Andrew Germano, Vice President, WiDeFi Inc. Jim Proctor, President & CEO, WiDeFi Inc.
Wireless LAN Design Seminar
If you're a wired LAN administrator or support technician tasked with implementing an 802.11 network in your workplace, this is the workshop for you. Focusing on the fundamental, practical problems involved in equipping and setting up a WLAN that works 'out of the box,' this session gives you the information you need to get it right the first time. Topics include:
•Review of basic WLAN RF technology
•Access Point and NIC critical features
•Optimized WLAN design process
1. What to cover?
2. What tools do you need?
3. How to save your budget and sanity
4. Real-world design examples: Office, Campus, Warehouse
•Six common problems and their solutions
Instructor: Jesse Frankel, Director, Systems Engineering, AirMagnet, Inc.
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Lunch Break
1:00pm - 3:00pm
RF Site Survey Basics: Equipment and techniques for Maximizing WLAN Performance
As you plan your 802.11 network, you'll want to prepare a site survey to identify potential problem spots and address them before the implementation stage. This session covers the ins and outs of a site survey, with the following steps explicitly covered:
1. RF site survey objectives, including t he assessment of RF propagation issues, determining location, and estimating the number of access points.
2. Addressing RF propagation issues.
3. Assessing site-survey tools.
4. Site survey steps.
5. Potential impact on system design (including the selection of 802.11b vs. 802.11a, channel assignments, etc.).
Speaker: James T. Geier, Principal Consultant, Wireless-Nets, Ltd.
3:00pm - 3:15pm
Afternoon Break
3:15pm - 5:15pm
End-to-End Enterprise WLAN Security Implementation Using CCx and WPA
This workshop session demonstrates hands-on use of the advanced security features needed to create a protected WLAN experience within the enterprise. Initial Wi-Fi Protected Access* (WPA) product certifications were announced by the Wi-Fi Alliance in May 2003 to bridge the gap between WEP and the coming 802.11i standard. This workshop will explain the usage and demonstrate the setup of WPA in servers, access points and Intel® CentrinoTM mobile technology PC notebooks from OEMs. Cisco* compatibility extensions (CCx) usage will also be reviewed. Pros and cons and set ups will be discussed and demonstrated for:
•WPA with EAP TLS and TKIP
•LEAP
Come learn about the latest methods for maintaining the circle of trust in your company's 802.11 WLAN.
* Other brands and marks are the property of their respective owners.
Instructors: Sam Ho, Wireless Networking Group, Intel Corporation Ajay Rane, Wireless Networking Group, Intel Corporation
WLAN Security Tutorial
This three-part, six-hour workshop is designed to give administrators of traditional and wireless LANs an overview of the security issues associated with WLANs and demonstrate basic and advanced tools and techniques to mitigate WLAN security risks. Attendees should have solid network administration experience and a basic working knowledge of WLANs. Prior security knowledge is not required
Instructors: Diana Kelley, Principal Analyst, Baroudi Bloor Lisa Phifer, Vice President, Core Competence, Inc.
10:00am - 12:00pm
Tutorial Part 1: Foundations
This portion of the workshop presents an overview of security issues encountered during WLAN deployment and explains aspects of 802.11 that are germane to security. Learn first-hand what common vulnerabilities like spoofing and eavesdropping really expose. Get a handle on less-publicized but equally worrisome threats like password capture and flood attacks. Instructors will use stumblers, analyzers, and intrusion detection tools to illustrate risks and show how such tools can help you protect your own wireless network.
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Lunch Break
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Tutorial Part 2: Building Private WLANs
Students in Part 2 will be expected to be familiar with the contents of Part 1. In order to participate in hands-on exercises, students must bring their own laptop and 802.11 NIC.
The second part of this workshop builds on the information presented during Part 1. It provides a series of steps or lessons to guide administrators in creating a private WLAN that is sufficiently secure for its intended purpose. Students will be able to participate in hands-on exercises designed to provide increasing levels of wireless privacy (WEP, VPN). Instructors will provide planning and configuration tips to help administrators avoid some common WLAN security and privacy pitfalls.
3:00pm - 3:15pm
Afternoon Break
3:15pm - 5:15pm
Tutorial Part 3: Stronger Access Controls
Students in Part 3 will be expected to be familiar with the contents of Parts 1 and 2. To participate in 802.1X exercises, students must have their own 802.11 NICs and laptops that run Windows XP or client software capable of supporting EAP-TLS.
The third part of this workshop builds on the information presented during Part 2, adding incrementally-stronger access control measures (MAC lists, SSL portals, 802.1X port access controls). Students will be able to participate in hands-on exercises designed to lock down WLAN access more tightly, culminating in detailed discussion of 802.1X, certificate vs. password authentication, and selection of EAP type. Session concludes with a general-purpose "Security Deployment Checklist" for WLAN planners and administrators.
Crash Preparation Course for Certified Wireless Network Administrator (CWNA) Certification (see below)
Today's equivalent of the CNA and CNE (Novell) certifications that were de rigueur in the '90s is the Certified Wireless Network Professional credential, endorsed by market leaders such as Symbol, AirMagnet, WildPackets, Colubris networks and Funk Software. This six-hour intensive 'cram' course presents an in-depth, vendor-neutral review of 802.11 wireless networks and covers the fundamental requirements for
passing the CWNA exam. A sample exam in both hardcopy and Palm (electronic) format is included, as well as a complimentary copy of Planet3 Wireless's Official Certified Wireless Network AdministratorTM (CWNATM) Study Guide.
Instructor: Francis Rabuck , President, Rabuck Associates
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