• Participants learn the standards and specifications used to build wireless networks, including 802.11, Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), WiFi Protected Access (WPA), WPA2 (802.11i), and 802.1X.
• Participants experience hands-on training that will help them manage and support wireless networks in a real-world environment.
• Participants learn how to plan and deploy a wireless network that meets a company’s unique needs.
• Participants learn how to troubleshoot common problems that occur in wireless networks.

• Module 1: ProCurve Mobility Solutions
• Module 2: Wireless Network Technologies and Specifications
• Module 3: ProCurve Access Point Family
• Module 4: ProCurve Wireless LAN System
• Module 5: Wireless Network Security
• Module 6: Radio Technologies
• Module 7: Managing Wireless Networks
• Module 8: Troubleshooting Wireless Networks
• Module 9: Designing Wireless Networks

After completing ProCurve Mobility, students will be able to:

• Explain the advantages that ProCurve’s Adaptive Edge Architecture (AEA) provides for companies and their mobile users
• List ProCurve Networking’s wireless solutions
• List the main features, advantages, and disadvantages of the 802.11a, b, and g standards
• Define the three different modes in which wireless networks can operate: ad-hoc, infrastructure, and in-cell relay
• Differentiate between the following wireless networking terms: basic service set identifier (BSSID), wireless local area network (WLAN), and service set identifier (SSID)
• Explain the difference between an open system and a closed system
• Explain how a station connects to an AP, including associating and authenticating
• List the features of the AP 420 and AP 530 and, given a set of customer requirements, select the appropriate AP
• Install and begin to configure the AP 420 and AP 530
• List the features of the ProCurve Wireless LAN System, including the Wireless Edge Services xl Module, the Redundant Wireless Services xl Module, the wireless services-enabled switch, and the radio ports (RPs)
• Explain the differences between an RP and an AP
• Describe the options for deploying a Wireless Edge Services xl Module and its associated RPs
• Describe the purpose of auto-provisioning on the wireless services-enabled switch
• List the requirements for transmitting traffic from an RP to the Wireless Edge Services xl Module and on to the wired network
• List the authentication options for wireless networks and identify their strengths and weaknesses
• Explain how 802.1X functions in a wireless network, including describing common Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) methods
• Compare the strength of encryption provided by WEP and by WPA/WPA2
• Configure a variety of security methods on a ProCurve AP or Wireless Edge Services xl Module
• Define radio technology terms related to radio frequency (RF) propagation and power
• Explain the difference between coverage and capacity
• Calculate range, explaining in particular the effects of Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP) and receiver sensitivity
• Describe ProCurve antennas, identify environments in which they meet the coverage and capacity requirements, and configure ProCurve products to use them
• Describe how RTS/CTS is used to avoid contention in a wireless network
• Explain the requirements for Layer 2 and Layer 3 roaming in a wireless network
• Connect two AP 530s through a Wireless Distribution System (WDS)
• Describe the network self-healing, anomaly detection, and redundancy group features that the Wireless Edge Services xl Module provides
• Explain how the ProCurve standalone APs and the Wireless Edge Services xl Module support dynamic VLANs
• Manage your wireless network using ProCurve Manager Plus (PCM+), ProCurve Mobility Manager (PMM), and ProCurve Identity Driven Manager (IDM)
• Isolate problems to identify where they are occurring on the wireless network
• Troubleshoot a station, AP 420, AP 530, and a Wireless LAN System
• Collect information using the products’ management interfaces
• Solve common problems in booting the products and accessing management interfaces
• Assess the purpose of a wireless network and its security requirements
• Plan, prepare, and conduct a site survey
• Understand coverage and capacity requirements and select appropriate products and antennas
• Design wireless solutions for typical open, semi-open, and closed environments