2 Wireless Signals and Modulation
– Understanding Basic Wireless Theory
– Carrying Data Over an RF Signal
– Maintaining AP-Client Compatibility
– Using Multiple Radios to Scale Performance
– Maximizing the AP-Client Throughput
3 Wireless Architecture Infrastructure
– Wireless LAN Topologies
– Pairing Lightweight APs and WLCs
– Leveraging Antennas for Wireless Coverage
4 Understanding Wireless Roaming and Location Services
– Roaming Overview
– Roaming Between Centralized Controllers
– Locating Devices in a Wireless Network
5 Authenticating Wireless Clients
– Open Authentication
– Authenticating with a Pre-Shared Key
– Authenticating with EAP
– Authenticating with WebAuth
6 Troubleshooting Wireless Connectivity
– Troubleshooting Client Connectivity from the WLC
– Troubleshooting Connectivity Problems at the AP
7 Enterprise Network Architecture
-Hierarchical LAN Design Model
-Enterprise Network Architecture Options
8 Fabric Technologies
– The Need for SD-Access
– What is SD-Access?
– SD-Access Architecture
– What is Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN)?
– Cisco SD-WAN Architecture
– Cisco SD-WAN Cloud OnRamp
9 Network Assurance
– Network Diagnostic Tools
– NetFlow
– Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) Technologies
– Local SPAN
– Remote SPAN (RSPAN)
– Encapsulated Remote SPAN (ERSPAN)
– IP SLA
– Cisco DNA Center with Assurance
10 Secure Access Control
– Network Security Design for Threat Defense
– Next-Generation Endpoint Security
– Network Access Control (NAC)
11 Network Device Access Control and Infrastructure Security
– Access Control Lists (ACLs)
– Terminal Lines and Password Protection
– Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA)
– Zone-Based Firewalls (ZBFWs)
– Control Plane Policing (CoPP)
– Device Hardening
12 Virtualization
– Server Virtualization
– Network Functions Virtualization
13 Foundational Network Programmability Concepts
– Command Line Interface – CLI
– Application Programming Interface – API
– Tools and Resources
– Data Formats (XML and JSON)
– Cisco DNA Center APIs
– Cisco vManage APIs
– Data Models and Supporting Protocols
– Cisco DevNet
– GitHub
– Basic Python Components and Scripts
14 Introduction to Automation Tools
– Embedded Event Manager (EEM)
– Agent-based vs. Agentless Management Tools