Revised 01/2018

ITN 120 - Wireless - Network Administration (WNA) (3 CR.)

Course Description

Provides instruction in fundamentals of wireless information systems. Course content includes terms, standards, components, and operating requirements in the design and implementation of wireless networks. Lecture 3 hours per week. 

General Course Purpose

None.

Course Prerequisites/Corequisites

ITN or ITN 101. Students must be able to read and write at a college level.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • Explain OSI model protocol layering
  • Explain Wireless LANs fundamentals
  • Explain differences between upper and lower protocols
  • Explain IP addressing and subnet operation
  • Explain in detail physical layer standards
  • Explain how to build a secure WLAN
  • Explain how to install wireless NIC adapters
  • Explain installation and setup of Access Point
  • Implement Security
  • Implement and use Wireless network monitoring tools

     

Major Topics to Be Included

  • OSI, and TCP/IP model
  • Today’s Wireless LANs
  • Wireless LANs fundamentals
  • Analog and digital transmission
  • Wireless signal multiplexing
  • Packets and frames
  • IEEE 802.11 Physical layer standards
  • IEEE 802.11 Medium Access Control
  • IP addressing
  • Build a secure WLAN
  • Configuring a WLAN
  • WLAN Monitoring
  • WLAN troubleshooting

     

Student Learning Outcomes

  • OSI, and TCP/IP model

  • The need and benefits of standards
  • Layering concept
  • Peer to Peer connectivity
  • TCP/IP de facto standard

     

    Today’s Wireless LANs

  • WLANs application
  • Advantages and disadvantages

     

    Wireless LANs fundamentals

  • Radio-based WLANs
  • Radio waves
  • Radio Frequencies
  • Transmissions
  • Components
  • Modes
  • Light-based WLANs
  • Coding signals
  • Infrared Light

     

    Analog and digital transmission

  • Analog transmission
  • Digital transmission
  • Error free digital transmission
  • Broadband and baseband transmission

     

    Wireless signal multiplexing

  • Frequency Division Multiplexing
  • Time Division Multiplexing
  • Statistical Time Division Multiplexing

     

    Packets and Frames

  • TCP/IP traffic (packets)
  • Ethernet (frames)
  • ARP
  • Ping
  • Tcpdump

     

    IEEE 802.11 Physical layer standards

  • Frequency Hopping spread spectrum PHY specification
  • Direct sequence spread spectrum PHY specification
  • Diffused infrared PHY specifications

     

    IEEE 802.11 Medium Access Control

  • Access to a wireless medium
  • Joining and keeping connected to a wireless network
  • MAC frame format

     

    IP addressing

  • IP address
  • Sub-netting
  • Special IP numbers
  • Masking
  • Mobil IP

     

    Build a secure WLAN

  • Assessing needs
  • WLAN design
  • Peer to peer versus Infrastructure Mode
  • Coverage area
  • Number of users
  • Determining security

     

    Configuring a WLAN

  • Install Wireless NIC adapters
  • Load drivers and utilities
  • Configure Windows for the network
  • Configuring Cisco WLAN
  • Installing the Access Point
  • Configuring the network
  • Starting up a WLAN

     

    WLAN Monitoring

  • Standard network monitoring tools
  • Station utilities
  • Access point utilities
  • Modify the AR Radio Settings

     

    WLAN troubleshooting

  • Network connection settings
  • WLAN Alerts
  • Cisco Alerts