Training, Certification & Career

This month we will be covering  the Certified Wireless Design Professional (CWDP) certification. With the help of CWNP and the Airheads Community members we will assist you in achieving the CWDP certification. If you would like to participate please chime in. Any suggestions, let us know. Any errors you see, please point them out.

The CWDP certification is a professional level wireless LAN certification for the CWNP Program. The CWDP certification will advance your career by ensuring you have the skills to successfully design enterprise Wi-Fi networks for a variety of different applications, deployments, and environments, no matter which brand of Wi-Fi gear your organization deploys. To earn a CWDP certification, you must hold a current and valid CWNA credential.

CWDP Exam Summary

• Exam Number: PW0-250
• Cost: $225.00 U.S.
• Availability: Register at Pearson VUE
• Duration: 90 minutes
• Questions: 60
• Question Types: Multiple choice / multiple answer
• Passing Score: 70% (80% for Instructors)
• Available Languages: English

The main subject areas covered by CWDP

Wi-Fi Network Planning

• WLAN Architecture September-MHC
• Rules for Successful Hotel Wi-Fi
• Planning and Design: Rip and Replace Best Practices
• Checklist for Planning a Voice Over Wi-Fi Network: LAN Planning (Part 1 of 4)
• Checklist for Planning a Voice Over Wi-Fi Network: Wi-Fi Coverage (Part 2 of 4)
• Checklist for Planning a Voice Over Wi-Fi Network: Quality of Service (Part 3 of 4)
• Predictive RF planning with Visual RF Plan
• [AirheadsConf LV 2013 Breakout] Wireless LAN- Gigabit Wi-Fi 802.11ac In-Depth

Enterprise WLAN Design Strategies

• 802.11b/g - 3-Channel Plan vs. 4-Channel Plan
• Three channels or four? Conversation on 2.4GHz channel planning
• Wireless Design for Stores, Warehouses & Manufacturing Facilities
• Network Rightsizing Best Practices Guide
• Deploying Video over 802.11n
• [VIDEO] Wireless Design for the All Wireless Office
• Aruba Tech Webinar: Dorm Wi-Fi Design in the Era of BYOD
• Wireless LAN (WLAN) Design Fundamentals
• Designing Outdoor Mesh Networks
• [AirheadsConf LV 2013 Breakout] Networks: Outdoor Network Engineering
• Campus Network Design V8
• Advanced Mobility Design

Infrastructure Design and Network Services

• AirheadsConf LV 2013 Breakout- Wireless LAN- WLAN Design for High Density Environments
• How should I space my APs for optimum Wi-Fi voice coverage?
• [AirheadsConf LV 2013 Breakout] Wireless LAN Optimizing Wi-Fi for Voice/Video

Advanced Site Surveying

• Indoor 802.11n Site Survey and Planning
• Wireless Site Survey
• How do I perform a site survey using software?

802.11 Security Design

• Securing Wireless Communications
• Wireless Security - Myths and Realities
• Checklist for Planning a Voice Over Wi-Fi Network: Security and Performance (Part 4 of 4)
• Physical Security of the Wireless Installation

Design Troubleshooting

• 802.11 / RF Troubleshooting Best Practices
• [AirheadsConf LV 2013 Breakout] Wireless LAN - Advanced RF Troubleshooting
• [AirheadsConf EMEA 2013 Breakout] Wireless LAN - Advanced RF

Exam Objectives

Flashcards coming soon. 

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