Re: WiFi courses/vendors recommendation

[<labguy () gmail com>]

With respect to vendor neutral training I would suggest starting with CWNP
@ www.cwnp.com.

They specialize in providing vendor-neutral Wi-Fi training and
certification.  Instructor led training is available via certified training
partners.   In addition, there are study guides available for purchase.
CWTS (lvl 0) - Intro - terms & lingo
CWNA (lvl 1) - Wi-Fi 101
CWSP (lvl 2) - Wi-Fi Security
CWDP (lvl 2) - Wi-Fi Design
CWAP (lvl2) - Wi-Fi Protocol Analysis
CWNE (lvl3)....

I recommend completing some or all the CWNP training to understand how
Wi-Fi works.  Once you understand how Wi-Fi works, you'll know how to
design and configure a network to meet your design goals.  Next, complement
your vendor neutral training with applicable vendor specific training to
understand their interface and specific nuances.  Moving to another vendor
is just a matter of learning where the nerd knobs are for configuring their
product as you'll already know the fundamentals of Wi-Fi.


Kindest regards,
Troy

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*Troy Martin* |  M 403.966.4370

On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 2:18 AM, George Tasioulis <george.tasioulis () gmail com
> wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 8:23 PM, Hugo Slabbert <hugo () slabnet com> wrote:
>
> > Doubt how much PoE you'd use for the MetroWifi stuff, but for the
> > "small/medium events Wifi coverage":
> >
> >  Ubiquiti Networks.
> > > > Its cheap and it works great. Support sucks though.
> > Just watch it here if you're expecting to plug UniFi APs into standard
> > 802.3af/at ports and get power.  When I last interacted with them
> (customer
> > equipment; year or two old, I believe) a lot of their WAPs are 24V, not
> > 802.3af/at.
>
>
> Only their UniFi AP & AP-LR are 24V, all the rest of their product line
> (AP-PRO, AP-AC as well as the outdoor units) are 802.3af or 802.3at
> compliant.
> You can easily overcome this limitation by using their 8-port ToughSwitch
> were each POE port can be configured to either 24V or 48V.
> IMHO Ubiquity's UniFi is a very decent solution when you want to keep
> budget low.
>
> - G.