UniFi & Enterprise Wireless
Ubiquiti

UniFi Wireless Admin (UWA)

The UniFi Wireless Admin (UWA) course is for administrators looking to optimise their wireless environments and deployments, by learning RF fundamentals and best practices.

Course Overview

The course provides admins with the tools they need to ensure high density environments are adequality designed and optimised. Learning is reinforced with course materials and practical lab activities using the UniFi Controllers and Access Points. Students that complete the course and pass the exam will be fully certified as a UniFi Wireless Administrator and receive their official certificate from Ubiquiti Networks.

Course Duration: (2 Days)
  • Day 1:09:00 to 17:00
  • Day 2:09:00 to 17:00 (Followed by 60 Minute Exam)

Student Requirements

Laptop & Charger, with Admin Rights & Wired/Wireless Ethernet. Basic Knowledge of IP Addressing, Subnetting, DHCP & DNS is assumed. Please note: Students must bring their own ethernet adapters & laptops, the trainer is unable to provide this.

What You'll Learn

1. RF Fundamentals

  • Frequency, Propagation, Path Loss, Attenuation
  • Coverage, Channels, Bandwidths, DFS
  • Transmit Signal, Power, Gain, EIRP
  • Antenna Radiation Patterns
  • MIMO, Polarisation

2. 802.11 Networking

  • LAN Access Methods
  • CSMA/CA, RTS/CTS, Hidden Nodes
  • SSIDs, Beacons, Probing, Connection
  • Dynamic Rate Selection, Fast Roaming
  • WLAN Standards
  • Frame Types, Quality of Service
  • SU-MIMO vs MU-MIMO
  • Noise vs Signal, SNR, ACI vs CCI

3. WLAN Planning & Design

  • PoE Standards and Wiring
  • High Density, Coverage Areas, Overlap
  • MCS Indices, Coding & Modulation
  • Site Surveys, WLAN Scanning, Spectral Analysis
  • Airtime & Capacity
  • Device Interoperability
  • Coverage vs Data Rates

4. WLAN Deployment

  • Network Traffic Types, Broadcast/Multicast Traffic
  • UniFi Band Steering
  • UniFi Minimum RSSI
  • Wireless Uplink
  • Certification Exam

Who Should Attend

Network Administrators
IT Infrastructure Managers
Technical Pre-Sales Engineers

What's Included

  • Morning Snacks
  • Lunch
  • Afternoon Tea

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