Cisco Advanced Wireless LAN for System Engineers Exam

The 642-586 AWLANSE exam is intended primarily for Cisco Channel Partner System Engineers. This exam tests the candidate's knowledge of WLAN basics such as RF, antenna theory, and 802.11a, b, and g standards. The exam also tests the candidate's ability to describe, design, and support the Cisco Unified Wireless Network products.

The following information provides general guidelines for the content likely to be included on the exam. However, other related topics may also appear on any specific delivery of the exam. In order to better reflect the contents of the exam and for clarity purposes the guidelines below may change at any time without notice.

Describe the technical functionality of Cisco unified wireless solutions

• Describe the key features and differentiators of the Cisco autonomous AP solution set
• Describe the key features and differentiators of the Cisco lightweight AP solution set
• Describe the key features and benefits of a mesh wireless solution
• Describe the key features and benefits of a bridged wireless solution
• Describe the key features and benefits of mobile access router solutions
• Describe the security benefits of the Cisco Self Defending Network solution
• Describe the features and benefits of RF signaling technologies

Describe the technical benefits of Cisco wireless products to meet business requirements

• Describe the benefits of key features included with the WLSE
• Describe the benefits of wireless controllers
• Describe the benefits of key features included with WCS
• Describe the benefits of key features included with ISRs with wireless capabilities
• Describe the benefits of key features included with the Location Server
• Describe the benefits of key features included with Cisco AP's & bridges
• Describe the benefits CCX compatibility

Describe the security features of the Cisco Unified Wireless solution set

• Describe the benefits of wireless security features included with the ACS
• Describe the benefits of security features included with Cisco autonomous AP's
• Describe the benefits of security features included with the Cisco wireless controllers
• Describe the benefits of security features included with integrated guest access
• Describe the benefits of security features included with the Cisco lightweight AP's
• Describe the benefits of Cisco wireless IDS

Assess customer's technical and business requirements

• Describe the importance of completing a wireless site survey
• Analyze the results of a wireless site survey
• Perform and analyze the results of a wireless security assessment

Describe the requirements for implementing voice in a wireless network

• Describe the channel capacity and coverage for VoIP requirements on a wireless LAN
• Describe VoWLAN architecture requirements
• Describe VoWLAN call data flow

• Cisco Wireless LAN Fundamentals (CWLF)
• Cisco Wireless LAN Advanced Topics (CWLAT)

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