CNIT 107 Wireless LANs

Course Objectives:

Knowledge and skills needed to select, install and configure wireless networks, including: fundamentals and standards of wireless communication, installation of network access point, and installation, configuration and management of typical products. Also included: common applications, monitoring the network, security, troubleshooting. This course is pre-requisite for CNIT 108, Advanced Wireless (CWNA preparation).

Prerequisite: CNIT 106 or 240 or 201.

Text:

Guide to Wireless Communications by Jorge Olenewa - George Brown College

ISBN-10: 1111307318 ISBN-13: 9781111307318

528 Pages Paperbound

Requirements:

As this is an on-line course, Internet connectivity from home, office or library will be needed. In addition to the weekly readings in the texts, there are chapter questions, quizzes, and additional research. Some reports will be in the form of postings to the Discussion Board, some will be short printed papers.

Feel free to post comments or questions to the Discussion Board or meet for discussions in the Chat Area at any time. For Tips, see how to take this course

Be sure to check your Insight email frequently, and check the course web page weekly to see new announcements.

Discussion/Forum requirements:
There will be discussion questions posted every 1.5 weeks, you must post and/or discuss in at least 80% of these to get full credit.

Attendance Policy:
If you miss more that 2 classes, I may drop you. I will try to contact you before I drop you to see what is happening.

Please remember participation in the class includes taking quizzes, participating in forums, and completing assignments, not just logging into class.

Homework will be accepted up to 1 week late, but will have one letter grade less full credit maximum.

Questions? Post in the class Discussion Board, send me an e-mail (darian.taha@mail.ccsf.edu), or setup an appt. The Final Exam will be comprehensive and will be given online during finals week.

Course Schedule: There are 12 Chapters in the book. We will cover about one chapter every one week. When you login to Insight please check the "Upcoming Events" area and then "Go to Calendar" and you will see the Calendar of Topics, Assignments, Quizzes. There are 11 homework assignments, please complete 6 for full homework credit.

Communication Guidelines: Online you will also find some guidelines for class participation, and links to the CCSF Computer Policies. In general, following good Netiquette (communication guidelines for the Internet) is recommended and expected.

Major Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course a student will be able to:

A. Define the different types of Wireless Local Area Network teclmologies and their components.

B. Describe the existing industry standards for WLANs such as the IEEE 802.11.

C. Outline a plan to install and maintain a wireless local area network and the costs associated to it.

D. Describe the steps to install and configure different components of a wireless local area network such as the wireless network adapter cards, and access point.

E. Compare the different ways to monitor a wireless local area network.

F. Describe the most common problems that can be found in a wireless local area network.

G. Compare and evaluate different methods of encryption to secure a wireless local area network.