Reddit reviews CWNA: Certified Wireless Network Administrator Official Study Guide: Exam CWNA-106
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From /u/jpeek
Passed CCNA-Wireless 200-355
Good afternoon, I just passed the CCNA Wireless exam. Just wanted to give a few sources on what I used to pass.
My background - I've managed large deployments of autonomous access points and I've done a few WLC deployments.
For books I used the CWNA and the CCNA-Wireless Study Guide
If you have access to CCO downloads make sure you get a chance to play with Prime and setting up and using the virtual controller.
Here are some links I've used to help fill in the gaps based on the exam topics where I felt the books were lacking.
>Decibal Watt Calculator
>dBi and dBd explanations
>Antennas Patterns
>Point to Point Quick Reference
>Flash - Cool site that explains how signals propagate
>RRM Management
>Converged Access White Paper
>IPv6 WLC Deployment Guide
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>5508 Configuration Guide
>Compare Wireless Products
>Web Authentication Configuration Examples
>Guest Access Deployment Guide
>Configuring Mobility Groups
>Site Survey Guidelines
Keep in mind this won't guarantee a pass. This is totally up to your background. For instance, if you aren't familiar with access points in autonomous mode, it might be a good idea to do some research and maybe even set one up. I was quite familiar with them and knew that would be a strong point for me. So that section in section 4.0 I didn't do any research, thus no links. If you aren't familiar with a technology dive into it more!
Let me know if you have any questions!
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>"I am more interesting in learning wireless than meraki specifically, but if there is a good meraki class that covers both I think that would be best."
Reading this line I'd suggest you take a look at the CWNA book here: https://smile.amazon.com/CWNA-Certified-Wireless-Administrator-Official/dp/1118893700/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1481736604&sr=8-1&keywords=CWNA It should be able to teach you the fundamentals of wireless and is not vendor specific.
IMHO it's better to know the fundamentals of Wireless which CWNA will teach from a vendor neutral perspective where CCNA-Wireless will have a focus on Cisco brand you can guarantee that. I personally am looking over the CWNA book and have thought about sitting for that exam in the future, as my company is using Ruckus APs. If your company is going to foot the bill for the class and cert you're either option should get you the knowledge you will need to start out and get off the ground.
Udemy course
CWNA
802.11ac
802.11n
802.11 SG
I personally met GT at a Ruckus conference and the dude is sharp. Don't pay the full price (retailmenot) if you enroll. Lots of good info there. You could prob skip the AC guide since that's a little to new for it to be relevant just yet. But def look at the 802.11n literature. This will put you eons ahead of most people.
You could pick up the study guide for the CWNA.
The CWNA is vendor agnostic and gives you a decent grasp of the concepts and things like site surveys.
For what it's worth, if you are actually interested in fast tracking your knowledge of Wireless fundamentals then the CWNA certification program and its associated references are really great. I recommend this book
https://www.amazon.com/CWNA-Certified-Wireless-Administrator-Official/dp/1118893700/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1481070486&sr=8-1&keywords=cwna