Campus Wireless Networks

Campus Wireless training

This will be an intense hands-on five (5) day training to teach skills required for managing and administering a campus wireless networ.

Objective

The main objective of the training is to empower the various network administrators from the various institutions with skills that will enable them to effectively manage the wireless networks of the various institutions that they represent.

This course is designed for technical staff that operates a TCP/IP network and intends to provide wireless connectivity to both students and faculty.

Requirements

The participants are required to be conversant with TCP/IP protocols. All participants are required to submit current network diagrams for discussion during the Case Studies. Each participant is also required to bring a laptop.

Course content

This is a hands on training experience where the participants will be trained on how to administer a campus wireless network. The training will focus on wireless security in a campus environment and how to migrate a campus network to eduroam.

Course Cost

This is a cost recovery based training and the Participants will contribute an amount to cater for their accommodation and the trainers time. This cost will cost USD...... Per Participant.

Registration

All participants will be nominated by the ICT Director/ ICT Head at the Institution . All nominations should be received by 15th July 2013

Timetable

DAY/TIME	8.00-10.00am	10.00-10.15am	10.15am-1.00pm	1.00pm-2.00pm	2.00pm-4.00pm	4.00pm-4.15pm	4.15pm-6.00pm
Monday	why wireless	Tea break	designing scalable wireless networks in Campus LAN	Lunch	Radio Physics	Tea break	RF channels and Modulation fundamentals
Tuesday	dB Maths	Tea break	Comparative use of unlincensed spectrum	Lunch	Telecommunication basics	Tea break	Antennas and transmission lines
Wednesday	Introduction to Wifi	Tea break	Protocols for wifi Communication	Lunch	Access point configuration LAB exercise	Tea break	Radio Propagation Basics
Thursday	Link budget	Tea break	Planning a radio link	Lunch	Outdoor Installations	Tea break	long distance links
Friday	Wireless security	Tea break	Introduction to eduroam	Lunch	Lab exercise	Tea break	Migrating campus network WLAN to eduroam
Saturday	Wireless monitoring tools	Tea break	Closing Ceremony	Lunch