Campus Wireless Networks

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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