LAB Workbook for Wireless Analysis Professionals and CWAP

Why you want this workbook

Ready to become a Rockstar Wireless Professional? Ready to take on advanced Wireless Analysis and Troubleshooting? The Lab Workbook for CWAP Students provides a dozen scenario-based challenges designed to analyze and identify WLAN issues at the deepest levels. The CWAP labs at the Wireless range give you hand's on access to a suite of professional tools for wireless planning, packet capture/analysis, and troubleshooting from some of the industry's top vendors like NetAlly, MetaGeek, Ekahau, Cisco, and much, much more. Looking to learn Wireless Protocol analysis with open-source tools? We cover some of that too. The skills gained from these exercises are the biggest take-away's so no matter what vendor solutions or WLAN tools you use, you will be ready for anything WiFi throws at you. 

Details

The lab workbook for Wireless Analysis and #CWAP students by WiFi Training was designed to reinforce the theory learned in the CWAP instructor-led courses and is now available as a self-study option. This workbook provides students with over a dozen real-world exercises designed to help students prepare for troubleshooting and analyzing WLANs at the deepest levels, using a range of professional tools. Over 350 pages of protocol analysis goodness across 50 exercises will give you that hand's on experience needed to set yourself apart and gain confidence troubleshooting WLAN issues at the professional/expert level.

After a new tool or method is introduced, students are challenged with exercises that match real-world scenarios. 

Table of Contents

• Lab Guide            
• Discovery Labs (DL)         
• Discovery Lab 01: Explore WiFi Capture Options
• Task 1.1: WiFi Captures in MAC OS
• Task 1.2: WiFi Captures in Windows OS
• Task 1.3: WiFi Captures Using InSSIDer
• Task 1.4: WiFi Capture Using WiFi Analyzer Pro
• Task 1.5: WiFi Capture Using Sniffer Mode AP and Wireshark
• Task 1.6: WiFi Capture Using Metageek Eye P.A.
• Task 1.7: WiFi Capture Using Live Action Omnipeek
• Task 1.8: WiFi Captures - Linux (TBC - Chris)
• Task 1.9: WiFi Captures Using AirCheckG2
• Task 1.10: WiFi Captures Using Ekahau Sidekick

• Discovery Lab 2: Explore WiFi Analyzer Pro
• Task 2.1: WiFi Analyzer Overview
• Task 2.2: WiFi Analyzer - Channel Analysis
• Task 2.3: WiFi Analyzer - Interference
• Task 2.4: WiFi Analyzer - Infrastructure
• Task 2.5: WiFi Analyzer - AirWISE
• Task 2.6: WiFi Analyzer - Roaming Analysis
• Task 2.7: WiFi Analyzer - Top Traffic Analysis
• Task 2.8: WiFi Analyzer - Capture and Decode
• Task 2.9: WiFi Analyzer - Report
• Task 2.10: WiFi Analyzer - WiFi Tools

• Discovery Lab 3: Explore Wireshark
• Task 3.1: Wireshark - Coloring Rules
• Task 3.2: Wireshark - Display Filters
• Task 3.3: Wireshark - Configuration Profiles
• Task 3.4: Wireshark - Data Export & Analyze
• Task 3.5: Wireshark - I/O Graphs
• Task 3.6: Wireshark - Capture Filters
• Task 3.7: Wireshark - Expert Analysis
• Task 3.8: Wireshark - Configuration Files

• Discovery Lab 4: Medium Access & QoS
• Task 4.1: HT/VHT Capabilities
• Task 4.2: EDCA - Enhanced Distributed Channel Access
• Task 4.3: Airtime Calculation (802.11a)
• Task 4.4: HT/VHT Data Rate Calculation 
• Task 4.5: Airtime Calculation (HT)
• Task 4.6: A-MSDU           
• Task 4.7: Airtime Calculation (VHT)
• Task 4.8: WLAN Throughput Simulation
• Task 4.9: VHT Traffic Analysis

• Challenge Lab 1: EAP/802.1X
• Task 1.1: SSID/BSSID      
• Task 1.2: Spatial Stream
• Task 1.3: HT Power Save and Traffic Buffer
• Task 1.4: Data Rate Support
• Task 1.5: Robust Security Network Association (RSNA)   
• Task 1.6: EAP-TLS
• Task 1.7: EAP-PEAP        
• Task 1.8: RADIUS AVP   
• Task 1.9: AAA Override & CoA
• Task 1.10: QoS - User Priority

• Challenge Lab 02: Client Roaming
• Task 2.1: Client Roaming Challenge 1
• Task 2.2: Client Roaming Challenge 2      
• Task 2.3: Client Roaming Challenge 3      
• Task 2.4: Client Roaming Challenge 4

• Challenge Lab 03: Exploring WiFi6 & WPA3
• Task 3.1: 802.11ax: HE Information Elements     
• Task 3.2: 802.11ax: Data Rate Calculation (TBC) 
• Task 3.3: WFA: WiFi6 Certification
• Task 3.4: WFA: WPA3 - SAE Mode
• Task 3.5: WFA: WPA3 - SAE Transition Mode       
• Task 3.6: WFA: WPA3 - Enterprise
• Task 3.7: WFA: Enhanced Open