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CCNA Wireless Official Exam Certification Guide

• Master IUWNE 640-721 exam topics with the official study guide

• Assess your knowledge with chapter-opening quizzes

• Review key concepts with Exam Preparation Tasks

• Practice with realistic exam questions on the CD-ROM

CCNA Wireless Official Exam Certification Guide is a best of breed Cisco® exam study guide that focuses specifically on the objectives for the CCNA® Wireless IUWNE exam. Senior instructor Brandon Carroll shares preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills. Material is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing your understanding and retention of exam topics.

CCNA Wireless Official Exam Certification Guide presents you with an organized test preparation routine through the use of proven series elements and techniques. “Do I Know This Already?” quizzes open each chapter and allow you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section. Exam topic lists make referencing easy. Chapter-ending Exam Preparation Tasks sections help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly.

The companion CD-ROM contains a powerful testing engine that allows you to focus on individual topic areas or take complete, timed exams. The assessment engine also tracks your performance and provides feedback on a module-by-module basis, presenting question-by-question remediation to the text and laying out a complete study plan for review.

Well-regarded for its level of detail, assessment features, and challenging review questions and exercises, this official study guide helps you master the concepts and techniques that will enable you to succeed on the exam the first time.

CCNA Wireless Official Exam Certification Guide is part of a recommended learning path from Cisco that includes simulation and hands-on training from authorized Cisco Learning Partners and self-study products from Cisco Press. To find out more about instructor-led training, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered by authorized Cisco Learning Partners worldwide, please visit www.cisco.com/go/authorizedtraining.

Brandon James Carroll is one of the country’s leading instructors for Cisco security technologies, teaching classes that include the CCNA, CCNP®, CCSP® courses, a number of the CCVP® courses, as well as custom-developed courseware. In his eight years with Ascolta, Brandon has developed and taught many private Cisco courses for companies such as Boeing, Intel, and Cisco. He is a CCNA, CCNP, CCSP, and a certified Cisco instructor. Brandon is the author of Cisco Access Control Security.

The official study guide helps you master all the topics on the IUWNE exam, including:

• WLAN RF principles

• WLAN technologies and topologies

• Antennae concepts

• 802.11 protocols

• Wireless media access

• Wired to wireless network packet delivery

• Cisco Unified Wireless Networks basic architecture

• Controller discovery, association, and configuration

• Adding mobility with roaming

• Migrating standalone AP to LWAPP

• Mobility Express architecture

• Wireless clients

• Installing and configuring the WCS

• Securing, maintaining, and troubleshooting wireless networks

Companion CD-ROM

The CD-ROM contains an electronic copy of the book and more than 150 practice questions for the IUWNE exam.

This volume is part of the Exam Certification Guide Series from Cisco Press®. Books in this series provide officially developed exam preparation materials that offer assessment, review, and practice to help Cisco Career Certification candidates identify weaknesses, concentrate their study efforts, and enhance their confidence as exam day nears.

Category: Cisco Press–Cisco Certification

Covers: IUWNE exam 640-721

$49.99 USA / $54.99 CAN

Amazon.com® Reader Reviews (Ranked by Helpfulness)

Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 7 Ratings

Book ok, exam question bank on CD grossly inadequate - 2009-06-09
Reviewer Rating:
While the book is adequate, the supposedly "realistic exam questions" on the cd-rom miss the mark by a mile. I tried to take the exam yesterday and there was little resemblance between the questions on the cd-rom and the questions in the exam.

Superficial and sometimes inaccurate - 2009-04-06
Reviewer Rating:
I don't expect much from Cisco Press books but this one is still poor even by that standard. Knowing this book by heart will still leave you failing the exam, but it does give you a feeling for the truly nit-picky nature of the exam. As for the book, not only does it skimp on details, but there are some really funny gaffs. He cites the RFC for Everything Over IP to explain Ethernet Over IP.

for the newbies using Cisco Wireless products - 2009-02-12
Reviewer Rating:
I baught this book for my studies with Wireless Lan Controller and Cisco APs. I am not satisfied with the coverage of the subjects with this book. Cisco Wireless Lan Controller subjects are not covered well. A lot of subjects are missing. If you are newbie with the cisco wireless products you can read it otherwise it is only waste of time with reading this book.

A Solid And Reliable Textbook Designed To Help You Pass Your Exam - 2009-11-22
Reviewer Rating:
Being a Firewall.cx reviewer has its perks, but even we were excited to get hold of the official Cisco source book for the new CCNA Wireless exam. Because both the book and exam are new it would be hard to review one without the other, so one of us duly went out and used the book to pass the exam. Only on Firewall.cx will you find such dedication...

Overall the book is worthy of its name; it's a solid and reliable textbook and is everything you'd expect from Cisco Press. What you might not expect, however, is that it's also surprisingly readable and will be just as useful to those wanting a comprehensive overview of wireless networking as those on the certification trail.

The topics covered are:

* Understand WLAN fundamentals:

* 802.11a/b/g protocols covered in depth

* Bluetooth, WiMAX, ZigBee, cordless phone are covered briefly.

* Wireless regulatory bodies, standards and certifications (FCC, ETSI, 802.11a/b/g/n, WiFi Alliance)

* WLAN RF principles (antenna types, RF gain/loss, EIRP, refraction, reflection, ETC

* Install a basic Cisco wireless LAN

* Cisco Unified Wireless Network architecture

* Cisco Mobility Express Wireless architecture

* Configure a WLAN controller and access points WLC: ports, interfaces, WLANs, NTP, CLI and Web UI, CLI wizard, LAG AP: Channel, Power

* Install Wireless Clients on various operating systems

* Windows, Linux, MAC

* Using ADU, ASTU and diagnostics tools with Cisco wireless LAN adapters

* Implement basic WLAN Security

* Operate basic WCS (Wireless Control System)

* Conduct basic WLAN Maintenance and Troubleshooting.


The writer builds your knowledge from the ground up, in the right direction most of the time, and doesn't leap off into the world of Cisco equipment until chapter 10. The book is filled with useful diagrams and illustrations; you can hardly find 3 or 4 consecutive pages without a figure. There are also pictures of the Cisco devices to illustrate what you might see in the real world. This is useful because this sort of high-end kit is not frequently available in small businesses or homes.

A case in point is the Cisco Unified Wireless Network (CUWN). Most engineers deal with autonomous or stand-alone access points whereas with CUWN all the APs in an organization are controlled remotely through a unified management system. When done correctly this makes it a breeze to manage tens if not hundreds of APs, but you're unlikely to be able to pull this together for hands-on experience in your personal Cisco lab.

For the exam there is a lot of software/hardware like this that you need to know but might struggle to get hold of. This is where this book's illustrations and step-by-step walkthroughs really help. The author says: "The newer Cisco certification exams have adopted a style of testing that essentially says, "If you do not know how to do it, you will not pass this exam." This means that most of the questions on the certification exam require you to deduce the answer through reasoning or configuration rather than just memorization of facts, figures, or syntax from a book" . The book addresses this very well by using real-life scenarios.

The book is sensibly structured and easy to use. It describes the goals of the exam and the way to conquer it, with strategies for exam preparation in both the introduction and at the end. Each chapter starts with a "Do I know this already?" quiz so that advanced users can easily skip to the next chapter and find their level within the material. And key topics are highlighted, which helps when you want a final review before the exam.

The included CD comes with exam simulation software and well over 200 questions. This is an absolute must because the more questions you tackle, the greater the chance you'll pass. It's worth mentioning that our reviewer found the exam a little new and immature in places so this practice will serve you well.

In conclusion, this book will definitely help you achieve certification, also it's a good buy if you just want to understand wireless networking in theory and practice. There are a few typos and editorial slips but not many and, given the scope and newness of the title, this is a very good first outing that can only get better with future editions.

We have no hesitation in giving it a well-deserved 9 out of 10 and we can assure you it won't be sitting idle on our bookshelves. If you're serious about wireless networking, make room for it on yours.

Poor - 2009-10-26
Reviewer Rating:
This book really does come up way short as far as being able to prepare for the exam. The questions on the cd weren't even close to the types of questions on the actual test. In fact there were questions on things not even mentioned. Reading through the book it's obvious that it was rushed through. Simply put it's not a very good tool to use. Unfortunately there aren't many other options for anyone hoping to take the IUWNE 640-721.

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