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| monkeyboy 2002-02-14, 4:46 am |
| I know that this has been discussed bfore but........
Does anyone know if cisco are implementing a wireless networking cert/training - it's just that my boss is keen for me to do it.... -wow! a caring boss ; )
Ta
Mark
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| Tulcingo 2002-02-14, 8:58 am |
| Hey Monkey guy,
I too am getting a headache from my boss because they need to get wireless certified before they get decertified. The thing is that I need to get certified by the end of this month. I have done the training in CCO but don't know what else to study. Let me know what to work on. Thanks
Is there any books out there that I can buy for this wireless configs?  | |
| Hippo 2002-02-14, 10:43 am |
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Interesting thread. One of the customers we support, Waste Recycling Group, have a large number of mining and mineral quarries throughout the UK. These are vast open pits, some as big as 2 miles square, and to get comms from the weighbridge to the remote offices at the other side of the pit, requires a leased line usually via telegraph poles. This presents a problem with all the big lorries and excavation equipment knocking down the poles and wires. So WRG are investing in wireless networking. We now have to support that system. I need to learn fast.
Cisco are implementing this technology; here's a link to their web page:
http://www-search.cisco.com/pcgi-bi...or=0&sa=Search.
Incidentally, www.amazon.com have a number of study guides on the subject; go to the search box and simply type in "wireless networking"
Hippo
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| I've heard from my colleagues that there is actually a paper on general wireless technology. That is, not Cisco/Avaya dependent. I can recall the site for that certification, but you guys can search around.
I don't know did I remember correctly, the Cisco wireless paper is at www.certification.net Its an online, "take test at home" paper, not like your usual prometric center test. | |
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. So WRG are investing in wireless networking. We now have to support that system. I need to learn fast.
Hippo,
As long as you have Line of sight you won't have any issues, simply do a point to point link using an aironet bridge, and hardwire it into your remote LAN using existing cat 5 cabling. The aerials are simply Yagi's for point to point or omindirectional for point to multipoint.
As for config, it's a simple bridge, doesn't sound like you need routing enabled, give the two boxes IP addresses in the same subnet, stick them up pointing in the same general direction and it should work pretty much straight away. Then once theyre up and working enable encryption and voila your working - just remember if your enabling encryption or changing subnets etc to change the remote end first - could save you a long drive.
Config is done using a GUI and is pretty easy, the hardest part is mounting it on the wall etc, hopefully if you work for a reseller you can get some cabler to do all this for you!!
It's a good solution, especially for an environment like yours - Cisco have just dropped the prices for Aironet as well - but they still aren't the cheapest (as usual).
WRG, hmm - I wouldn't post customers names, If I was a salesman I may just be tempted to approach them!! Fortunately I'm a techy! | |
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| Nice one Mat.
I'll check out the documentation when I get to work tonight and see how they have been configured. Luckily, I don't get to do the installs at the quarry sites. We leave the aerials to contractors, and the configs to Getronics guys. However, I like to examine the configs in detail before I go supporting them.
Cheers
Hippo | |
| monkeyboy 2002-02-15, 6:09 am |
| Yeah, I mean what Matt says is mostly true - they (aironet) are pretty much easy to set up - depending on whether you get the cisco - or previous aironet/arlan efforts. You choose the frequency & SID & so on...
The tricky bit is being able to monitor the radio transmissions/retrans/all the statistics & site spec to provide optimal performance. This is the bit I need to do.
Tulcingo - yeah - I mean I would like to know if there are any good books as well - as I'm only a newbie 
Here's a link to the training I'm going on - cut/paste & have a look....
http://www.azlan.com/cgi-bin/E_Comm...on%25search.y=0 | |
| monkeyboy 2002-02-15, 6:15 am |
| tell you what
go to www.azlan.co.uk
search under cisco & wireless
there should be:
Aironet Wireless LAN Fundamentals
Cisco Aironet Wireless Site Survey
that's better than that nasty CGI now isn't it.... | |
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