Course Overview
This course is a four-day technical training course on the Juniper Networks Wireless LAN Services (WLS) system. The course includes an overview of the full range of hardware and software products and their capabilities and features.
The course describes the WLS system architecture and a project framework for planning a WLS system deployment. It covers the Radio Frequency (RF) planning capabilities of the RingMaster software and basic wireless LAN controller (WLC) configuration through the command-line interface (CLI). The course then moves on to describe system and service configuration using RingMaster.
The course also describes a secure, enterprise-grade employee service in detail and introduces other service options (such as a Web portal login). Integration issues with the back-end authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA), Domain Name System (DNS), and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) servers are examined, and the monitoring, management and reporting capabilities of the RingMaster software are also described.
Course Topics
After successfully completing this course, students should be able to:
- Identify the various hardware and software components of the WLS system and describe the system capabilities and architecture.
- Effectively use the RingMaster management console to plan, deploy, configure, manage, monitor, and report on a WLS system.
- Describe the requirements for a secure, Enterprise-grade wireless LAN system and configure secure services.
- Work with domains and clusters to ensure campus-wide seamless roaming on the wireless LAN and provide industry-leading system resilience.
- Effectively troubleshoot a WLS system deployment and user connectivity to the wireless LAN segment.
- Scale the management of the system using the RingMaster console and its policy configuration capabilities.
- Navigate the CLI and be familiar with some important command line utilities.
- Describe integration issues with the corporate AAA, DHCP, and DNS environments.
Target Audience
IJWL is an intermediate-level course and is designed to give field and support engineers a high level of technical competence with the Juniper Networks WLS products.
Course Outline
Day 1
Chapter 1: Course Introduction
Chapter 2: Juniper Networks Wireless LAN System Overview
- Wireless LAN Overview
- WLS Hardware and Software
- WLS licensing
- Complementary Products
Chapter 3: WLS Basic Architecture
- Juniper Networks WLS Overview
- WLS Fundamentals
- Mobility Domain Overview
- Clustering Overview
- Network Domain Overview
- The AP Boot Process
- The RingMaster Architecture
- The SmartPass Architecture
- Advanced Architecture Preview
Chapter 4: WLS Software Installation and Overview
- WLS Hardware and Software Requirements
- WLS Software Licenses
- RingMaster Server and Client Installation
- RingMaster Web Launch Client Installation
- RingMaster Client Connection
- Licensing a RingMaster Server
- RingMaster Network Plan and Graphical User Interface
- RingMaster Services, Directory Structure, and Help
- Uninstalling RingMaster
- Installing and Licensing SmartPass
Day 2
Chapter 5: Reverse Planning
- Wireless LAN Project Deployment Phases
- Customize RF Obstacles
- Create and Configure Sites, Buildings, and Floors
- Upload and Prepare Floor Plans
- Define RF Obstacles
- Create and Configure Indoor Coverage Areas
- Add Origin Point and Wiring Closet
- Reverse Planning
Chapter 6: WLS Hardware Setup and Configuration
- Wireless LAN Project Deployment Phases
- Hardware Installation
- Controller CLI Access
- CLI QuickStart
- Controller CLI Management
- Web QuickStart
Chapter 7: WLS Service Configuration
- Wireless LAN Project Deployment Phases
- Services Overview
- The WLC System Setup Wizard
- Deploying Local Changes
- Connect a Windows XP SP2 Client
Day 3
Chapter 8: Troubleshooting the Wireless LAN System
- Wireless LAN Project Deployment Phases
- Troubleshooting Processes and Flow
- Configuration Management
- Troubleshooting Tools
- Useful MSS Commands
- System Recovery
- Raising a Support Case
Chapter 9: WLS Network Integration
- RADIUS Overview
- Integration with Microsoft IAS RADIUS
- Troubleshooting IAS
- DHCP Options
- DNS Hosts
Chapter 10: WLS Domains and Clusters
- Wireless LAN Project Deployment Phases
- Working with Mobility Domains
- Working with Clusters
- Working with Network Domains
Day 4
Chapter 11: WLS Advanced Architecture
- Advanced Voice Support
- Wireless Mesh Services
- Spectrum Analysis
- Remote AP
- Automatic Client Load Balancing
- Bandwidth Control
- RADIUS Functionalities
- Intrusion Protection
- Location
Chapter 12: WLS Monitoring
- Wireless LAN Project Deployment Phases
- Configure for Monitoring
- The Monitoring Dashboard
- Monitoring Status
- Monitoring Clients
- Monitoring Traffic
- Monitoring Alarms
- Monitoring Security
- Server Events Log
Chapter 13: WLS Management and Reporting
- Wireless LAN Project Deployment Phases
- Device Management
- RingMaster Server Management
- RingMaster Client Tools
- Reporting
Appendix A: Tracing an 802.1X Authentication
- 802.1X Certificate Issues
- Tracing an 802.1X Authentication
- Microsoft Tracing Capability
- Appendix B: Example Trace Messages
- Good News Trace Messages
- Bad News Trace Messages
Prerequisites
Students should have intermediate-level networking knowledge and an understanding of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model and the TCP/IP protocol suite.
Students should also have a good understanding of 802.11 wireless LAN fundamentals and be familiar with AAA concepts and RADIUS. Students should also attend both the Juniper Networks Networking Fundamentals and the Juniper Networks WLAN Fundamentals online courses (or possess equivalent knowledge) prior to attending this class.