Module 1 - 12: Media

: Introduction to Wireless LANs

Interactive Activity: From LAN to WLAN

This activity shows a regular wired LAN.

Interactive Activity: OSI Layer Devices

This animation classifies networking devices by the OSI layer upon which they operate.

: IEEE 802.11 and Network Interface Cards

Interactive Activity: IEEE 802 Standards

This activity tests familiarity with all the IEEE 802 Standards.

Interactive Activity: WLAN Logical Architecture: Acronym Recognition

In this activity, demonstrate familiarity with WLAN Acronyms by dragging them to the corresponding targets.

Interactive Activity: 802.11 MAC Frame Format

This activity displays the Media Access Control frame format plus descriptions.

PhotoZoom: Cisco Aironet Client Adapters

In this activity, students will view Cisco Aironet client adapters.

Demonstration Activity: The Aironet Client Utility

In this activity, students will learn about the Aironet client utility.

Interactive Activity: Link Status Meter and Free Space Loss Simulator

This activity is a simulator of the Cisco Aironet Link Status Meter (LSM) showing how signal strength is dependent on the distance between the two laptops and signal quality.

: Wireless Radio Technology

Interactive Activity: Longitudinal Pulse

This activity demonstrates how sending longitudinal pulses can be close or far apart.

Interactive Activity: Transverse Pulse

This activity demonstrates an interactive transverse pulse.

Interactive Activity: Amplitude and Frequency

This activity demonstrates a moving sine wave that allows for amplitude and frequency changes.

Interactive Activity: Amplitude, Frequency, and Phase

This activity draws a dynamic wave calculated from user input.

Interactive Activity: Analog to Digital Conversion

In this activity, the student will take samples of an analog signal and turn it into digital form.

Interactive Activity: Calculating Decibels

This activity allows the student to enter values for Power final and Power reference, then calculates for decibels.

Interactive Activity: Using Decibels

This activity allows the student to enter a value for the decibels and a value for the reference power resulting in the final power.

Interactive Activity: Electromagnetic Fields and Polarization

This activity includes a series of animated, graphical explanations of EM fields and polarization.

Interactive Activity: Propagation of Light in Matter

This activity demonstrates how light slows down through different materials.

Interactive Activity: Electromagnetic Calculator

This activity allows students to enter values for frequency and wavelength to calculate the speed of light.

Interactive Activity: Electromagnetic Spectrum

This activity allows the student to scroll through the EM spectrum by moving the mouse to the left or right over the graphic.

Interactive Activity: Fourier Synthesis

In this activity, the student will draw sine waves by selecting the amplitude, frequency, and phase of each.

Interactive Activity: Tone Generator Modulation

This activity plays frequency sounds and modulated sounds.

Interactive Activity: Digital Modulation

This activity shows examples of digital modulation.

Interactive Activity: Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum

This activity demonstrates two different types of frequency hopping spread spectrum (FHSS).

Interactive Activity: Allocating Communications Resources

This activity shows time vs. frequency using bands/channels of FDMA, TDMA, CDMA.

Interactive Activity: Optical Refraction

This activity shows how refraction works in different materials (starting from a vacuum).

Interactive Activity: Law of Reflection

This activity animates how angles affect reflection.

Interactive Activity: Multipath

This activity demonstrates how a laptop transmits signals and how those signals can be received by the Access Point.

Interactive Activity: The Free-Space Loss (FSL) Equation

This activity calculates free space loss (FSL) in dB, frequency in MHz, and transmitter-receiver separation distance in km.

Interactive Activity: Free Space Loss Simulation

This applet demonstrates the concept of FSL (free space loss) between wireless devices.

: Wireless Topologies

Interactive Activity: Layer Launch

In this activity players use a spring board to launch devices into the right layer hole.

Interactive Activity: OSI Layer Devices

This animation classifies networking devices by the OSI layer upon which they operate.

Interactive Activity: Cisco Three-Layer Internetwork Design Model

This is a drag and drop activity relating the concepts in each of the three layers of internetwork design.

Interactive Activity: Bridged WLANs

This interactive animation demonstrates how WLANs can send messages to each other. Follow the instructions displayed near the bottom of the main window to view the animation.

Interactive Activity: Line of Sight of the Bridge

This activity demonstrates the concept of the line of sight of a bridge, or the Fresnel Zone.

Interactive Activity: Name that Topology

This activity is a game where the student must choose the correct name for a slowly forming topology as fast as possible. The goal is to type in the LETTER that corresponds to the correct name of the current topology as fast as possible in the text box.

Interactive Activity: Vocabulary Check

This activity will help students to review some of the terms introduced in Module 4.

Interactive Activity: Cisco Integrated Solution

This activity demonstrates how Cisco delivers wired and wireless end-to-end solutions for voice, video and data.

: Access Points

PhotoZoom: Cisco AP1100 Access Point

In this activity, students will view Cisco AP1100 Access Point.

PhotoZoom: Aironet 1200 Series

In this activity, students will view Aironet 1200 series.

PhotoZoom: Cisco AP350 Access Point

In this activity, students will view Cisco AP350 Access Point.

Demonstration Activity: Configure IP Address using VxWorks Menu

In this activity, students will learn about CLI setup.

Demonstration Activity: Configure Radio Interface using VxWorks Menu

In this activity, students will learn to set the AP SSID during the VxWorks Menu setup.

Demonstration Activity: AP Radio Advanced

In this activity, students will learn about AP Radio Advanced.

: Bridges

PhotoZoom: Cisco BR350 Wireless Bridge

In this activity, students will view Cisco BR350 Wireless Bridge.

PhotoZoom: Cisco 1400 Wireless Bridge

In this activity, students will view Cisco 1400 Wireless Bridge.

Demonstration Activity: Using the IP Setup Utility (IPSU)

In this activity, students will learn about the IP Setup Utility (IPSU).

: Antennas

Interactive Activity: Diversity

This activity shows Space and Frequency Diversity and how it effects signals.

Interactive Activity: Line of Sight of an Antenna

This activity helps demonstrate the Fresnel Zone between wireless bridges, and shows the effect of the curvature of the Earth on antennas.

: Security

Interactive Activity: Fill Security Holes

This activity allows the student to match the correct network device symbol with its name.

Interactive Activity: IEEE 802.11 Authentication and Association

This interactive animation demonstrates how wireless authentication works.

Interactive Activity: Security Issues

This activity is a sequence of interactive animations that demonstrate how security works in wireless, and how 802.1x addresses 802.11 security issues.

Demonstration Activity: Configure LEAP/EAP Using VxWorks GUI

In this activity, students will learn about Cisco VPN devices.

: Applications, Design, and Site Survey Preparation

Demonstration Activity: WLAN Application Studies

In this activity, students will learn about WLAN applications.

Interactive Activity: Network Design Cycle

This activity shows the different steps in the network design cycle.

Interactive Activity: Survey Materials

In this activity, the student will place the correct devices/items (water drop) into the correct bucket.

Demonstration Activity: Aironet Client Utility (ACU)

In this activity, students will complete the following tasks:

: Site Survey and Installation

Interactive Activity: Site Survey

This activity explores the thought process in doing a site survey and deciding antenna placement.

Demonstration Activity: Project Management Checklist

In this activity, students will learn some of the key customer responsibilities.

: Troubleshooting, Monitoring, Management, and Diagnostics

Process Chart: Symptom-Diagnosis-Solution

Demonstration Activity: WLSE Key Features

In this activity, students will learn about the WLAN Solutions Engine.

Demonstration Activity: Managing with WLSE

In this activity, students will learn about network management with the WLSE.

: Emerging Technologies

Process Chart: How a VoIP Telephone Call is Made

Demonstration Activity: Case Studies of Wireless Installations

In this activity, students will view case studies of wireless installations.




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