Wireless Organizations and Certification
CWNA

The Certified Wireless Network Professional™ (CWNP™) program is the IT industry standard for vendor-neutral WLAN training and certification. The CWNP program consists of four levels of training and certification, as shown in Figure :

  • Administrator: Wireless LAN administration
  • Security Professional: Wireless LAN security
  • Integrator: Wireless LAN integration
  • Expert: Wireless packet and protocol analysis

The CWNP program offers instruction in all aspects of wireless networking in a series of certification training courses. The four levels of knowledge and certification of the CWNP program allow students to pursue as much knowledge about wireless networking as their profession requires.

CWNA is the foundation of the CWNP program. Covering a broad range of wireless networking topics, CWNA allows IT professionals who are new to wireless networking to learn quickly. For individuals already familiar with WLANs, earning the CWNA certification fills in any gaps in their knowledge. CWNA certification candidates must know how to administer, install, configure, and troubleshoot wireless network systems.