February 14, 2013 in Portland, Oregon

Training Objective

Make a Wi-Fi System Engineer or network manager as ‘smart as possible’ regarding Wi-Fi, userauthentication & Ruckus in 1 day. We presume the attendee understands the basics of Wi-Fi and the ‘basics’ regarding con!guring a Ruckus ZoneDirector Wi-Fi Controller.

Who Should Attend?

Network integrators, network consultants, school districts, higher education organizations, enterprises looking at deploying or upgrading their Wi-Fi infrastructure and existing Ruckus customers.

Where & When

February 14, 2013
Courtyard by Marriott Portland North Harbour
1231 N. Anchor Way.
Portland, OR 97217

Time Event
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Registration, Coffee
9:00 a.m.
  • Welcome and introductions
  • Everything you wanted to know about Wi-Fi, but were afraid to ask: 2.4 GHz vs. 5 GHz, 802.11n, 802.11ac, interference, channel-planning options, airtime fairness, band-steering, beamforming, client load balancing, etc.
10:30 – 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 – 12:15 p.m.
  • Deep dive on the Ruckus Wi-Fi solution
  • Engineering Wi-Fi networks to meet coverage and capacity needs. Delivering a Wi-Fi site survey. Best practices for deploying and validating a Ruckus installation.
12:15 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
  • Deep dive on Wi-Fi user authentication. Authenticating enterprise users, BYOD devices and guests (WPA2, DPSK, Captive Portal, 802.1x Radius, subscriber gateways WISPr)
  • Deep dive on Wi-Fi security, a look at known Wi-Fi vulnerabilities and how to engineer a 100% secure Wi-Fi network
2:30 – 2:45 p.m. Break
2:45 – 4:30 p.m.
  • Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and some of our favorite third-party Wi-Fi management and troubleshooting tools
  • Near term Ruckus enterprise roadmap (9.5 software release)
  • Q&A / Open Discussion