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How to Become a CWNA Certified Wireless Network Admin
CWNA (Certified Wireless Network Administrator) is a vendor neutral certification that covers a range of topics that focus on wireless LAN technology.
Whether you’re interested in a new career path or just want to keep your networking skills up to date, consider the possibilities that the CWNA certification has to offer.
The CWNA certification has some important benefits including:
- Unique career options and opportunities
- Good way to set yourself apart from other networking professionals
- A competitive salary (according to CertMag’s 2007 salary survey $78,000 on average)
How to Get CWNA Certified
CWNA candidates are required to pass a single exam: PW0-104 on Wireless LAN Administration.
The exam is available in English only, currently costs $175 and is available through Pearson VUE testing centers.
The PW0-104 exam has 60 multiple choice questions and takes 90 minutes to complete. You are required to answer 70% of the questions correctly in order to become certified and your CWNA cert is valid for 3 years.
As for prerequisites, although there are no prior certifications required, you must have a basic understanding of networking concepts.
The main topics covered on the CWNA exam include:
- Radio Technologies
- Antenna Concepts
- Wireless LAN Hardware and Software
- Network Design, Installation, and Management
- Wireless Standards and Organizations
- 802.11 Network Architecture
- Wireless LAN Security
- Troubleshooting
- How to Perform Site Surveys
How to Prepare for the CWNA PW0-104 Exam
There are 5 ways you can prepare for your CWNA exam:
- The Only Authorized CWNA Video Training — which not only gives you an instructor led experience and the convenience of your own home, but also the flexibility to watch videos on your own time and at your own pace
CWNA Video Training
Master wireless networking, administration and security by watching an expert instructor configure a real live wireless network
Get complete exam coverage for CWNA PWO-104 exam — this course covers all of the bases required for the exam.
Take advantage of multiple file formats and learn anywhere you go with iPod Video, Mp3 Audio, .WMV & high quality .AVI video
Watch a demo and learn more
- 5 Day Course at a Training Facility Near You — which provides you with face-to-face interaction with the instructor and learning at a quick pace
- 5 Day Live Online Training Course — which offers you an instructor led experience from the convenience of your home
- CWNA Study Guide and Practice Test Book– which offers you the flexibility to study on your own time and at your own pace
- Practice Exam for the CWNA Exam (PW0-104) — allows you to test your knowledge with 240 practice questions
About CWNP
The CWNA certification is administered by CWNP (Certified Wireless Network Professional) however, there is no CWNP certification, or exam. CWNP is the program that develops certification exams for wireless technologies and their goal is to certify people on wireless networking.
Currently there are 5 certifications that CWNP offers:
- CWTS: Certified Wireless Technology Specialist
- CWNA: Certified Wireless Network Administrator
- CWSP: Certified Wireless Security Professional
- CWNE: Certified Wireless Network Expert
- CWNT: Certified Wireless Network Trainer
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Jason Harry Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 11:59 am
Interesting! Something for me to consider in the future.
Eric Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
Wireless is definitely an area that is getting more and more popular which means they’ll need to be more and more people to administer it.
Kasia Grabowska Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
very true…
Ali Manzoor Says:
December 18th, 2009 at 11:47 am
hi Kasia Grabowska
in future any chance release of CWSP , CWNE ????
Kasia Grabowska Says:
December 18th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Hi Ali,
There is a strong possibility for a CWSP course, depending on how many of our students are interested in that certification. This is definitely a course we are considering developing in the upcoming year.
The CWNE on the other hand is probably unlikely; the scope of that course is extremely large, and to be honest we’re not entirely sure that our video training could capture everything that is required for such a high level certification.
Hope this answers your questions.
Kasia