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WiFi
with FOSS -Course Schedule
FN-
Fore Noon; AN-After Noon
Day: 1 - 17/12/2007 (Monday)
FN: Networking Fundamentals
• Introduction to OSI Layers
• TCP/IP protocol in action
Linux Fundamentals
• Understanding Linux OS Architecture
• Linux commands
AN: TCP/IP Packets lab demo
Hands-on with Linux
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Day: 2 - 18/12/2007 (Tuesday)
FN: WLAN basics
• WLAN introduction and applications
• BSS, IBSS, ESS, DS, BSSID, SSID
• IEEE 802.11 set of standards
• Spectrum of operation
• AP and STA hardware structure
Flavor of WLAN PHY
• RF fundamentals: path loss and fading
• Transmit, receive power: dB calculations
- RSSI, data rate relationship
• DSSS & OFDM PHY : fundamentals and data
rate support
AN: WLAN basic lab experiments
• Introducing various WLAN equipment
• Establishing Ad-hoc network
• Establishing Infrastructure network
WLAN Mobility lab experiments
• Mobility Vs Data rate and RSSI
• Transmit power VS Data rate
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Day: 3- 19/12/2007 (Wednesday)
FN: WLAN MAC access
• DCF Protocol in WLAN
- CSMA/CA,
- BEB,
- RTS/CTS,
- Inter frame spacing
• PCF Protocol in WLAN
AN:
• Tuning MAC parameters
- RTS/CTS Threshold
- Configure power levels
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Day:4 - 20/12/2007 (Thursday)
FN: WLAN framing and management
• MAC frames and fields
o MAC header
o Frames
- Data frame
- Control frame
- Management frame
• Network entry
o Active scanning and passive scanning
• Timing and power management
o TIM
o PS-POLL
AN: Introduction to Ethereal
- Lab experiments using Ethereal Software
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Day: 5- 21/12/2007 (Friday)
FN: WLAN Security:
• Basics of Network Security
- Confidentiality, Integrity and Authentication
- Security issues in wired and wireless LAN systems
• Introduction to WLAN Security
- WEP – Encapsulation & Decapsulation
- RC4 Algorithm
• WEP Vulnerabilities
- IV reuse/ Key stream reuse, FMS attacks, bit flipping
etc.,
• WPA – TKIP Encapsulation & Decapsulation
AN: WLAN Security Demonstration Lab:
• Configuring the WLAN client & AP for WEP
and WPA modes
• Capturing and analyzing the Packets
- Without any encryption
- With WEP encryption
- With WPA enabled
- Observe the Authentication process with and without
security enabled.
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Day: 6- 22/12/2007 (Saturday)
FN: WLAN Security (Contd.,)
• WPA2 - CCMP mode of operation
• 802.1x Authentication and Key management
• EAP and RADIUS
• EAP –MD5, EAP-TLS, EAP- TTLS, EAP-PEAP,
EAP-LEAP, EAP-SIM
• WLAN Security tools (Netstumbler, Airsnort, Aircrack
etc.)
WLAN QoS
• EDCF & AC
• HCF & TS
• Block-ACK, DLS, APSD
Wi-Fi products and network management
- WiFi products and certification
- NMS
AN: WLAN Security Demonstration (Contd.)
• Configuring Client, AP & Radius server for
WPA2, 802.1x / EAP support
• Capturing and analyzing packets
- WPA2 (CCMP)
- 802.1x – EAP - various methods
- RADIUS
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