Wi-Fi connectivity is a key communication method for much of the personal technology we use today. The increasingly crowded Wi-Fi spectrum is busy delivering media, email, VoIP and other services to homeowners and their neighbours! It’s essential that technicians fully understand wireless technology to ensure fast, and reliable service to their customers.

This course goes back to basics to understand the fundamental technology behind RF (Radio Frequency) transmission used for wireless communications, and as a physical layer in the OSI model for networking. The course will compare wireless to other physical layer types and explores the behaviours of RF considering data speed, frequency and coverage. You will learn the benefits and methods for wireless security and explore how to maximise security in domestic networks. Students will also develop and understanding of the methods used to expand a wireless network to cover larger areas and more demanding traffic scenarios.

This course assumes a fundamental knowledge of IP networks. Candidates should come armed with a firm understanding of the wired network environment, having successfully completed CEDIA's Residential Networking Fundamentals course.