400-351: CCIE Wireless Written Exam (CCIE Wireless)

The Cisco CCIE Wireless Written Exam is a 2-hour test that will validate that a wireless engineer has the expertise to plan, design, implement, operate, and troubleshoot complex enterprise WLAN networks.

400-351: CCIE Wireless Written Exam (CCIE Wireless)

Cisco 400-351 Exam Overview:

Exam Name	CCIE Wireless Written Exam (CCIE Wireless)
Exam Number	400-351 CCIE W
Exam Number	$450 USD
Duration	120 minutes
Number of Questions	90 - 110 Question
Passing Score	Variable (750-850 / 1000 Approx.)
Recommended Training	CCIE Wireless Study Materials
Sample Questions	Cisco 400-351 Sample Questions
Practice Exam	Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert Wireless Practice Test

Cisco 400-351 Exam Topics:

Section	Written Exam (%)	Lab Exam (%)	Objectives
Plan and Design WLAN Technologies	16%	N/A	1. Describe WLAN organizations and regulations 2. Describe IEEE 802.11 standards and protocols 3. Plan & design wireless solutions requirements ◈ Translate customer requirements into services and design recommendations ◈ Identify ambiguity and/or information gaps ◈ Evaluate interoperability of proposed technologies against deployed IP network infrastructure & technologies ◈ Select an appropriate deployment model ◈ Regulatory domains and country codes 4. RF planning, designing and validation ◈ RF Design / Site survey Define the tasks/goals for a preliminary site survey Conduct the site survey Determine AP quantity, placement and antenna type ◈ Architect indoor and outdoor RF deployments Coverage Throughput Voice Location High Density / Very High Density ◈ Construct an RF operational model that includes: Radio resource management (Auto-RF, manual, hybrid, Flexible Radio Assignment, TPC and DCA) Channel use (radar, non-WiFi interference, Dynamic Bandwidth Selection) Power level, overlap RF profiles ◈ Validate implemented RF deployment
Configure and Troubleshoot the Network Infrastructure	12%	15%	1. Configure and troubleshoot wired infrastructure to support WLANs ◈ VLANs ◈ VTP ◈ STP ◈ Etherchannel 2. Plan network infrastructure capacity 3. Configure and troubleshoot network connectivity for: ◈ WLAN clients ◈ WLCs (appliance, virtual, and Mobility Express) ◈ Lightweight APs ◈ Autonomous APs 4. Configure and troubleshoot PoE for APs 5. Configure and troubleshoot QoS on the switching infrastructure ◈ MQC ◈ MLS QoS 6. Configure and troubleshoot multicast on the switching infrastructure ◈ PIM ◈ Basic IGMP (including IGMP snooping)◈ ◈ MLD 7. Configure and troubleshoot IPv4 connectivity ◈ Subnetting ◈ Static and inter-VLAN routing 8. Configure and troubleshoot basic IPv6 connectivity ◈ Subnetting ◈ Static and inter-VLAN routing 9. Configure and troubleshoot wired security for APs ◈ MAB ◈ dot1X for APs 10. Configure and troubleshoot the following to support wireless services ◈ DNS ◈ DHCPv4 / DHCPv6 ◈ NTP, SNTP ◈ SYSLOG ◈ SNMP ◈ CDP, LLDP ◈ mDNS (including SDG)
Configure and Troubleshoot an Autonomous Deployment Model	8%	12%	1. Configure and troubleshoot different modes and roles ◈ WGB ◈ Point to point & Point to multi-point bridge 2. Configure and troubleshoot SSID/MBSSID 3. Configure and troubleshoot security ◈ L2 security policies ◈ Association filters ◈ Local radius ◈ dot1X profiles 4. Configure and troubleshoot radio settings 5. Configure and troubleshoot multicast 6. Configure and troubleshoot QoS
Configure and Troubleshoot AireOS appliance, virtual, and Mobility Express controllers	18%	27%	1. Configure and troubleshoot secure management access and control plane ◈ AAA ◈ CPU ACLs ◈ Management via wireless interface ◈ Management via dynamic interface 2. Configure and troubleshoot interfaces 3. Configure and troubleshoot lightweight APs ◈ dot1x ◈ AP modes ◈ AP authentication / AP authorization ◈ Logging ◈ Local AP CLI configuration ◈ WLC based AP configuration 4. Configure and troubleshoot high availability and redundancy ◈ SSO ◈ N+1, N+N 5. Configure and troubleshoot wireless segmentation ◈ RF profiles ◈ AP groups ◈ FlexConnect 6. Configure and troubleshoot wireless security policies ◈ WLANs ◈ L2/L3 security ◈ Rogue policies ◈ Local EAP ◈ Local profiling ◈ ACLs ◈ Certificates 7. Configure and troubleshoot FlexConnect and Office Extend 8. Configure and troubleshoot Mesh 9. Implement RF management ◈ Static RF management ◈ Automatic RF management ◈ CleanAir ◈ Data rates ◈ RX-SOP ◈ Air Time Fairness (ATF) ◈ Flexible Radio Assignment (FRA) 10. Configure and troubleshoot mobility ◈ L2/L3 roaming ◈ Multicast optimization ◈ Mobility group scaling ◈ Inter-release controller mobility ◈ Mobility anchoring 11. Configure and troubleshoot multicast 12. Configure and troubleshoot client roaming optimization ◈ CCKM ◈ Optimized Roaming ◈ Band Select ◈ Load Balancing ◈ 802.11r/k/v
Configure and Troubleshoot Wireless Security & Identity Management with ISE	13%	17%	1. Configure and troubleshoot identity management ◈ Basic PKI for dot1x and WebAuth ◈ External identity sources (AD) 2. Configure and troubleshoot AAA policies ◈ Client authentication and authorization ◈ Management authentication and authorization ◈ Client profiling and provisioning ◈ RADIUS attributes ◈ CoA 3. Configure and troubleshoot wireless guest management ◈ Local web authentication ◈ Central web authentication ◈ Basic sponsor policy
Configure and Troubleshoot Prime Infrastructure and MSE/CMX	12%	15%	1. Configure and troubleshoot management access ◈ AAA ◈ Virtual domain 2. Perform basic operations ◈ Create and deploy templates ◈ Operate maps ◈ Import infrastructure devices ◈ High availability ◈ Audits ◈ Client troubleshooting ◈ Notification receivers ◈ Reports ◈ Monitoring policies 3. Configure and troubleshoot Prime Infrastructure jobs 4. Operate Security management ◈ Configure rogue management ◈ Manage alarms and events 5. Implement and troubleshoot MSE/CMX ◈ Management access ◈ Network services Location Analytics Connect and Engage CleanAir wIPS ◈ NMSP 6. Integrate ISE with Prime Infrastructure and MSE/CMX
Configure and Troubleshoot WLAN media and application services	11%	14%	1. Configure and troubleshoot voice over wireless ◈ QoS profiles ◈ EDCA ◈ WMM ◈ BDRL ◈ Admission control ◈ MQC/MLS 2. Configure and troubleshoot video and media ◈ Media Stream ◈ Admission control 3. Configure and troubleshoot mDNS ◈ mDNS proxy ◈ Service discovery ◈ Service filtering 4. Configure and troubleshoot AVC and netflow 5. Configure and troubleshoot FastLane and Adaptive Fast Transition (802.11r)
Evolving Technologies v1.1	10%	N/A	1. Cloud ◈  Compare and contrast public, private, hybrid, and multicloud design considerations Infrastructure, platform, and software as a service (XaaS) Performance, scalability, and high availability Security implications, compliance, and policy Workload migration ◈ Describe cloud infrastructure and operations Compute virtualization (containers and virtual machines) Connectivity (virtual switches, SD-WAN and SD-Access) Virtualization functions (NFVi, VNF, and L4/L6) Automation and orchestration tools (CloudCenter, DNA-center, and Kubernetes) 2. Network programmability (SDN) ◈ Describe architectural and operational considerations for a programmable network Data models and structures (YANG, JSON and XML) Device programmability (gRPC, NETCONF and RESTCONF) Controller based network design (policy driven configuration and northbound/ southbound APIs) Configuration management tools (agent and agentless) and version control systems (Git and SVN) 3. Internet of things (IoT) ◈  Describe architectural framework and deployment considerations for IoT IoT technology stack (IoT Network Hierarchy, data acquisition and flow) IoT standards and protocols (characteristics within IT and OT environment) IoT security (network segmentation, device profiling, and secure remote)