300-425: Designing Cisco Enterprise Wireless Networks (ENWLSD)

This exam tests your knowledge of wireless network design, including:

◉ Site surveys

◉ Wired and wireless infrastructure

◉ Mobility

◉ WLAN high availability

The Designing Cisco Enterprise Wireless Networks v1.0 (ENWLSD 300-425) exam is a 90-minute exam associated with the CCNP Enterprise and Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise Wireless Design certifications. This exam certifies a candidate's knowledge of wireless network design including site surveys, wired and wireless infrastructure, mobility and WLAN high availability. The course, Designing Cisco Enterprise Wireless Networks, helps candidates to prepare for this exam.

300-425: Designing Cisco Enterprise Wireless Networks (ENWLSD)

The following topics are general guidelines for the content likely to be included on the exam. However, other related topics may also appear on any specific delivery of the exam. To better reflect the contents of the exam and for clarity purposes, the guidelines below may change at any time without notice.

Cisco 300-425 Exam Overview:

Exam Name	Designing Cisco Enterprise Wireless Networks
Exam Number	300-425 ENWLSD
Exam Number	$300 USD
Duration	90 minutes
Number of Questions	55-65
Passing Score	Variable (750-850 / 1000 Approx.)
Recommended Training	Designing Cisco Enterprise Wireless Networks (ENWLSD)
Sample Questions	Cisco 300-425 Sample Questions
Practice Exam	Cisco Certified Network Professional Enterprise Practice Test

Cisco 300-425 Exam Topics:

Section	Weight	Objectives
Wireless Site Survey	25%	- Collect design requirements and evaluate constraints ◉ Client density ◉ Real time applications ◉ AP type ◉ Deployment type (data, location, voice, video) ◉ Security - Describe material attenuation and its effect on wireless design - Perform and analyze a Layer 1 site survey - Perform a pre-deployment site survey - Perform a post deployment site survey - Perform a predictive site survey - Utilize planning tools and evaluate key network metrics (Ekahau, AirMagnet, PI, Chanalyzer, Spectrum Analyzer)
Wired and Wireless Infrastructure	30%	- Determine physical infrastructure requirements such as AP power, cabling, switch port capacity, mounting, and grounding - Determine logical infrastructure requirements such as WLC/AP licensing requirements based on the type of wireless architecture - Design radio management ◉ RRM ◉ RF profiles ◉ RxSOP - Apply design requirements for these types of wireless networks ◉ Data ◉ Voice and video ◉ Location ◉ Hyperlocation - Design high-density wireless networks and their associated components (campus, lecture halls, conference rooms) - Design wireless bridging (mesh) ◉ Modes of operation ◉ Ethernet bridging ◉ WGB and roaming
Mobility	25%	- Design mobility groups based on mobility roles - Optimize client roaming - Validate mobility tunneling for data and control path
WLAN High Availability	20%	- Design high availability for controllers ◉ Network availability through LAG ◉ Stateful Switchover (SSO) ◉ Anchor controller priority and redundancy - Design high availability for APs ◉ AP prioritization ◉ Fall-back (assigning primary, secondary, and tertiary)