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Fast-Track your career by going from Wireless to Mobility Engineer

Keith R. Parsons March 4, 2015

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Introduction

Keith R. Parsons

CWNE #3, and 65+ Network Certifications

15 Years Dedicated to Wi-Fi

MBA with emphasis on Quantitative Analysis

Wireless LAN Professionals Conferences #WLPC

Define, Design, Install, Validate & Troubleshoot WLANs around the world

Twitter - @KeithRParsons keith@WLANPros.com

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Ready to Answer Questions?

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Did you have the correct answers?

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Who Are You?

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Differences in Preparedness

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What Makes a Professional?

Where Experience, Knowledge and Tools Intersect.

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What Does It Take To Be a Doctor?

High School Education University Degree Medical School Residency Specialization

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Becoming a Mobility Engineer

Routing, Switching & TCP/IP RF and 802.11 Fundamentals Security, On-Boarding, MDM, Location, etc. Vendor-Specific Knowledge Life-Long Learning!

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Route, Switch & Networking Fundamentals

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Network Device Review

Repeater – Regenerate Signal Hub – Multi-Port Repeater Bridge – MAC-based Forwarding Switch – Multi-Port Bridge Router – Regenerate new MAC Frame

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What is an Access Point?

Repeater Hub Bridge Switch Router Other?

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Radio Frequencies & 802.11 Fundamentals

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Tools for Spectrum Analysis

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Tools for Layer 1 – Spectrum Analysis

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Tools for Layer 2 – Packet Analysis

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Wireless LAN Design & Validation

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Mobile Device Management

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MDM & BYOD

Application Management Device On-Boarding Policy Management Guest Access Device Health

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Application Visibility & Control

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Location Awareness

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Aruba Networks Solutions

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Aruba Networks Solutions

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Airwave

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Aruba & Meridian Solutions

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The Future Is Bright Indeed!

What / Who Do You Want To Become?

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Where To Go From Here

Twitter – If you aren’t there… Airheads Forums Find a Mentor Cover the Minimums Focus on Specialties Share with Community Be a Mentor

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Questions?

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THANK YOU

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