Cisco: We Like Developers, Honest

Cisco has not too much time circulating news of Dr. Dobb, so this should be little mention somewhere serve to correct this unfortunate imbalance. What goes by the Cisco network DevNet is Vice President and Chief Technology networking experience is Susie Wee. Wee said that Cisco has created DevNet its new developer program to help for an open community of software developers with ISVs, customers and system integrators / channel partners, applications with Cisco compatible to sell and improve on top of the APIs or manage Cisco Cisco networks.

Play us a truism win round, Wee said that traditional developers have struggled to marry software applications with network hardware; Network was simply a non-programmable and simple software.Today, the development environment is rich and willing to take advantage of the open and intelligent network. As a result, developers now have a great opportunity to make money and differentiate their offerings through the network says.

The company insists that DevNet is a new and growing developer community that can be integrated with a Cisco infrastructure, the tools and resources that enable them to run their software. Developers can use the DevNet ecosystem and the tools and the community to create network-aware applications.

DevNet helps developers productivity and innovation by reducing barriers to entry and provides a variety of resources, including API platform engineering, SDK, sample code ready for use, a box go arena developer, developer support, and management of the community, said Wee.Cisco partners, Citrix, Davra or glue Networks Networks to drive DevNet automation applications and network for mutual customers.

Cisco is with DevNet as a delivery vehicle for infrastructure-centric approach (ACI) SDN applications. Currently, the infrastructure of the Enterprise Application Policy Controller (APIC EM) module for WAN access and edge in beta. If available, the customer and developer APIC MS can free download by DevNet. Currently, the DevNet portal has over 100 fully-documented API, with more being added every week. Cisco builds capacity management API through a partnership with MuleSoft, so developers easier access to the REST-based API.

For development tools: Cisco invests in the SDK, the API tutorials and a sandbox for developers so that developers to integrate with Cisco technology. The sandbox DevNet program promises to the cost and date of acquisition of laboratory equipment and personnel in order to eliminate them to maintain it. It allows developers to test the use cases of applications before deployment. To promote and support the DevNet community Cisco is a team of evangelists for developers, community managers, support engineers and developers.

IUWNE - Implementing Cisco Unified Wireless Networking Essentials

Course Objectives

This course provides the foundational knowledge required to prepare for the CCNA Wireless Certification [Associate level] Exam (640-722).

• Upon completing this course, you will be able to:Create an ad-hoc connection and analyze the communication
• Configure a controller and access point (AP)
• Convert an autonomous AP to controller-based mode
• Install and configure a mobility express wireless controller and AP
• Configure EAP-FAST authentication with WPA
• Configure the controller and the AP from the WCS interface
• Work with the map editor tool
• Back up the controller configuration and WCS database

Course Content

The Cisco Unified Wireless Networking Essentials application is a 5 days ILT course, designed to prepare you for the CCNA Wireless certification, an associate level certification specializing in the wireless field. The IUWNE course is a prerequisite for the CCNP Wireless curriculum (Cisco Certified Wireless Professional).Wireless CCNP curriculum for use, positioning, planning, implementation and operation of Cisco prepare WLAN networks.

The aim is v2.0 IUWNE activities and practical information to prepare for design, installation, configuration, monitoring and troubleshooting basic tasks of a Cisco WLAN in small and medium-sized systems companies and businesses.This Associate level course aims to entry-level training, including WLAN basics, practical exercises creating a Cisco LAN Access Points and WLAN Controller, Installation and configuration of wireless clients, implementation provide wireless security and operation of Cisco WCS.

For advanced technical training company Cisco wireless networks, exploring one of the CCNP Wireless courses: Implementing Cisco Unified Wireless Mobility Services Version 2.0 (IUWMS) Implementing Cisco Unified Wireless Voice Networks (IUWVN) Implementing Advanced Cisco Unified Wireless Security Version 2.0 (IAUWS) performance of Cisco Unified Wireless Site Survey version 2.0 (CUWSS).

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for:Individuals who possess a general networking background and/or have prior experience with the Cisco Internetworking Operating System (IOS)

• CCNA certification-holders
• Individuals in engineering support, development test engineering, and other technical areas that may have a need to configure, monitor and troubleshoot connectivity within Cisco wireless networks

Prerequisites

To fully benefit from the Implementing Cisco Unified Wireless Networking Essentials (CCNA Wireless) course, you should already possess a valid CCNA certification or equivalent work experience that provides routing and switching fundamentals.You should have working skills and knowledge of the following:

• Basic browser navigation
• Basic understanding of LAN, WAN and Internet operation
• IP addressing including subnetting
• Routing and switching principles
• Access Control List (ACL) functionality

New Cisco Video Solutions to Boost Middle East Businesses' Collaboration Credentials and Expansion Plans

Cisco has announced a new video collaboration suite of high quality,enabling companies in the Middle East to communicate effectively and affordable face to face across locations and devices.The news comes as it was reported in the 2014 Global CEO survey by PwC that 78 percent of business leaders in mergers and acquisitions plan Middle East,joint ventures or strategic alliances in the region in general,creating a new wave of collaboration challenges with the support of global supply chains and mobile working increasingly complex .According to Cisco,more than 93 percent compliance worldwide are equipped with high quality video.

To seal a key agreement,planning a presentation or training of employees,companies expanding in the Middle East realize that face-to-face collaboration is essential.Thanks to advances in video technology,companies of all sizes can use high quality,reliable, interoperable,scalable and cost-effective video to collaborate from any location or device.In the near future,the video will be the de facto tool of collaboration in each conference room.Cisco Collaboration Manager in the UAE.

In this age of the Internet All,we believe that the video should be available everywhere from the browser of the meeting of all the spaces in between.In response to the growing demand for video collaboration tools ,Cisco has released three fully integrated telepresence systems that combine elegant design and awarded experience simple and intuitive user interface,which allows people to share videos and content of any any room.As part of the first phase of a multi-phase deployment of collaborative solutions,all solutions will generally be available in the Middle East from May 2014.

The Right System for Each Meeting Room

• Cisco TelePresence® MX200, optimal for smaller rooms, is value-priced to scale, easy to install, and offers premium HD resolution out-of-the-box.
• Cisco TelePresence MX700 and Cisco TelePresence MX800 represent the performance line, and are ideal for medium- to large-sized rooms. These integrated systems come equipped with premium HD resolution and support H.265, which gives users incredible quality at half of the regularly-needed bandwidth.
• Costing less than a desktop computer, Cisco TelePresence SX10 Quick Set builds upon elements that companies have in smaller meeting spaces, especially flat panel displays, to create incredible video meeting spaces. Designed for small-to-medium sized enterprises, the system turns any standard flat panel display into an HD video collaboration system.
• Cisco TelePresence SX80 is an ideal solution for integrators looking to equip large, unique spaces with video.

New Camera Systems Give Everyone a Front-Row Seat

Cisco has also launched two new camera systems that give everyone a front-row seat at the table.The Precision 60 offers the industry's best image quality (1080p60),adapts to varying light conditions,and has a large zoom range to ensure the entire view is captured. The SpeakerTrack 60 uses a dual camera system that intelligently finds and zooms in to the active speaker in larger meeting rooms. 

Technology is undoubtedly making it easier to connect and collaborate with colleagues partners and customers from any location whether that's the work office,the home office,a hotel room,or a coffee shop .Reliable,high-quality,interoperable video as opposed to video that's webcam-based,unreliable or incapable of scaling plays a significant role in the collaboration mix.  

About Cisco

Cisco is the worldwide leader in IT that helps companies seize the opportunities of tomorrow by proving that amazing things can happen when you connect the previously unconnected.Cisco and the Cisco logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cisco and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries.A listing of Cisco's trademarks can be found at www.cisco.com/go/trademarks. Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.The use of the word partner does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company. 

640-722 Exam Question

Question No: 1

You have brought your MacBook Pro running OS 10.6 to work and intend use the enterprise wireless network.This network is using EAP-FAST and 2.4 GHz for data and 5 GHz for VoWLAN.Which statement about the laptop configuration and wireless connection is true?

A. Install a USB wireless adapter and configure

B. Install Apple EAP-Fast plug-in and configure

C. Install Cisco AnyConnect v2.4 and configure

D. Configure Apple network preferences for EAP-FAST

E. The laptop does not support EAP-FAST and will be unable to connect

F. The laptop only supports 5 GHz and will be unable to connect

Answer: D

Question No: 2

Which option is needed to earn the Cisco Compatible credential for Cisco Compatible Extensions Lite?

A. Foundation and Management are required.

B. Location and Management are required.

C. Foundation and Location are required.

D. Foundation and Voice are required.

E. Voice is required.

F. Foundation is required.

G. Location is required.

H. Management is required.

Answer: F

CCNA backs push for review of bayfront development

Other residents joined efforts to a traffic study for a proposed development on the bay as the coalition of neighborhood associations of the city again unanimously,the city re- measure the expected impact of the project on promoting its meeting on Saturday.

The pressure that the traffic study conducted to assess the impact of Sarasota Bay Vue a hotel/Scheduled to U.S. 41 and Gulfstream Avenue, began in October. The inhabitants of the Tower Residences at The Ritz-Carlton have more roads are measured in the traffic study requested because even if the project moved through the Development Review Committee of the city.

Representatives from the center of Sarasota Condominium Association,Golden Gate Point Association and St.Armands Residents Association all said they believed the project would have a direct impact on their neighborhoods and they wanted the city to have a look at it.These groups the breakthrough of the last week.
Before a meeting of the parties on Monday afternoon in connection with the development,wanted CCNA members emphasize that they believe that the intersection of U.S.41 and Gulfstream is critical and that every project in this area should be thoroughly checked.I think we would all benefit from it,have a look at that and see that wer'e really do what we can at this intersection.

640-722 Study Guide

Implementing Cisco Unified Wireless Networking Essentials

Exam Number                              640-722 IUWNE
Associated Certifications              CCNA Wireless
Duration                                       90 minutes
Questions                                     75 to 85
Available Languages                    English, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, Portuguese, Korean, French, Spanish

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Exam Topics

The following information provides general guidelines for the content likely to be included on the Implementing Cisco Unified Wireless Networking Essentials (IUWNE) exam. However, other related topics may also appear on any specific delivery of the exam.

Describe WLAN fundamentals

• Describe basics of spread spectrum technology
• Describe the impact of various wireless technologies (Bluetooth, WiMAX, ZigBee, and cordless phone)
• Describe wireless regulatory bodies, standards and certifications (FCC, ETSI, 802.11a/b/g/n, and WiFi Alliance)
• Describe Wireless LAN (WLAN) RF principles (antenna types, RF gain/loss, Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP), refraction, reflection, and so on)
• Describe networking technologies used in wireless (SSID to WLAN_ID to Interface to VLAN, 802.1q trunking)
• Describe wireless topologies, such as Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS), Basic Service Set (BSS), Extended Service Set (ESS), Point-to-Point, Point-to-Multipoint, Mesh, and bridging)
• Describe 802.11 authentication and encryption methods (Open, Shared, 802.1X, EAP, TKIP, and AES)
• Describe frame types (associated and unassociated, management, control, and data)
• Describe basic RF deployment considerations related to site survey design of data or VoWLAN applications, common RF interference sources such as devices, building material, AP location, and basic RF site survey design related to channel reuse, signal strength, and cell overlap

Install a basic Cisco wireless LAN

• Identify the components of the Cisco Unified Wireless Network architecture (Split MAC, LWAPP, stand-alone AP vs controller-based AP, specific hardware examples)
• Install and configure autonomous access points in the small business environment
• Describe the modes of controller-based AP deployment (local, monitor, HREAP, sniffer, rogue detector, bridge, OEAP, and SE-Connect)
• Describe controller-based AP discovery and association (DHCP, DNS, Master-Controller, Primary-Secondary-Tertiary, and n+1 redundancy)
• Describe roaming (Layer 2 and Layer 3, intra-controller and inter-controller, and mobility list)
• Configure a WLAN controller and access points WLC: ports, interfaces, WLANs, NTP, CLI and Web UI, CLI wizard, and link aggregation group (LAG) AP: Channel and Power
• Describe Radio Resource Management (RRM) fundamentals including ED-RRM.
• Verify basic wireless network operation

Install Wireless Clients

• Describe client WLAN configuration requirements, such as Service Set Identifier (SSID), security selection, and authentication
• Identify basic configuration of common wireless supplicants (Macintosh, Intel Wireless Pro, Windows, iOS, and Android)
• Describe basic AnyConnect 3.0 or above wireless configuration parameters
• Identify capabilities available in CCX versions 1 through 5

Implement basic WLAN Security

• Describe the general framework of wireless security and security components (authentication, encryption, MFP, IPS)
• Describe and configure authentication methods (Guest, PSK, 802.1X, WPA/WPA2 with EAP- TLS, EAP-FAST, PEAP, LEAP)
• Describe and configure encryption methods (WPA/WPA2 with TKIP, AES)
• Describe and configure the different sources of authentication (PSK, EAP-local or -external, Radius)

Operate basic WCS

• Identify key functions of Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS) and Navigator (versions and licensing)
• Navigate WCS interface
• Configure controllers and access points (APs) (using the Configuration tab not templates)
• Use preconfigured maps in the WCS (adding/relocating/removing access points, turn on/off heat maps, view client location, and view CleanAir zones of influence)
• Use the WCS monitor tab and alarm summary to verify the WLAN operations
• Generate standard WCS reports (inventory, CleanAir, client-related, AP-related, and utilization)

Conduct basic WLAN Maintenance and Troubleshooting

• Identify and use basic WLAN troubleshooting tools (WLC show debug and logging) for client to AP connectivity, AP to controller connectivity
• Use the WCS client troubleshooting tool
• Transfer logs, configuration files, and O/S images to and from the WLC via the GUI
• Differentiate and use WLC and AP (autonomous and LAP) management access methods (console port, CLI, telnet, ssh, http, https, and wired vs wireless management)