Network+/Troubleshooting/Wireless Issues

This lesson covers wireless issues.

Objectives and Skills

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Objectives and skills for the wireless issues portion of Network+ certification include:[1]

  • Given a scenario, troubleshoot and resolve common wireless issues
    • Signal loss
    • Interference
    • Overlapping channels
      • Mismatched channels
    • Signal-to-noise ratio
    • Device saturation
    • Bandwidth saturation
    • Untested updates
    • Wrong SSID
    • Power levels
    • Open networks
    • Rogue access point
    • Wrong antenna type
    • Incompatibilities
    • Wrong encryption
    • Bounce
    • MIMO
    • AP placement
    • AP configurations
      • LWAPP
      • Thin vs thick
    • Environmental factors
      • Concrete walls
      • Window film
      • Metal studs
    • Wireless standard related issues
      • Throughput
      • Frequency
      • Distance
      • Channels

Readings

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Multimedia

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  1. Watch YouTube: Troubleshooting Wireless Signals - CompTIA Network+ N10-006 - 4.3.
  2. Watch YouTube: Troubleshooting Wireless Configurations - CompTIA Network+ N10-006 - 4.3.

Activities

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References

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