CCNA Wireless Official Exam Certification Guide

I completed my third go around with the CCNA Wireless Offical Certification Guide.

First I will mention it is an easy read. Brandon Carroll did a great job laying out the foundation of 802.11 based on concepts and standards. He then leads into protocols and architecture, which sets the stage for the reader to better understanding of Cisco’s WLAN controller based product.

If you are like me having something new from Cisco Press on wireless, especially on the LWAPP product was a pleasure to read. My IEEE 802.11 Handbook. CWNP (cwna, cwsp, cwap) books, Bruce Alexander (Site Survey) and P. Roshan / J. Leary (802.11 Fundamentals) books were getting a bit old. I was excited to get my hands on this book. It was harder finding the time to sit down and enjoying the book for all its technical worth.

I was disappointed, however, with the amount of technical errors. I think the technical reviewers Bobby Corcoran and Robert Marg did an injustice to the book and frankly the author. I found a number of mentions that caused me to pull up the IEEE handbook and other reference material to discount some of the mentions. Although, I am not surprised, it is a technical book and as life goes within Cisco --- You have to answer it the Cisco way.

Again, just my two cents. I recommend the book, I just caution the readers to do their home work …..