Outdoor Wireless ( airMAX )
Ubiquiti

Ubiquiti Broadband Wireless Admin (UBWA)

The Ubiquiti Broadband Wireless Admin (UBWA) is a two-day, in-classroom training course that teaches the most important concepts in Outdoor Wireless Networking

Course Overview

The Ubiquiti Broadband Wireless Admin (UBWA) is a two-day, in-classroom training course that teaches the most important concepts in Outdoor Wireless Networking, with special emphasis on how to design, build, manage and troubleshoot WISP networks. Hands-on labs reinforce knowledge of wireless concepts and advanced wireless features. Learning is reinforced with course materials and practical lab activities using airOS 8 and airMAX AC hardware. Those students who complete the course and pass the exam at the end will be fully certified as a Ubiquiti Broadband Wireless Admin and receive their official certificate and t-shirt from Ubiquiti Networks.

Course Duration: (2 Days)
  • Day 1:None

Student Requirements

Students are required to bring a laptop with a wired ethernet port (or USB ethernet adapter) and Java installed/updated. Students should also bring their laptop power adapter, a powerboard and 3 x ethernet patch leads (short length – 1m or less is fine). Some knowledge in basic networking principles including IP sub-netting is assumed. Please note: Students must bring their own kit. The trainer is unable to provide power boards, ethernet adapters, cables or laptops on the day.

What You'll Learn

1. RF Theory

  • Frequency vs. Propagation
  • Unlicensed Bands
  • OFDM Spectral Masks
  • Licensed Frequencies
  • Decibels in RF Systems
  • Free Space Path Loss
  • EIRP
  • Line of Sight & Fresnel Zones
  • Link Power Budgets
  • Fade Margin

2. Radio Operation

  • Standard RF Circuit
  • Carrier Signals
  • Radio Sensitivity
  • Radio Selectivity
  • Signal, Noise & Interference
  • Chains, Data Rates & MIMO
  • Thermal Noise
  • Channel Flexing
  • airPrism Technology
  • Modulation, EVM & Data Rates

3. Antenna Theory

  • What is Gain?
  • Isotropic Radiators
  • Antenna Function
  • Gain, Efficiency & VSWR
  • Gain, Surface Area & Directivity
  • Polar Plots
  • MIMO, Polarization & XPD
  • Types of Antennas
  • Antenna Alignment
  • Downtilt, Lobes & Nulls

4. Ubiquiti Service Providers

  • TDMA & airMAX Protocol

802.11, CSMA/CA & Indoor

  • Problem of Hidden Node
  • airMAX-AC, airOS-6 & -8
  • Traffic Shaping & Burst
  • Scalability vs. Performance
  • Security & VLANs
  • airFiber Technology & Protocols
  • airOS Tools & Redudancy
  • Bridged vs. Routed ISP

Who Should Attend

Network Administrator/Engineer
Wireless Administrators
Pre-sales Engineers
New channel partners
Sales professionals

What's Included

None

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