This four-day course provides students with the knowledge required to work with enterprise wireless technologies and Juniper Driven by Mist AI™
wireless networks. Students will gain in-depth knowledge of wireless technologies, Juniper Mist™ technologies, and how to configure and use them.
Through demonstrations and hands-on labs, students will gain experience with the features and functionalities of Mist AI-driven Wi-Fi.

COURSE LEVEL
Intermediate

RELATED JUNIPER PRODUCT
• Juniper Mist AI

After successfully completing this course, you should be able to:

• Describe the IEEE 802.11 standard and amendments.
• Describe wireless frequency bands.
• Apply radio frequency (RF) basics in wireless networks.
• Identify how modulation and coding make up wireless networks.
• Describe the interworkings of association and roaming.
• Describe network contention factors.
• Define WLANs.
• Define Juniper Mist.
• Describe Juniper Mist configuration objects for wireless networks.
• Describe Juniper Access Points and their configuration options.
• Describe Juniper Mist’s WLAN configuration objects.
• Describe Juniper Mist™ Edge.
• Describe the Juniper Mist guest options.
• Describe WxLAN policies and how apply them to resources.
• Examine wireless intrusion detection and prevention from Juniper Mist.
• Describe WLAN security threats detected by the Juniper Mist WLAN system.
• Interpret wireless service-level expectations (SLEs) in relation to users.
• Gather events and insights from the Mist™ cloud.
• Summarize Juniper Mist’s radio resource management (RRM).
• Review additional data to create dashboard and reports.
• Evaluate machine learning and artificial intelligence.
• Summarize Marvis queries.
• Extend Mist’s Marvis actions.
• Describe the functions of Marvis Actions and Marvis Minis.
• Compare the concepts and methods of location services.
• Explain Juniper Mist’s approach to user engagement and asset visibility.

Individuals working with enterprise wireless networks and applying artificial intelligence to their activities

• Basic TCP/IP skills
• General networking
• Completion of the Introduction to Juniper Mist AI course or equivalent knowledge

DAY 1

1 Wi-Fi Standards
• Describe the purpose of the 802.11 standard and its
physical later amendments

2 Wi-Fi Radio Frequency Bands
• Describe the 2.4-GHz, 5-GHz, and 6-GHz frequency
bands used for WLANs and their channels

3 Applying Radio Frequency Basics to Wi-Fi
• Describe the properties of an RF wave
• Convert dBm to Milliwatts using RF math
• Explain factors that contribute to RF signals and how they relate to WLANs

4 Modulation and Coding for Wireless Networks
• Explain RF modulation and how it relates to WLAN data rates
• Describe the relationship between SNR and MCS

5 Understanding Client Association and Roaming
• Describe the 802.11 state machine and steps required for an 802.11 station to connect to an access point
• Explain the protocols used in a client’s connection to the network

6 Network Contention Factors
• Describe 802.11 contention

7 Wi-Fi Architectures and Life Cycle
• Differentiate WLAN architectures
• Describe the stages of the WLAN life cycle

8 Getting Started with Juniper Mist
• Examine the Juniper Mist architecture
• Create a Juniper Mist account
• Summarize Juniper Mist subscriptions
• Summarize the MSP dashboard
Lab 1: Initial Setup

DAY 2

9 Juniper Mist Configuration Objects
• Explain the difference between organization-level and site-level configuration objects
• Define Juniper Mist configuration objects and their uses
Lab 2: Remote Site and Site Groups and Variables

10 Juniper Access Points
• Summarize access points and connectivity
• Describe the boot procedure for a Juniper Access Point, its requirements, and the process of adding a Juniper Access Point to the Juniper Mist cloud
• Describe common AP configuration settings
• Use the Juniper Access Points dashboard to get information about an Access Point

11 WLANs
• Define a SSIDs, BSSIDs, and their functions
• Review additional WLAN configuration options
• Explain WLAN security options and how they are configured in a Juniper Mist WLAN configuration object
• Describe data rates and how they are configured in Juniper Mist
• Explain SSID strategies for multiband deployments

12 Juniper Mist Edge
• Define the features and benefits
• Identify popular use cases
• Categorize the product options
• Summarize the installation
• Review the Edge management
• Troubleshoot the device and connectivity

DAY 3

13 Guest Portals
• Describe the Juniper Mist guest options

14 Juniper Mist WxLAN Policies
• Explain WLAN policies and how they are configured
Lab 3: WLANs and WxLAN

15 Juniper Mist Wi-Fi Security
• Describe WLAN security threats detected by the Juniper Mist WLAN system

16 Juniper Mist Service-Level Expectations
• List Wi-Fi Assurance SLEs and their classifiers

17 Juniper Mist Events and Insights
• Describe site, AP, and client events
• Explain the packet capture functionality of the Juniper Mist system
• Describe the 802.11 MAC header and list 802.11 MAC frame types
Lab 4: SLE Troubleshooting

18 Juniper Mist Radio Resource Management
• Describe Juniper Mist RRM operations and their purposes

DAY 4

19 Juniper Mist Dashboard and Reports
• Explain custom dashboard and report options

20 Juniper Mist Artificial Intelligence and Troubleshooting Options
• Assess Juniper Mist’s application of artificial intelligence
• Describe the reactive and proactive troubleshooting methodologies

21 Marvis Queries
• Explain the difference between Marvis natural language and Marvis query language

22 Marvis Actions
• Explain the features of Marvis Actions
• Explain the functions of Marvis Minis
Lab 5: Marvis

23 Location-Based Services
• Describe real-time location services
• Explain Wi-Fi components for location services

24 User Engagement and Asset Visibility
• Explain Juniper Mist’s approach to user engagement
• Describe Juniper Mist’s asset visibility capabilities

Juniper Mist AIOps (JMA)

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RELATED CERTIFICATION
JNCIS-MistAI-Wireless Certification