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Step 7.

The activation process downloads the practice exam. When it is done, the

main exam engine menu should list a new exam, with a name like “ExSim for

Cisco Press CCNA Wireless ECG.” If you do not see the exam, make sure you

have selected the My Exams tab on the menu. You may need to click the plus

sign icon (+) to expand the menu and see the exam.

At this point, the software and practice exam are ready to use.

Activating Other Exams

You need to install the exam software and register only once. Then, for each new exam,

only a few steps will be required. For instance, if you bought both this book along with

CCENT/CCNA ICND1 Official Exam Certification Guide or CCNA ICND2 Official

Exam Certification Guide, you could follow the steps listed on the last page or so to in-

stall the software and activate the exam associated with this book. Then, for the practice

exam associated with the ICND1 book and ICND2 book, you would need to follow only

a few more steps. All you have to do is start the exam engine (if it’s not still up and run-

ning) and follow Steps 4 and 5 in the preceding list. If fact, if you purchase other Cisco

Press books, or purchase a practice exam from Boson, you just need to activate each new

exam as described in Steps 4 and 5.

You can also purchase additional practice exams from Boson directly from its website.

When you purchase an exam, you receive an activation key, and then you can activate and

download the exam—again without requiring any additional software installation.

Cisco Learning Network

Cisco provides a wide variety of CCNA wireless preparation tools at a Cisco Systems

website called the Cisco Learning Network. The Cisco Learning Network includes Quick

Learning Modules, interviews with Cisco’s Portfolio Manager for Wireless Certifications,

documents that give you a sneak peek of what’s included in the Instructor-Led Training

Course, and blogs and discussion forums to help you on your way.

To use the Cisco Learning Network, you do not need a registered login at http://www.

cisco.com, but you can register as a member of the learning network. This gives you ac-

cess to additional content. To register, simply go to https://cisco.hosted.jivesoftware.com/

create-account.jspa and supply some information. (You do not need to work for Cisco or

one of its Partners to get a login.)

After you have registered, proceed to the Certifications area, and look for the link to the

CCNA Wireless pages.

Study Plan

You could simply study using all the available tools, as mentioned earlier in this chapter.

However, this section suggests a particular study plan, with a sequence of tasks that may

work better than just using the tools randomly. However, feel free to use the tools in any

way and at any time that helps you get fully prepared for the exam.

The suggested study plan separates the tasks into three categories:

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Recall the facts:

Activities that help you remember all the details from this book.

■

Practice configurations:

You must master configurations on various devices to

pass the CCNA Wireless exam. This category lists the items you can use to master

configuration skills.

■

Use the exam engine to practice realistic questions:

You can use the exam en-

gine on the CD to study using a bank of unique exam-realistic questions available

only with this book.

Recall the Facts

As with most exams, you must recall many facts, concepts, and definitions to do well on

the test. This section suggests a couple of tasks that should help you remember all the

details:

■

Review and repeat, as needed, the activities in the Exam Preparation Tasks section at

the end of each chapter. Most of these activities help refine your knowledge of a

topic while also helping you memorize the facts.

■

Using the Exam Engine, answer all the questions in the Book database. This question

database includes all the questions at the beginning of each chapter. Although some

of the questions may be familiar, repeating them will help improve your recall of the

topics covered in the questions.

Practice Configurations

A large part of CCNA wireless involves performing configurations on various devices. You

might need to work on a controller, AP, or even WCS. Understanding these interfaces and

various configurations is a must. This means that hands-on experience can take you over

the edge to confidently and accurately build or verify configurations.

There are a number of sources of lab access. Some of these sources include rack rentals from

trusted Cisco Partners. If you are a Cisco Partner, you might even have access to the Partner

E-learning Connection (PEC). If you have access to a lab provided by your company, take ad-

vantage of it. Nothing beats hands-on experience.

Additionally, you can review the key topics in each chapter. These often refer to key con-

figuration elements.