Evolving Your Career from:

Network to Wireless to Mobility

Keith R. Parsons

March, 2014

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Introduction

Keith R. Parsons

CWNE #3, and 60+ Network Certifications

14 Years Dedicated to Wi-Fi

MBA with emphasis on Quantitative Analysis

Wireless LAN Weekly Podcast

Wireless LAN Professionals Summit 2014

Define, Design, Install, Validate & Troubleshoot WLANs

around the world

Twitter - @KeithRParsons

keith@WLANPros.com

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Ready to Answer Questions?

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Did you have the right answers?

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Who Are You?

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Differences In Preparedness

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What Makes A Professional?

Where Experience, Knowledge, and Tools Intersect.

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What Does It Take To Be A Doctor?

High School Education

University Degree

Medical School

Residency

Specialization

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Becoming a Mobility Engineer

Routing, Switching & TCP/IP

RF & 802.11 Fundamentals

Security, On-Boarding, MDM, Location, etc.

Vendor Solutions

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Route, Switch & Networking

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Network Device Review

Repeater

Regenerate Signal

Hub

Multi-Port Repeater

Bridge

MAC-Based Forwarding

Switch

Multi-Port Bridge

Router

Regenerate new MAC frame

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What Is An Access Point?

Repeater

Hub

Bridge

Switch

Router

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RF & 802.11 Fundamentals

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Tools for Spectrum Analysis

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Tools for Spectrum Analysis

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Tools for Packet Analysis

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WLAN Design & Validation

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Mobile Device Management

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MDM & BYOD

Application Management

Device Onboarding

Policy Management

Guest Access

Device Health

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Application Visibility & Control

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Location Awareness

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Aruba Network Solutions

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Aruba Network Solutions

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Airwave

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Aruba & Meridian Solutions

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The Future Is Bright!

Who / What Do You Want To Become?

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Where To Go From Here?

Twitter – If you aren’t there…

Airheads Forums

Find a Mentor

Cover the Minimums

Focus on Specialties

Share with Community

Be a Mentor

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Questions

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Thank You

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