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ENWLSD Training for Your Team — Designing Cisco Enterprise Wireless Networks
Bad Wi-Fi is almost never a hardware problem. It is a design problem that shipped: access points placed by ceiling-grid convenience, a channel plan inherited from the previous office, high-density areas discovered only when the all-hands meeting starts buffering. ENWLSD (Designing Cisco Enterprise Wireless Networks) teaches engineers to make those decisions on purpose — with surveys, RF math and mobility planning instead of optimism.
The course covers the full design workflow: site surveys of every type, high-density and voice-grade design, roaming behavior, controller placement and the special cases — warehouses, healthcare, outdoor — where copy-paste designs fail loudest. It sits at professional level in the Cisco wireless track, alongside its implementation counterpart ENWLSI.
We organize delivery through authorized partners with instructors who survey and design real estates, not just lab floors — live online in your time zone, on site, or as a private group working from your own floor plans.
Who this course is for
- Network engineers taking ownership of wireless design for the first time
- Wireless specialists preparing for the design concentration of the Cisco wireless track
- Consultants and integrators who deliver survey reports and design documents
- IT teams planning an office move, fit-out or Wi-Fi refresh
What your team will learn
Topic areas below are grouped in our own words. The full official agenda is available on request — it comes from the authorized partner as part of your quote.
- Applied RF: why the floor plan lies and a proper site survey does not
- Predictive, pre-deployment and post-deployment surveys — and when each one earns its cost
- High-density design for auditoriums, open offices and anywhere people cluster
- Roaming and mobility design that keeps voice calls alive between access points
- Controller placement, redundancy and the wired-side design behind the WLAN
- Hostile environments: warehouses, healthcare, outdoor and other RF-unfriendly places
Key facts
| Duration | 5 days |
|---|---|
| Level | Professional |
| Prerequisites | CCNA-level networking knowledge and basic familiarity with wireless LAN concepts |
| Formats | Live online (VILT), On-site at your location, Private group, Seats in scheduled groups |
| Languages | English + local-language instructors on request |
Formats and how we organize it
- Live online (VILT)
- On-site at your location
- Private group
- Seats in scheduled groups
One request → three options
Fill in the form below — it takes a couple of minutes. Within 5 business days you compare 2–3 concrete offers — provider, instructor, dates, price below the public list. We contract and administer the delivery end to end. Details:how we work and vendor training.
ENWLSD vs alternatives: which to choose
Factual criteria only — level, duration, audience and certification. The right choice depends on your team's starting point and stack.
Cisco ENWLSI (Wireless Implementation)
The implementation counterpart: deploying, securing and operating the WLAN that someone designed. Choose ENWLSI for engineers with hands on controllers day to day; ENWLSD for those deciding where the access points go and why. Many teams need both.
Cisco WLFNDU (Wireless Foundations)
The foundation course: RF basics, 802.11 and WLAN building blocks for people new to wireless. If participants cannot yet explain a channel plan, start there — ENWLSD assumes that vocabulary and moves straight to design decisions.
A custom intensive
Designing one specific site — a warehouse, a hospital wing, a stadium? A custom 2–3 day workshop on our materials can work through your actual floor plans and survey data instead of the standard scenarios.
Need only part of ENWLSD?
If your team needs a subset of this program — or a mix of topics from several courses — we build a custom 2–4 day intensive on our own materials, shaped by your infrastructure. One custom program typically replaces 2–3 catalog courses.
Explore custom coursesENWLSD: frequently asked questions
Which certification does ENWLSD lead to?
ENWLSD covers wireless design at professional level. In 2026 Cisco moved the wireless concentration exams from CCNP Enterprise into the dedicated CCNP Wireless track, so exam numbering is in transition — we confirm the current mapping for your group when planning delivery.
Does the course teach survey tools?
Yes — design exercises use professional survey and planning tools, and the methodology transfers across products. The point is not one vendor tool but knowing which survey type a project needs and how to read the results critically.
Will participants configure controllers and access points?
Not much — this is a design course. Configuration, security and operation of the WLAN belong to ENWLSI, the implementation counterpart. Teams responsible for the full lifecycle usually plan the two courses as a sequence, design first.
Our Wi-Fi works fine in the office. Do we still need design skills?
Until the office moves, densifies, or someone adds voice over Wi-Fi. Most wireless pain traces back to design decisions made implicitly — AP placement copied from the old site, defaults left in place. This course makes those decisions deliberate.
How do we organize ENWLSD training?
Fill in the request form on this page — team size, format, timing. Within 5 business days you receive 2–3 options from authorized partners with vetted instructors, dates and prices below public lists.
Request 2–3 ENWLSD training options — quotes within 5 business days
No commitment — describe the task and we come back with concrete options, dates and prices.
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