This five day course covers the WAAS "Davis" product as well as WAAS Mobile. Students will learn to design and deploy a solution using Cisco WAAS that optimizes and accelerates application performance over the WAN while enabling infrastructure and consolidation from branches to data center. This is a fundamentals course that will leave students with a solid understanding of WAAS hardware / software technology, design considerations, network integration, and system troubleshooting aspects. It is strongly recommended that candidates have CCNA as a prerequisite; CCNP would also be beneficial. The knowledge and skill set offered in this course provide an excellent foundation to more advanced design and troubleshooting courses.
This course is also offered as part of our LIVE and ONLINE program. Our LIVE and ONLINE learning modality delivers authorized Cisco training taught by a Cisco Certified instructor directly to customers.
Every student has access to the class through a standard conference bridge or VoIP with an optional USB Microphone-Headset. Each student has access to their own unique pod of equipment throughout the week of study. The online environment is created via WebEx, allowing a live instructor to deliver the training in real time. By incorporating slides, notes, examples, and Q&A sessions, the instructor is able to recreate the classroom experience. Our LIVE and ONLINE training is also completely interactive; students have the opportunity for discussion with the instructor as well as with their peers.
It is strongly recommended that candidates have CCNA; CCNP also suggested. Background in TCP as well as familiarity with Layer 7 protocols would also be beneficial to students.