Since 2012, Ubiquiti Academy's certification program has rapidly expanded, overseeing the training of more than 50,000 students worldwide. Choose from different UniFi & UISP courses as you start or develop your career in the dynamically evolving world of IT networking & operator technologies.
UniFi Full Stack Professional (UFSP) is a half-day introduction course intended to precede & complement other specialized training courses on the UniFi platform (ex. UWA). Using Cloud Gateway devices, students train on the UniFi “full stack” of software applications available to technical professionals seeking futureproof enterprise solutions in the dynamically changing IT world.
The UniFi Wireless Admin (UWA) course is a 2-3 day, in-class training course focused on the most important concepts in Enterprise Wireless Networking, with special emphasis on best practices for designing/managing UniFi WLANs. Learn with hands-on lab activities using Cloud Gateway devices, as well as the latest generation of UniFi APs.
Course Outline
Intro to UniFi WLANs
- UniFi Access Points
- Virtual Networks
- Hotspot Portal & Guest Networks
RF Fundamentals
- Decibels & RF Signals
- Attenuation & Free-Space Path Loss (FSPL)
- 2.4 vs. 5 vs. 6 GHz Bands
- Power Spectral Density (PSD)
- Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS)
- Antenna Gain & Function
- MIMO & Polarization
- AP Cell Coverage
- Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP)
802.11 Networking
- 802.11 Versions
- Wi-Fi 6/6E/7 Features
- 802.11 Traffic Types
- SSIDs
- Dynamic Rate Selection (DRS)
- Roaming
- Wireless Security
- Wireless QoS
WLAN Planning & Design
- Co-Channel Interference (CCI)
- Adjacent Channel Interference (ACI)
- Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)
- Modulation & Coding Schemes (MCS)
- Coverage Areas & Cell Overlap
- Minimum Rate Controls (minRates)
- Minimum RSSI (minRSSI)
- Wireless Airtime vs. Capacity
WLAN Deployment
- Site Surveys
- Spectral Analysis
- Band-Steering
- Wireless Uplinks (Mesh AP Networks)
WLAN Troubleshooting
- Wi-Fi Coverage Analysis
- Common WLAN Connectivity Problems
- Multicast & Broadcast Traffic Mitigation
- WiFiman Wireless Stress Testing
The UniFi Routing, Switching & Cybersecurity Admin (URSCA) training course is a 3 day classroom training course intended to teach the fundamentals when designing, building & managing an enterprise network. Complete with hands-on lab activities using UniFi's powerful Cloud Gateway and related hardware.
Course Outline
Network Theory
- OSI, TCP/IP & Server-Client Models
- Transport Layer Protocols & Ports
- Network Interface Types
- IPv4/IPv6 Communication Types
- Address Resolution Protocol & IPv4
- Neighbor Discovery Protocol & IPv6
Network Design
- Broadcast & Collision Domains
- LAN/WAN Network Hierarchy
- Bridges vs. Switches vs. APs vs. Routers
- High-Availability, WAN Failover & Load-Balancing
- Virtual LANs & Port Tagging
- IPv4 Addressing & Subnetting
- IPv6 Addressing
Switching
- MAC Tables & Switch Behavior
- Spanning Tree Protocol
- Port Isolation
- Link Aggregation
- Port Security, 802.1X & RADIUS
- Access Control Lists
Routing
- Routing Fundamentals
- Static Routing
- Policy-Based Routing
- Dynamic Routing
- OSPF
- BGP (Coming Soon)
Services
- DHCPv4/v6
- DNS
- NAT
- Firewall
- QoS & Traffic Shaping
- Tunneling, Remote User & Site-to-Site VPNs
Cybersecurity
- Best Practices & Secure Management Access
- Network Malware & Threat Detection
- Intrusion Detection & Prevention System (IDS/IPS)
- Cryptography
- Device & Traffic Identification
- Remote Logging & Access
The UISP Broadband Wireless Specialist (UBWS) is Ubiquiti's one-day, in-class airMAX/airFiber training course for applied learning and entry-level certification. Be introduced to Ubiquiti's powerful wireless products, learn best practices in outdoor wireless networking, and get hands-on practice with airMAX AC equipment in an instructor-led classroom.
The UISP Broadband Wireless Admin course is a two-day, in-class training course that teaches the most important concepts in Outdoor Wireless Networking, with special emphasis on how to design, build, manage, and troubleshoot WISP networks. Course materials & lab activities teach with airOS-8 using airMAX AC equipment.
Course Outline
RF Theory
- Frequency vs. Propagation
- Unlicensed Bands
- OFDM Spectral Masks
- Licensed Frequencies
- Decibels in RF Systems
- Free Space Path Loss
- EIRP
- Line of Sight & Fresnel Zones
- Link Power Budgets
- Fade Margin
Radio Operation
- Standard RF Circuit
- Carrier Signals
- Radio Sensitivity
- Radio Selectivity
- Signal, Noise & Interference
- Chains, Data Rates & MIMO
- Thermal Noise
- Channel Flexing
- airPrism Technology
- Modulation, EVM & Data Rates
Antenna Theory
- What is Gain?
- Isotropic Radiators
- Antenna Function
- Gain, Efficiency & VSWR
- Gain, Surface Area & Directivity
- Polar Plots
- MIMO, Polarization & XPD
- Types of Antennas
- Antenna Alignment
- Downtilt, Lobes & Nulls
Ubiquiti Service Providers
- TDMA & airMAX Protocol
- 802.11, CSMA/CA & Indoor
- Problem of Hidden Node
- airMAX-AC, airOS-6 & -8
- Traffic Shaping & Burst
- Scalability vs. Performance
- Security & VLANs
- airFiber Technology & Protocols
- airOS Tools & Redudancy
- Bridged vs. Routed ISP
