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  1. Which wireless site survey tool feature allows a technician to visualize signal coverage as a color-coded overlay on a floor plan?

    Answer: Heatmap generation

    Heatmap generation overlays signal strength, SNR, or other RF metrics as color gradients on a floor plan, helping technicians identify coverage gaps.

  2. A technician uses Ekahau Pro to perform a passive survey. What is the primary function of a passive survey?

    Answer: Listening to existing Wi-Fi signals without associating to an AP

    A passive survey listens to 802.11 beacon and management frames without associating to any AP, capturing real-world signal data.

  3. In wireless network management software, what does an SNMP trap accomplish?

    Answer: Sends an unsolicited alert from a device to the NMS when an event occurs

    An SNMP trap is an asynchronous notification sent by a managed device to the NMS when a specific condition or threshold is met.

  4. Which tool would a CWS technician use to identify the exact frequency and power level of a non-Wi-Fi interference source like a microwave oven?

    Answer: Spectrum analyzer

    A spectrum analyzer captures all RF energy across a frequency range, including non-802.11 sources, making it ideal for identifying interference.

  5. What is the primary purpose of the iPerf tool in a wireless network deployment?

    Answer: Measuring throughput and latency between two endpoints

    iPerf is a network testing tool that measures TCP/UDP bandwidth, latency, and packet loss between a client and server endpoint.

  6. A CWS technician exports a packet capture file from Wireshark. Which file extension is standard for this type of capture file?

    Answer: .pcap

    Wireshark saves packet captures in the .pcap (or .pcapng) format, which is the industry-standard format for network packet capture files.

  7. In cloud-managed wireless systems like Cisco Meraki, what enables technicians to push firmware updates to remote APs without on-site presence?

    Answer: Cloud dashboard with centralized update scheduling

    Cloud-managed systems use a centralized dashboard where administrators schedule and push firmware updates to all managed APs remotely.