What you'll learn

Bridge the gap between traditional on-premises engineering and modern cloud connectivity. This course, Wireless, WAN, and Cloud the Extended Network, is designed for professionals moving beyond basic administration into architecture and hybrid integration. First, you'll explore the architecture of secure WLANs, designing high-density wireless networks utilizing 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) standards and implementing WPA3/OWE security frameworks to mitigate RF interference and rogue attacks. Next, you'll discover how to deploy SD-WAN Overlays, evaluate WAN transport technologies (MPLS vs. broadband), and configure software-defined WAN architectures to optimize traffic flow and secure remote access via IPsec and SSL VPNs. Finally, you'll see what it's like to engineer cloud networks, translating physical switching concepts into virtual private clouds (VPCs), automating network provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and securing hybrid environments using stateful cloud firewalls and transit gateways. When you're finished with this course, you'll have the skills and knowledge to begin mastering the transition from physical infrastructure to cloud architectures.