CWNA®
Certified Wireless Network Administrator
The CWNA certification is the foundation level enterprise Wi-Fi certification for the CWNP Program, and CWNA is required for your CWSP and CWNE certifications. Your CWNA certification will get you started in your wireless career by ensuring you have the skills to successfully survey, install, and administer enterprise Wi-Fi networks.
The Certification Magazine annual salary survey results for CWNA show a 36% increase in the average salary for CWNAs since 2005:
Average Salary for CWNA (US)
2005 – $69,000
2006 – $74,000
2007 – $78,000
2008 – $86,170
2009 – $94,150
The CWNA exam is being updated to PW0-105 on May 4, 2012. The current version of the CWNA exam, PW0-104, will be available until July 31, 2012. You can download the new PW0-105 exam objectives here and see what changed from the 104 objectives to the 105 objectives here.
About the CWNA Certification
- To earn the CWNA certification, you must pass 1 exam: PW0-104 or PW0-105 (available May 4, 2012)
- Download the CWNA PW0-104 exam objectives (PDF)
- Download the NEW CWNA PW0-105 exam objectives (PDF)
- Exam PW0-104 is available at all Pearson VUE testing centers Purchase a CWNA PW0-104 Exam Voucher here.
- The NEW CWNA Exam PW0-105 is now available at all Pearson VUE testing centers. Exam vouchers for PW0-105 are now available. Buy your PW0-105 Exam Voucher here. *New!
- Buy the Sybex Official CWNA PW0-104 Study Guide from Amazon. (Wiley.com CWNA errata)
- Buy the NEW Sybex Official CWNA PW0-105 Study Guide for less than Amazon and get the official practice test ($50 value) free! (Now shipping!)
- Get the official CWNA practice test Questions, updated for PW0-105.
- The CWNA training class, Enterprise Wi-Fi Administration, is available through CWNP Learning Partners around the world.
View the Enterprise Wi-Fi Administration course outline. Find a CWNA class.
Buy the Official Study Guide, Practice Test, and PW0-105 exam voucher together, and save over 20%.
CWNA (PW0-104/-105) Exam Summary
- Exam Number: PW0-104
- Cost: $175.00 U.S. Buy an Exam Voucher
- Availability: Register at Pearson VUE
- Duration: 90 minutes
- Questions: 60
- Question Types: Multiple choice / multiple answer
- Passing Score: 70% (80% for Instructors)
- Available Languages: English
The main subject areas covered by CWNA
- Radio Frequency (RF) Technologies
- Antenna Concepts
- Wireless LAN Hardware and Software
- Network Design, Installation, and Management
- Wireless Standards and Organizations
- 802.11 Network Architecture
- Wireless LAN Security
- Troubleshooting
- How to Perform Site Surveys
However you choose to prepare for the CWNA exam, you should start with the exam objectives, which cover the full list of skills tested on the exam. Click here for new PW0-105 exam objectives.
NOTE: During the exam, you are not allowed to mark a question to return to that question, nor are you allowed to go back to any question on the exam once you have answered that question.
Before you take any CWNP certification exam, you need to be familiar with the CWNP exam terminology used in the CWTS, CWNA, and CWSP exams. Click here to download the PDF.
CWNP Authorized Materials Use Policy
CWNP does not condone the use of unauthorized ‘training materials’, aka ‘brain dumps’. Individuals who utilize such materials to pass CWNP exams will have their certifications revoked. In an effort to more clearly communicate CWNP’s policy on use of unauthorized study materials, CWNP directs all certification candidates to the CWNP Candidate Conduct Policy.
Please review this policy before beginning the study process for any CWNP exam. Candidates will be required to state that they understand and have abided by this policy at the time of exam delivery. If a candidate has a question as to whether study materials are considered “brain dumps”, he/she should perform a search using CertGuard’s engine.
