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
About the CWNA Certification
- To earn the CWNA certification, you must pass 1 exam: PW0-104
- The CWNA exam objectives (PDF)
- Exam PW0-104 is available at all Pearson VUE testing centers
- The CWNA PW0-104 Exam Voucher
- The Official CWNA Study Guide from Sybex
- Official CWNA practice test Questions
- The CWNA training class, Enterprise Wi-Fi Administration, is available through CWNP Learning Partners around the world.
- Buy the Official Study Guide, Practice Test, and PW0-104 exam voucher together, and save over 20%. Get the CWNA Self-study kit now.
CWNA (PW0-104) 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.
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, CWSP, and CWNE 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.
