I like all the tips I've seen here - I just wanted to add one more suggestion:
Accuracy. If you are accurate in your commands and GUI, you will be much quicker than if you are fumbling around looking for the right option/page. This also holds true for reading the questions - be sure you are accurately understanding what is being asked and what is required to get the points. This may seem like an obvious tip, but when sitting the lab you are going to feel pressed for time. If you start "saving" time by rushing you are going to start skipping steps, overlooking critical parts of the questions, etc; this will ultimately cost you time. Try to relax and enjoy the lab - after all, it should be both fun and a relief after all the studying you have put in! Just for context - I have sat the lab 3 times, with improving scores. No pass yet, but I am confident it will come. I also just want to throw out a huge thank you to everyone who is an active member of this group - you've put together an excellent study resource for us all! Tim ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Leigh Jewell <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, May 16, 2011 8:55:38 PM Subject: Re: [OSL | CCIE_Wireless] 1. [Q]: methods to speed up your lab (Victor Platov (viplatov)) Agreed. Do the first interface on the GUI, copy into notepad and then pasting into each controller saves timed: http://leigh-cciewireless.blogspot.com/2011/02/creating-interfaces-at-speed.html Some other thoughts are: Canned Configurations: You know there will be questions doing some routine tasks bask on best practise. To save time working out some canned configurations that you know you can use can save time: http://leigh-cciewireless.blogspot.com/search/label/canned%20configs Use Notepad: One of the big time wasters is gathering all the configuration. I found using something as simple as notepad helps http://leigh-cciewireless.blogspot.com/2011/03/notepad-i-love-you.html Leave 802.11a/802.11b Disabled: Best to leave them shutdown until the end when you start to test so you can easily apply configurations Read the entire question and ensure you know ALL the answers before starting: With no partial marks, it is not work wasting you time on any questions on the first pass unless you know all the answers (unless its foundational and then you need to push through). Best to skip them and move onto another question you know you can answer and come back on the second pass. Console Time-outs: Save having to log back in every time by removing the time-outs on the consoles can save precious time http://leigh-cciewireless.blogspot.com/2011/02/look-out-for-those-time-wasters.html Plan: Sit down prior to the exam and work out exactly how you are going to approach it and stick to the plan. Hope this helps. Regards, Leigh. 2011/5/17 Kristján Ólafur Eðvarðsson <[email protected]> Hello Viktor, > >I agree 100% that speed is one of the big elements in the LAB. >As long you know what you are doing. No point in speeding up wrong answers :D > >I have slighlty another approach regardint the dynamic interfaces. I used >your method first but then I decided it was best to create the first one in GUI, >then do show running-config on the same one. Copy the output from the same one >to >notepad and paste to others. I did some excersices with many VLANs with >different subnet >masks + 2x DHCP servers and after I did it 5 times I got from 27 minutes (10 >dynamic interfaces, different masks, different ports, >different primary and secondary dhcp servers on each interface) to less than 10. >I could use those 17 mins in the exam :D > >To add to usefull CLI commands is the NTP configuration. In GUI you define NTP >one one page and the delta timezone in another page. In CLI you just >do: config time ntp server 1 10.10.10.10 , and config time -6 0 (for the delta) >copy and past those to other WLC's > >Yes totally, use WCS if I have bunch of WLANS to configure on many controllers >(2 is enough to justify using WCS for it) >Everything goes to managment so we have to be carefull to go to each WLC and >rectify it. > >Another interesting thing to deploy with WCS is the Mobility domain and group >configuration. >Even though you don´t have templates, browsing through each WLC configuration >from >WCS and join other WLC's to the mobility group and vice versa seems to me a >faster >way of doing it. No copy and pasting macs, no errors in spaces in mobility >domain names e.t.c. >Because the WCS lists your WLC's and you can select many and join them in one >go. >This method is also totally free of errors! > >I am trying at the same time to add more and more WLC CLI commands to my >arsenal, for example I use these a lot: > >show interface summary >show ap summary >show cdp neighbours > >and debugs: >debug lwapp events enable >debug lwapp errors enable >debug client <mac> > >the last one actually is a macro of many client related debugs so It can quickly >help to pinpoint client issues. The first to are of course used to see if the >WLC >is receiving AP join attempts. If totally nothing shows It usually tells me that >there is Network, DHCP or DNS issue elsewhere. > >Sorry , this post got out of hand :D > >regards. Kristjan > > > > > >Today's Topics: > > 1. [Q]: methods to speed up your lab (Victor Platov (viplatov)) > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 19:31:19 +0200 >From: "Victor Platov (viplatov)" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: [OSL | CCIE_Wireless] [Q]: methods to speed up your lab >Message-ID: > <[email protected]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >Hi team, > > > >Which kinds of approaches do you use or did you used to increase the >speed of doing lab activities? I think it's crucial cause for example >when I was taking my lab I was run out of time all two times. > >As far as I know there are at least two techniques: > >1. If you need to create several dynamic interfaces on several >WLCs you'd better use CLI, notepad and copy/paste method. > >2. In case you need several similar WLANs to be created on several >WLCs it's reasonable to use WCS templates > >What else? > > > > > > > > > >From: [email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Leigh >Jewell >Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 3:15 PM >To: Jason Boyers >Cc: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [OSL | CCIE_Wireless] Workbook1: Lab7.2 Aironet Desktop >Utility > > > >Cool. Thanks for the prompt response. > >On 15 May 2011 12:06, Jason Boyers <[email protected]> wrote: > >Another correct observation. This will be corrected as well. > > > > >Jason Boyers - CCIE #26024 (Wireless) > >Technical Instructor - IPexpert, Inc. >Mailto: [email protected] > >Telephone: +1.810.326.1444 > >Live Assistance, Please visit: www.ipexpert.com/chat ><http://www.ipexpert.com/chat> <http://www.ipexpert.com/chat ><http://www.ipexpert.com/chat> > >eFax: +1.810.454.0130 > >IPexpert is a premier provider of Self-Study Workbooks, Video on Demand, >Audio Tools, Online Hardware Rental and Classroom Training for the Cisco >CCIE (R&S, Voice, Wireless, Security & Service Provider) >certification(s) with training locations throughout the United States, >Europe, South Asia and Australia. Be sure to visit our online >communities at www.ipexpert.com/communities ><http://www.ipexpert.com/communities> < >http://www.ipexpert.com/communities ><http://www.ipexpert.com/communities> > and our public website at >www.ipexpert.com<http://www.ipexpert.com/> <http://www.ipexpert.com/ ><http://www.ipexpert.com/> > > > > > > >On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 7:42 PM, Leigh Jewell <[email protected]> >wrote: > >The question asks for ssid 3: > >"Use GTC for the inner method" > >In the solution the authentication method appears to be MSCHAPv2: > > > > >where I thought it should be GTC with a static password: > > > > >Thoughts or suggestions ? > >Regards, >Leigh > > >-- >CCIE Blog - http://leigh-cciewireless.blogspot.com/ > >_______________________________________________ >For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, >please visit www.ipexpert.com <http://www.ipexpert.com/> > >Are you a CCNP or CCIE and looking for a job? 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