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Wireshark Certified Analyst (WCA-101)

Practical Workshop for Official Certification

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With the new and official Wireshark Certified Analyst (WCA-101) certification from the Wireshark Foundation, IT professionals have the opportunity to officially and publicly confirm their knowledge and skills in packet analysis with Wireshark.

This two-day workshop prepares participants specifically and effectively for the WCA exam. In practical units, we impart in-depth expert knowledge that not only serves as preparation for successfully passing the new WCA certification exam, but can also be used successfully in day-to-day work with Wireshark.

Course Contents

  • Important Wireshark features for packet analysis
  • Methods and techniques for packet capture with Wireshark and their appropriate use.
  • Filtering network data during capture and display (capture filters, display filters)
  • Configuration and customization of Wireshark for different tasks
  • Protocol structure and functions of important network protocols such as Ethernet, IPv4, ICMP, IPv6, ICMPv6, TCP, UDP, DNS, and DHCP
  • Identifying and troubleshooting typical TCP and IP-based network problems and applications in Wireshark trace files.
  • Tips and tricks for evaluating trace files using sample files.
  • Exam preparation with sample tasks and tips

 

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Target Group

This workshop is aimed at all IT professionals who use Wireshark in practice and who want to demonstrate their knowledge and experience by taking the official Wireshark Foundation certification. It offers ideal exam preparation for anyone who has attended the Wireshark Protocol Analysis - Practical Use in the Network course in the past.

Knowledge Prerequisites

Prior participation in the course Wireshark Protocol Analysis - Practical Use in Networks or comparable knowledge and practical experience in dealing with Wireshark in heterogeneous networks is desirable.

Course Objective

This workshop provides you with compact and practical preparation to successfully pass the Wireshark Certified Analyst (WCA) exam and thus officially prove your skills. You will also acquire valuable expert knowledge for practical analysis with Wireshark in TCP/IP-based networks.

Complementary and Continuative Courses

Wireshark & Voice over IP – Analyse von Call Flow und Medienströmen
Wireshark Applikationsanalyse – Analyse und Optimierung typischer TCP/IP-Anwendungen
Wireshark & IPv6 – IPv6-Netzwerke analysieren

Classroom training

Do you prefer the classic training method? A course in one of our Training Centers, with a competent trainer and the direct exchange between all course participants? Then you should book one of our classroom training dates!

Online training

You wish to attend a course in online mode? We offer you online course dates for this course topic. To attend these seminars, you need to have a PC with Internet access (minimum data rate 1Mbps), a headset when working via VoIP and optionally a camera. For further information and technical recommendations, please refer to.

Tailor-made courses

You need a special course for your team? In addition to our standard offer, we will also support you in creating your customized courses, which precisely meet your individual demands. We will be glad to consult you and create an individual offer for you.
Request in-house training now
PDF SymbolYou can find the complete description of this course with dates and prices ready for download at as PDF.

With the new and official Wireshark Certified Analyst (WCA-101) certification from the Wireshark Foundation, IT professionals have the opportunity to officially and publicly confirm their knowledge and skills in packet analysis with Wireshark.

This two-day workshop prepares participants specifically and effectively for the WCA exam. In practical units, we impart in-depth expert knowledge that not only serves as preparation for successfully passing the new WCA certification exam, but can also be used successfully in day-to-day work with Wireshark.

Course Contents

  • Important Wireshark features for packet analysis
  • Methods and techniques for packet capture with Wireshark and their appropriate use.
  • Filtering network data during capture and display (capture filters, display filters)
  • Configuration and customization of Wireshark for different tasks
  • Protocol structure and functions of important network protocols such as Ethernet, IPv4, ICMP, IPv6, ICMPv6, TCP, UDP, DNS, and DHCP
  • Identifying and troubleshooting typical TCP and IP-based network problems and applications in Wireshark trace files.
  • Tips and tricks for evaluating trace files using sample files.
  • Exam preparation with sample tasks and tips

 

Request in-house training now

Target Group

This workshop is aimed at all IT professionals who use Wireshark in practice and who want to demonstrate their knowledge and experience by taking the official Wireshark Foundation certification. It offers ideal exam preparation for anyone who has attended the Wireshark Protocol Analysis - Practical Use in the Network course in the past.

Knowledge Prerequisites

Prior participation in the course Wireshark Protocol Analysis - Practical Use in Networks or comparable knowledge and practical experience in dealing with Wireshark in heterogeneous networks is desirable.

Course Objective

This workshop provides you with compact and practical preparation to successfully pass the Wireshark Certified Analyst (WCA) exam and thus officially prove your skills. You will also acquire valuable expert knowledge for practical analysis with Wireshark in TCP/IP-based networks.

Complementary and Continuative Courses

Wireshark & Voice over IP – Analyse von Call Flow und Medienströmen
Wireshark Applikationsanalyse – Analyse und Optimierung typischer TCP/IP-Anwendungen
Wireshark & IPv6 – IPv6-Netzwerke analysieren

Classroom training

Do you prefer the classic training method? A course in one of our Training Centers, with a competent trainer and the direct exchange between all course participants? Then you should book one of our classroom training dates!

Online training

You wish to attend a course in online mode? We offer you online course dates for this course topic. To attend these seminars, you need to have a PC with Internet access (minimum data rate 1Mbps), a headset when working via VoIP and optionally a camera. For further information and technical recommendations, please refer to.

Tailor-made courses

You need a special course for your team? In addition to our standard offer, we will also support you in creating your customized courses, which precisely meet your individual demands. We will be glad to consult you and create an individual offer for you.
Request in-house training now

PDF SymbolYou can find the complete description of this course with dates and prices ready for download at as PDF.