WLSD: Designing Cisco Wireless Networks (300-110)

About the WLSD Exam

Design enterprise Cisco wireless — site surveys, wired and wireless infrastructure, mobility, and WLAN high availability

Conquer the CCNP Wireless design concentration with 250 original practice questions covering Wireless Site Survey (collecting design requirements and evaluating constraints such as client density, real-time applications, AP and antenna type, deployment type, and security; describing material attenuation and its effect on wireless design; performing and analyzing Layer 1, pre-deployment, post-deployment, and predictive site surveys; and utilizing planning tools such as Ekahau, Hamina, Chanalyzer, and spectrum analyzers), Wired and Wireless Infrastructure (determining physical infrastructure requirements such as AP power, cabling, switch port capacity, mounting, and grounding; determining logical infrastructure requirements such as WLC and AP licensing by architecture; designing radio management with RRM, Catalyst Center AI-Enhanced RRM, RF/Radio profiles, and RxSOP; applying design requirements for data, voice and video, and location networks including Cisco Spaces; designing high-density wireless networks; and designing wireless bridging and mesh with modes of operation, Ethernet bridging, and WGB roaming), Mobility (designing mobility groups based on mobility roles, optimizing client roaming, validating mobility tunneling for the data and control path, and Site Tags), and WLAN High Availability (designing controller high availability with LAG, Stateful Switchover, and controller priority and redundancy including Anchor, and designing AP high availability with prioritization, primary/secondary/tertiary fall-back, and the Embedded Wireless Controller). Built to exam topics v1.2 (effective March 2026). Original practice questions.

Who Should Take This Exam?

The WLSD is designed for experienced professionals validating enterprise wireless design skills. It is a concentration exam of the new standalone CCNP Wireless track (pair it with the 350-101 WLCOR core exam to earn CCNP Wireless) and it independently earns the Cisco Certified Specialist – Wireless Design credential. 3-5 years of enterprise networking experience with a wireless focus is recommended.

Typical study time: 8-12 weeks of intensive study

Exam Quick Facts

Exam Domains & Weights

The WLSD exam covers 4 domains. Focus your study time based on the weights below — higher-weighted domains have more exam questions.

💡 Study tip: Wired and Wireless Infrastructure carries the most weight (30%) — master physical sizing (AP power/PoE budgets, mGig/Cat6A cabling, switch port capacity, mounting and grounding), WLC/AP licensing by architecture, radio management (RRM, Catalyst Center AI-Enhanced RRM, RF profiles, RxSOP), high-density design, and mesh/WGB. Wireless Site Survey and Mobility (25% each) are next — know when to use a predictive vs pre-deployment vs post-deployment survey, material attenuation values, planning tools and metrics, and how to design mobility groups and optimize client roaming. WLAN High Availability (20%) rewards knowing the controller-HA models (SSO HA pair, N+1, anchor redundancy) and AP fall-back and EWC design.

Practice Exam — 250 Questions

Prepare for the WLSD with our 250-question practice exam covering all 4 exam domains. Every question is an original real-world scenario in which a wireless design architect plans and evaluates an enterprise Cisco wireless network on the Cisco Catalyst 9800, Catalyst Center, ISE, and Cisco Spaces, with detailed explanations mapped to official exam objectives.

What you get:

• ✅ Exam simulation mode with timer
• ✅ Spaced repetition for weak areas
• ✅ Detailed explanations for every question
• ✅ Progress tracking across domains
• ✅ 20 free questions — no account needed

Cisco Certification Path

Cisco certs follow: Entry (CCT) → Associate (CCNA) → Professional (CCNP) → Expert (CCIE). WLSD is a concentration exam of the standalone CCNP Wireless track; pair it with the 350-101 WLCOR core exam to earn CCNP Wireless, and it independently earns the Cisco Certified Specialist – Wireless Design credential.

Related Cisco Certifications

If you’re studying for the WLSD, you might also be interested in these Cisco certifications:

• WLCOR: Cisco CCNP Wireless Core (350-101) — 250 practice questions
• WLSI: Cisco CCNP Wireless Advanced Solutions (300-120) — 250 practice questions
• ENCOR: Cisco CCNP ENCOR (350-401) — 250 practice questions
• ENSLD: Cisco CCNP Enterprise Design (300-420) — 250 practice questions
• CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate (200-301) — 250 practice questions

Study Tips

1. Match the survey to the situation — know cold when a predictive survey is enough, when a pre-deployment AP-on-a-stick survey is required to validate the model, and when a post-deployment survey confirms the install meets the design targets, plus the material attenuation values that drive AP count and placement
2. Size the infrastructure correctly — AP power (802.3af/at/bt) and switch power budget, Cat5e vs Cat6A/mGig uplinks for Wi-Fi 6/6E/7, switch port capacity, and WLC/AP licensing by architecture (centralized 9800 vs EWC vs FlexConnect)
3. Design RF and network-type requirements — RRM and Catalyst Center AI-Enhanced RRM, RF profiles and RxSOP, and how a data, voice/video, or high-accuracy location design each changes cell size, overlap, and AP density
4. Use our practice exam — try the 20 free questions first to gauge your readiness
5. Review explanations — don’t just check if you got it right; read why each answer is correct and why the alternatives fall short
6. Simulate exam conditions — use the timed exam mode to practice under pressure