RUCKUS Networks RCWA Exam (page: 2)
RUCKUS Networks RUCKUS Certified Wi-Fi Associate
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Which capability within Client Isolation will allow clients to access specific destinations within the same subnet?

  1. Isolation whitelist
  2. Directed multicast
  3. Access control list
  4. Gateway access list

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

The Client Isolation feature on RUCKUS access points and controllers prevents wireless clients connected to the same SSID from communicating directly with each other within the same subnet. This is particularly important for guest or public networks to enhance security and privacy. However, administrators may sometimes need to allow access to specific network services or devices--such as printers, gateways, or media servers--within that same subnet.

RUCKUS systems address this need through the Isolation Whitelist capability. As described in the RUCKUS One Online Help and RUCKUS Cloud documentation, the Isolation Whitelist allows administrators to specify destination IP or MAC addresses that are exempt from client isolation rules. This enables controlled access without fully disabling client isolation across the network.

Other options like directed multicast or access control list (ACL) manage traffic types or filtering policies but are not specific to client-to-client communication exceptions. Therefore, the Isolation Whitelist is the correct answer.


Reference:

RUCKUS One Online Help ­ WLAN Configuration: Client Isolation and Whitelist Options

RUCKUS Analytics 3.5 User Guide ­ WLAN and Client Policy Analysis

RUCKUS AI Documentation ­ Wireless Network Security and Client Isolation Controls



What unit is commonly used to display RSSI values?

  1. dBi
  2. dBm
  3. Watts
  4. Ohms

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator) is a key measurement representing the power level of a received RF signal. It is typically displayed in dBm (decibel-milliwatts), a logarithmic unit that expresses the power relative to 1 milliwatt. In Wi-Fi systems, RSSI values usually range between ­30 dBm (excellent) and ­90 dBm (very weak).

According to the RUCKUS One Online Help and the RUCKUS Analytics 3.5 User Guide, signal strength metrics shown in dashboards, client views, and RF reports are represented in dBm for consistency across platforms. This allows network engineers to correlate signal levels with client connectivity performance and thresholds used for roaming or troubleshooting.

Other units such as dBi refer to antenna gain, Watts measure absolute power (not typically used in client reporting), and Ohms measure resistance. Thus, dBm is the correct and standard unit used for RSSI measurement in RUCKUS and all IEEE 802.11-based systems.


Reference:

RUCKUS One Online Help ­ Radio Settings and Signal Strength Indicators

RUCKUS Analytics 3.5 User Guide ­ Client Signal and Noise Metrics

RUCKUS AI Documentation ­ Understanding RSSI, SNR, and RF Metrics



Which three states are indicated by the LEDs on RUCKUS indoor APs? (Choose three.)

  1. Controller connected
  2. USB dongle inserted
  3. Insufficient PoE power
  4. Clients connected to a radio
  5. Data plane tunnel connected
  6. Routable IP address assigned

Answer(s): A,C,D

Explanation:

RUCKUS indoor Access Points use status LEDs to communicate key operational states during deployment and runtime. The LEDs provide immediate visual feedback about the AP's connectivity, power condition, and client activity.

According to the RUCKUS One Online Help ­ Access Point LED Indicators, and verified in the RUCKUS AI documentation, the LEDs typically display the following primary states:

Controller Connected (A): Confirms that the AP has successfully registered and established a control session with the RUCKUS controller or RUCKUS Cloud instance.

Insufficient PoE Power (C): Indicates that the AP is receiving inadequate power, such as being powered through 802.3af instead of 802.3at, which may disable high-power features or additional radios.

Clients Connected to a Radio (D): Lights up when one or more clients are associated with the AP's wireless radios, signifying active WLAN operation.

Other listed options--USB dongle inserted, data plane tunnel connected, and routable IP assigned-- are not standard LED indications across RUCKUS indoor AP models. They may represent system events but not physical LED states.


Reference:

RUCKUS One Online Help ­ Access Point LED Status Indicators

RUCKUS Analytics 3.5 User Guide ­ AP Connectivity and Power Monitoring

RUCKUS AI Documentation ­ Hardware and Connectivity Indicators for RUCKUS Indoor APs (docs.cloud.ruckuswireless.com/RUCKUS-AI/userguide/index.html)



Which SmartZone controller interface is present only in the physical hardware appliance?

  1. Data
  2. Cluster
  3. Control
  4. Management

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

The Data Interface is unique to physical SmartZone (SZ) hardware appliances such as the SmartZone 100 (SZ-100) or SmartZone 300 (SZ-300). This interface handles user traffic data forwarding in hardware-based deployments and is not present in virtualized versions such as the vSZ (Virtual SmartZone).

According to the RUCKUS One Online Help and SmartZone system architecture descriptions, the physical controller includes four main interfaces:

Management Interface: Handles GUI, CLI, and administrative access.

Control Interface: Manages control-plane communications with access points.

Cluster Interface: Manages synchronization and redundancy between cluster members.

Data Interface: Dedicated for data-plane traffic processing and forwarding (exclusive to physical appliances).

Virtual SmartZone controllers use tunnel-based data forwarding (via GRE or VXLAN) instead of a dedicated hardware Data Interface. Hence, the Data interface exists only on physical appliances, making A the correct answer.


Reference:

RUCKUS One Online Help ­ SmartZone Controller Network Interfaces

RUCKUS Analytics 3.5 User Guide ­ Controller Data Plane Monitoring and Interface Metrics

RUCKUS AI Documentation ­ SmartZone Hardware Architecture Overview (docs.cloud.ruckuswireless.com/RUCKUS-AI/userguide/index.html)



Which type of interference occurs when two APs are configured on channel 7 and channel 8 in the same physical space?

  1. Adjacent
  2. Multipath
  3. Diffraction
  4. Co-channel

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

When two access points operate on overlapping channels in the same frequency band--such as channel 7 and channel 8 in the 2.4 GHz range--they create Adjacent Channel Interference (ACI). Unlike co-channel interference (CCI), which occurs when APs share the exact same channel, ACI results from partial channel overlap that causes energy spillover between adjacent frequencies.

According to RUCKUS One Online Help ­ Radio Configuration and Channel Planning, adjacent channels in 2.4 GHz are only 5 MHz apart, while each Wi-Fi channel occupies 20­22 MHz of bandwidth. As a result, channels like 7 and 8 significantly overlap, creating degraded performance, retransmissions, and reduced throughput.

RUCKUS's ChannelFly technology in both RUCKUS AI and RUCKUS Analytics helps automatically select non-overlapping channels (such as 1, 6, and 11) to minimize ACI and optimize network capacity.

Therefore, the correct answer is A ­ Adjacent interference, which directly applies to overlapping channel configurations.


Reference:

RUCKUS One Online Help ­ Radio Channel Planning and ChannelFly Operation

RUCKUS Analytics 3.5 User Guide ­ RF Interference Detection and Channel Utilization

RUCKUS AI Documentation ­ Channel Optimization and Interference Management



What happens when enabling spectrum analysis mode on a RUCKUS AP?

  1. New clients won't be able to join.
  2. The results are shown in a histogram.
  3. Sweeping of the entire 5 GHz band is possible in a single scan.
  4. It will capture energy on both 2.4 and 5 GHz bands at the same time.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

When spectrum analysis mode is enabled on a RUCKUS Access Point, the AP's radios are temporarily dedicated to spectrum scanning and interference analysis, meaning they cannot serve wireless clients during that period. Therefore, new clients will not be able to join, and existing clients are typically disconnected.

According to the RUCKUS One Online Help ­ Spectrum Analysis Tool and RUCKUS AI Documentation ­ RF Monitoring and Optimization, spectrum analysis mode captures and reports RF energy utilization, identifying interference sources such as non-Wi-Fi devices, microwave ovens, or Bluetooth. The AP alternates its radio into "sniffer" mode to analyze RF characteristics, during which client association and data traffic handling are suspended.

The output is visualized through graphs and real-time utilization charts, not histograms. Furthermore, an AP can only scan one band (either 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz) at a time -- not both simultaneously.

Thus, the correct answer is A, since enabling spectrum analysis prevents new client associations while the AP is in scanning mode.


Reference:

RUCKUS One Online Help ­ Spectrum Analysis Overview

RUCKUS Analytics 3.5 User Guide ­ RF Health and Interference Detection

RUCKUS AI Documentation ­ Spectrum Monitoring and RF Analysis Tools



An administrator has completed a new install of SmartZone-Essentials for switch management, and has configured the SmartZone IP as the registrar IP on an ICX 7450.
Which condition explains why the switch is not connecting?

  1. SNMPv3 is not enabled on SmartZone.
  2. DHCP options are not properly configured for the switch.
  3. SmartZone is not configured to allow self-signed certificates.
  4. SmartZone High Scale is required for ICX switch management.

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

When deploying SmartZone-Essentials (SZ-100/SZ-144) for RUCKUS ICX switch management, the switches establish a secure HTTPS-based connection to the controller using the SmartZone registrar IP. A common issue preventing connection occurs when SmartZone is not configured to accept self- signed certificates--which are typically used by ICX switches by default for initial onboarding.

As described in the RUCKUS One Online Help ­ SmartZone Switch Management Setup and RUCKUS AI documentation, administrators must explicitly enable the option to "Allow Self-Signed Certificates" in the controller's Switch Management settings. Without this configuration, the SmartZone rejects the ICX connection request during SSL/TLS handshake, causing registration failure.

SNMPv3 configuration and DHCP options are unrelated to initial controller registration. Additionally, SmartZone-Essentials fully supports ICX management; SmartZone High Scale is not required.

Thus, the correct answer is C -- the connection fails because the controller is not set to accept self- signed certificates from the switch.


Reference:

RUCKUS One Online Help ­ SmartZone Switch Management and Onboarding Configuration

RUCKUS Analytics 3.5 User Guide ­ Device Connection and Registration Monitoring

RUCKUS AI Documentation ­ ICX Switch Onboarding with SmartZone Essentials



Which task will throttle download speeds on all ChromeOS devices on the STUDENT SSID and segment their device traffic into a separate VLAN?

  1. Create a Device Policy and apply it to the WLAN.
  2. Create a Layer 2 Access Control Policy and apply it to the WLAN.
  3. Create a new WLAN for ChromeOS with a rate-limited VLAN.
  4. Create an Application Control Policy and apply it to the WLAN.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

To throttle download speeds for specific device types--such as ChromeOS devices--and assign them to a dedicated VLAN, the appropriate configuration is to create a Device Policy and apply it to the target WLAN.

According to the RUCKUS One Online Help ­ Device Policy Management, and RUCKUS AI documentation ­ Policy Control and Device Analytics, Device Policies can classify client devices based on operating system, MAC OUI, or fingerprinting data. Once identified, administrators can enforce rate limits, VLAN tagging, and access restrictions for that device type.

By applying this policy to the STUDENT SSID, all detected ChromeOS clients will have bandwidth limits applied and their traffic segmented into the configured VLAN for management and security isolation.

Other options--such as Layer 2 ACLs or Application Control Policies--manage packet-level permissions or app-level prioritization, not per-device bandwidth or VLAN segmentation. Creating a new WLAN is unnecessary since RUCKUS policy management allows dynamic device-based enforcement on a single SSID.


Reference:

RUCKUS One Online Help ­ Device Policy and VLAN Assignment by OS Type

RUCKUS Analytics 3.5 User Guide ­ Client Behavior and Policy Enforcement Analytics

RUCKUS AI Documentation ­ Policy Control: Device Classification and Rate Limiting



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