<s>
The	O
Certified	B-General_Concept
Wireless	I-General_Concept
Network	I-General_Concept
Expert	I-General_Concept
(	O
CWNE	B-General_Concept
)	O
is	O
the	O
highest	O
level	O
certification	O
in	O
the	O
CWNP	O
program	O
started	O
in	O
2001	O
by	O
Planet3	O
Wireless	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
certifies	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
design	O
,	O
install	O
,	O
secure	O
,	O
optimize	O
and	O
troubleshoot	O
IEEE	O
802.11	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
networks	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CWNE	B-General_Concept
credential	O
is	O
the	O
final	O
step	O
in	O
a	O
four-level	O
certification	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
requirements	O
for	O
earning	O
the	O
CWNE	B-General_Concept
certification	O
changed	O
on	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
CWNE	B-General_Concept
exam	O
(	O
PW0-300	O
)	O
was	O
retired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
requirements	O
for	O
the	O
CWNE	B-General_Concept
certification	O
are	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Valid	O
and	O
current	O
CWSP	O
,	O
CWAP	O
,	O
CWISA	O
,	O
and	O
CWDP	O
certifications	O
(	O
requires	O
CWNA	B-General_Concept
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
most	O
other	O
CWNP	O
certifications	O
,	O
the	O
CWNE	B-General_Concept
certification	O
is	O
valid	O
for	O
three	O
(	O
3	O
)	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
