Certified Wireless IoT Connectivity Professional — Requirements & Free Practice
US · License preparation
100 free questions · Answer explanations · No signup required
Choose what to practice
Start with an exam below. Your examination requirements depend on your application pathway. View licensing requirements
Loading selected examination banks…
Licenses, application pathways and examination requirements
Each license and applicant pathway has its own requirements and exemptions. Choosing practice questions does not determine your eligibility.
Certified Wireless IoT Connectivity Professional
Professional certification in wireless IoT connectivity, earned by passing the CWICP examination while holding a valid CWISA certification.
Licensing authority: CWNP, LLC.
Initial by examination
- Accommodations
- Obtain CWNP accommodation approval before scheduling.
- Assessment
- Pass the current CWICP examination; the program FAQ states a minimum passing score of 70%.
- Changes
- The remote guide requires at least two full business days' notice for appointment changes and states a $30 fee for missed or canceled appointments/no-shows, subject to its stated emergency consideration.
- Date Limit
- CWICP-202 remains available through 2027-12-31. No exact official start date for this credential or route was published in the applicable retrieved evidence.
- Prerequisite Credential
- A valid CWISA certification is required to earn CWICP; CWISA is an existing prerequisite credential, not an additional examination produced by this task.
- Remote Conditions
- Present valid government-issued photo identification whose name matches the CWNP account; meet the guide's camera, microphone, network and single-monitor conditions, follow proctor instructions and exam-security rules.
- Scheduling
- Rolling appointments rather than a fixed annual window: purchase a one-attempt voucher valid for two years, then arrange an in-person Prometric appointment or use the CWNP remote guide and proctor scheduling links. Have the order number or voucher code ready.
- Sequence
- CWNP instructs candidates to complete CWISA first. Its FAQ also expressly withholds a professional certificate if the prerequisite was not completed; this does not remove the prerequisite.
- Training
- Attendance at a class is recommended but not mandatory.
Certified Wireless IoT Connectivity Professional
- Provider
- CWNP; Prometric testing centers and CWNP in-house remote proctoring
- Format
- Multiple choice/single answer
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 60.
- Time limit
- 90 minutes; approved accommodations may modify the allotted time
- Passing score
- 70% minimum under the current CWNP program FAQ
Examination outline
Wireless IoT Technologies and Solutions (10%)
- IoT architectures
- Architectural benefits and constraints
- IoT feature tradeoffs
- Wireless IoT components
- Technology-specific architecture comparisons
Wireless IoT RF Characteristics (10%)
- Frequency band properties
- Common IoT frequency bands
- Frequency and free-space loss
- Sensitivity, RSSI and Friis
- Airspace incumbents
- Radio propagation
- Bandwidth, signal ratios and power
- Common IoT RF bands
- Bandwidth and SNR relationship
- Transmit and receive power
- Compression and receiver desensitization
Wireless IoT PHY Structure and Operations (20%)
- 802.15.4 physical layer
- LoRa physical layer
- Z-Wave physical layer
- BLE physical layer
- Other specified IoT PHYs
Wireless IoT MAC Layer Structure and Operations (20%)
- 802.15.4 medium access
- LoRaWAN medium access
- BLE medium access
Wireless IoT Upper Layers Protocols (20%)
- Zigbee upper layers
- 6LoWPAN upper layers
- Thread upper layers
- WirelessHART and ISA100.11a comparison
- ISA100.11a layer interactions
- Matter architecture
Wireless IoT Security (10%)
- Privacy, integrity and cryptography
- Provisioning and access control
- Security policy implementation
- Network protection
- Data-centric and action-centric security
- Security and monitoring practices
Validate and Troubleshoot Wireless IoT Solutions (10%)
- Fault diagnosis and tools
- Troubleshooting and configuration
- Validation against requirements
- Validation against best practices
Examination sources
- CWICP certification
Objectives links: current CWICP-202 document
- CWICP-202 Exam Objectives
page:1; running header and body title
- CWICP-202 Exam Objectives
page:1; complete Knowledge Domain / Percentage table
- CWICP-202 Exam Objectives
pages:2-6; complete numbered objectives 1.0 through 7.3, including all subordinate bullets
- CWICP-202 Exam Voucher
Product Description; Exam details, first bullet
- CWNP Program FAQs
I just took my first CWNP Exam, but all I have is my score report, what do I do next?
- CWICP certification
Current version; next scheduled update; last day to take examination
- CWICP-202 Exam Voucher
Product Description; Exam details, voucher conditions and scheduling
- CWNP Exam and Testing Information
CWNP Exam Availability Update; November 2025 remote option
- CWNP Exam and Testing Information
CWNP Exam Availability Update; linked remote guide
- CWNP Remote Proctoring Exam Guide
page:2; Section 2 Required Identification
- CWNP Remote Proctoring Exam Guide
page:4; Section 7, Important Reminders
- CWNP Remote Proctoring Exam Guide
page:3; Section 6 Rescheduling & Cancellation Policy
- CWNP Remote Proctoring Exam Guide
page:4; Section 8 Exam Accommodation Information
- CWNP Program FAQs
Do I have to take the exams in any order?; IoT track prerequisite
- CWNP Program FAQs
Do I have to take the exams in any order?; issuance condition
- CWNP Program FAQs
Do I have to take the Class?