- course id
- NETWORK
- duration
- 5 day(s)
- Aimed At
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I/T professionals who are responsible for installing, configuring, and troubleshooting basic networking hardware, protocols, and services.
- Prerequisites
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- CompTIA A+ Certification: IT Essentials Training (3 day(s), A-ESSENT)
- CompTIA A+ Certification - 220-602: IT Technician Training (3 day(s), A-602)
General familiarity with personal computers is a must. Six-to-nine months experience with network support or administration along with a CompTIA A+ certification is recommended, though not required.
- Course in a Nutshell
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This course, designed to meet the requirements of the CompTIA Network+ certification, will help you take advantage of the growing demand for skilled networking professionals. This certification is an internationally recognized vendor-neutral standard for validating computer networking skills. It is recognized by major hardware and software vendors, distributors, and resellers
In this course, you will build on your existing user-level knowledge and experience with personal computer operating systems and networks to acquire the concepts and skills that are key to the job of a network support professional. You will learn both the features and functions of networking components as well as how to install, configure, and troubleshoot basic networking hardware, protocols, and services.
- Customize It!
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Customize this course to your specific background and job requirements at little-to-no additional cost. We’ll tailor the topics included in the course, the emphasis given to each topic, the pace of coverage, and the choice of hands-on exercises to suit your needs. If you have an interest in a particular area, let us know, so we can be sure to address it.
For those who need a boot camp in IT support basics, networking, and network security, a combined course that consists of pertinent material from our CompTIA A+, Network+, and Security+ course series is also available.
- Learn How To
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- Identify the basic components of network theory
- Identify the major network communication methods
- Identify network data delivery methods
- List and describe network media and hardware components
- Identify the major types of network implementations
- Identify the components of a TCP/IP network implementation
- Identify the major services deployed on TCP/IP networks
- Identify characteristics of a variety of network protocols
- Identify the components of a LAN implementation
- Identify the components of a WAN implementation
- Identify major issues and technologies in network security
- Identify the components of a remote network implementation
- Identify major issues and technologies in disaster recovery
- Identify the primary network operating systems
- Identify major issues, models, tools and techniques in network troubleshooting
- Course Outline
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- Network Theory
- Networking Terminology
- Network Building Blocks
- Standard Network Models
- Network Topologies
- Network Categories
- Network Communication Methods
- Transmission Methods
- Media Access Methods
- Signaling Methods
- Network Data Delivery
- Data Addressing and Delivery
- Network Connection Mechanisms
- Reliable Delivery Techniques
- Network Media and Hardware
- Bounded Network Media
- Unbounded Network Media
- Noise Control
- Network Connectivity Devices
- Network Implementations
- The OSI Model
- Client Network Resource Access
- Ethernet Networks
- Token Ring Networks
- Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) Networks
- Wireless Technologies and Standards
- Networking with TCP/IP
- Family of Protocols
- The TCP/IP Protocol
- Default IP Addresses
- Custom IP Addresses
- The TCP/IP Protocol Suite
- TCP/IP Services
- IP Address Assignment Methods
- Host Name Resolution
- NetBIOS Name Resolution
- TCP/IP Utilities
- TCP/IP Upper Layer Services
- TCP/IP Interoperability Services
- Other Network Protocols
- The NetBEUI Protocol
- The IPX/SPX Protocol
- The AppleTalk Protocol
- The IP Version 6 (IPv6) Protocol
- Local Area Network (LAN) Infrastructure
- Bridges and Switches
- IP Routing Topology
- Static IP Routing
- Dynamic IP Routing
- Controlling Data Movement with Filters and VLANs
- Wide Area Network (WAN) Infrastructure
- WAN Switching Technologies
- WAN Transmission Technologies
- WAN Connectivity Methods
- Voice Over Data Systems
- Network Security
- Network Threats
- Virus Protection
- Local Security
- Network Authentication Methods
- Data Encryption
- Internet Security
- Remote Networking
- Remote Network Architectures
- Terminal Services Implementations
- Remote Access Networking Implementations
- Virtual Private Networking (VPN)
- Disaster Recovery
- Planning for Disaster Recovery
- Data Backup
- Fault Tolerance Methods
- Network Data Storage
- Enterprise Data Storage Techniques
- Clustering
- Network Attached Storage (NAS)
- Storage Area Network (SAN) Implementations
- Network Operating Systems
- Microsoft Operating Systems
- Novell NetWare
- UNIX and Linux Operating Systems
- o Macintosh Networking
- Network Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting Models
- TCP/IP Troubleshooting Utilities
- Hardware Troubleshooting Tools
- System Monitoring Tools
- Network Baselining
- Wrap-up: Course Recap, Q/A, and Evaluations

