A strong foundation of basic networking concepts is fundamental to a successful career in information technology, and you'll gain that real-world, practical skills.

Who Needs to Attend

Anyone who wants to gain a solid networking foundation in a real-world, multi-vendor environment or wants to take the first step in preparing for a career as an IT professional

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

What You'll Learn

How switches and routers interconnect using equipment from multiple vendors

IP addressing and how to create subnets

How TCP/IP works and how to configure it on various devices

Capture and view network traffic using a protocol analyzer

Wireless network options available

Basic security and firewall issues

How Ethernet works and how all of the various forms can be connected

Basics of layered network protocols

Difference between logical and physical network segments

Install Cat 5e UTP and fiber optic cables

How VLANs function

When and how to use NAT

Function of various routing protocols such as RIP, EIGRP, and OSPF

An overview of WAN technologies

Functions of NetBIOS and NetBEUI

Benefits and issues of Instant Communications

Course structure overview

1. Network Overview
2. Network Functions and Standards
3. Local Signaling Media
4. Ethernet
5. Switching
6. Logical Addressing
7. Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
8. Network Layer Process
9. Subnetting
10. Routing
11. WAN Overview
12. Host-to-Host Handling
13. Supporting Processes
14. NetBIOS and NetBEUI
15. Security
16. User and Manager Processes
17. Wireless LANs
18. Instant Communications
19. Networking Advances