Duration: 5 days – 35 hrs
Overview
Networking Essentials is designed to introduce the core networking concepts to learners who are new to IT Support. The course begins by explaining the purpose of networking and then examines how networks are configured in homes, offices, between offices, and around the world with the Internet. This includes a review of network topologies, physical networking, and network protocols. The course concludes with an introduction to network troubleshooting, including how to troubleshoot common networking issues.
This course is designed for people who want to learn the knowledge and skills they need to work in Information Technology (IT) and networking. It covers how devices communicate on a network, network addressing and network services, how to build a home network and configure basic security.
Objectives
- Understand, implement & troubleshoot basic networking technologies.
- Understand and describe the devices and services used to support communications in data networks and the Internet.
- Configure, Manage & Troubleshoot switched and routed networks
- Understand the design behind Enterprise Wired & Wireless Networks
Audience
- Students who want to integrate the world of Networking
- Aspiring Network Engineers who want to pursue a career in Computer Networking
- Network Technicians/Engineers who want to have a professional certification like Cisco
Pre- requisites
- Familiarity MS DOS and with the operation and support of stand-alone personal computers prior to taking this course.
Course Content
- Network Essentials and different Network media (coper, coax, fiberoptics) connectors
- Network Addressing
- Standards
- Analog and Digital Communications
- Speed and Capacity of Communication channels
- Ethernet
- LAN/WAN Technology
- Protocols
- OS essentials (Windows)
- Internet Essentials (browser, plug ins, updates)
- Wireless Networking (WiFi)
- Wired vs wireless
- Router/network devices installation and uses
- Hands on activity – network devices simulation
- Detailed connectivity testing
- IPconfig testing
- Network Tools/Security (monitors, sniffers)
- Closing and Remarks
