CompTIA Network +

Unlock your career potential with the CompTIA Network+ course, designed for network professionals eager to master corporate network management and achieve industry-recognized certification.

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Essential Skills Gained

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Install and maintain network appliances and cabling.

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Monitor, manage, support, and troubleshoot networks.

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Understand various network protocols and security threats.

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Describe TCP/IP addressing and configuration protocols.

Format

  • Instructor-led
  • 5 days with lectures and hands-on labs.

Audience

  • New network support professionals
  • IT technicians seeking certification
  • Industry professionals needing credential validation
  • Network administrators

Description

Your next step in CompTIA Certification.  Learn the basics as well as more complex principles required to install and maintain corporate networks in this CompTIA Network + course. This live class is available virtually with RemoteLive™ or locally at our Phoenix, AZ location. Course Description This 5-day course is designed to provide network professionals and supporting technicians with the foundation-level skills they need to install, operate, manage, maintain, and troubleshoot a small to medium-sized business network. The objective is to help prepare students for the CompTIA Network+ Certification Essentials exam. It is important that students have the recommended work experience in IT networking prior to taking the exam. CompTIA recommends that students have 9 to 12 months of experience in the IT support industry. This course prepares for the CompTIA NET+ Certification Exam N10-006.

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Course Outline

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Module 1 – Network Media and Devices

  1. Key Features of Networks

  2. Network Topologies

  3. The OSI Model

  4. TCP/IP Protocol Suite

  5. Selecting Network Cable

  6. Twisted Pair Cable (UTP / STP / ScTP)

  7. Coaxial Cable

  8. Fiber Optic Cable

  9. Repeaters

  10. Media Converters

  11. Serial Cable

  12. IEEE 802 Standards

  13. Media Characteristics

  14. Ethernet (IEEE 802.3)

  15. MAC Addressing

  16. Network Adapters

  17. Protocol Analyzer

  18. Hubs

  19. Bridges

  20. Switches

  21. Virtual LANs (VLAN)

  22. Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)

Module 2 – Addressing and Routing Internet Protocol

  1. Configuring TCP/IP

  2. IP Routing Basics

  3. ICMP

  4. IP Addressing Schemes

  5. Creating Subnets

  6. Internet Addressing

  7. Static versus Dynamic IP Addressing

  8. Configuring DHCP

  9. IPv6 Address Format

  10. IPv6 Addressing Schemes

  11. Routing Basics

  12. Routing Algorithms and Metrics

  13. Routing Protocols

  14. Installing and Configuring Routers

  15. Routing Troubleshooting Tools

  16. Internet Group Management Protocol

Module 3 – Network Applications

  1. Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

  2. User Datagram Protocol (UDP)

  3. TCP/IP Ports

  4. Port Scanners

  5. Host Names

  6. Name Resolution Methods

  7. Configuring DNS Servers

  8. Name Resolution Troubleshooting

  9. TCP/IP Services

  10. World Wide Web (HTTP)

  11. File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

  12. Network Time Protocol (NTP)

  13. Email (SMTP / POP3 / IMAP)

  14. Conferencing and VoIP Protocols

  15. WAN Basics

  16. Telecommunications Networks

  17. Packet-switched WAN Services

  18. Local Loop Services

  19. Installing Modems

  20. Remote Connectivity Protocols

  21. Virtual Private Networks

  22. Remote Access Servers

Module 4 – Network Security

  1. Security Basics

  2. Social Engineering

  3. Malware

  4. Network Attack Strategies

  5. Policies and Procedures

  6. Device Security

  7. Training

  8. Secure Network Topologies

  9. Network Address Translation

  10. Firewalls and Proxy Servers

  11. Intrusion Detection Systems

  12. Vulnerability Assessments and Pentests

  13. Authentication Technologies

  14. Encryption and PKI

  15. Authentication Protocols

  16. Network Access Control

  17. Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11)

  18. Setting Up a Wireless Network

  19. Wireless Security

  20. Wireless WANs

Module 5 – Management, Monitoring, Troubleshooting

  1. Configuration Management Concepts

  2. Documentation

  3. Planning a SOHO Network Installation

  4. Wiring Standards

  5. Wiring Distribution

  6. Cable Testing Tools

  7. Virtualization Technologies

  8. Virtual Platform Applications

  9. Cloud Computing

  10. Performance Management Appliances

  11. Network Monitoring Utilities

  12. Simple Network Management Protocol

  13. Remote Administration Tools

  14. Troubleshooting Procedures

  15. Troubleshooting Common Connectivity Scenarios

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