Network Administrator rwe_enials

Overview

This Global Knowledge on Demand course will provide you with a strong foundation of basic networking concepts is fundamental to a successful career in information technology. Networking technologies underlie all IT activities and a strong comprehension of the hardware and protocols used to create networks is rwe_enial to future success. You will gain an understanding of basic network functions, standards, and protocols, to prepare you to tackle advanced networking skills. TCP/IP is the globally accepted group of protocols at the core of the Internet and organizational intranets. A solid understanding of each of these protocols and how they work will give you the ability to deploy the most effective network for your organization. In this course, you will gain the rwe_enial knowledge and skills required to set up, configure, support, and troubleshoot your TCP/IP-based network.

Who Needs to Attend

New IT professionals who want to learn the basics of a structured, layered approach to networking, including the fundamentals of network hardware and components, network protocols, IP addressing and subnetting, and various tools used in network monitoring and troubleshooting. Ideal candidates include:

• Entry-level and newly hired technical professionals, including PC support, help desk, and networking professionals
• Sales and marketing professionals looking to increase their ability to communicate with technical professionals and increase sales
• Technical professionals looking to strengthen core skills before pursuing advanced topics and certifications

Delivery

Global Knowledge’s On Demand delivery format provides the same world-class training quality as a traditional classroom with the flexibility on self-paced E-learning, the HD Videos will allow you to watch and re-watch the Learning at your own pace and speed, Instructors are on hand, via email, to answer your question and provide additional explanation if you need additional assistance.

Objectives

At the end of the course, delegates will gain an introduction to:

• The roles of various devices in a TCP/IP network
• Basics of layered network protocols and the two primary reference models: OSI and TCP/IP
• Ethernet operations and the use of VLANs, including switch operations and the use of Spanning Tree as a method for eliminating broadcast storms on a switched network
• Wi-Fi router configuration and operation on a SOHO network, including security, SSID, and Wi-Fi channels
• Various IP addressing considerations, including binary to decimal conversion, dotted decimal notation, classful vs. classless addressing, private vs. public addresses, and the use of network masking
• Basic subnetting using both fixed-length subnet masking (FLSM) and variable-length subnet masking (VLSM)
• The operation and configuration of routers, including the function and characteristics of various routing protocols (RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, and BGP)
• Various WAN technologies, including circuit switched solutions such as leased lines and packet switched solutions such as Carrier Ethernet, and determine the best WAN connectivity solution for a given corporate network
• Operation of various TCP/IP protocols on a network, including connectionless and connection-oriented communications using UDP and TCP, translation between private and public addresses using NAT, and support protocols such as ARP, DNS, and DHCP
• Analysis of multicasting, Voice over IP, e-mail, FTP, Telnet, and other application layer traffic
• Use of a protocol analyzer and other tools to troubleshoot problems at each layer of a TCP/IP network
• Basic network security implementations, including security protocols, firewall configurations, and common security threats and mitigation techniques
• Functions of IPv6 and its related protocols
• Current and emerging trends in network technology

 

 

Content Introduction to Networking

• What is computer networking?
• Building blocks of networks
• Network infrastructure
• Network services
• Network types
• Network topologies
• Locating network resources
• Virtual computing
• Cloud computing

Network Standards

• Standards organizations
• Example standards development process
• OSI networking model
• TCP/IP model

TCP/IP Overview

• Origins of TCP and IP
• ARPANET requirements documents
• Collaborative network requirements
• Layered approach to networking
• Documentation and RFCs

TCP/IP Numbering Systems

• Introduction to numbering systems
• Positional numbering system basics
• Converting between numbering systems
• Counting
• Guidelines for determining the base of a number

Physical Network Connections

• UTP cabling
• Structured cabling systems
• Fiber optic cabling
• Wireless connections

Ethernet LANs

• NIC and MAC addresses
• Ethernet standards
• Ethernet frame structures
• Ethernet equipment types
• Ethernet connectors
• Ethernet performance issues

Ethernet Switching

• Benefits of switching
• Switch installations
• Switch operations
•  Spanning Tree Protocol
• Configuring switches
• VLANs
• Troubleshooting

Wireless LANs

• WLAN standards: IEEE & Wi-Fi Alliance
• WLAN components
• Wi-Fi channels
• Wi-Fi speeds
• WLAN security
• WLAN performance issues

IPv4 addressing

• Logical addressing
• IPv4 address structure
• Subnetting classful address blocks
• Private addressing
• Network Address Translation (NAT)
• Variable-Length Subnet Masking (VLSM)
• Classless Inter-Domain Routing

IPv4 Subnetting with FLSM

• Purpose of subnetting
• Subnet communications
• Subnet mask rules
• Calculating subnets
• Variable-length subnet masking

IPv4 Subnetting with VLSM

• IPv4 Subnets
• Calculating VLSM subnet values
• Planning for growth
• CIDR and VLSM

Address Resolution Protocol

• Address mapping
• ARP restrictions
• ARP cache
• ARP commands
• ARP message fields
• Additional ARP capabilities

Multicasting

• What is multicasting?
• Internet Group Management Protocol
• Mapping Class D IP address to an Ethernet multicast address
• How does it all work together?

Internet Protocol Version 4

• Internet Protocol overview
• IPv4 header

Routing

• Routing overview
• Logical segmentation
• Static vs. dynamic routing
• Routing decision process
• Routing metrics
• Routing protocol operation
• Common routing protocols
• Configuring routers

IP Routing

• Routing function
• IP routing algorithm
• Types of routing protocols
• Choosing the best path
• Routing tables
• Routing Information Protocol
• Open Shortest Path First
• Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
• Border Gateway Protocol

Wide Area Networks

• Evolution of WAN technologies
• Sources of WAN solutions
• Circuit-switched vs. packet-switched
• Circuit-switched WAN solutions
• Packet-switched WAN solutions
• Internet WANs
• Autoconfiguration
• Manual vs. automatic assignments
• Historical solutions
• DHCP new lease acquisition process
• DHCP scopes and options
• DHCP in a routed network
• Multiple DHCP servers
• Troubleshooting DHCP

Domain Name System

• Name and number organizations
• The DNS name space
• DNS name servers
• A distributed service
• DNS name resolution process
• DNS message format
• DNS resource records
• Reverse lookup
• Dynamic DNS
• Troubleshooting DNS

ICMP Diagnostic and Error Reports

• ICMP basics
• ICMP message destinations
• ICMP message layout
• ICMP message types

UDP Sessions

• Host-to-host layer categories
• UDP header layout
• UDP/TCP ports
• UDP ports and sockets

Common UDP Applications

• Trivial File Transfer Protocol
• Simple Network Management Protocol
• Remote Network Monitoring

TCP Sessions

• TCP overview
• TCP header
• TCP three-step handshake
• Four-step session shutdown
• TCP congestion management

Common TCP Applications

• Telnet
• File Transfer Protocol
• E-mail
• World Wide Web

Communications Protocols

• Electronic mail
• Instant messaging
• Voice over IP
• Unified communications

VoIP Implementation

• Benefits of VoIP
• TCP/IP protocols used by VoIP
• VoIP system components
• VoIP protocols
• VoIP codecs

Network Security

• Security threats
• Threat mitigation
• Developing a security plan

TCP/IP Security

• TCP/IP security concerns
• The CIA triad
• TCP/IP vulnerabilities
• TCP/IP security protocols
• Network access security tools
• Virtual private networks
• TCP/IP security protocols

Internet Protocol Version 6

• IPv6 addressing
• IPv6 header layout
• ICMPv6
• IPv6 DNS operation
• IPv6 routing services and protocols

Emerging Technologies

• Improved wireless technologies
• Enterprise mobility
• Internet of Things
• Software Defined Networks

PreRequisitesNetwork Administrator rwe_enials is a foundational course in networking concepts and technologies and does not require that you have any understanding of networking before you start this course of study. However, you should be familiar with the configuration and operation of computer systems prior to taking this course. If you currently do not have this basic understanding of computers, we recommend that you complete our CompTIA IT Fundamentals Certification course before you start Network Administrator rwe_enials.