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CompTIA Network+ Course

Course Description

This course is intended for experienced PC Support staff who need to gain a good understanding of Local and Wide Area Networking technologies, or wish to achieve the CompTIA Network+ Certification.

Course pre-requisites:

Delegates should be experienced technical staff who have a sound knowledge of PC hardware and operating systems. Ideally they will have passed both CompTIA A+ Certification Exams or have equivalent knowledge.

Topics covered on the 5 day CompTIA Network+ course

Network Fundamentals

  • Local Area Networks (LANs) & Wide Area Networks (WANs)
  • Hosts, Workstations, and Servers
  • Client Server Architectures

Physical Topologies including:

  • Bus
  • Star
  • Ring
  • Mesh
  • Wireless

Physical Media including:

  • Coaxial Cable (Thicknet and Thinnet)
  • Twisted Pair
  • Fiber Optic
  • Connectivity Devices (Bridge, Router, Gateways, Modems, NICs, Hubs, Switches)

The OSI Model

  • The Physical Layer
  • The Data Link Layer
  • The Network Layer
  • The Transport Layer
  • The Session Layer
  • The Presentation Layer
  • The Application Layer
  • Networking Protocols (TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, NerBEUI, and AppleTalk)

TCP/IP

  • Introducing TCP/IP
  • Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
  • Internet Protocol (IP)
  • Application Protocols
  • Ports and Sockets
  • Explaining IP addressing
  • Name Resolution Methods:
  • Internet Domain Organization
  • Hosts
  • DNS
  • WINS
  • Configuring TCP/IP on Windows Workstations

TCP/IP Utilities

  • Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
  • netstat & nbtstat
  • FTP & Telnet
  • ping & tracert
  • winipcfg & ipconfig
  • nslookup

Network Operating SystemsNovel Netware Features

  • Novel Netware
  • Novel Netware Architecture
  • Novel Netware Versions
  • Novel Netware Directory Services
  • Novel Netware Client Software
  • Windows NT
  • Windows NT Features & NT Architecture
  • Windows NT Versions
  • Windows NT Directory Services
  • Unix Flavors
  • Linux, Solaris, Unix
  • Macintosh OS

Network Installation and Upgrades

  • Before installing new hardware of software
  • Network Components

Network Hardware Installation

  • Network connectors
  • Installing a NIC

Configuring Workstations and Using Installation Tools

  • Configuring a Windows 9X & 2000 Clients
  • Configuring a Netware Client
  • Network Installation Tools

WAN and Remote Access

  • Remote Access Connection Configurations Requirements

Remote Access Connection Methods

  • Remote Access Connection Methods
  • PSTN or POTS
  • ISDN
  • DSL
  • T-Series
  • ATM
  • FDDI

Remote Access Protocols

  • SLIP
  • PPP
  • PPTP
  • RAS
  • ICA

Network Access and Security

  • Client Selection
  • Managing User Accounts
  • Passwords

Firewalls, and DoD Security Standards

  • Firewalls
  • Attacks and Defense
  • Department of Defense Security Standards

Protecting Data and General Security Procedures

  • Encryption
  • Private Key Encryption
  • Public Key Encryption
  • Security Policies
  • Fault Tolerance and Disaster Recovery.
  • Assessing fault tolerance and disaster recovery needs.
  • Power management issues

Hard Drives and Other Backup Methods

  • Disk System Fault Tolerance
  • Backup Plans

Virus Software and Software Patches.

  • Virus Protection
  • Software Patches

Network Troubleshooting.

  • Narrowing down the problem

Network + Troubleshooting Steps

  • Troubleshooting Steps
  • Establish Symptoms
  • Identify the Affected Area
  • Establish What has Changed
  • Select the Most Probably Cause
  • Implement a Solution
  • Test the Result
  • Recognize the Potential Effects of the Solution
  • Document the Solution

Tips and Resource Recommendations

  • Troubleshooting Resources
  • Troubleshooting Tips

Course Classification:  Technical Training Course

This is an instructor led training course taught in a classroom based environment.


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Course Fee = £1575   (excl.VAT)

Scheduled course dates

March 2010April 2010May 2010June 2010July 2010
22-26-10-1421-25-

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If you would prefer to run this course at your premises as you have several employees to place on the course perhaps, then we are also able to offer onsite CompTia Training and bespoke CompTia courses

The CompTIA Network+ course qualifies for the PTR Training Passport SAVE IT Scheme, which offers discounts on bookings for multiple courses and/or multiple delegates.