CompTIA's Network+ is the premier vendor-neutral networking certification. Our Network+ Prep Course is designed to provide the foundation you need not only to be productive on the job but also to be successful in more specialized topics and in your pursuit of vendor-specific certifications. Microsoft added CompTIA Network+ to their Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) program, and other corporations, such as Novell, Cisco, and HP, recognize CompTIA Network+ as part of their certification tracks.

Earning CompTIA's Network+ certification increases your value in the marketplace, providing proof of your knowledge, skills, and ability to manage, maintain, troubleshoot, install, operate, and configure basic network infrastructure.

Our Network+ Prep Course uses CompTIA Authorized Quality Curriculum (CAQC). The CompTIA CAQC symbol assures you that all test objectives are covered in the training material.

This course leads to Network+ certification and includes:

CompTIA Press Network+ Student Manual
Network+ Study Guide
Network+ pre- and post-assessment test questions
Comprehension exercises and study digest
Network+ exam voucher

What You'll Learn

How to prepare for the CompTIA Network+ certification exam
Practice exam questions
Basic components and characteristics of a network
Host-to-network and network-to-network connections
LAN wiring components and conventions
Differentiate between wired networking devices
How to configure your workstation, switch, and router
TCP/IP communications protocols basics
Practical overview of IP subnetting and how it works
Wireless networking components
Common security threats and mitigation techniques
Securing systems and network devices
Controlling access to the network
Monitoring network resources
Troubleshooting the network

Course Outline

1. Network Basics

Network concepts
- Networking models
- Local area network
- Basic network types
- Peer-to-peer model
- Client/server model
- Segments and backbones
- Network wiring
- Fiber optic
- Twisted pair
- Coaxial
- Serial
- Duplex
- Wireless LAN
- Network protocols
Network architectures
- Network designs
- Point-to-point vs. point-to-multipoint
- Packet vs. circuit-switching networks
- Ethernet
- Ethernet networks
- Token Ring networks
- Wireless LANs
- WAN bandwidth technologies
- WAN mesh topology
The OSI model
- The OSI model applied to local area networking

2. Wired Computer-To-Computer Connections

Wired network connections
- Fiber optic wired connections
- Twisted pair connections
- Terminating CATx-to-RJ-45 connectors
- Coaxial connections
- Terminating coax-to-BNC connectors
- Plenum wiring
Network interface cards and modems
- Computer network connection
- NIC selection
- Addressing
- MAC addresses
- IP addresses
- Character-based names
- Domain Name System
- NetBIOS
- Port addresses
- Modems
- Riser cards
- Softmodems
- When a modem isn't a modem
- Model installation
- Dial-up connection creation
- Dial-up connection object management

3. Network-To-Network Connections

Network-to-network connection components
- Network Access Points (NAPs)
- Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
- How an ISP works
- LAN installation components
- Telecommunications room
LAN wiring
- Network cable installation
- Telecommunications room equipment
- Using a punchdown tool
LAN wiring tests
- LAN tests

4. Wired Internetworking Devices

Basic internetworking devices
- Internetworking devices
- Repeaters
- Bridges
- Heterogeneous (translating) bridges
- Encapsulating bridges
- A learning (transparent) bridge
- Bridge routing management
- Additional filtering and intelligence
- Local and remote bridges
- Layer 2 switches
- Bridges vs. switches
- Routers
- About routers
- Router features
- Types of routers
- Routing tables
- Routing examples
- Brouters
- Bridges vs. routers
- Ethernet hubs
- Token Ring Multi-Station Access Unit
- Media converters
- Firewalls
Specialized internetworking devices
- Higher-level switches
- IDS and IPS
- Traffic shaper
- Multifunction network devices

5. Wired Communication Standards

The TCP/IP protocol suite
- IEEE Network interface layer protocols
- IPCONFIG
- Internet layer protocols
- Transport layer protocols
- TCP
- Network monitor
- UDP
- TCP vs. UDP
- Application layer protocols
- Telnet
- NTP
- E-mail messaging protocols
TCP/IP
- IPv4
- IPv6
- TCP/IP configuration parameters
- Subnet masks
- IPv6 subnets
- Default gateway
- DNS
- WINS
- Static TCP/IP parameters
- DHCP and DHCPv6
DHCP servers
- Installing a DHCP server
- IPv6 scopes

6. Wireless Networking

Wireless network devices
- Wireless communications
- Wireless LAN components
Wireless networking standards
- Standards
- Wireless protocols
Wireless configuration
- WLAN security risks
- WLAN security components
- Transmission encryption
- Wireless access point configuration
- Wireless clients

7. Security Threats and Mitigation

Security threats
- Viruses, worms, and Trojan horses
- Social engineering
- Phishing
- Denial of Service (DoS) attacks
- Distributed DoS attacks
- Man-in-the-middle attacks
- Spoofing
Threat mitigation
- Security policies
- Human resources policy
- Incident response policy
- Change management
- Configuration management documentation
- Education
- Communication
- User awareness
- Types of training

8. Security Practices

Operating systems
- Antivirus software
- Spyware
- Securing the operating system
- Windows Update
- Patch management
- Other updates
- Windows Firewall
Devices
- Firewalls and proxy servers
- Security zones
- DMZ configurations
- Traffic filtering
- Network Access Control (NAC)
- Virtual private network
- Security issues
- Built-in management interfaces
- Physical attack susceptibility
- Overcoming device weaknesses
- Intrusion detection and prevention
- NIDS
- HIDS
- Physical access control
- Surveillance

9. Network Access Control

Authentication
- Usernames and passwords
- Authentication factors
- Authentication protocols
- Identification and authentication
- Identity proofing
- Single sign-on
- Kerberos
- The Kerberos process
- Kerberos security weaknesses
- CHAP
- EAP
- PPPoE
- Mutual authentication
Public key cryptography
- Cryptography overview
- Encryption
- Public key cryptography overview
- Asymmetric cryptography
- Public key infrastructure
- Setup and initialization
- Administration of issued keys and certificates
- Certificate cancellation and key history
- Securing public key management systems
Remote access
- Remote network access
- RADIUS
- Diameter
- LDAP and remote access
- Terminal Access Controller Access Control System (TACACS)
- 802.1x
- VPN security
- VPN protocols
- IPsec
- Secure shell (SSH)
- VPN solutions
Wireless security
- Wireless networking
- Wireless networking security
- Wireless networking vulnerabilities
- Wi-Fi scanners

10. Monitoring

Monitoring resources
- Windows computers
- Performance monitor
- Performance monitor configuration
- Data Collector Sets (DCS)
- Viewing Data Collector Ser reports
- Reliability Monitor
- Remote Desktop
Event Viewer
- Remote logs
- Event forwarding
- Subscriptions
- Device and application logging

11. Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting basics
- Information gathering
- Identify the affected area
- Determine if anything has changed
- Establish the most probable cause
- Determine if escalation is necessary
- Create an action plan
- Implement a solution and test the result
- Identify the results of the solution and its effects
- Document the problem and the solution
- Problem and resolution tracking
- Hardware toolkit
- Software toolkit
Troubleshooting the network
- Troubleshooting wired connections
- Testing the physical network
- Troubleshooting wireless network connections
- Troubleshooting TCP/IP
- Ipconfig
- UNIX Ifconfig
- Using Ipconfig to display TCP/IP settings
- Ping and basic TCP/IP connectivity
- NSLookup
- Tracert
- Windows Network Diagnostics
Troubleshooting scenarios
- Remote Desktop troubleshooting
- Inability of a user to access a shared resource
- Preventing illegal attempts to access an account
- Connectivity issues
- Network problems relating to adding or removing services

Appendix A

CompTIA Network+ objectives map

Appendix B

CompTIA Network+ acronyms

Classroom Dates and Locations

Date	Location
Nov 22 - 25, 2010	Winnipeg, MB	Register
Nov 22 - 25, 2010	Kitchener, ON	Register
Nov 22 - 25, 2010	Mississauga, ON	Register
Jan 10 - 13, 2011	Toronto, ON	Register
Jan 10 - 13, 2011	Ottawa, ON	Register
Jan 10 - 13, 2011	Montreal, QC	Register
Jan 10 - 13, 2011	Halifax, NS	Register
Mar 7 - 10, 2011	Winnipeg, MB	Register
Mar 7 - 10, 2011	Mississauga, ON	Register
Mar 7 - 10, 2011	Kitchener, ON	Register
Apr 4 - 7, 2011	Victoria, BC	Register
Apr 4 - 7, 2011	Vancouver, BC	Register
Apr 4 - 7, 2011	Edmonton, AB	Register
Apr 4 - 7, 2011	Calgary, AB	Register
May 16 - 19, 2011	Toronto, ON	Register
May 16 - 19, 2011	Ottawa, ON	Register
May 16 - 19, 2011	Montreal, QC	Register
May 16 - 19, 2011	Halifax, NS	Register

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