Course Overview
The CompTIA Network+ certification validates your knowledge and skills of installing, managing, and troubleshooting networks on various platforms. This course is composed to help you learn all the required objectives to gain the CompTIA Network+ certification. You will learn the latest networking technologies available, various networks and networking protocols, identify VPN and VLAN features, DNS concepts, and implement wireless networks.
Course Objective
- Explain the purpose and uses of ports and protocols.
- Explain devices, application protocols, and services on their appropriate OSI layers.
- Explain the characteristics and concepts of routing and switching.
- Understand how to configure the appropriate IP address.
- Understand different network topologies, types, and technologies.
- Implement the appropriate wireless technologies and configurations.
- Explain the use cases for advanced networking devices.
- Explain various types of networking attacks.
Pre-requisites
- No required pre-requisites for Network+ certification
- CompTIA A+ certification
- 9 months of networking experience (recommended)
Course Curriculum
- Module A: Networking concepts
- Module B: Classifying networks
- Module C: Network models
- Module D: The troubleshooting process
- Module A: Connection technologies
- Module B: Network devices
- Module C: Copper media
- Module D: Optical media
- Module E: Ethernet standards
- Module A: IP addressing
- Module B: Core protocols
- Module C: Network ports and applications
- Module A: Switching
- Module B: Routing
- Module A: Wireless networks
- Module B: Wireless LAN standards
- Module A: Internet connections
- Module B: WAN infrastructure
- Module A: Goals and threats
- Module B: Digital security
- Module C: Transport encryption
- Module A: Network security components
- Module B: Network authentication systems
- Module C: Hardening networks
- Module A: Network convergence
- Module B: Virtual and cloud systems
- Module A: Monitoring and optimization
- Module B: Fault tolerance and disaster recovery
- Module C: Incident response
- Module A: Network policy design
- Module B: Network installation
- Module C: Maintenance and upgrades
