Duration: 2 Days 

Who should attend: 

This course is designed for 1st line IT Support Technicians who need to get to understand how computer network work, how to implement an appropriate network and how to troubleshoot network problems.

This course will teach you about the core concepts of networking and network architecture as well as how to configure TCP/IP on a client PC to work within a networked environment. Throughout this course you will get an understanding of the workings of DHCP and DNS as well as the basics of troubleshooting. Finally you will get a key understanding of how virtual networking works.

Pre-requisites: 

Delegates should have a basic working knowledge  of Windows.  Please note that this course assumes no previous knowledge of networked business environments.

You can download the outline HERE

Price: £895+VAT

Want to talk through your training requirements with one of our curriculum Specialists? You can get in touch by EMAIL or PHONE. 

Introducing to Networking

• What is a Network?

• Why Network?

• LANs, WANs, and MANs

• Introduction to Networking Standards

• OSI 7 Layer Model

• Networking Access Methods

• Ethernet

• Network Topologies

• Wireless Networking

Network Hardware

• Network Interconnectivity

• Layer 1 Devices

• Layer 2 Devices

• Layer 3 Devices

• Gateways

Configurating Network Settings

• Networking Architecture

• Network Interface Cards

• Configuring Multiple NICs

 Introduction to TCP/IP

• What is TCP/IP?

• History of TCP/IP

• An Introduction to the Internet

• The TCP/IP 5 Layer Model

• TCP/IP Frame Structure

IP Addressing

• IP Addressing

• Class Based IP Addressing

• IP Addresses and the Internet

• Special Addresses

• Broadcast Addresses

• Subnet Masks

• What Packets Will a Host Read?

• Introducing IP Version 6

Automatic IP Addressing and DHCP

• Configuring IP Addressing

• Implementing Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

• How a DHCP Client Interacts with a DHCP Server

Host Name Resolution and DNS

• Host Names

• Domain Names

• NetBIOS Names

• The HOSTS File

• DNS Servers

Troubleshooting TCP/IP

• Hostname

• IPConfig

• Ping

• Tracert

• Pathping

• Netstat

• Troubleshooting DNS

Virtual Networking

• Introducing Hyper-V Networking

• Hyper-V Virtual Switch types

• Creating a Virtual Switch