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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

Highlights

• 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
• 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

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