INTERNATIONALLY ACCREDITED

Duration: 4 days	Price: ​R3465.00 per person. ​(excl VAT)
Certificate of training: Yes	Recommended Prerequisites: ​Learners are required to have knowledge, comprehension and application of English at Grade 10 or equivalent.
Times & Venue: ​Stellenbosch (Address)​ ​Mon - Thurs 09:00 - 16:00 ​Saturday 09:00 - 16:00	Follow Up Courses: Other IT Specialist Courses
Official Exam: IT Specialist Exam Preparation: Practice Tests​	Venue: Stellenbosch  UNIT B12, Carpe Diem Building 26 Quantum Street, Techno Park ​Stellenbosch 7600 ​​OR Online Training  100% Remote

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IT Specialist: Networking Course

IT Specialist: Networking Course is designed to provide students with an explanation and understanding of fundamental networking concepts. This training course prepares students for IT Specialist: Networking exam. Expert Jason Manibog guides you through each exam objective seamlessly. This course provides you with interactive videos that meet the needs of multiple styles of learning from auditory to visual. The IT Specialist: Networking Course includes a pre test and post test that accurately identifies your skill gap. Manibog will guide you step by step and help you close your skill gap with content concentrating on each exam objective. Achieving IT Specialist certifications is the first step toward becoming a IT Specialist.

• Networking Fundamentals
• Network Infrastructures
• Network Hardware
• Protocols and Services
• Troubleshooting

Network Concepts

• Introduction
• How to Study for This Exam
• Define Network Concepts

Cloud and Virtualization Concepts

• Hypervisors
• Virtual Machines
• Virtual Switches
• VPN
• Remote Desktop

Network Infrastructures

• Perimeter Networks 1
• Perimeter Networks 2
• Addressing
• Reserved Address Ranges
• VLANs
• Wired and Wireless LANs

Wide Area Networks

• Leased Lines, Dial-Up, ISDN
• VPN
• T1, T3, E1, E3
• DSL, Cable Modem
• Cellular, Satellite

Wireless Networks

• Standards and Characteristics
• Types of Network Security
• P2P and Ad Hoc Connections
• Wireless Bridging
• Wireless Interference

Network Topologies

• Star, Mesh
• Ring, Bus
• Logical and Physical Topologies

Networking Topologies

• Star, Mesh
• Ring, Bus
• Logical and Physical Topologies

Understanding Switches

• Transmission Speeds 1
• Transmission Speeds 2
• Number and Type of Ports
• Number and Speed of Uplinks
• Managed or Unmanaged Switches
• VLAN Capabilities
• Layer 2 and Layer 3 Switches
• Hardware Redundancy and Support
• Backplane Speed
• Switching Types and MAC Address Tables
• Hubs vs. Switches
• Virtual Switches
• Spanning Tree Protocol

Understand Routers

• Transmission Speed Considerations
• Directly Connected Routes
• Static Routing
• Dynamic Routing
• RIP vs. OSPF
• Default Routes
• Routing Table and Selection
• Routing Table Memory
• Port Forwarding
• Network Segmentation
• Installing and Configuring Routing
• Quality of Service
• Convergence

Understand Media Types

• Cable Types and Characteristics
• Fiber Optic
• Twisted-Pair
• CAT Cabling
• Configuration
• Susceptibility

Understanding the OSI Model

• OSI Model 1
• OSI Model 2
• TCP Model
• OSI/TCP Models and Layers
• TCP and UDP
• Well-Known Ports
• Packets and Frames

Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) Model

• Identification and Purpose of Layers
• Devices, Protocols, and Applications

Understand IPv4

• IPv4 Overview
• Subnetting
• IPv4 Ipconfig
• Why Use IPv4
• Addressing
• IPv4 to IPv6 Tunneling Protocols
• Dual IP Stack
• Subnet Masks
• Gateway
• Ports and Packets
• Reserved Address Ranges
• Classful vs Classless

Understand IPv6

• IPv6 Subnetting
• IPv6 Ipconfig
• Why Use IPv6
• IPv6 Addressing, Subnet Masks
• IPv6 Gateways
• IPv6 Ports and Packets
• IPv6 Reserved Address Ranges
• File Address Types​

Identify Well Known Ports

• HTTP, HTTPS, FTP
• SMTP, IMAP
• DNS
• RDP, SSH ​

Understand Name Resolution

• DNS
• Resource Records
• WINS, Name Resolution Process Steps
• HOSTS File
• LMHOSTS File
• Resource Records and Lookups

​Understand Networking Services

• DHCP
• Network Address Translation
• Firewalls
• Remote Access, VPNs
• Private and Port NAT

​Troubleshooting

• Steps in the Troubleshooting Process 1
• Steps in the Troubleshooting Process 2
• Etiquette/Professional Conduct

​Appropriate Hardware Troubleshooting Tools

• Multimeter
• Cable Tester
• Toner
• Time Domain Reflectometer (TDR), Optical TDR (OTDR)

Understand TCP/IP

• Ping
• Tracert
• Pathping
• Telnet
• Ipconfig
• Netstat
• Reserved Ranges, Protocols

Linux Software Troubleshooting Tools

• Tool Selection, Syntax 1
• Tool Selection, Syntax 2

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