Microsoft Networking Fundamentals LiveLessons (Video Training), Downloadable Video

Description

7+ Hours of Video Instruction

Your complete video course in modern networking: hands-on skills for real-world success, plus expert prep for your MTA 98-366 (Networking Fundamentals) exam!

Description

In this unique video package, top IT instructor/consultant Ed Liberman helps you master the core skills you need to run and manage networks, and fully prepare for your MTA 98-366 certification exam. Drawing on his experience helping thousands of people supercharge their IT careers, Ed helps you develop real world skills for success with networking -- and even have fun while you learn. Step by step, you'll build and deepen your knowledge of modern network infrastructures: both wired and wireless, local and wide area. Ed introduces hardware, protocols, services, and even basic network security concepts.

About the Instructor

Ed Liberman (MVP, MCP, MCSA, MCSE, MCDST, MCT, MCTS, MCITP, A+, Network+, Server+, CWTS, CWNA, CWNT) has worked in technology for over 20 years. He has been certified in and instructing IT topics since 1998, and has helped thousands of people get started in IT or advance their IT careers. When not teaching, he consults independently with corporations seeking to improve their network infrastructure.

Skill Level

• Beginner
• Intermediate

What You Will Learn

• How to use LAN devices, data transfer technologies, network topologies, and network standards
• How networks are defined with the OSI model
• How wired and wireless networks are constructed
• How to connect networks using IPv4 and IPv6 protocols
• How to provide common and advanced network services
• How routers work in Wide Area Networks (WANs)
• How to protect network assets via security devices and zones
• The best ways to prepare for your MTA 98-366 certification exam

Who Should Take This Course

• Everyone who wants to manage a network, especially those preparing for Microsoft's MTA 98-366 Networking Fundamentals certification exam

Course Requirements

• Basic experience with using the Internet or any other network

Table of Contents

Course Intro

Meet Your Instructor

What We Will Cover

Lesson 1: Basic Networking Fundaments

What is a Network?

Different Types of Networks

How Do We Make Connections?

What is a Protocol?

Introduction to IP Addressing

Lesson 2: Network Media

Twisted Pair

Coaxial

Fiber Optic

Working in the Plenum

Common Connectors

Wiring Standards

LAN Technology Types

Lesson 3: Network Topologies

What is a Topology?

Physical Network Topologies

WAN Technologies

VPNs

VLANs

Lesson 4: OSI Model

Definition of a Protocol

The Different Layers of the OSI Model

Lesson 5: TCP/IP Communication

TCP/IP Protocol Suite

Transport Layer Protocols

Internet Layer Protocols

Types of Communication

Access Methods

Lesson 6: IP Addressing

Working with IP Addresses

Planning an IP Addressing Scheme

Working with Binary Numbers

Internetworking

Classful vs.Classless Interdomain Routing (CIDR)

Lesson 7: TCP/IP Command Line Tools

IPCONFIG

ARP

ROUTE

PING

TRACERT

PATHPING

NETSTAT

NBTSTAT

NSLOOKUP

TELNET

FTP

NETSH

Lesson 8: Name Resolution

Host and NetBIOS Names

Resolving Names to IP Addresses

The Name Resolution Process

Lesson 9: DHCP

Basics of DHCP

Configuring DHCP

Using DHCP in a Routed Network

Lesson 10: Routing

Understanding Routing Tables

Static vs. Dynamic Routing

Routing Protocols

Lesson 11: Remote Desktop Services

Overview of Remote Desktop Services (RDS)

RDS Role Services

Lesson 12: Wireless Networking

Benefits of Wireless Networking

Components of a Wireless Access Point

Access Point Placement

Wireless Networking Standards

Securing a Wireless Network

Lesson 13: Network Security

Firewalls

Other Security Devices

Network Access Security

User Authentication

Device Security

Common Security Threats

Lesson 14: IPv6 Fundamentals

Disadvantages of IPv4

IPv6 Solutions

IPv6 Addressing

Types of IPv6 Addresses

Lesson 15: Preparing for Certification

Exam Overview

Exam Objectives

Study Recommendations

Exam Preparation

Course Summary

What We Covered

What’s Next

About LiveLessons Video Training

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