COURSE 030 | 2-DAY SESSION
Building and Managing a Local Area Network (LAN)

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Course Outline

Section 1. Getting Started: LAN Basics

1. Definition of the Local Area Network (LAN)
   • Standards and Protocols
   • Development of TCP/IP
   • Major LAN Standards
     1. Arcnet
        
     2. Token Ring
     3. Ethernet
   • Network Cabling
2. The LAN Model
   • Network Operating System (NOS)
   • Networked Peripherals
   • Network Interface Card (NIC)
   • Network Cabling
     

   
   

Section 2. LAN Hardware: Systems and Operations

1. LAN Frame Format
2. Media Access Control (MAC)
3. MAC Addresses
4. Access Control Methods
5. NIC Cards
6. Network Cabling
   • Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) Cables
   • Coaxial Cables
   • Shielded Twisted Pair (STP) Cables
   • Fiber Optic Cables
   • Applications for Different Cable Types
7. Ethernet Networking
   • 10Base-2 (Thin-Net) Ethernet
   • Wiring Hubs
   • The RJ-45 Connector
   • 10Base-T (CAT5-Based) Ethernet
   • 100Base-T Ethernet
   • Gigabit Ethernet
8. Token Ring Networking
9. Structured Cabling Systems
10. Wireless LANs
    • Applications
    • Limitations
    • Cost Performance Issues
      

    
    

Section 3. LAN Software: Network Operating Systems

1. Clients and Servers
2. Server Software
3. Client Software
4. Access Control Methods
5. Products and Protocols
   • Apple AFP
   • Microsoft NETBIOS and NETBEUI
   • Novell IPX/SPX
   • UNIX and TCP/IP
6. Principles of NOS Server Operation
   • Disk Management
   • Peripheral Management
   • Security
7. Principles of NOS Client Operation
   
   

Section 4. How LANs are Used: LAN Applications

1. Server-Based LANs
2. Peer-to-Peer LANs
3. Enterprise Networks
4. Remote LAN Access
   • Remote Access Devices
   • Access Methods - ISDN, XDLS, T-1 E. LAN Security
     

   
   

Section 5. Building Blocks: The Basics of Internetworking

1. Definitions of Internetworking
2. Circuit Types
3. Circuit Switched Circuits
4. Dedicated (Full-Period) Circuits
5. Packet-Switched Circuits
6. Internetworking Hardware
   • Repeaters
   • Bridge
   • Routers
   • Switches
     

   
   

Section 6. Troubleshooting and Managing Your Network

1. Network Planning Issues
2. Documenting Your Network
   • Labeling your cabling
   • Software and Hardware inventory
   • Network map
   • Gathering statistics
3. Managing Group Accounts
   • Group Rights
   • Workgroups
   • Inherited rights
4. LAN Performance Monitoring
5. Traffic monitoring
6. Sniffers
7. Managing and Troubleshooting a Bridge, Router or Gateway
   • The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
   • The Common Management Information Protocol (CMIP)
8. Microsoft Windows Problems and Solutions
   • Driver mismatches
   • The IRQ2 problem
   • Swapfiles and the network
   • Protecting shared program groups
   • File Manager / LAN problems
     

   
   

Section 7. The Internet

1. Internet Structure
2. Internet Service Providers
3. Internet Services
4. Internet Protocols: TCP/IP
5. TCP/IP Address Details
6. WWW Servers
7. Internet E-Mail
8. Virtual Private Networks (VPN's)
   • Firewall LAN Structure
     

   
   

Section 8. Network Maintenance and Security

1. Design
2. Maintenance and Troubleshooting
3. Optimizing Performance
4. Security
   • Access Controls in Server Software
   • Security Features in Web Browsers
   • Enhancing Password Protection
   • Encryption
   • Firewalls
     

   
   

Section 9. Emerging Technologies

1. Voice Over IP
2. Thin-Client Computing
3. Wireless Networks
4. Satellite Data Services