Networking Essentials

This course teaches the fundamentals of networking. It covers the foundation of networking and network devices, how to use different network applications and protocols to accomplish networking tasks, how to provide Internet Protocol (IP) addresses to devices both manually and automatically and understand how IP addresses are calculated and assigned, how the physical, data link, and network layers work together to provide end-to-end connectivity, how to provide basic network diagnostics and troubleshooting including endpoints, networks, for both local and remote scenarios, will teach foundations of security and about network and computer threats and attacks including application, cyber, wireless, and mobile device attacks, and how to perform basic secure wireless configuration. After successfully completing this course, you will receive a free digital badge along with course completion certificate. This course prepares you for the Cisco Certified Support Technician (CCST) Networking (100-150) exam.

By completing the course you will be able to: *Configure an integrated wireless router and wireless client to connect securely to the internet. *Configure a DHCP server. *Create a fully connected LAN. *Build a simple computer network using Cisco devices. *Use various tools to test network connectivity. *Implement an IPv6 addressing scheme. *Troubleshoot basic network connectivity issues. *Configure secure user access on a network.

Webinars at Tuesdays 17:00-20:00 (16:00-19:00 CET) in CISCO Webex Meetings environment

Nongraded

Target group: individuals who want to pursue a career in the network security field. Learners in this course are exposed to the foundational knowledge required to respond to network security threats through various threat mitigation measures.