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Part 1: Networking Basics

Overview

-          What is a Network?

-          Common Physical Components of a Network

-          Resource-Sharing Functions and Benefits

-          Network User Applications

-          Network Administration Applications

-          Characteristics of a Network

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Introducing PC Components

-          Using a PC on a Network

-          LAN Card

-          Network Connection

-          Network Recourses

-          Caching.

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Network transfer Properties

• Metrics and Attributes
• Comparing Network Components
• Network Media
• LANs, WANs.
• Work groups
• Clients servers

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Network cabling

• Intranets and Extranets
• Signals and Protocols.
• Broadband and Baseband Communications

Network cabling

• List the cabling topologies used to build local area networks (LANs).
• What is MAC address?
• Network communication

Ø  Unicast

Ø  Broad cast

Ø  Multicast

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Cable Types

• Name the types of cables used to build LANs.
• Twisted-Pair Cable
• Coaxial Cable
• Fiber-optic cable.
• Making connection
• Attach RJ-45 connectors to make patch cables

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Network components

• Computers
• PCs
• Servers
• Interconnections
• NICs

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Network components

• Media
• Network devices
• Hubs
• Switches
• Routers

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Network components

• Network Topology

Ø  Bus Topology

Ø  Star Topology

Ø  Extended-Star Topology

Ø  Ring Topology

Ø  Dual-Ring Topology

Ø  Full-Mesh Topology

Ø  Partial-Mesh Topology

• Wireless Network

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Network connection hardware

• Understanding Network Interface Adapter Functions
• Data transfer
• Data buffering
• Data encapsulation
• Media Access Control (MAC)

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Network connection hardware

• Parallel/serial conversion
• Signal encoding and decoding
• Data transmission and reception.

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Installing and Troubleshooting a Network Interface Adapter

• Using network hubs
• Using network Routing.
• Using network Switching.
• Using network bridging

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LAB & Quiz

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Part 3: Networking software

Installing and upgrading Windows XP

• What are software types?
• Microsoft Platform
• Hardware Requirements
• Preparing the hard disk for installing
• Creating and formatting Partitions with the windows XP CD
• Installing Windows XP
• Upgrading earlier versions of windows to windows XP professional
• Explain windows XP Booting process

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Configuring and managing Hardware

• Cards, Ports and device connectors
• Device manager
• Device Installation
• Hardware Troubleshooting

The basics of setting up TCP/IP

• Configuring TCP/IP with static IP address
• Testing your IP configuration
• Join to Work group
• Ping command to test your work group

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Setting up and managing users and groups accounts

• Useful windows XP logon strategies
• Customizing the logon
• Setting up auto logon
• Windows XP Authentication process
• The windows Security Dialog box
• What are user accounts?
• What are group accounts?
• Local user accounts

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Setting up and managing users and groups accounts

• Setting account policies
• User account tools
• Create new user account
• The computer management snap-in
• Setting properties for user accounts
• Dealing with and understanding group accounts

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Administering shared folders (Recourses)

• What are the sharing benefits?
• Create Shared Folders
• Create Shared Printer
• Shared Folder Permissions
• Shared Printer Permissions
• Managing shares with the shared folders utility
• Providing access to Shared recourses

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Managing files and folders

• File and folder management basics
• Managing folder options
• Making files or folder available
• Preventing a folder from accessed offline
• Managing local access
• Applying NTFS permissions
• Assigning NTFS permissions
• Solving Permissions problems

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Managing Printers

• Create dialup connection
• Connect the work group to inter net
• Getaway
• DNS
• Managing internet explorer

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LAB & Quiz

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Part 4: Microsoft Windows server 2003

Introduction to Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment

• Describe the different computer roles in a Windows Server 2003 environment.
• Describe the uses of the different editions of Windows Server 2003.
• Explain the purpose of a directory service.
• Differentiate between the components of an Active Directory structure

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Logging On to Windows Server 2003

• Explain the difference between a local and a domain logon.
• Identify logon dialog box options.
• Describe the function of the user principal name.
• Log on to a local computer and a domain.

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Create Client server network

• Steps to Create Active directory
• Join to the domain
• Domain user accounts
• Domain group accounts
• Modifying user properties
• Describe the function of the Run as feature.
• Use the Run as feature for administrative tasks.
• Describe the administrative tools.
• Describe the Microsoft Management Console (MMC).
• Configure the administrative tools.

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Create Client server network

• Resolve problems with installing and configuring administrative tools
• Describe the organizational unit structure.
• Explain the purpose of an organizational unit.
• Describe organizational unit hierarchical models.
• Identify the names associated with organizational units.
• Create an organizational unit.
• Create a Group Policy management Consol (GPMC) for users and groups Delegation

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LAB & Quiz

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Part 5 Wireless Network

Create Simple Wireless Network

• Introduction
• Development of Wireless Networking
• Wireless Network Topologies
• Point to Point Connections
• Peer-to-peer or ad-hoc Wi-Fi connections
• Wireless MAN back-haul provision
• LAN wireless bridging
• Bluetooth
• IrDA

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Wireless Network

• Wireless LAN Devices
• Access points
• Wireless LAN Switches or Controllers
• Wireless LAN Antennas
• Create Simple wireless Network
• Test the network connection.

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LAB & Quiz

Final Exam

Project and Presentation

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Interviewing Techniques

Interviews for students