5 days

This training is designed for system administrators who want to acquire or systematize their knowledge necessary to work with networks and network equipment. The training provides an in-depth understanding of various technologies and products, regardless of the hardware manufacturer. The knowledge gained is necessary for the majority of network administrators to perform their regular tasks.

Module 1: Network basics and data transfer fundamentals

1) Two devices interconnection via network.

2) Standard Interconnection model.

3) Ethernet switches fundamentals.

4) STP.

5) RSTP.

6) Routers and routing fundamentals.

7) Static routing.

8) OSPF.

Module 2: Services, management and diagnostics

1) AAA.

2) NAT.

3) Telnet.

4) SSH.

5) FTP.

6) DHCP (+ DHCP Relay).

7) SNMP.

Module 3: Advanced switching

1) Link aggregation.

2) VLAN basics.

3) LLDP, Voice VLAN.

4) Inter-VLAN routing.

5) MSTP.

6) Network redundancy.

7) VRRP fundamentals, basic configurations.

Module 4: WLAN essentials

1) 802.11 technology family.

2) WLAN devices.

3) WLAN modes.

4) WLAN principles.

5) Basic WAN technologies.

6) WAN concepts.

7) Main WAN technologies.

Module 5: Network management and O&M

1) NMS and O&M.

2) Essential methods and tools of NMS and O&M.

3) SNMP principles.

Module 6: Introduction to IPv6

1) IPv6 and IPv4 comparison.

2) Basic concepts of IPv6.

3) IPv6 header format.

4) IPv6 address format, address types.

5) IPv6 address configuration methods.

6) Static and dynamic configuration of IPv6 addresses.

7) Static IPv6 routing.

8) OSPFv3.

Module 7: Designing networks, best practices

1) VPN overview.

2) GRE.

3) IPsec.

4) Enterprise network architecture.

5) Network lifetime.

6) Recommendations and best practices.