CERTIFICATES

This module explains the purposes and uses of ports and protocols like SSH 22, DNS 53, SMTP 25, SFTP 22, FTP 20, 21, TFTP 69, TELNET 23, Protocol types like ICMP, UDP, TCP, IP, Connection-oriented vs. connectionless and devices, applications, protocols and services at their appropriate OSI layers and concepts and characteristics of routing and switching like  Properties of network traffic, Segmentation and interface properties, Routing, Performance concepts and Access control list, Distributed switching.

This module provides the concepts like configure the appropriate IP addressing components like Private vs. public, Loopback and reserved, Default gateway, Virtual IP, Subnet mask, Subnetting, Address assignments and characteristics of network topologies, types and technologies like Wired topologies, Wireless topologies, Technologies that facilitate the Internet of Things (IoT) and implement the appropriate wireless technologies and configurations like 802.11 standards, Cellular, Frequencies, Speed and distance requirements, Channel bandwidth, Channel bonding and MIMO/MU-MIMO.

This module provides on overview of the cloud concepts and their purposes like types of services like Saas, PaaS, IaaS, Cloud delivery models, Connectivity methods, Security implications/considerations, Relationship between local and cloud resources and functions of network services like DNS service, DHCP service, NTP and IPAM.

This module helps you to deploy the appropriate cabling solution like Media types Plenum vs. PVC, Connector types, Transceivers, Termination points, Copper cable standards, Copper termination standards, Ethernet deployment standards and appropriate placement of networking devices on a network and install/configure them like Firewall, Router, Switch, Hub, Bridge.

This module provides idea about the Multilayer switch, Wireless controller, Load balancer, IDS/IPS, Proxy server, VPN concentrator, AAA/RADIUS server, UTM appliance and  purposes of virtualization and network storage technologies like Virtual networking components, Network storage types, Connection type and  WAN technologies like Service type, Transmission mediums, Characteristics of service and Termination.

This module provides you with the appropriate documentation and diagrams to manage the network, business continuity
and disaster recovery concepts like Availability concepts, Recovery, MTTR, MTBF, SLA requirements and common scanning, monitoring and patching processes and summarize their expected outputs like Processes, Event management, SNMP monitors, Metrics.

This module helps you to identify the appropriate remote access methods like VPN, RDP, SSH, VNC, Telnet, HTTPS/management URL, Remote file access and Identify policies and best practices like Privileged user agreement, Password policy, On-boarding/off-boarding procedures, Licensing restrictions, International export controls, Data loss prevention and Remote access policies.

This module makes you to identify the purpose of physical security devices for detection and prevention,authentication and access controls using authorization, authentication and accounting, Multifactor authentication and Access control and  secure a basic wireless network like WPA, WPA2, TKIP-RC4, CCMP-AES, Authentication and authorization and Geofencing.

This module provides the idea about the common networking attacks like DoS, Social engineering, Insider threat, Logic bomb, Rogue access point, Evil twin, War-driving, Phishing and implement network device hardening like Changing default credentials, Avoiding common passwords, Upgrading firmware, Patching and updates, File hashing, Disabling unnecessary services, Using secure protocols, Generating new keys and common mitigation techniques.

This module provides the idea about the network troubleshooting methodology like Identify the problem, Establish a theory of probable cause, Test the theory to determine the cause, using appropriate hardware and software tools as per the requirement.

This module teaches the concepts like Attenuation, Latency, Jitter, Crosstalk, EMI, Open/short, Incorrect pin-out, Incorrect cable type, Bad port, Transceiver mismatch, TX/RX reverse, Duplex/speed mismatch, Damaged cables, Bent pins, Bottlenecks, VLAN mismatch and Network connection LED.

This module provides the knowledge of the troubleshoot common wireless connectivity and performance issues and troubleshoot common network service issues like names not resolving, Incorrect gateway, Incorrect netmask, Duplicate IP addresses, Duplicate MAC addresses, Expired IP address, Rogue DHCP server, Untrusted SSL certificate, Incorrect time, Exhausted DHCP scope, Blocked TCP/UDP ports, Incorrect host-based firewall settings, Incorrect ACL settings, Unresponsive service.