CompTIA A+ (220-1001) Cert Prep 7: Understanding Networking

3h 26mBeginner2019-05-10

Authors

Mike Meyers

Expert on CompTIA, Founder of Total Seminars, LLC

Course details

CompTIA A+ (220-1001): Cert Prep is a comprehensive 10-part series designed to help IT professionals prepare for the CompTIA A+ Core 1 (220-1001) exam, which focuses on critical IT support tasks and essential troubleshooting skills. In this installment, CompTIA expert Mike Meyers reviews essential wireless networking concepts—from working with DNS to VLANs—to prepare you to take and pass the CompTIA A+ Core 1 (220-1001) exam. Learn all about special IP addresses (and when and how to use them), how port numbers do their job, and how to configure routers. Plus, get tips for reading symptoms and quickly troubleshooting a network, working with workgroups, performing a basic setup for a wireless access point (WAP), and more.

Learning objectives
How TCP and IP work together
Special IP addresses
Port numbers
Working with DNS
Basic and advanced router configuration
Troubleshooting networks
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network
Repairing wireless connections

Skills covered

Network AdministrationCert PrepNetwork and System Administration

Concepts

Introduction

Welcome

Local Area Networking

Intro to TCP IP
IP addressing
Network ID and subnet masks
Special IP address
NAT
Dynamic IP addressing
IPv6
Port numbers
TCP, UDP, and ICMP
Understanding DNS
Working with DNS
Working with workgroups
Routers
Basic router configuration
Advanced router configuration
VLANs
Network troubleshooting

Wireless Networking

Wireless network hardware
Wi-Fi standards
Basic WAP setup
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network
It's a huge mesh
Beyond Wi-Fi
Troubleshooting wireless connections