CompTIA Network+ (N10-009) Cert Prep
18h 36mIntermediate2025-04-25
Authors
Mike Meyers
Expert on CompTIA, Founder of Total Seminars, LLC
Joe Ramm
Networking Expert and Instructor
Total Seminars
Course details
CompTIA Network+ is a leading certification designed to help you keep pace with industry trends and uphold a reputation for excellence. It equips you with a wide variety of foundational networking skills to boost your confidence and become a more network-savvy professional. In this course, get ready to take your skills to the next level and tackle the CompTIA Network+ (N10-009) certification exam. Join CompTIA experts Joe Ramm and Mike Meyers as they give you an overview of core concepts and skills you need to know to pass the official exam.
Skills covered
Network SecurityNetwork AdministrationCybersecurityCert PrepNetwork and System Administration
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Network+ promo
- 02 - Introduction to CompTIA network+ (N10-009) exam training
- 03 - What's on the CompTIA network+ (N10-009) exam
- 04 - What can you do with a network+ certification
1. Network Models
- 05 - The OSI model
- 06 - Meet the frame
- 07 - The MAC address
- 08 - Understanding ports and services
- 09 - Internet protocol (IP) types
2. Cabling and Topology
- 10 - Network topologies, architectures, and types
- 11 - Coaxial cabling
- 12 - Twisted pair cabling
- 13 - Fiber optic cabling
- 14 - Fire ratings - Plenum vs. non-plenum
3. Ethernet Basics
- 15 - What is Ethernet
- 16 - Ethernet frames
- 17 - Terminating twisted pair
- 18 - Networking appliances
- 19 - Hubs vs. switches
- 20 - Connecting switches
4. Ethernet Standards
- 21 - 100BASE-T
- 22 - Gigabit Ethernet and 10-gigabit Ethernet
- 23 - Transceivers
- 24 - Connecting Ethernet scenarios
5. Installing a Physical Network
- 25 - Introduction to structured cabling
- 26 - Terminating structured cabling
- 27 - Equipment room
- 28 - Alternative distribution panels
- 29 - Using a toner and probe
- 30 - Testing cable
- 31 - Troubleshooting cabling, part 1
- 32 - Troubleshooting cabling, part 2
- 33 - Troubleshooting cabling, part 3
6. TCP IP Basics
- 34 - Introduction to IP addressing and binary
- 35 - Introduction to ARP
- 36 - Subnet masks
- 37 - Classful addressing
- 38 - Subnetting with CIDR
- 39 - More CIDR subnetting practice
- 40 - Dynamic and static IP addresses
- 41 - Special IP addressing
- 42 - IP addressing scenarios
7. Routing
- 43 - Introduction to routers
- 44 - Network address translation (NAT)
- 45 - Implementing NAT
- 46 - Forwarding ports
- 47 - Tour of a SOHO router
- 48 - SOHO vs. enterprise
- 49 - Static routes
- 50 - Dynamic routing
- 51 - Open shortest path first (OSPF)
- 52 - Border gateway protocol (BGP)
- 53 - Enhanced interior gateway routing protocol (EIGRP)
- 54 - First hop redundancy protocol (FHRP)
8. TCP IP Applications
- 55 - TCP and UDP
- 56 - ICMP and IGMP
- 57 - Explaining traffic types
- 58 - Handy tools
- 59 - Wireshark protocol analyzer
- 60 - Introduction to netstat
- 61 - File transfer protocol (FTP)
- 62 - Email servers and clients
- 63 - Securing email
- 64 - Telnet and SSH
- 65 - Network time protocol (NTP)
- 66 - Network service scenarios
9. Network Naming
- 67 - Understanding DNS
- 68 - Applying DNS
- 69 - Troubleshooting DNS
10. Securing TCP IP
- 70 - Making TCP IP secure
- 71 - Identification
- 72 - Access control
- 73 - RADIUS and TACACS+
- 74 - Single sign-on (SSO)
- 75 - Symmetric encryption
- 76 - Asymmetric encryption
- 77 - Digital certificates with public key infrastructure (PKI)
11. Switch Features
- 78 - Switch management
- 79 - Introduction to VLANs
- 80 - InterVLAN routing
- 81 - Configuring switching technologies
- 82 - Trunking
- 83 - Cisco commands
- 84 - Switch port protection
- 85 - Port mirroring
- 86 - IDS vs. IPS
- 87 - Proxy servers
- 88 - Load balancing
- 89 - Device placement scenarios
12. IPv6
- 90 - Introduction to IPv6
- 91 - IPv6 addressing
- 92 - IPv6 in action
- 93 - IPv4 and IPv6 tunneling
13. WAN Connectivity
- 94 - Understanding IP tunneling
- 95 - WAN technologies
- 96 - Content delivery networks (CDNs)
- 97 - Quality of service (QoS) and time to live (TTL)
- 98 - Understanding satellite networking
- 99 - Understanding cellular networking
- 100 - Remote desktop connectivity
- 101 - Virtual private networks (VPNs)
- 102 - Troubleshooting network services
14. Wireless Networking
- 103 - Introduction to 802.11
- 104 - 802.11 standards
- 105 - Frequency, guest, and authentication options
- 106 - Power over ethernet (PoE)
- 107 - Common performance issues
- 108 - Troubleshooting interface issues
- 109 - Antennas
- 110 - Wireless security standards
- 111 - Implementing wireless security
- 112 - Threats to your wireless network
- 113 - Enterprise wireless
- 114 - Installing a wireless network
- 115 - Wireless scenarios
- 116 - More wireless scenarios
15. Virtualization and Cloud Computing
- 117 - Virtualization basics
- 118 - Your first virtual machine
- 119 - Cloud computing basics
16. Data Centers
- 120 - Classic data center architecture
- 121 - High availability
17. Integrating Networked Devices
- 122 - Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
- 123 - Industrial control systems (ICS) and SCADA
- 124 - What are network operations
- 125 - Encryption key management
- 126 - Configuration management
- 127 - Documentation
- 128 - Documenting the datacenter
- 129 - Patching and updating
- 130 - Disaster recovery and backups
18. Network Operations
- 131 - Security concepts
- 132 - Defense in depth (DiD)
- 133 - Rogue DHCP servers
- 134 - Denial of service (DoS) and distributed denial of service (DDoS)
- 135 - On-path attacks
- 136 - VLAN hopping
- 137 - Lifecycle management
- 138 - Malware
- 139 - Social engineering
- 140 - Logical security
- 141 - Physical security
19. Protecting Networks
- 142 - Network monitoring technologies
- 143 - System monitoring
- 144 - Network troubleshooting