Can you image life today without computer networks? No Internet, no mobile phones and no sharing of computer resources. The days of the standalone computer are now numbered, even in the home. Domestic environments today also contain networks to enable families to share their Internet connection between machines located in various rooms in the home. This course is primarily intended to equip you with the practical skills required to build from “scratch” both peer-to-peer and client server networks using cable and wireless techniques.
In addition to this, we here at Cavendish, have designed a course to mirror the content of the Networking Concepts module of the Edexcel Higher National Diploma which would be helpful to you in the future if you decided to further your studies.
Course content:
• An introduction to basic computer hardware with the emphasis on PC expansion.
• Network hubs, cabling, routers and wireless adaptors.
• Installing operating system software such as Windows XP Pro/. Windows 2003 server
• Understanding the additional features provided by network operating software. and build a cabled peer-to-peer network
• Setting up shared folders and mapped network drives on a peer-to-peer network.
• Sharing physical resources such as a printer across a peer-to-peer network.
• Building a cabled client/sever from “scratch” using Windows 2003 server as the sever operating system.
• Setting up a domain on the server machine using active directory.
• Setting static IP addresses on each of the networked machines.
• Creating users accounts on the server machine.
• Attaching client machines (work stations) to your domain.
• Allocating IP addresses dynamically to client machines using DHCP.
• Setting permissions on user accounts.
• Converting your network into an Intranet by hosting a web site on the network server.
• Converting your cabled client / server network into a wireless network.
Who is this course for
The course is intended for anyone who has an interest in the subject or a need to be able to build and configure networks from “scratch”. The course is equally suitable for complete beginners or those with some previous experience. Nothing will be assumed.
KEY INFO
Qualification:
Certificate in Computer Networking
Duration:
8 weeks
Assessment:
Project based
Course commencement:
