CompTIA Network+ Course

Determine & explain the appropriate cabling, device and storage technologies

·         Media types

·         Plenum vs. PVC

·         Connector  types

·         Transceivers

·         Termination   points

·         Copper cable standards

·         Copper termination  standards

·         Ethernet  deployment   standards

·         Firewall

·         Router

·         Switch

·         Hub    

·         Bridge

·         Modems

·         Wireless  access point

·         Media converter

·         Wireless  range extender

·         VoIP endpoint            

·         Multilayer switch

·         Proxy server

·         NGFW/Layer 7 firewall

·         Wireless  controller

·         VPN concentrator

·         VoIP PBX

·         Load balancer

·         IDS/IPS         

·         AANRADIUS server

·         UTM appliance          

·         VoIP gateway

·         Content  filter 

·         Virtual  networking components

·         Network  storage  types

·         Connection  type

·         Jumbo frame   

·         Service type

·         Transmission  mediums

·         Characteristics   of service

·        Termination

Use best practices to manage the network, determine policies & ensure business continuity

·         Diagram symbols

·         Standard operating procedures/

·         work instructions

·         Logical vs. physical diagrams

·         Rack diagrams

·         Change management documentation

·         Wiring and port locations

·         IDF/MDF documentation

·         Labelling

·         Network configuration and performance baselines

·         Inventory management

·         Availability concepts

·         Recovery

·         MTBF

·         SLA  requirements      

·         Processes

·         Event management

·         Metrics

·        SNMPmonitors

·         VPN

·         RDP

·         SSH

·         VNC

·         Telnet

·         HTTPS/management  URL

·         Remote tile access

·         Out-of-band  management

·         Privileged  user agreement

·         Password  policy

·         On-boarding/off-boarding procedures

·         Licensing  restrictions

·         International  export  controls

·         Data loss prevention

·         Remote access policies

·         Incident response  policies

·         BYOD

·         AUP

·         NDA

·         System life cycle

·         Safety procedures  and policies          

Summarize physical security & common attacks while securing the wired and wireless network

·         Detection

·         Prevention                  

·         Lecture 20: Explain authentication and access controls

·         Authorization, authentication and accounting

·         Multi factor authentication

·         Access control

·         WPA

·         WPA2

·         TKIP-RC4

·         CCMP-AES

·         Authentication  and authorization

·      Geofencing     

·         Dos

·         Rogue access point

·         Spoofing

·         Evil twin

·         Deauthentication

·         War-driving

·         Brute force

·         Phishing

·         VLAN hopping

·         Social engineering

·         Ransomware

·         Man-in-the-middle

·         Insider  threat

·         DNS poisoning

·         Exploits  vs. vulnerabilities

·         Logic bomb

·         ARP poisoning

·         Changing  default  credentials

·         Avoiding  common  passwords

·         Upgrading  firmware

·         Patching  and updates

·         File hashing

·         Disabling  unnecessary  services

·         Using secure protocols

·         Generating  new keys

·        Disabling  unused ports

·         Signature  management

·         Device hardening

·         Change native  VLAN

·         Switch  port  protection

·         Network  segmentation

·         Privileged  user account

·         File integrity  monitoring

·         Role separation

·         Restricting  access via ACLs

·         Honeypot/honeynet

·        Penetration   testing

Explain the network troubleshooting methodology & appropriate tools to support connectivity & performance

·         Identify the problem

·         Establish a theory of probable cause

·         Test the theory to determine the cause

·         Document findings, actions, and outcomes

·         Establish a plan of action to resolve the problem and identify potential effects

·         Implement the solution or escalate as necessary

·         Verify full system functionality and, if applicable, implement preventive measures

·         Hardware tools

·         Software tools 

·         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

·         Network  connection   LED status  indicators

·         Reflection

·         Refraction

·         Absorption

·         Latency          

·         Jitter

·         Attenuation

·         Incorrect antenna type

·         Interference

·         Incorrect antenna placement

·         Channel overlap

·         Overcapacity

·         Distance limitations

·         Frequency mismatch

·         Wrong SSID

·         Wrong passphrase

·         Security type mismatch

·         Power levels

·         Signal-to-noise ratio

·         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

·         Hardware failure