This unit introduces core networking concepts, Windows client and server fundamentals, and basic security, backup, and administration practices needed for entry-level network administration. Students will build practical skills in configuring network connections, planning installations, and evaluating hardware, media, and cloud options to prepare for advanced configuration and troubleshooting in subsequent units.
Learning Objectives
- Analyze core network concepts including Ethernet and wireless media, binary and IP addressing, name resolution, and resource types to design basic network topologies
- Configure Windows client and server network settings, join computers to a domain, enable file and printer sharing, and plan a basic Windows Server installation and virtualization deployment
- Demonstrate foundational security and availability practices by implementing firewall controls, applying group policy basics, establishing backup strategies (including the 3-2-1 rule), and documenting help-desk and disaster recovery procedures
- Evaluate hardware, cabling, software licensing, cloud and hybrid solutions, and mobile device considerations to create a practical network plan that meets organizational requirements
Curriculum
- 1 Section
- 51 Lessons
- 30 hours
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- Unit 1 — Foundations of Network Administration51
- 1.1Defining a Network20 mins
- 1.2Configuring Windows Network Connections20 mins
- 1.3Distinguishing between Local Resources and Network Resources20 mins
- 1.4Sharing Your Stuff20 mins
- 1.5Making a Network Plan20 mins
- 1.6Understanding Binary20 mins
- 1.7What Is Ethernet?20 mins
- 1.8Diving into Wireless Networking20 mins
- 1.9Connecting to the Internet20 mins
- 1.10Understanding Virtualization20 mins
- 1.11Planning a Windows Server Installation20 mins
- 1.12Understanding How Active Directory Is Organized20 mins
- 1.13Understanding Disk Storage20 mins
- 1.14What a Network Administrator Does20 mins
- 1.15Establishing the Help Desk’s Charter20 mins
- 1.16Understanding Group Policy20 mins
- 1.17Understanding Software Licenses20 mins
- 1.18The Many Types of Mobile Devices20 mins
- 1.19Do You Need Security?20 mins
- 1.20Firewalls20 mins
- 1.21Defining Spam20 mins
- 1.223-2-1: The Golden Rule of Backups20 mins
- 1.23Assessing Different Types of Disasters20 mins
- 1.24Using Outlook Web App20 mins
- 1.25Introducing Cloud Computing20 mins
- 1.26What Is a Hybrid Cloud?20 mins
- 1.27I. Thou Shalt Back Up Thy Data Religiously20 mins
- 1.28Skimping on Hardware20 mins
- 1.29Duct Tape20 mins
- 1.30Why Bother with a Network?20 mins
- 1.31Joining a Windows Computer to a Domain20 mins
- 1.32What’s in a Name?20 mins
- 1.33Enabling File and Printer Sharing20 mins
- 1.34Being Purposeful20 mins
- 1.35Introducing IP Addresses20 mins
- 1.36All about Cable20 mins
- 1.37A Little High School Electronics20 mins
- 1.38Securing Your Connection with a Firewall20 mins
- 1.39Understanding Hypervisors20 mins
- 1.40Running Setup20 mins
- 1.41Understanding Windows User Accounts20 mins
- 1.42Focusing on File Servers20 mins
- 1.43Choosing the Part-Time Administrator20 mins
- 1.44Tracking Support Tickets20 mins
- 1.45Enabling Group Policy Management on Windows Server 201920 mins
- 1.46Using a License Server20 mins
- 1.47Considering Security for Mobile Devices20 mins
- 1.48The Three Pillars of Cybersecurity20 mins
- 1.49The Many Types of Firewalls20 mins
- 1.50Sampling the Many Flavors of Spam20 mins
- 1.51How Often Should You Back Up Your Data?20 mins
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