ROUTING:

• Routing Tables | Route Aggregation and Distribution
• Routing Metrics | Static and Dynamic Routing
• Link State, Distance Vector, and Hybrid Routing
• IGP and EGP | High Availability

UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS:

• Unified Communication Technologies

CLOUD AND VIRTUALIZATION TECHNOLOGIES:

• Virtualization | Storage Area Networks

IMPLEMENTING NETWORKS:

• Implementing a Basic Network

MONITORING THE NETWORK:

• Using Protocol Analyzers | Network Monitoring Tools
• SIEM | Environmental Monitoring Tools
• Wireless Tools

METRICS AND REPORTING:

• Baselines and Bottlenecks | Log Management and Graphing
• Utilization Statistics | Interface Monitoring

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT:

• Configuration Management
• On-Boarding and Off-Boarding Mobile Devices
• Network Access Control | Documenting the Network

NETWORK SEGMENTATION:

• Segmenting the Network
• Patches and Updates
• Configuring VLANs | Spanning Tree Protocol
• Switch Interface Configuration | Power Over Ethernet
• Switch Management

WIRELESS NETWORKS:

• Wireless Network Devices | Wireless Connections
• Wireless Antenna Technologies | Using Wireless Networks

Network Security:

• Business Risk | Single Point of Failure
• Vulnerability Scanning | Penetration Testing
• Denial of Service | Wireless Network Attacks
• Wireless Protocol Attacks | Brute Force Attacks
• Session Hijacking | Social Engineering
• Man in the Middle Attacks | VLAN Hopping
• Compromised Systems | Insider Threats
• Zero-Day Attacks | Operating System Vulnerabilities

NETWORK HARDENING:

• Anti-Malware Software | Switch Port Security
• Security Policies | Disabling Unneeded Services
• Using Secure Protocols | Access Lists
• Wireless Security | User Authentication
• Hashing

PHYSICAL SECURITY CONTROLS:

• Physical Security Controls
• Firewalls | Firewall Configurations
• Network Access Control Models
• Basic Forensic Concepts

Troubleshooting:

• Network Troubleshooting Methodology
• Command Line Tools | Physical Testing Tools
• Web-based Troubleshooting Tools | Protocol Analyzers

WIRELESS ISSUES:

• Troubleshooting Wireless Signals | Troubleshooting Wireless
• Configurations

COPPER CABLE ISSUES:

• Troubleshooting Copper Cables | Troubleshooting Signal Loss
• Troubleshooting Network Cabling
• Troubleshooting Fiber Issues

NETWORK ISSUES:

• Troubleshooting IP Configurations
• Troubleshooting DNS and DHCP
• Troubleshooting Broadcast Storms and Switching Loops
• Troubleshooting Interface Configurations
• Troubleshooting VLAN Assignments
• Troubleshooting Network Connectivity
• Troubleshooting Mismatched MTUs
• Troubleshooting NIC Teaming

• Network Support Engineer
• Network Associate
• Network Administrator
• Network Analyst

• Network SME
• Network Security Engineer
• Information Security Analyst
• Consultant in Network Security