• Aspiring network administrators, support engineers, or network technicians
• IT professionals progressing from desktop support or generalist IT roles into networking
• Students or career changers aiming to build networking credentials
• Individuals preparing to sit the Network+ N10-009 exam

• Basic experience in IT, such as familiarity with operating systems, hardware, or prior certifications (A+ is helpful)
• Understanding of basic computing, IP addressing, and hardware components
• Willingness to engage in hands-on lab work and network configuration
  

• Understand networking models (OSI, TCP/IP) and core protocols and services
• Assign and manage IP addressing (IPv4, IPv6) and subnetting
• Configure, manage, and troubleshoot network devices: switches, routers, firewalls, APs
• Implement VLANs, trunking, EtherChannel, routing protocols, and WAN connectivity
• Deploy wireless networks, secure them, and optimize performance
• Incorporate virtualization and software-defined networking into infrastructure designs
• Monitor network performance, enforce QoS, manage changes, and maintain documentation
• Implement security controls: ACLs, firewalls, VPNs, segmentation, NIC hardening
• Use diagnostic tools (ping, traceroute, Wireshark, etc.) to troubleshoot networking issue
• Diagnose and resolve common network problems across all layers
• Be fully prepared to take and pass the CompTIA Network+ (N10-009) certification exam
  

• Purpose and functions of various networking protocols, OSI & TCP/IP models
• Common ports, protocols, and services (DNS, HTTP/S, FTP, DHCP, SNMP)
• IPv4 / IPv6 addressing and subnetting
• Basic network topology types, cabling, connectors, network hardware
• Wireless standards and concepts (802.11)

• Devices: switches, routers, firewalls, access points, WAPs
• Switching (VLANs, trunking, EtherChannel)
• IP addressing and routing (static, dynamic, OSPF, RIP, EIGRP basics)
• WAN technologies: MPLS, broadband, VPNs
• Wireless: site surveys, controllers, RF principles, security
• Virtualization, virtualization networking, SDN concepts

• Monitoring and performance metrics (SNMP, netflow, bandwidth, latency)
• Network documentation, diagrams, standards, policies
• Disaster recovery, business continuity planning
• Configuration and change management
• Quality of Service (QoS), traffic prioritization
• High availability, redundancy, automation

• Network security concepts: confidentiality, integrity, availability
• Access control: authentication, authorization, VLAN ACLs
• Common security threats, attack types, mitigation
• Firewalls, IDS/IPS, UTM, secure protocols (SSH, TLS, VPN)
• Wireless security (WPA/WPA2/3, WEP, open)
• Network hardening, segmentation, NAC

• Troubleshooting methodology and best practices
• Tools: ping, traceroute, ipconfig/ifconfig, nslookup, dig, Wireshark
• Diagnosing common issues (connectivity, performance, DNS, DHCP)
• Wireless issues (signal interference, channel, SSID)
• Hardware and wiring faults, cabling issues
• OSI layer problem diagnosis