Thursday, March 25 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

The purpose of this course is to introduce participants to the protocols, equipment, and installation of small home and office networks. It is geared toward both beginner and advanced participants seeking to increase their network knowledge base. At the conclusion of this course, participants should be able to:

Discuss some past and present applications for computer networks
Explain common network protocols such as TCP/IP, DHCP, SMTP, and NAT
Select, install, and configure consumer routers for wired and wireless environments
Evaluate and manage security threats to networks
Create and implement IP addressing schemes for connected network devices (computers, AV, lighting control, etc.)