293 Network & Security courses in London

OPENSTACK FOR NFV AND SDN COURSE DESCRIPTION OpenStack is predominately a cloud management technology. This course looks at how OpenStack can be used in a NFV and SDN environment. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Describe the architecture of NFV. * Explain the relationship between NFV and SDN. * Implement NFV VIM using OpenStack. * Explain how OpenStack as VNFM and orchestrator works. OPENSTACK FOR NFV AND SDN COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Anyone wishing to implement NFV using OpenStack. * Prerequisites: Introduction to Virtualization * Duration 3 day OPENSTACK FOR NFV AND SDN COURSE CONTENT * What is NFV? * What is NFV? What are network Functions? NFV benefits, NFV market drivers. ETSI NFV framework. ETSI documents, Architecture overview, compute domain, hypervisor domain, infrastructure network domain. * What is OpenStack? Virtual machines, clouds, management. OpenStack architecture, OpenStack modules. Why OpenStack for NFV? Hands on OpenStack installation. * OpenStack Virtualization and NFV Server, storage and network virtualization and NFV. Where OpenStack fits in the ETSI framework. Virtual machines, containers and docker. Data centres, clouds, SaaS, IaaS, PaaS. Hands on OpenStack Iaas, OpenStack Nova. * The virtualization layer VM centric model, containers versus hypervisors, FD.io. Hands on OpenStack as the VIM. * OpenStack Neutron VXLAN, Networks, subnets, ports. Security groups. Routers. Service and component hierarchy. Hands on Implementing a virtual network with OpenStack Neutron. Virtualization of Network Functions Network virtualization versus Network Function virtualization. * NFV MANO Management and Orchestration. Where OpenStack fits. MANO descriptors, Open orchestration. OpenStack Tacker, Open MANO, OpenBaton, other orchestrators. * OpenStack Tacker Installation, getting started, configuration. SFC and OpenStack. Hands on Deploying a VNF. * OPNFV What is OPNFV, Where OpenStack fits into OPNFV. * SDN What is SDN? Control and data planes. SDN controllers. Classic SDN versus real SDN. Hybrid SDN, network automation, SDN with overlays. Northbound, southbound, SDN protocols, OpenFlow, OpenDaylight, ONOS, SDN with NFV. SDN and OpenStack. * Summary Deploying NFV, performance, testing. Futures

ANSIBLE FOR ENGINEERS TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION An introduction to automation using ansible. Ansible is a general purpose IT automation platform that can be use for a number of purposes. The course covers configuration management, cloud provisioning and application deployment with ansible. Hands on sessions follow all major sections. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Install ansible. * Automate tasks with ansible. * Write ansible playbooks. ANSIBLE FOR ENGINEERS TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Administrators and developers automating tasks. * Prerequisites: Linux administration skills * Duration 3 days ANSIBLE FOR ENGINEERS TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS * What is ansible? The language, the engine, the framework. Uses of ansible, orchestration. Hands on Installing ansible. * Ansible architecture ible architecture Controlling machines, nodes, Agentless, SSH, modules, JSON protocol. Configuration management, inventories, playbooks, modules, roles. Hands on Getting started, running ad hoc commands. * Ansible and Vagrant Prototyping and testing. Hands on Using ansible with Vagrant. * Ad hoc commands Parallelism, shell commands, managing files and directories, file transfer, package management, manage user and groups, deploying applications, service management, background jobs, checking log files, managing cron jobs. Hands on Using ansible with Vagrant. * Playbooks ansible-playbook, users, sudo, YAML, plays, tasks, handlers, modules. Hands on Running playbooks. * More playbooks Handlers, variables, environmental variables, playbook variables, inventory variables, variable scope and precedence, accessing variables, facts, ansible vault. Conditionals, wait_for. Hands on Using variables and conditions in playbooks. * Roles and includes Dynamic includes, Handler includes, playbook includes. Roles, role parts: handlers, files, templates, cross platform roles, ansible galaxy. Hands on includes example, building roles. * Inventories /etc/ansible/hosts, inventory variables, static inventories, dynamic inventories. Hands on Inventories and variables. * Miscellanea Individual server cookbooks, Main playbook for configuring all servers. Hands onPlaybooks.

CWAP TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION This WiFi analysis course consists of hands-on learning using the latest enterprise wireless LAN analysis and troubleshooting tools. The course takes an in-depth look at the functionality of WLANs, intended operation of the 802.11 protocol and Wi-Fi Alliance specifications, WLAN frame formatting and structure, troubleshooting methodology, and protocol analysis. It also includes extensive training in modern spectrum analysis with a focus on advanced RF behaviour analysis, data collection methods, interpreting spectrum plots and charts, and understanding advanced features of WLAN spectrum analysers. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Analyse WiFi frames using Wireshark. * Explain 802.11 protocol operation. * Troubleshoot WiFi networks using Wireshark. * Troubleshoot WiFi networks using spectrum analysers. CWAP TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Technical Network Staff Anyone looking to become a CWAP * Prerequisites: Certified Wireless Network Administrator * Duration 4 days CWAP TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS Principles of WLAN Communication 802.11 Working Group, OSI reference model and the 802.11 PHY and MAC, Communication sublayers and data units, WLAN architecture components, Organization of station forwarding Addressing and internetworking operation, Modern WLAN product architectures. Physical (PHY) and MAC Layer Formats and Technologies Physical layer functions, Preamble function and format, Header purpose and structure, Analysis of PHY problems, Physical PPDU formats, 802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11g, 802.11n, MAC frame components, MAC encapsulation, Fields and subfields of the MAC header, Frame Control, Frame types and subtypes and their uses, Addressing, Frame body, Data frame format, Control frame format, Management frame format, Information elements and fields. Beaconing and synchronization Scanning, Client state machine, 802.11 contention, QoS, Admission control, Band steering and airtime fairness mechanisms Fragmentation, Acknowledgments and Block acknowledgments, Protection mechanisms and backward compatibility, Power management, Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) and Transmit Power Control (TPC), Security components, methods, and exchanges, Roaming procedures exchanges, Future protocol enhancements. 802.11n Transmit beamforming, Spatial multiplexing, Maximal Ratio Combining (MRC), Space-Time Block Coding, 40 MHz channels, Frame aggregation, HT-OFDM format, Modulation and Coding Schemes (MCS), HT frame formatting and more. Protocol Analysis Tools and Methodology Troubleshooting methodology, Protocol analyser types, Analysis NIC/adapter selection and constraints, Interpreting results based on location, Analyzer settings and features, Filtering and channel scanning, Interpreting decodes, Using advanced analysis features, Assessing WLAN health and behaviour factors, Evaluating network statistics, Troubleshooting common problems, Wired analysis to support wireless network issues. Spectrum Analysis Tools and Methodology Radio frequency behaviour review, Visualizing RF domains using spectrum measurement tools, Spectrum analyser types and operation, Analyser specifications and characteristics, Understanding spectrum data presentation, Interpreting plots and charts, Common WLAN spectrum analyser features, Identifying transmit patterns, Device classification and network impact, Recognizing transmit signatures. HANDS ON LAB EXERCISES Wireshark Setup, Use, and In-Depth Analysis Wireshark is fundamental to troubleshooting. Labs include: - Capabilities, configuration, and data display - Opening, collecting, saving, and modifying capture files. - Filtering traffic, and using colouring rules as analysis aides. - Live captures based on a set of desired collection criteria. - Identify and isolate network problems. - Conversation analysis. - Remote packet capture with an AP. Understanding Frame Components Familiarity with the frame structure and contents is essential in real -world troubleshooting efforts. Labs include: - Understanding the MAC header - Comparing the three major frame types and their subtypes - Analysing frame formats of individual frame types - Analysing 802.11n frame components - Additional information is reported by protocol analysers - Information not visible in protocol analysers Frame Exchanges Understanding frame exchange rules and behaviors is critical to identifying expected and unexpected. It is also necessary to understand what is normal so that aberrations can be properly troubleshot. Labs include: - Connectivity exchanges and sequences - Legacy and modern security exchanges - ERP and HT protection mechanisms - Power save behaviour - Acknowledgments, block acknowledgments, and supporting action frames - Dynamic rate switching - Band steering Troubleshooting Common Problems This lab exposes students to hands-on troubleshooting skills by setting up common problems in WLANs and allowing students to attempt to solve them. - Trouleshooting connectivity exchanges - Troubleshooting 802.1X and EAP exchanges - Troubleshooting roaming Spectrum Analyzer Setup, Use, and In-Depth Analysis Specifically, it will explore the plots and charts used to display spectrum data and how to interpret this data to define a transmitter's impact on the network. The following are covered: - Installing the analyser and using display and navigation - The 'RF perspective' provided by each plot and chart - Using built-in features and automated device identification - Characterizing the behaviours of an interference source - Assessing the impact of an interference source - Determining the impact of transmitter proximity on interference. - Identifying signatures of common transmitters - Remote spectrum analysis with an AP

DEFINITIVE NAGIOS TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION Nagios is an open source application designed to provide system and network monitoring. This hands on course gives a comprehensive coverage of using Nagios to provide monitoring of Linux, Windows and network devices. The course is based on Nagios core but contact us if you would like Nagios XI. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Install Nagios. * Configure Nagios. * Monitor Windows, Linux and Cisco (and other network equipment) using Nagios. * Configure notifications DEFINITIVE NAGIOS TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Technical staff working with Nagios. * Prerequisites: None. * Duration 2 days DEFINITIVE NAGIOS FOR ENGINEERS * Nagios architecture Downloading Nagios, Installing Nagios, Nagios core, plugins, frontends, addons. Nagios XI. Nagios Fusion. Hands on Installing Nagios. * Getting started with Nagios Nagios files, nagios.cfg, minimal.cfg. Starting and stopping Nagios. Hands on Controlling Nagios. * Using Nagios Nagios web interface. Maps, Hosts, host groups, services, service groups, problems. Reports. Configuration. Hands on Using the web interface. * Monitoring Linux systems SSH, NRPE. Hands on Monitoring Linux system health. * Monitoring Windows systems Installing NSClient++, Configuring NSClient++, check_nt plugin, monitoring uptime, CPU, memory, disks, services, processes. Hands on Monitoring Windows system health. * Monitoring network devices SNMP architecture, MIBs. Polling. Hands on Configuring Nagios for SNMP. * Agents Configuring Cisco devices for SNMP support, communities, traps, syslog. Hands on Monitoring network devices. * Nagios alerts and notifications SNMP traps. Email notifications, SMS alerts other messaging

DEFINITIVE IP ROUTING TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION An intensive hands on IP routing course leading to LINX Accredited Internet Technician stage 2 focusing on routing in an IP environment. The course concentrates on OSPF and IS-IS but also covers BGP and MPLS. Hands on sessions are used to reinforce the theory rather than teach specific manufacturer equipment. A multiple choice exam, leading to the LAIT II certification, is available after the course. The exam consists of 60 questions and lasts 2.0 hours. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Calculate subnet numbers in seconds. * Configure and troubleshoot static routes. * Explain how OSPF works. * Build resilient networks with VRRP and OSPF. * Implement and troubleshoot OSPF, IS-IS and VLANS. * Evaluate and choose appropriate routing protocols for particular scenarios. An optional multiple choice exam, leading to the LAIT II certification, is included at the end of the course. The exam consists of 60 questions and lasts 2.0 hours. DEFINITIVE IP ROUTING TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Network engineers * Prerequisites: TCP/IP Foundation for engineers * Duration 5 days DEFINITIVE IP ROUTING TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS * Basic routing Review of LAIT I routing, reading routing tables. Hands on Setting up a routed network. * Static routes Why use static routes? Default routes. Hands on Configuring static routes. * First hop redundancy Default gateways, VRRP/HSRP/GLBP. Load sharing, critical IP addresses. Hands on VRRP. * Basic OSPF What is OSPF? Process IDs, passive interfaces. Hands on Simple OSPF. * Subnetting Bit boundary subnetting, calculating network numbers. Exercise: Subnetting. * OSPF overview Metrics, convergence, DV vs. Link state, IGPs, classless, OSPF features, load sharing, OSPF authentication. Hands on OSPF features. * OSPF within an area How OSPF works, LSAs, LSDB, router IDs, hellos, configuring hellos, exchange protocol. Hands on Investigating OSPF structures. * OSPF areas Scalability, why areas? Area IDs, area 0, ABRs, ABR resilience, areas & LSDBs & LSAs, virtual links. Hands on Multi area OSPF. * Redistribution Multiple routing protocols, common scenarios, routing distance, External LSAs, E1 and E2. Type 4 LSAs. OSPF and default routes. Hands on Configuring static route redistribution. * Route aggregation Route summarisation. How to aggregate, CIDR, ASBR summarisation. Hands on OSPF address summarisation. * OSPF packet formats OSPF packets, protocol stack, packet flows, OSPF headers, neighbours, neighbour states, DRs, adjacencies, BDRs, DR election. Hands on Analysing OSPF packets, troubleshooting. OSPF * OSPF stub areas LSA types, area types, area architecture, stub areas, default routes, benefits & disadvantages of stub areas, TSSAs, NSSAs, Type 7 LSAs. Hands on Stub and TSSA configuration. * IS-IS End systems, Intermediate systems, how IS-IS works, IS-IS router ID, Level 1, Level 2, IS-IS hierarchy. Hands on Configuring IS-IS, troubleshooting IS-IS. * The Internet Autonomous systems, Peering, transit, looking glasses. Hands on Internet routing tables. * Basic BGP IGPs, EGPs, What's BGP? BGP RIB, in/out process, tables peers, adding routes. Hands on Simple configuration and troubleshooting. * Routing IPv6 Multi protocol routing, IPv6 addressing, IPv6 routing tables, IPv6 static routes, OSPFv3, IS-IS and IPv6. Hands on Routing IPv6. * STP and L2 routing STP, RSTP, L2 IS-IS, Multi system link aggregation. Hands on RSTP. * MPLS Core MPLS, MPLS and the 7 layer model, MPLS protocol, MPLS standard, MPLS runs on routers, MPLS history, Why MPLS?, LSRs, PE and P router roles, FEC, swapping labels, MPLS packet format. Hands on Enabling MPLS. Testing and troubleshooting of MPLS. * Appendix EIGRP: How EIGRP works, DUAL.

COMPTIA A+ BOOTCAMP TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION This course includes A+ Certification: Systems Hardware and Networking Support Skills and A+ Certification: Operating Systems and Security Support Skills. The course will provide IT "super users" or new support professionals with the fastest route to A+ Certification. Full practical sessions will prepare students for the two A+ Certification exams. Note: Some self-study each evening will be required. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Install, configure, and troubleshoot peripheral devices, system components, print devices, wired and wireless LAN links and internet access devices. * Install, configure, and troubleshoot the Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Mac OS PC operating systems plus iOS, Android, and Windows mobile devices. * Perform basic PC maintenance. * Configure access control measures. * Perform basic PC maintenance. COMPTIA A+ BOOTCAMP TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Students wishing to take both CompTIA A+ exams. * Prerequisites: PC fundamentals * Duration 5 days NETWORKING MICROSOFT SYSTEMS COURSE CONTENTS * Peripherals and Adapters Motherboard Components, Connection Interfaces, Display Devices, Audio and Multimedia Devices, Removable Storage Devices. * System Components Mass Storage Devices, System Memory, Processors, BIOS and UEFI, Power Supplies. * Troubleshooting and Mobile Devices Troubleshooting System Components, Laptops, Mobile Devices, Troubleshooting Mobile Devices. * Printer and Network Hardware Printers, Configuring Printers, Troubleshooting Printers, Network Architectures, Ethernet Networks. * Networks Wireless Networks, Internet Connections, Internet Protocol, Routers and Firewalls, Troubleshooting Networks. * Supporting Windows (1) Windows Operating System, Administration Tools, Managing Storage, Managing Files, Managing Applications. * Supporting Windows (2) Managing Devices, Managing Performance, Troubleshooting Windows, Installing Windows. * Supporting Windows Troubleshooting Boot Problems, Maintenance and Backup, Threats and Vulnerabilities, Viruses and Malware, Securing Workstations, Securing Data. * Supporting Windows Networks Configuring Network Connections, Securing Network Connections, Configuring Shared Resources, Virtualization and Services. * Linux, OS X, and Mobile OS Linux Operating System, OS X, Mobile Operating Systems, Mobile OS Security and Troubleshooting, Safety and Environmental Procedures, Professionalism and Communication.

BGP TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION A detailed study of BGP, from the basics of how it works through to advanced issues such as route reflectors, policy, filtering, route selection and routing registries. The course culminates with a study of an industrial strength BGP template illustrating important issues such as bogon filtering. Practical hands on with routers follow the major sessions to reinforce the theory. A multiple choice exam, leading to the LAIT III certification, is available after the course. The exam consists of 60 questions and lasts 2 hours. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Connect enterprises to the Internet, and ISPs to each other. * Describe how BGP works. * List, describe and configure the main BGP attributes. * Implement and troubleshoot BGP. * Work with route aggregation and calculate CIDR prefixes in seconds. * Influence traffic paths with BGP. BGP TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Anyone who will be working with BGP. * Prerequisites: TCP/IP Foundation for engineers Definitive IP routing for engineers. * Duration 5 days BGP TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS * Basic BGP IGPs, EGPs, What's BGP? BGP RIB, in/out process, tables peers, adding routes. Hands on Simple configuration and troubleshooting. * The Internet and peering ASs, AS numbers, Internet structure, ISP types, ISP network design, IXs, peering vs. transit, public/ private peering, bi/multi-lateral peering. Hands on AS information gathering. * How BGP works Incremental updates, Path vector protocols, BGP protocol stack, the BGP header, message types, NLRI, withdrawn routes, route refresh, route dampening. Hands on More troubleshooting, packet analysis. * MBGP and IPv6 Multiprotocol routing, AFI, SAFI, MBGP and multicasts, IPv6, MPLS VPNs. Hands on IPv6 * BGPv4 aggregation CIDR, benefits, techniques, shortcuts, configuring BGP aggregation, leaking routes. Hands on Reducing routing table size. * BGP path selection BGP attributes, attribute types, route selection order, Local preference, AS prepend, MEDs. Hands on Influencing traffic with BGP. * BGP routing policies What is policy? Examples, route filtering, AS filtering, REs, applying preference selectively, peer groups. Hands on Sophisticated policies. * RIPE and routing registries RIRs, Allocations, assignments, PI vs. PA. Objects, RPSL, routing registry, Hands on The RIPE database. * Automating BGP configuration Automation tools, whois, IRRToolSet, Bogon lists, tracking bogon lists, HTTP, Peering, routing registries, DNS. * Communities What is a community? Community names, communities for: peer types and geography. RFC 1998, default communities. Hands on Setting local preference on other routers. * Route servers What are route servers? LINX route servers, route server policy control, What are route collectors, Looking glasses. Hands on Setting up and working with a route server. * Peer relationships IBGP, EBGP, next hop self, advertising routes into/out of BGP, synchronisation. Hands on IBGP, troubleshooting a large BGP network. * Route reflectors and confederations Full mesh IBGP, Route reflectors, RR configuration and design, confederations, migration issues. Hands on RR configuration. * BGP architectures Stub vs. transit AS, when to use BGP, multihoming strategies and issues, default routes. Multihop EBGP, load balancing. Hands on Multihoming. * BGP security RFC 7454, security steps, BGP TTL security, filters, RPKI, ROAs, rsync, rrdp, validators. A secure BGP template. Hands on RPKI prefix validation.

WINDOWS SERVER 2019 ADMINISTRATION COURSE DESCRIPTION This five-day instructor-led course is designed primarily for IT professionals who have some experience with Windows Server. It is designed for professionals who will be responsible for managing identity, networking, storage and compute by using Windows Server 2019, and who need to understand the scenarios, requirements, and options that are available and applicable to Windows Server 2019. The course teaches IT professionals the fundamental administration skills required to deploy and support Windows Server 2019 in most organizations. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Administrate Windows Server 2019. * Configure file servers and storage. * Manage Hyper-V virtualization and containers. * Implement HA and disaster recovery solutions. * Implement service monitoring and performance monitoring, and apply troubleshooting. * Perform upgrades and migration related to AD DS, and storage. WINDOWS SERVER 2019 ADMINISTRATION COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Technical staff working with Windows server 2019. * Prerequisites: TCP/IP foundation for engineers. Some Windows experience. * Duration 5 days WINDOWS SERVER 2019 ADMINISTRATION COURSE CONTENTS * Windows server administration overview Windows server administration principles and tools, Introducing Windows Server 2019, Windows Server Core Overview. Lab: Deploying and configuring Server Core, Implementing and using remote server administration. * Identity Services in Windows server AD DS, Windows Server domain controllers, Azure AD, Group Policy, Active Directory Certificate Services. Lab: Deploying a new domain controller on Server Core, Configuring Group Policy, Deploying and using certificate services. Network Infrastructure services in Windows server DHCP, DNS services, IPAM. Lab: Deploying and configuring DHCP, Deploying and configuring DNS. * File Servers and Storage management Volumes and file systems, sharing in Windows Server, Storage Spaces in Windows Server, Data Deduplication, Iscsi, Distributed File System. Lab: Implementing Data Deduplication, Configuring iSCSI storage, Configuring redundant storage spaces, Implementing Storage Spaces Direct. * Hyper-V virtualization and containers Hyper-V in Windows Server, Configuring VMs, Securing virtualization in Windows Server, Containers in Windows Server, Overview of Kubernetes. Lab: Creating and configuring VMs, Installing and configuring containers. * High Availability in Windows Server Planning for failover clustering implementation, Creating and configuring failover cluster, stretch clusters, High availability and disaster recovery solutions with Hyper-V VMs. Lab: Configuring iSCSI storage, Configuring a failover cluster, Deploying and configuring a highly available file server, Validating the highly available file server deployment. * Disaster recovery in Windows Server Hyper-V Replica, Backup and restore infrastructure in Windows Server. Lab: Implementing Hyper-V Replica, Implementing backup and restore with Windows Server Backup. * Windows Server security Credentials and privileged access protection, Hardening Windows Server, Just Enough Administration in Windows Server, Securing and analyzing SMB traffic, Windows Server update management. Lab: Configuring Windows Defender Credential Guard, Locating problematic accounts, Implementing LAPS. * Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server Remote Desktop Services, session-based desktop deployment, personal and pooled virtual desktops. Lab: Implementing RDS, Configuring RemoteApp collection settings, Configuring a virtual desktop template. * Remote access and web services in Windows Server Overview of RAS in Windows Server, Implementing VPNs, Implementing NPS, Implementing Always On VPN, Implementing Web Server in Windows Server. Lab: Implementing Web Application Proxy, Implementing VPN in Windows Server, Deploying and Configuring Web Server. * Monitoring, performance, and troubleshooting Windows Server monitoring tools, Performance Monitor, Monitoring event logs for troubleshooting. Lab: Establishing a performance baseline, Identifying the source of a performance problem, Viewing and configuring centralized event logs, Identifying the source of a performance problem, Describe monitoring tools and performance monitoring in Windows Server, Describe event logging and perform event logging monitoring for troubleshooting purposes. * Upgrade and migration in Windows Server AD DS migration, Storage Migration Service, Windows Server migration tools. Lab: Selecting a process to migrate server workloads, Planning how to migrate files by using Storage Migration Service.

CWNA TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION A hands-on course focusing on the technical support of WiFi. Wireless LANs are often seen as simple communications that are simply installed and then left alone to work. This course ensures that delegates will be able to install WiFi networks which work but also enable the delegates to troubleshoot WiFi when it does go wrong. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Compare 802.11 standards. * Configure WiFi networks. * Troubleshoot WiFi networks using spectrum analysers, Wireshark and other tools. * Implement 802.11 security. * Perform RF surveys. CWNA TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Technical staff working with WiFi networks. Anyone wishing to pass the CWNA exam. * Prerequisites: Intro to data communications & networking * Duration 5 days CWNA TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS * Introduction History, standards. * RF fundamentals What is RF? Wavelength, Frequency, Amplitude, Phase. Wave behaviour. RF components. Watts, mW, dB, SNR, Link budgets. Hands on Spectrum analysis. Listing WiFi networks. WiFi connection. inSSIDer. * Antennas Radiation envelopes, polar charts, gain, Antenna types. Line of Sight, MIMO. Hands on Connecting, installing, changing antennae. RSSI values. * 802.11 802.11-2007, 802.11 post 2007, 802.11 drafts. 802.11 b/g/n. Hands on WiFi performance measurement. * Spread Spectrum RF frequency bands, FHSS, DSSS, OFDM. Channels. Hands on Configuring channels. * Topologies Mesh, Access points, distribution systems, SSID. Hands on AP configuration. Client connection profiles. * 802.11 MAC CSMA/CA, Management frames, control frames, data frames. Passive scanning, active scanning. Open system authentication. Shared Key authentication. Association. RTS/CTS. Power management. Hands on Capturing frames, analysing frames. * WiFi architecture WiFi client, WLAN architecture: Autonomous, Centralised, distributed. WiFi bridges. WiFi routers. PoE. Hands on WLAN controllers. * Troubleshooting RF interference, multipath, adjacent channels, low SNR, mismatched power. Coverage, capacity. * 802.11 Security Basics, Legacy security: WEP, MAC filters, SSID cloaking. PSK, 8021.X/EAP, WPA/WPA2. TKIP/ CCMP encryption. Guest WLANs. Wireless attacks, intrusion monitoring. Hands on WEP cracking, WPA2 configuration. RADIUS. * RF Site surveys Protocol and spectrum analysis, coverage analysis. Site survey tools. Hands on Performing a site survey.

LINX II TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION An intensive hands on IP routing course leading to LINX Accredited Internet Technician stage 2 focusing on routing in an IP environment. The course concentrates on OSPF and IS-IS but also covers BGP and MPLS. Hands on sessions are used to reinforce the theory rather than teach specific manufacturer equipment. A multiple choice exam, leading to the LAIT II certification, is available after the course. The exam consists of 60 questions and lasts 2.0 hours. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Calculate subnet numbers in seconds. * Configure and troubleshoot static routes * Explain how OSPF works. * Build resilient networks with VRRP and OSPF. * Implement and troubleshoot OSPF, IS-IS, simple BGP and simple MPLS. * Evaluate and choose appropriate routing protocols for particular scenarios. LINX II TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Network engineers. * Prerequisites: LAIT I attendance and 55%+ exam score OR LAIT I exam only and pass (70%+) OR CCNA and take LAIT I exam on this course. * Duration 5 days LINX II TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS * Basic routing Review of LAIT I routing, reading routing tables. Hands on Setting up a routed network. * Static routes Why use static routes? Default routes. Hands on Configuring static routes. * First hop redundancy Default gateways, VRRP/HSRP/GLBP. Load sharing, critical IP addresses. Hands on VRRP. * Basic OSPF What is OSPF? Process IDs, passive interfaces. Hands on Simple OSPF. * Subnetting Bit boundary subnetting, calculating network numbers. Exercise: Subnetting. * OSPF overview Metrics, convergence, DV vs. Link state, IGPs, classless, OSPF features, load sharing, OSPF authentication. Hands on OSPF features. * OSPF within an area How OSPF works, LSAs, LSDB, router IDs, hellos, configuring hellos, exchange protocol. Hands on Investigating OSPF structures. * OSPF areas Scalability, why areas? Area IDs, area 0, ABRs, ABR resilience, areas & LSDBs & LSAs, virtual links. Hands on Multi area OSPF. * Redistribution Multiple routing protocols, common scenarios, routing distance, External LSAs, E1 and E2. Type 4 LSAs. OSPF and default routes. Hands on Configuring static route redistribution. * Route aggregation Route summarisation. How to aggregate, CIDR, ASBR summarisation. Hands on OSPF address summarisation. * OSPF packet formats OSPF packets, protocol stack, packet flows, OSPF headers, neighbours, neighbour states, DRs, adjacencies, BDRs, DR election. Hands on Analysing OSPF packets, troubleshooting. OSPF * OSPF stub areas LSA types, area types, area architecture, stub areas, default routes, benefits & disadvantages of stub areas, TSSAs, NSSAs, Type 7 LSAs. Hands on Stub and TSSA configuration. * IS-IS End systems, Intermediate systems, how IS-IS works, IS-IS router ID, Level 1, Level 2, IS-IS hierarchy. Hands on Configuring IS-IS, troubleshooting IS-IS. * The Internet Autonomous systems, Peering, transit, looking glasses. Hands on Internet routing tables. * Basic BGP IGPs, EGPs, What's BGP? BGP RIB, in/out process, tables peers, adding routes. Hands on Simple configuration and troubleshooting. * Routing IPv6 Multi protocol routing, IPv6 addressing, IPv6 routing tables, IPv6 static routes, OSPFv3, IS-IS and IPv6. Hands on Routing IPv6. * STP and L2 routing STP, RSTP, L2 IS-IS, Multi system link aggregation. Hands on RSTP. * MPLS Core MPLS, MPLS and the 7 layer model, MPLS protocol, MPLS standard, MPLS runs on routers, MPLS history, Why MPLS?, LSRs, PE and P router roles, FEC, swapping labels, MPLS packet format. Hands on Enabling MPLS. Testing and troubleshooting of MPLS. * Appendix EIGRP: How EIGRP works, DUAL.