Netgear switches for engineers

Description

Netgear switches training course description

A hands on course covering the product specifics of Netgear switches. Installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting are all covered in a practical oriented way.

What will you learn

• Install Netgear switches.
• Use the command line interface and the web based interface to manage Netgear switches.
• Configure and troubleshoot Netgear switches.
• Perform software upgrades.

Netgear switches training course details

Netgear switches training course content

• Introduction

How Ethernet works with hubs, How Ethernet works with switches. Installing Netgear switches.
Hands on Building a network with a hub, building a network with a Netgear switch.

• Basic troubleshooting

The Netgear switch range, LEDs, cabling issues, factory resets, default settings.
Hands on Building a network with multiple Netgear switches.

• Configuration methods

Managed vs. unmanaged switches, Console port access, telnet, web based access, SNMP, saving configurations, NVRAM, switch stacks, stacking ports.
Hands on Accessing the switch using the console, IP address configuration, telnet.

• Console interface

Password protection, the menus, menu options.
Hands on Setting a password, displaying the switch configuration.

• Web based interface

Getting started, basic format.
Hands on Configuring the switch using the web interface.

• Port configuration

Common port configuration tasks, port trunking.
Hands on Configuring ports.

• STP configuration

What is STP? Configuring STP.
Hands on Enabling and disabling STP, configuring STP

• VLAN configuration

What are VLANS? 802.1Q, tagged/untagged, creating VLANS, applying VLANS.
Hands on Setting up VLANS, setting up 802.1Q, Inter VLAN traffic.

• Housekeeping

TFTP, upgrades
Hands on Boot from net.

• SNMP

SNMP configuration, NMS's.
Hands on Using SNMP to manage a Netgear switch, putting it all together: troubleshooting.