Duration (min) Activty - Start 10:10am
Finish by
15 Overview-What are Networks / How are they used (video from CD) 10:25
20

Intro - Basic Parts - Hardware

Computers + NICs

The Medium

Cables - UTP Ethernet 10 Base-T / 100 Base T

Hubs

Switches

Routers

 10:45
20

Intro Basic Parts - software

Network Protocols - TCP/IP

 11:05
20

Infrastructure the interaction of Hardware and Software revisited

How addressing works - Telephone Network Analogy

Show relative speeds of Analog Modem / DSL/ Cable Modem / LAN Ethernet

 

 11:25
45

Hands On Activity (in pairs)

Install Network Card / Access TCP IP Properties

 12:10
40 Lunch 12:50
15

Review - Concepts from AM Session

Introduce Concept of Static vs. Dynamic Addresses

Static addresses are manually assigned
Dynamic addresses are assigned spontaneously as needed by server

1:05
15

Introduce Network Utility Software

PING - run / command

WINIPCFG (Pre-Install on XP machines)

Zone Alarm

 1:20
40

Hands On Activity Create a Statically Assigned IP Network

Use 10.0.0.x space

then test with PING and WINIPCFG

and explore how Zone Alarm can protect

 

 2:00
15

Introduce WIFI

show how it is the same just over a different medium
Present the 802.11 B and G standards what they are and WEP security

 2:15
10 Configure WIFI DSL Router 2:25
10 break 2:35
35

Hands On Activity
Explore how Dynamic Addressing works
with router
Explain how this is how most multi-computer home networks work

 3:10
35

Hands On Activity

File Sharing and Printer Sharing Demo

setup Shares troubleshoot / Map Drives

 3:45
10 Review 3:55
5 Wrap Up - Evaluation 4:00