WANs and Remote Connectivity


Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number



Overview/Description
To describe WAN technologies, the devices used to create WAN connections, remote access protocols, and connection methods.

Target Audience
Network engineers, network architects, internetworking engineers, LAN and WAN administrators, systems administrators, systems managers, intranet administrators. Network support staff and anybody interested in learning the fundamentals of computer networks.

Prerequisites
A basic understanding of computing and internetworking technologies; achievement of i-Net+ and A+ certification is recommended but not required; experience in network support or administration is desirable

Expected Duration (hours)
2.2

Lesson Objectives

WANs and Remote Connectivity

  • identify the features and functions of major WAN connection technologies.
  • identify the operation and features of common WAN access technologies.
  • recognize the characteristics of WAN access devices.
  • determine the WAN connection types and access technologies used in a given scenario.
  • determine the appropriate remote access protocol to use in a given scenario.
  • recognize how to configure remote connections on a client PC.
  • create a dial-up Internet connection in Windows 2000.
  • Course Number:
    218759_eng