Title: Connecting to & Configuring a Network using Devices & Cabling
Course: CTS1131 Hardware Configuration > Section: Module 6 – Connecting to & Configuring a Network using Devices & Cabling

Introduction

Supporting network connectivity requires a knowledge of TCP/IP configurations and how the layers of the networking model operate as they pass data from the computer application to the physical media used to connect the networked devices. Computer networking can be accomplished using wired and wireless solutions that have different hardware platforms and interconnectivity methods depending on the typologies required by the organization. In this module you will configure a wireless SOHO router and identify wired and wireless network topographies.

Objectives

At the end of this module you will be able to:

- Describe TCP/IP and Windows Networking
- Describe how IP addresses are assigned and used
- Compare and contrast IPv4 and IPv6 addressing technologies
- Describe Network types and topographies
- Compare and contrast wired and wireless networks and hardware

Readings & Resources

Textbook: Chapter 9 Connecting to and Setting up a Network pp. 401-444

Textbook: Chapter 10 Network Types, Devices, and Cabling pp. 463-496