Lynda – Setting Up a Small-Office Network with Martin Guidry (Repost)-0daytown

Genre: E-learning

Learn how to set up a network at your home or office. In this course, Martin Guidry discusses the hardware you’ll need—from switches to modems—and the specifics behind using both wired (Ethernet) and wireless (Wi-Fi) methods to connect the computers and equipment in your network. Then he shows how to share files between computers and briefly discusses email and print servers, explaining how to manage connections to those services with DHCP and DNS addressing. Martin also reviews issues you might encounter when working in a mixed (Windows/Mac/Linux) environment, and provides tips on setting up an Internet connection, as well as configuring security and local-storage options for your network.
Topics include:

Understanding IPv4
Using hubs, switches, routers, and modems
Dividing your network
Building a hybrid network with wired and wireless clients
Working with servers
Connecting Windows and Mac computers to Active Directory
Choosing between DSL and cable Internet connections
Backing up to local and cloud-based storage
Using encryption and authentication
Monitoring your network
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Lynda - Setting Up a Small-Office Network with Martin Guidry (Repost)