101 Labs – CompTIA A+ Certification Training
The CompTIA A+ exam is your gateway to a career in IT support, including helpdesk, PC support, and basic network support.
The CompTIA A+ certification is ideal for beginners who want to pass a vendor-neutral exam. They are required if you want to work in any government role, including for companies that subcontract on government work.
Exams:
- 220-1201
- 220-1202
CompTIA A+ Certification Training
The A+ exam is very practical, so getting hands-on experience configuring the services, devices, and protocols is essential. These hands-on labs guide you through configuring DNS, DHCP, routers, firewalls, network switches, wireless, and much more.
We take you by the hand and guide you through the A+ exam syllabus topics. More than $400 worth of CompTIA A+ practice tests and PBQs are included to guarantee your success come exam day.
CompTIA A+ certification is an ideal stepping stone for a range of careers including helpdesk, network support, PC engineer, security, wireless, system administration, network design and many others.
This certification course shows you how to configure multiple protocols and technologies. You use free-trial software, virtual machines, and free-to-download software (such as Cisco Packet Tracer) to configure all the labs.
Follow along every step of the way as our expert instructor shares tips and secrets you can use not only to pass the exam but to succeed in the real world of internetworking. You use free software trials and free network emulators such as Cisco Packet Tracer, so you don’t need to buy any expensive equipment.
All software can run on a Virtual Machine on your home PC. Download free trials and evaluation versions of Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025 so you can configure Windows security and Active Directory. Ubuntu is a free Linux distro you can download to try out your Linux configurations and commands.
CompTIA A+ jobs require you to support a broad range of hardware and software from multiple vendors, which is typical in many small-to-medium-sized companies. Although the exam is vendor-neutral, you will need to spend time using Microsoft and Linux software as well as a range of other vendors for firewall and wireless.
By the end of the course, you will have configured IP subnetting, Windows, Linux, Apple, device security, BitLocker, wireless security, Active Directory, Windows Server, printer networking, RAID, and much more.
You will have configured more devices and services than most support engineers do in five years, all with the guidance of our networking expert who has over 20 years working with large corporations installing and supporting their network equipment.
This course is 100% hands-on training. We do not teach IT theory on this website.
Typical Job Roles
Take this course if you are working in or considering a career as a:
- Wireless network engineer
- Small office network engineer
- Helpdesk technician
- PC repair engineer
- Desktop support tech.
- Installation engineer
Many A+ engineers progress onto other certifications such as Cisco engineer or network support. The A+ will give you a strong foundation in many hardware devices and software services as well as TCP/IP.
Take This Course if You:
- Want to lay a foundation for a career in IT
- Want to pass the CompTIA A+ exam
- Are new to the world of IT and want to learn all the basics
- Don’t feel ready for advanced exams such as Cisco CCNA
- Want an understanding of networking concepts, protocols, and technology
- Want to gain confidence in your hands-on IT skills
- Want access to 400 A+ practice test questions
- Want to gain an edge in your A+ exam
| Module 1 | Networking Concepts |
|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Windows 11 Note |
| Unit 2 | File Transfer Protocol |
| Unit 3 | Secure Shell |
| Unit 4 | Telnet |
| Unit 5 | SMTP |
| Unit 6 | DNS |
| Unit 7 | HTTP |
| Unit 8 | POP3 |
| Unit 9 | HTTPS |
| Unit 10 | NetBIOS |
| Unit 11 | DHCP |
| Unit 12 | LDAP |
| Unit 13 | UDP |
| Unit 14 | TCP |
| Unit 15 | Router |
| Unit 16 | Managed Switch |
| Unit 17 | Layer 7 Firewall |
| Unit 18 | NIC |
| Unit 19 | Power over Ethernet |
| Unit 20 | IPv6 Addressing |
| Unit 21 | Hot Swap |
| Unit 22 | Subnetting 1 |
| Unit 23 | Subnetting 2 |
| Unit 24 | VLSM |
| Unit 25 | VLAN |
| Unit 26 | Manage a Linux Printer |
| Module 2 | Wireless Networking and IoT |
| Unit 1 | Wireless NIC |
| Unit 2 | Wireless Encryption |
| Unit 3 | Install WLC |
| Unit 4 | VoIP Endpoint |
| Unit 5 | DSL Modem |
| Unit 6 | Wifi Analyser |
| Unit 7 | Bluetooth |
| Unit 8 | IoT Thermostat |
| Unit 9 | IoT - Motion Detection |
| Module 3 | Operating Systems |
| Unit 1 | Boot Methods - Windows |
| Unit 2 | Boot Methods - Linux |
| Unit 3 | Partitioning - Windows |
| Unit 4 | Hard Disk Layout - Linux |
| Unit 5 | Create Partitions and Filesystems - Linux |
| Unit 6 | Maintain the Integrity of Filesystems - Linux |
| Unit 7 | Microsoft Command Line Tools 1 |
| Unit 8 | Microsoft Command Line Tools 2 |
| Unit 9 | MS CLI 3 |
| Unit 10 | MS OS Tools 1 |
| Unit 11 | MS OS Tools 2 |
| Unit 12 | MS OS Tools 3 |
| Unit 13 | MS Control Panel |
| Unit 14 | MS Display Settings |
| Unit 15 | MS Printer Sharing |
| Unit 16 | MS Workgroups |
| Unit 17 | MS Map Network Drive |
| Unit 18 | Basic Linux Commands 1 |
| Unit 19 | Basic Linux Commands 2 |
| Unit 20 | Basic Linux Commands 3 |
| Unit 21 | RAID |
| Module 4 | Security |
| Unit 1 | Smart Card Reader |
| Unit 2 | Port Security |
| Unit 3 | MAC Filtering |
| Unit 4 | Firewalls HW/SW |
| Unit 5 | Firewall |
| Unit 6 | Access Control Lists |
| Unit 7 | WPA2-TKIP |
| Unit 8 | TACACS |
| Unit 9 | MALWARE |
| Unit 10 | Bitlocker |
| Unit 11 | Limited User Account |
| Unit 12 | Vulnerabilities, Malformed Packets and Dark Addresses |
| Unit 13 | Enforce Strong Passwords |
| Unit 14 | Failed Attempts Lockout |
| Unit 15 | Disable Autorun |
| Unit 16 | Disable SSID |
| Unit 17 | WPA2 TKIP 2 |
| Unit 18 | Wireless ACL |
| Unit 19 | Wireless - Remote Access |
| Unit 20 | Unified Threat Management |
| Unit 21 | Windows Firewall |
| Unit 22 | Disable Ports |
| Unit 23 | Port Forwarding |
| Unit 24 | Securing Data with Encryption: SSH |
| Unit 25 | Linux Firewall - IP Tables |
| Unit 26 | Linux Uncomplicated Firewall |
| Unit 27 | Install Microsoft Active Directory |
| Unit 28 | Organizational Units |
| Unit 29 | Active Directory Domains |
| Unit 30 | Active Directory Home Folder |
| Unit 31 | Active Directory - Login Script |
| Module 5 | Operational Procedures and Scripting |
| Unit 1 | Python Scripting |
| Unit 2 | PowerShell Scripting |
| Unit 3 | Shell Scripting |
| Unit 4 | Remote Desktop Connection |
| Unit 5 | Running Backups |
| Module 6 | Troubleshooting |
| Unit 1 | Troubleshoot Performance Problems |
| Unit 2 | Troubleshoot Slow Processing Time |
| Unit 3 | Defragment Hard Drive |
| Unit 4 | Windows 10 God Mode |
| Unit 5 | Track Program Load Times |
| Unit 6 | Rollback Driver |
| Unit 7 | Safe Mode |
| Unit 8 | Incorrect Network Mask |
| Unit 9 | Restart Services |
| Module 7 | Exams |
| Unit 1 | Exam 1 |
| Unit 2 | Exam 2 |
| Unit 3 | Exam 3 |
| Unit 4 | Exam 4 |
| Module 8 | Bonus Labs |
| Unit 1 | TFTP Server |
| Unit 2 | Hub |
| Unit 3 | SNMP |
| Unit 4 | Basic Paramaters MacOS |
| Unit 5 | Network Address Translation |
| Unit 6 | Quality of Service |
| Unit 7 | Evil Twin Attack |
| Unit 8 | SQL Injection |
| Module 9 | PBQs |
| Unit 1 | PBQ 1 |
| Unit 2 | PBQ 2 |
