CompTIA A+ Certification
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.
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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. There are more than $400 worth of CompTIA A+ practice tests 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 A+ 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 trials of software 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 10 and Windows Server 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. If you want to study the theory for your CompTIA A+ certification then please visit our sister website howtonetwork.com.
| Module 1 | Networking Concepts |
|---|---|
| Unit 1 | File Transfer Protocol |
| Unit 2 | Secure Shell |
| Unit 3 | Telnet |
| Unit 4 | SMTP |
| Unit 5 | DNS |
| Unit 6 | HTTP |
| Unit 7 | POP3 |
| Unit 8 | HTTPS |
| Unit 9 | Remote Desktop Connection |
| Unit 10 | NetBIOS |
| Unit 11 | DHCP |
| Unit 12 | LDAP |
| Unit 13 | SNMP |
| Unit 14 | UDP |
| Unit 15 | TCP |
| Unit 16 | Router |
| Unit 17 | Switch |
| Unit 18 | Hub |
| Unit 19 | Firewall |
| Unit 20 | NIC |
| Unit 21 | Power over Ethernet |
| Unit 22 | Internet of Things |
| Unit 23 | IPv6 Addressing |
| Unit 24 | RAID |
| Unit 25 | Hot Swap |
| Unit 26 | Subnetting 1 |
| Unit 27 | Subnetting 2 |
| Unit 28 | VLSM |
| Unit 29 | Running Backups |
| Unit 30 | Network Address Translation |
| Unit 31 | VLAN |
| Unit 32 | Quality of Service |
| Module 2 | Wireless Networking |
| Unit 1 | Wireless NIC |
| Unit 2 | Encryption |
| Unit 3 | Install WLC |
| Unit 4 | VoIP Endpoint |
| Unit 5 | DSL Modem |
| Unit 6 | Wifi Analyser |
| Unit 7 | Bluetooth |
| Unit 8 | IoT Thermostat |
| 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 | Basic Paramaters MacOS |
| Unit 22 | Basic Linux Scripting |
| Module 4 | Security |
| Unit 1 | Smart Card Reader |
| Unit 2 | Port Security |
| Unit 3 | MAC Filtering |
| Unit 4 | Firewalls HW/SW |
| Unit 5 | Access Control Lists |
| Unit 6 | WPA2-TKIP |
| Unit 7 | TACACS |
| Unit 8 | MALWARE |
| Unit 9 | Bitlocker |
| Unit 10 | Limited User Account |
| Unit 11 | Layer 7 Firewall |
| Unit 12 | Enforce Strong Passwords |
| Unit 13 | Failed Attempts Lockout |
| Unit 14 | Disable Autorun |
| Unit 15 | Disable SSID |
| Unit 16 | WPA2 TKIP 2 |
| Unit 17 | Wireless ACL |
| Unit 18 | Wireless - Remote Access |
| Unit 19 | Unified Threat Management |
| Unit 20 | Windows Firewall |
| Unit 21 | Disable Ports |
| Unit 22 | Port Forwarding |
| Unit 23 | Securing Data with Encryption: SSH |
| Unit 24 | Linux Firewall - IP Tables |
| Unit 25 | Linux Uncomplicated Firewall |
| Unit 26 | Install Microsoft Active Directory |
| Unit 27 | Organizational Units |
| Unit 28 | Active Directory Domains |
| Unit 29 | Active Directory Home Folder |
| Unit 30 | Active Directory - Login Script |
| Module 5 | 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 6 | Exams |
| Unit 1 | Exam 1 |
| Unit 2 | Exam 2 |
| Unit 3 | Exam 3 |
| Unit 4 | Exam 4 |
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