Small Office And Home Networking
Introduction:
Networking Basics:
- What is a network?
- Connecting two computers together
- Connecting multiple computers
- Understanding wired connections on windows
- Understanding wired connections on Mac OS X
- Understanding network connections
Router Administration:
- Accessing your admin settings
- AirPort Extreme management
Wireless Networks:
- Understand wireless types
- Placing a wireless router
- Administrating a wireless router
- AirPort Extreme wireless admin
- Connecting to a wireless network (Windows)
- Connecting to a wireless network (Mac)
- Understanding wireless encryption
- Activating WPA2 encryption
- Activating WPA2 on the Airport
- MAC Address Filtering
- Creating a guest Network
Sharing an Internet Connection:
- Understanding broadband types
- Understanding firewalls and port forwarding
- Restricting internet access
- Sharing your internet connection (Windows)
- Sharing your internet connection (Mac)
Sharing Files over a Network:
- Setting a network location (Windows)
- Setting up Home Group (Windows)
- Sharing specific folders (Windows)
- Simple File Sharing (Mac)
- Sharing specific folders (Mac)
- Sharing between Windows and Mac Computers
Other Types of Network Sharing:
- Sharing via AIM and iChat
- Sharing printers and peripherals (Windows)
- Sharing printers and peripherals (Mac)
- Printing to a network printer (Windows)
- Printing to a network printer (Mac)
- Remote Desktop (Windows)
- Screen Sharing (Mac)
Tips and Tricks:
- Linking switches for more physical ports
- Creating ad hoc networks
- Staying protected from Viruses (Windows)
- Staying protected from Viruses (Mac)
Troubleshooting:
- Basic troubleshooting workflow
- Pinging (Windows)
- Pinging (Mac)
Conclusion:
- Additional Resources
