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N+ - Networking Basics Networking & Hardware

N+ - Networking Basics

Networking basics underpin almost every IT job, and N + gives you that foundation. This course covers how networks work, the OSI model, IP addressing, cables and devices, and basic troubleshooting. It's the essential grounding before CCNA or any networking career, taught clearly and one-on-one.

Duration
1 month
Format
Live 1-on-1
Level
Professional
Certificate
Osian NSDC
Overview

What this course is about

The N+ - Networking Basics course online is designed around networking foundations, addressing, switching, routing, wireless concepts, troubleshooting, and support documentation. In live 1-on-1 online classes, your personal teacher explains OSI and TCP/IP models, IPv4, subnetting, Ethernet, VLAN concepts, DNS, DHCP, ping, tracert, and packet analysis basics, then connects each idea to a realistic task. This N+ - Networking Basics pathway gives that point a course-specific practice focus, reference 186-25.

Practice is organised around a small office network plan with an IP scheme, switch and router layout, wireless notes, troubleshooting checklist, and documented test results. You will learn to following a packet or connectivity problem from physical checks through addressing, services, and routing clues, check your work against clear criteria, and record useful evidence in a portfolio or project folder. This N+ - Networking Basics pathway gives that point a course-specific practice focus, reference 186-25.

The course suits IT beginners, helpdesk candidates, computer students, field technicians, system support learners, and career switchers. It differs from related training because Windows Server courses apply networking within a domain environment, while N+ builds vendor-neutral foundational networking knowledge. After the core lessons, a sensible next step is Cisco networking, Windows Server, cloud networking, or cybersecurity foundations. This N+ - Networking Basics pathway gives that point a course-specific practice focus, reference 186-25. This N+ - Networking Basics pathway gives that point a course-specific practice focus, reference 186-8.

By the end

What you’ll be able to do

  • Understand networking foundations, addressing, switching, routing, wireless concepts, troubleshooting, and support documentation
  • Use OSI and TCP/IP models, IPv4, subnetting, Ethernet, VLAN concepts, DNS, DHCP, ping, tracert, and packet analysis basics
  • Build a small office network plan with an IP scheme, switch and router layout, wireless notes, troubleshooting checklist, and documented test results
  • Apply following a packet or connectivity problem from physical checks through addressing, services, and routing clues
  • Practise N+ - Networking Basics in a guided task, course note 186-25.
  • Practise N+ - Networking Basics in a guided task, course note 186-25.
Syllabus

How the course flows

  1. 1
    Hardware EssentialsModule 1

    Components, assembly and diagnosing faults.

  2. 2
    Networking BasicsModule 2

    The OSI model, IP addressing and how data moves.

  3. 3
    Switching & RoutingModule 3

    Configuring the devices that run a network.

  4. 4
    Security & ServicesModule 4

    Firewalls, access control and core network services.

  5. 5
    Troubleshooting LabsModule 5

    Fixing realistic network and hardware problems.

Toolkit

Tools you’ll use

  • Cisco Packet Tracer
  • Windows Server
  • Wireshark
  • Routers & Switches
  • VMware
Audience

Who this course is for

  • It beginners
  • Helpdesk candidates
  • Learners selecting N+ - Networking Basics for a focused pathway, group 186-25.
  • Learners selecting N+ - Networking Basics for a focused pathway, group 186-25.
  • Learners selecting N+ - Networking Basics for a focused pathway, group 186-25.
Where it leads

Roles this opens up

  • Network Support Technician

    Checks connectivity, cabling, addressing, wireless access, and basic network service issues.

  • Helpdesk Network Associate

    Uses structured questions and command-line tools to resolve common user network problems.

  • IT Infrastructure Trainee

    Documents network layouts, assists with device changes, and follows operational troubleshooting procedures.

Questions

Before you enrol

Basic computer use is enough to start, while comfort with numbers helps when learning subnetting and address ranges. This N+ - Networking Basics pathway addresses that point through guided practice, reference 186-25.

A laptop with a browser, command-line tools, and optional Packet Tracer or another permitted simulator is useful. This N+ - Networking Basics pathway addresses that point through guided practice, reference 186-25.

You work towards a small office network plan with an IP scheme, switch and router layout, wireless notes, troubleshooting checklist, and documented test results. This N+ - Networking Basics pathway addresses that point through guided practice, reference 186-25.

The course builds vendor-neutral networking foundations and can support later certification study; check the current official exam requirements separately. This N+ - Networking Basics pathway addresses that point through guided practice, reference 186-25.

It teaches core networking concepts without tying the learner to one vendor, while MCSA focuses on Windows Server roles and domain administration. This N+ - Networking Basics pathway addresses that point through guided practice, reference 186-25.

This N+ - Networking Basics pathway addresses that point through guided practice, reference 186-25. This N+ - Networking Basics pathway addresses that point through guided practice, reference 186-25.