Prepare for the Cisco Certified Support Technician (CCST) Networking certification with a look at the topics of the exam that relate to connecting network devices.
Cisco Certified Support Technician (CCST) Networking Cert Prep: 3 Connecting Network Devices
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
- Welcome to the course
- A look at the Cisco CCST networking cert
- Meet your instructor
- Physically connecting network devices
- Coax cables and connectors
- Twisted pair cables and connectors
- Ethernet standards for copper cables
- Straight through vs. crossover cables
- Fiber optic cables
- Fiber optic connectors
- Ethernet standards for fiber optic cabling
- Wirelessly connecting network devices
- Wireless access points
- Frequency bands
- Wireless standards
- Transmission methods
- Spatial streams
- Channel bonding
- Wireless interference
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- Cellular networks
- Checking network connectivity
- Microsoft Windows verification
- macOS verification
- Linux verification
- iOS verification
- Android verification
- Network infrastructure
- Ethernet clients
- MAC addresses
- Ethernet switch operation
- VLANs
- Router operation
- Identifying ports
- Interpreting LED indicators
- Interconnecting a network
- Next steps
Taught by
Kevin Wallace
