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CompTIA Network+ Certification Guide

By : Glen D. Singh, Rishi Latchmepersad
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CompTIA Network+ Certification Guide

By: Glen D. Singh, Rishi Latchmepersad

Overview of this book

CompTIA certified professionals have always had the upper hand in the information technology industry. This book will be your ideal guide to efficiently passing and achieving this certification. Learn from industry experts and implement their practices to resolve complex IT issues. This book revolves around networking concepts where readers will learn topics like network architecture, security, network monitoring, and troubleshooting. This book will not only prepare the readers conceptually but will also help them pass the N10-007 exam. This guide will also provide practice exercise after every chapter where readers can ensure their concepts are clear. By the end of this book, readers will leverage this guide and the included practice questions to boost their confidence in appearing for the actual certificate.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)

Wireless router configurations

Most vendors' wireless routers setups are very similar. Behind the wireless router there are typically five Ethernet ports; one connects to the internet (WAN) and the remaining four are switch ports, which are for the LAN.

The main components needed for a Wi-Fi router are as follows:

  • Wireless router or Access Point (AP)
  • A wireless-compatible device such as a laptop
  • A wireless NIC (only if the device does not have a wireless network interface card)

Once your wireless router is powered on, connect your laptop to the default service set identifier (SSID). The SSID is the name of the wireless network. If you aren't sure, simply connect an Ethernet cable between the computer and the wireless router and ensure the cable is connected to one of the LAN ports on the wireless router.

Once connected, ensure you are receiving an IP address and subnet...