1872 AR courses in Manchester

RFID training course description This training course focuses on the technologies used in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). What will you learn Describe the RFID architecture. Design RFID systems. Evaluate tag types. Recognise common RFID problems. RFID training course details Who will benefit: RFID technologists and system engineers. Prerequisites: RF fundamentals. Duration 2 days RFID training course contents What is RFID? Review of RF basics, what is RFID, RFID history, RFID base system architecture, frequency bands used by RFID, comparison with barcodes. RFID applications Supply chain, asset tracking, theft reduction, retail, access control, tolls. Tags Tag features, types of tag, passive and active, chips, read only, read write, affixing tags, selecting location to affix a tag, tag orientation and location, tag stacking, impact of rate of movement, tag data formats. Interrogators/readers Interrogation zones, interrogator types, antennas, read distance tests, multiple interrogators, synchronisation, dense interrogator environment issues. RFID peripherals. Standards and regulations Global regulatory requirements, regional regulatory requirements, ISO, ETSI, FCC, EPC, safety regulations/issues. Testing and troubleshooting Read rate problems, improperly tagged items, tag failure. RFID system design Antenna types, interference, antenna location and spacing, how many antennas? How many interrogators? tag types, grounding considerations, cabling, site diagrams.

OpenView training course description A hands-on course focusing on network management using HP OpenView network node manager on Microsoft Windows or UNIX. What will you learn Recognise the benefits of ADSL. Describe the network management architecture. Use HP OpenView. Diagnose faults using HP OpenView. Recognise the MIB structure. OpenView training course details Who will benefit: Technical staff wanting to learn DNS. Prerequisites: TCP/IP Foundation Duration 2 days OpenView training course contents Network management What is network management?, Benefits, issues, demonstration. Getting started with HP OpenView Starting HP OpenView, IP discovery, IP monitoring, controlling IP discovery. Using HP OpenView Mapping devices, map layouts, maps and submaps, objects and symbols, object attributes, colour codings, polling. Agents Configuring Cisco devices for SNMP support, communities, traps, syslog. Parts of SNMP SNMP architecture, MIB's, The protocol. HP OpenView SNMP configuration HP OpenView alarm browser HP OpenView alarms, alarm categories, filtering alarms, alarm details window. MIB's MIB1, MIB2, The MIB2 groups, additional MIB's, MIB compilers, vendor MIB's. HP OpenView MIB loader and browser. Monitoring devices Polling, obtaining MIB information. Diagnostic tools Poll node, the ping window, protocol test, locate route HP OpenView fault management Alarms, polling, fault management, setting thresholds and configuring traps.

NNMi for engineers training course description A hands on course focusing on network management using Network Node Manager (NNMi) on Microsoft Windows or UNIX. What will you learn Describe the network management architecture. Use NNMi. Diagnose faults using NNMi. Recognise the MIB structure. NNMi for engineers training course details Who will benefit: Network administrators. Network operators. Those wishing to find out more about how their NNMi works. Prerequisites: TCP/IP foundation for engineers Duration 2 day NNMi for engineers training course content Network management What is network management? Benefits, issues, demonstration. Getting started with NNMi Starting NNMi, IP discovery, IP monitoring, controlling IP discovery. Using NNMi Mapping devices, map layouts, maps and submaps, objects and symbols, object attributes, colour codings, polling. Agents Configuring Cisco devices for SNMP support, communities, traps, syslog. Parts of SNMP SNMP architecture, MIBs, The protocol. NNMi SNMP configuration NNMi alarm browser NNMi alarms, alarm categories, filtering alarms, alarm details window. MIBs MIB1, MIB2, The MIB2 groups, additional MIBs, MIB compilers, vendor MIBs. NNMi MIB loader and browser. Monitoring devices Polling, obtaining MIB information. Diagnostic tools Poll node, the ping window, protocol test, locate route NNMi fault management Alarms, polling, fault management, setting thresholds and configuring traps.

GSM training course description GSM is in widespread use today. This seminar gives an comprehensive overview of GSM. What will you learn Explain what GSM is. Describe the architecture of the GSM network. Describe the GSM protocol stack. GSM training course details Who will benefit: Anyone who needs to know more about GSM. Prerequisites: Telecommunications Introduction Duration 2 days GSM training course contents Introduction History of GSM, analogue networks, digital networks, PCS1900. GSM services Telephony, digital encoding, data rates, Group 3 fax, SMS, Supplementary services. GSM architecture Mobile station Mobile Equipment (ME), Subscriber Identity Module (SIM). Base Station Subsystem Base Transceiver Station (BTS), Base Station Controller (BSC). Network Subsystem Mobile Services Switching Centre (MSC), Home Location Register (HLR), Visitor Location Register (VLR), Equipment Identity Register (EIR), Visitor Location register (VLR), Authentication Centre (AuC) Radio Link Aspects Bands, FDMA, TDMA, Traffic channels, Control channels, Speech coding, Channel coding and modulation, Multipath equalisation, Frequency hopping. GSM signalling SS7 overview, GSM SS7 nodes, Base Station Subsystem Application Part (BSSAP), Transaction Capabilities Application Part (TCAP), Mobile Application Part (MAP). Interfaces Um, Abis and A interfaces. Mobility and call processing in GSM Attach & location update process, mobile originate, mobile termination, handovers. GSM services Tele services, Bearer services, supplementary services, SMS, security. GSM futures GPRS, UMTS.

Zeroconf and Bonjour training course description A hands on training course focusing on Microsoft and Apple implementations of Zeroconf. The course covers all three main areas: Interface configuration, name resolution and service discovery. Hands on with Apple Bonjour and Microsoft UPnP compliment all the major theory sessions. What will you learn Explain how mDNS and LLMNR work. Explain how DNS-SD and SSDP work. Recognise the role of service discovery gateways. Zeroconf and Bonjour training course details Who will benefit: Technical staff working with Zeroconf. Developers using Zeroconf. Prerequisites: TCP/IP Foundation for engineers Duration 2 day Zeroconf and Bonjour training course contents What is Zeroconf? Zeroconf, architecture, Microsoft UPnP, Apple, Bonjour, devices, components. Home networks, enterprise networks, BYOD. Plug and play without Zeroconf DHCP, DNS, A, PTR, SRV records, DDNS. Hands on DHCP configuration. Address selection IPv4 link local addresses, IPv6 link local addresses. Hands: Addresses without DHCP. Name resolution mDNS, finding names, announcing names, .local DNS namespace, LLMNR. Hands on Names without DNS. Role of multicasting Multicast addresses, multicasts and switches, multicasts and routers. Hands on Multicasts, TTL. Service discovery DNS-SD, SRV and TXT lookups, SSDP, HTTP. Hands on Browsing for services Zeroconf in a routed environment Service Discovery gateways, configuration, service filters, DNS-LLQ, NAT-PMP. Miscellaneous Security, automatic multicast addresses, wireless auto configuration.

HP iMC for engineers training course description A hands on course focusing on network management using HP iMC on Microsoft Windows or UNIX. What will you learn Describe the network management architecture. Use HP NNMi. Diagnose faults using HP iMC. Recognise the MIB structure. HP iMC for engineers training course details Who will benefit: Network administrators. Network operators Those wishing to find out more about how their NMS works Anyone wishing to implement NFV using OpenStack. Prerequisites: Introduction to Virtualization Duration 2 day HP iMC for engineers training course content Network management What is network management? Benefits, issues. Getting started with HP iMC Starting HP iMC, IP discovery, IP monitoring, controlling IP discovery. Hands on Initial HP iMC configuration. Using HP iMC Viewing devices, Device view, IP view, network view, polling. Hands on Using HP iMC. Agents Configuring Cisco devices for SNMP support, communities, traps, syslog. Hands on Configuring network devices for HP iMC. Parts of SNMP SNMP architecture, MIBs, The protocol. HP iMC SNMP configuration. Hands on HP iMC SNMP configuration. MIBs The MIB2 groups, additional MIBs, MIB compilers, vendor MIBs. HP iMC MIB loader and browser. Hands on MIB browsing. Monitoring devices Polling, obtaining MIB information. Hands on HP iMC performance management. Configuration and change management Configuration templates, software library, configuration compare, configuration audit and reports. Hands on Using the configuration center. Reports Report templates, Real time reports, scheduling reports. Hands on Using real time reports. HP iMC fault management Alarms, polling, fault management, setting thresholds and configuring traps. Syslog. Hands on Working with alarms. Security alarms.

ADO.NET training course description This ADO.net training course is designed to enable developers to use the toolset provided with.NET for data access including ADO.net objects, data controls, designers and interoperability with earlier ADO objects. The course is applicable for those using C# or VB.NET with ADO.NET What will you learn Retrieve and manipulate data using Microsoft's ADO.NET library. Work with the ADO.NET object model. Update data, including handling stored procedures, parameters, and return value. Search, sort and filter data. Leverage the power of XML. ADO.NET training course details Who will benefit: Programmers working with ADO.Net. Prerequisites: Effective programming with VB.NET or Concise introduction to C# Duration 2 days ADO.NET training course contents Introducing ADO.Net Traditional Data Access Architecture. ADO.Net Disconnected Data Access Architecture. Different components of ADO.Net. A review of basic SQL queries SQL SELECT Statement. SQL INSERT Statement. SQL UPDATE Statement. SQL DELETE Statement. Common data access tasks with ADO.Net Accessing Data using ADO.Net. Defining the connection string. Defining a Connection. Defining the command or command string. Defining the Data Adapter. Creating and filling the DataSet. A Demonstration Application The Interface. Loading the table. Filling the controls on the Form. Navigating through the records. Updating Data Steps for updating the table. Building the Application. Loading the table and displaying data in the form's controls. Initialising Commands. Adding Parameters to the commands. The ToggleControls() method of our application. Editing (or Updating) Records. Event Handler for the Save Button. Event Handler for the Cancel Button. Inserting Records. Deleting a Record. Using Stored Procedures Sample Stored Procedures. UPDATE Stored Procedure. INSERT Stored Procedure. DELETE Stored Procedure. SELECT Stored Procedure. Using Stored Procedures with ADO.Net.

3Com switches training course description A hands on course covering the product specifics of 3Com switches. Installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting are all covered in a practical oriented way. What will you learn Install 3Com switches. Use the command line interface and the web based interface to manage 3Com switches. Configure and troubleshoot 3Com switches. Configure and troubleshoot 3Com switches. Perform software upgrades. 3Com switches training course details Who will benefit: Anyone working with 3Com switches. Particularly aimed at engineers and technicians supporting 3Com switches. Prerequisites: None. Duration 2 days 3Com switches training course content Introduction How Ethernet works with hubs, How Ethernet works with switches. Installing 3Com switches. Hands on Building a network with a hub, building a network with a 3Com switch. Basic troubleshooting The 3Com switch range, LEDs, cabling issues, system resets, default settings. Hands on Building a network with multiple 3Com switches. Configuration methods Managed vs. unmanaged switches, Console port access, telnet, web based access, SNMP, saving configurations, NVRAM, switch stacks. Hands on Accessing the switch using the console, IP address configuration, telnet. Console interface Default users, passwords, the menus, menu options, online help, CLI commands. Hands on Setting passwords, displaying the switch configuration. Web based interface Getting started, basic format. Hands on Configuring the switch using the web interface. Port configuration Common port configuration tasks, port aggregation, resilient links. Hands on Configuring ports. STP configuration What is STP? Configuring STP. Hands on Enabling and disabling STP, configuring STP. VLAN configuration What are VLANS? 802.1Q, tagged/untagged, creating VLANS, applying VLANS. Hands on Setting up VLANS, setting up 802.1Q, Inter VLAN traffic. Housekeeping TFTP, software upgrades Hands on Software upgrade. SNMP SNMP configuration, Transcend, other NMS's. Hands on Using SNMP to manage a 3Com switch, putting it all together: troubleshooting.

H.323 training course description A hands on course covering IP telephony with H.323. The course starts with a brief review of knowledge students should already possess including RTP and RTCP. The main focus is on H.323 protocols though, progressing from what H.323 is through signalling, call processing and architectures, moving onto more advanced issues including security, multimedia, conferencing, and interoperability. Hands on practicals follow each major theory session. What will you learn Explain how H.323 works. Analyse H.323 packets. Deploy H.323 IP telephony solutions. Integrate H.323 with other telephony solutions. H.323 training course details Who will benefit: Technical staff working with H.323 Prerequisites: Voice Over IP Duration 2 days H.323 training course contents VoIP review Brief review of VoIP, IP, telephones and voice. RTP, RTCP, mixers and translators. What is H.323? The framework, Why H.323, history, H.323 standards and the ITU, H.323 versions 1,2,3,4, and 5, Annexes and Appendices, capabilities, services, How H.323 works, a basic call. H.323 protocol stack The overall framework, Audio codecs (H.7xx), Video codecs (H.26x), T.120 data conferencing. H.323 Architecture Endpoints: Terminals, MCUs, gateways. Gatekeepers, border and peer elements, design issues, signalling with and without gatekeepers. H.225 Packet format, ASN.1, Information elements, Call setup, Call control. Gatekeepers Gatekeeper features, admissions, address translation, bandwidth management, call routing, zones, administrative domains, gatekeeper discovery, call establishment, fast connect. RAS packet formats, RAS signalling. Alternate gatekeepers. H.245 Purpose, call control channel, relationship with H.225, message format, tunnelling. H.323 Supplementary services Conferencing: point to point, multipoint, hybrid, broadcast, H.332. H.450.x. Call transfer, diversion, hold and waiting. Remote device control (H.282, H.283). Capability exchange, Video. Security H.235. Authentication, privacy, transport layer level security. Interoperability Gateways, Inter working with PSTN, SIP and H323. H.246. Annexes and Appendices An overview.

D-Link switches training course description A hands on course covering the product specifics of D-Link switches. Installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting are all covered in a practical oriented way. What will you learn Install D-Link switches. Use the command line interface and the web based interface to manage D-Link switches. Configure and troubleshoot D-Link switches. Perform software upgrades and maintain configurations using TFTP. D-Link switches training course details Who will benefit: Anyone working with D-Link switches. Particularly aimed at engineers and technicians supporting D-Link switches. Prerequisites: None. Duration 2 days D-Link switches training course content Introduction How Ethernet works with hubs, How Ethernet works with switches. Installing D-link switches. Hands on Building a network with a hub, building a network with a D-Link switch. Basic troubleshooting The D-Link switch range, LEDs, cabling issues, factory resets, default settings. Hands on Building a network with multiple D-link switches. Configuration methods Managed vs. unmanaged switches, Console port access, telnet, web based access, SNMP, saving configurations, NVRAM, switch stacks. Hands on Accessing the switch using the CLI, IP address configuration, telnet. Command line interface Users, privileges, the CLI, online help. Hands on Basic commands, user accounts, displaying the switch configuration. Web based interface Getting started, basic format. Hands on Configuring the switch using the web interface. Port configuration Common port configuration tasks, link aggregation. Hands on Configuring ports. STP configuration What is STP? 802.1D vs. 802.1W (RSTP), configuring STP. Hands on Enabling and disabling STP, changing STP versions, configuring STP. VLAN configuration What are VLANS? 802.1Q, tagged/untagged, creating VLANS, applying VLANS. Hands on Setting up VLANS, setting up 802.1Q, Inter VLAN traffic. Housekeeping TFTP, upload download, updating firmware, updating configuration files, BOOTP/DHCP for IP addresses. Hands on Using TFTP to configure a D-Link switch. SNMP Switch configuration, D-View, other NMS's. Hands on Using SNMP to manage a D-link switch putting it all together: troubleshooting.