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.