• 40+ lab exercises challenge you to solve problems based on realistic case studies
• Lab analysis tests measure your understanding of lab results
• Step-by-step scenarios require you to think critically
• Key term quizzes help build your vocabulary

In this lab manual, you'll practice:

• Building a network with the OSI seven-layer model
• Sharing and accessing network resources
• Configuring network hardware, topologies, and cabling
• Interconnecting network operating systems--Windows, Mac OS, UNIX/Linux
• Connecting multiple Ethernet components
• Setting up clients and servers for remote access
• Configuring wireless networks
• Monitoring and troubleshooting networks
• Working with network protocols, including TCP/IP, DNS, SIP, and IMAP
• Securing networks with firewalls, packet filtering, encryption, authentication, and other methods
• Configuring IPv4 and IPv6 routing protocols

Mike Meyers, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, MCP, is the bestselling author of six editions of CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide and several other books. He is the president and founder of Total Seminars, LLC, a major provider of PC and network repair seminars for thousands of organizations throughout the world, and a member of CompTIA.

Dennis Haley, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, has been teaching CompTIA A+ and CompTIA Network+ for years, and is the administrator of the E2C and Microsoft IT Academy programs at Polytech High School.