COMP08165 2023 Secure Networks

Configure, verify and troubleshoot routing protocols

Configure, verify and troubleshoot a Layer 2 Switched Network.

Connect to the outside world using IP Addressing services.

Secure a network by filtering out unnecessary traffic.

Manage Network Infrastructure

Lectures will be used to to present the material and pace the learning process throughout the module.

Practical exercises will be used to re-enforce the learning experience.

Learners will be encouraged to ask and answer questions via Moodle. 

There will be 2 pieces of continuous assessment work

• Assessment 1 will examine routing protocols and switching concepts(25%)
• Assessment 2 will examine network security, addressing services and network management(25%)

Final exam will assess the theoretical aspects of the course(50%)

Continuous assessment will use network simulation software.

Repeat exam and/or practical to examine the learning outcomes that have not been achieved.

Configure, verify and troubleshoot routing protocols.

• Static and Default routing
• Dynamic Routing - RIP, OSPF, EIGRP

Configure, verify and troubleshoot a Layer 2 Switched Network.

• VLANs
• Virtual trunking protocol
• Dynamic Trunking Protocol
• Problems that occur when applying network redundancy and how to overcome the problems using STP
• Communicating with users on various subnets using - inter-vlan routing
• Maximise bandwidth usage with etherchannel
• Use port security to secure the LAN environment

Connect to the outside world using appropriate IP Addressing services.

• Obtaining an IP address from a DHCP server
• Accessing the WAN using NAT and  PAT
• Layer 3 redundancy using HSRP

Secure a network by filtering out unnecessarily traffic.

• Standard ACLs, Extended ACLs, numbered and named ACLs
• AAA authentication using a radius server

Manage the Network Infrastructure

• Backup and restore IOS images and configurations
• Recover from password failure
• Monitoring devices using SNMP and SysLog
• Troubleshoot netwrok problems