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Network administrators play a vital role in managing and maintaining an organization's computer network. Begin your career in information technology (IT) as a network administrator, and learn the essential skills you'll need to organize, install, and support a Cisco network.

  • Master the networking concepts and skills to support a Cisco network.
  • Earn between $58,000 and $96,000.
  • Configure routers and switches.

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Hours 29
Instructors Timothy Pintello, Greg Sowell, Jungwoo Ryoo, Mark Jacob, Kevin Wallace, Lazaro Diaz, Lisa Bock, Denise Allen-Hoyt, Todd Lammle
Language English
Subjects IT & Networking

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Hospital Administrators with Coding Certification $48k

Network Recruiter $49k

Network Educator $71k

Network Auditor $74k

Network Support Specialist/Network Administrator $78k

Network Technican $85k

Network Team $96k

IT Network Admin $98k

Network Analyst Trainee $107k

Network Scientist $117k

Network Eng 3 $124k

Network Designer 4 $134k

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Networking Foundations: Networking Basics

Understanding the foundations of networking is paramount for any IT professional. This course covers the very basics. Professor of computer science Tim Pintello introduces the...

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Networking Foundations: IP Addressing

Understanding the foundations of networking is paramount for any IT professional. Once you have a grasp of the basics, IP addressing is the next step. In this course, Timothy...

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Networking Foundations: Network Media (LANs)

Learn how to connect and secure a LAN (local area network), WAN (wide area network), or wireless area network. LANs and WANs are necessary to connect the computers in an...

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Networking Foundations: Network Media (WANs)

With some simple hardware and routing protocols, you can connect offices in almost any location. Wide area networks (WANs) allow data to be shared securely and quickly over long...

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Networking Foundations: Protocols and CLI Tools

As an aspiring IT and networking professional, one of the core responsibilities is troubleshooting network connections: servers, end-user machines, mail services, and websites....

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Protecting Your Network with Open-Source Software

Network protection is vital to organizations big and small, but it doesn't have to be an expensive proposition. Learn how to protect your network with open-source tools, and do it...

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Learning IP Addressing

In this course, Mark Jacob shows you how to configure and verify an IP address. Along the way, he explains static versus dynamic addressing, the difference between public and...

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Learning Network Troubleshooting

One of an IT pro's more frequent tasks is troubleshooting network performance and security issues. In this course, Mark Jacob introduces fundamental network troubleshooting...

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Learning Subnetting

IP subnetting is one of the most challenging, yet most critical, skills for IT professionals to acquire. In this course, you can learn the basics of IPv4 addressing and master the...

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Learning the Packet Delivery Process

Join Mark Jacob for an exploration of packet-delivery topics like understanding port numbers, establishing a TCP session, and exploring basic IP routing. He'll help you understand...

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Learning IPv6

Get to know IPv6, the latest version of Internet Protocol, which routes traffic across the web. It's not widely adopted yet, but author Mark Jacob wants to prepare you for its...

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Advanced Cisco Routing: RIPv2, EIGRP, and OSPF

Routing dictates how your organization's information (and the rest of the world's) gets from point A to point B. And it's the responsibility of network professionals to get...

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Troubleshooting Your Network with Wireshark (You were viewing this course)

Learn how to capture and analyze network traffic with Wireshark, a free, open-source packet analysis tool, and identify congestion issues, suspicious activity, and network...

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Learning Cisco CLI Switch Configuration

Learn how to configure a Cisco switch to connect and control resources on your network. Join Denise Allen-Hoyt in this course, as she explores the Cisco command-line interface...

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Learning Cisco CLI Router Configuration

Learn how to configure a Cisco router to transmit data between local area networks and connect to the Internet. In this course with Denise Allen-Hoyt you'll find out how to...

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Cert Prep: Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician (100-105)

CCENT (Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician) certification "opens the doors to a career in networking." Study to pass the CCENT Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices...

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From LinkedIn Learning
Hours 29
Instructors Timothy Pintello, Greg Sowell, Jungwoo Ryoo, Mark Jacob, Kevin Wallace, Lazaro Diaz, Lisa Bock, Denise Allen-Hoyt, Todd Lammle
Language English
Subjects IT & Networking

Careers

An overview of related careers and their average salaries in the US. Bars indicate income percentile (33rd - 99th).

Hospital Administrators with Coding Certification $48k

Network Recruiter $49k

Network Educator $71k

Network Auditor $74k

Network Support Specialist/Network Administrator $78k

Network Technican $85k

Network Team $96k

IT Network Admin $98k

Network Analyst Trainee $107k

Network Scientist $117k

Network Eng 3 $124k

Network Designer 4 $134k

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