Undergraduate - Herzing University

NT 170 Server Operating SystemsThis is a course in the installation and operation of current Windows servers. Topics include: installation of the Windows server; installing,configuring, and troubleshooting access to resources; configuring and troubleshooting hardware devices and drivers; managing, monitoring,and optimizing system performance, reliability, and availability; managing, configuring, and troubleshooting storage use; configuring andtroubleshooting Windows network connections; and implementing, monitoring, and troubleshooting security. 4.00 credit hours. Prerequisite:NT 160 Network Operating Systems.NT 180 Network and Server Operating SystemsThis course develops knowledge and skills in Microsoft Windows client and server operating systems. Topics include: installing the client andserver operating systems; planning, installing, managing, and troubleshooting server roles, features, and network services; implementing andconducting administration of resources; implementing, managing, and troubleshooting hardware devices and drivers; monitoring and optimizingperformance, reliability and availability; managing, configuring, and troubleshooting storage use; configuring and troubleshooting the desktopenvironment and network connections; implementing, managing, and troubleshooting network protocols; and implementing, monitoring, andtroubleshooting security. 4.00 credit hours. Prerequisite: IS 112 Computer Networks or IS 186 Computer Architecture and Troubleshooting II.NT 200 Network Infrastructure AdministrationThis course is designed to provide instruction in implementing and administering a modern network infrastructure. Topics include: installing,configuring, managing, monitoring, and troubleshooting domain name services; network protocols; Windows Internet Name Services (WINS);Internet Protocol Routing; network address translation (NAT); and Certificate Services. 4.00 credit hours. Prerequisite: NT 180 Network andServer Operating Systems (or NT 160 Network Operating Systems and NT 170 Server Operating Systems).NT 210 Directory Services AdministrationThis course provides instruction in implementing and administering a directory services infrastructure. Topics include: installing, configuring,and troubleshooting industry-standard directory services; installing, configuring, managing, monitoring, and troubleshooting naming services(such as DNS) to support directory services; change control and configuration management and their relation to the reliable operation ofdirectory services; managing, monitoring, and optimizing the components of directory services; and configuring, managing, monitoring, andtroubleshooting directory service security solutions. 4.00 credit hours. Prerequisite: NT 180 Network and Server Operating Systems (or NT 160Network Operating Systems and NT 170 Server Operating Systems).NT 215 Routers and SwitchesThis course introduces the concepts and procedures required to configure switches and routers in multi-protocol internetworks. Topics include theoperating system of the router and switch; the Opens Systems Interconnection (OSI) reference model and layered communication; LAN design,technologies, and virtual LANs; bridging, switching, and Spanning Tree Protocol (STP); the TCP, IP protocol suite and IP addressing, subnetting,and configuration; routing basics, protocols, and configuration; access list security and configuration; and Wide Area Network (WAN) design,protocols, and technologies. 4.00 credit hours. Prerequisite: IS 112 Computer Networks.NT 230 Building Scalable InternetworksThis course is a continuation of Routers and Switches. It is designed to introduce the advanced routing architecture and protocols with a focuson the management of large multiprotocol networks. Topics include: advanced IP addressing management; CIDR; NAT; the key characteristicsof scalable internetworks; route summarization; route optimization; and advanced routing protocols such as EIGRP, multi-area OSPF, integratedIS-IS, and Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). 4.00 credit hours. Prerequisite: IS 286 Routers and Switches II or NT 215 Routers and Switches.NT 305 VirtualizationThis course provides instruction in computer operating system virtualization concepts and practices. Topics include: business and performancebenefits of virtualization; local and network storage management; creating and managing stand-alone virtual machines; cloning virtualmachines; virtualization in the network operations center; software and network testing using virtualization; virtualization as a disasterrecovery tool; and managing and tuning virtual machine and virtual infrastructure performance. Emphasis is placed on learning severalvirtualization environments and approaches, both proprietary and open-source. Concepts will be illustrated and enforced with a variety ofactual installations and practical projects. 4.00 credit hours. Prerequisite: IS 112 Computers and Application Software.NT 315 Designing Network SecurityThis course provides instruction in the analysis of business requirements for resource security and the designing of security solutions that meetbusiness requirements in a network system. Topics include: analyzing business requirements; analyzing security requirements; and designingnetwork security solutions for access between networks and communication channels. 4.00 credit hours. Prerequisite: NT 200 NetworkInfrastructure Administration.NT 320 Wireless Networking FundamentalsThis course provides instruction on both general and specific wireless technologies. Topics include wireless theory, including radio frequencyand infrared transmissions. It also covers wireless topologies, access points, wireless bridges, antenna theory, wireless security, site surveys, andtroubleshooting techniques. 4.00 credit hours. Prerequisite: IS 282 Network Security.438 Herzing UNIVERSITY undergraduate Catalog May 2012