Purpose: The purpose of this class is to introduce parents to techniques for maintaining control of their home network. The children of today are technically capable and are pushing the envelope on utilizing technology to their benefit. Not everything that is available on the internet is child friendly. This class will provide parents with the knowledge to institute policies for how and when their home network is used while limiting unwanted web sites.

Pre-requisite course: Wireless Networking for the Home

Topics Covered: This class will cover the basic foundation blocks of understanding for some of the options a parent has to control the home network environment. Areas that are covered are security and restricted access on both the computer and the router platforms.

Topics covered in this class will be:

• Introduction to user levels
• Introduction to computer identifications
• Introduction to IP v4/v6
• Introduction to URL's
• Introduction to MAC Addresses
• Basic Router Rules Configuration
• Basic Router Filtering Configuration
• Basic Router Backup and Recovery

Available Seating: Space is limited to 20 individuals, preregistration is required.

Expected results: After attending this class, a person should have acquired a baseline understanding of how to secure the home network. One will be introduced to the basic concepts, hardware and software components needed to secure a network for a home environment. General computer security concerns will be covered for both wireless networking and simple application security.

 

Other educational classes that we offer for the home are:

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	Wireless Networking for the Home Purpose: The purpose of this class is to introduce the home user to wireless networking.
	Trouble Shooting the Home Network Purpose: The purpose of this class is to introduce one to common home network issues that impact the home environment, and how to resolve them.