Section 1.0: Network Fundamentals: Roles and Functions
Section 1.0: Network Fundamentals: Roles and Functions
0: Network Fundamentals
Roles and Functions
Endpoints / Clients
o Laptops, PC, mobile, servers
o Receiver
Servers
o Hold contents.
o Provider
Switches
o Allow us to connect things locally
o High port density
o Enable local communication
o LAN device
o L2/L3(have routers functions)
Routers
o Allow WAN to communicate to LAN
o Links networks to networks
o L3
Access Points
o Provide wireless connectivity
Cloud
o ISP, anything outside routers/FW
o Part of the network that you don’t have details for
Firewall
o Gives us networking control, based on network attributes
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o IPS (Intrusion Prevention System)
A way to stop more complex attacks against the network
Especially when there’s a hosting
o NGFW (New Generation Firewall)
Has IPS included and other features like DLP (Data Leak Prevention)
Based on application attributes, like web-filtering, access control
More expensive compared to normal FW
Controllers
o WLC (Wireless LAN Controllers)
Central way to manage and control Aps
o Cisco DNA
Software defined network section