Mar 28, 2024  
Course/Program Inventory 
    
Course/Program Inventory

DPS 4000 - Secure Communication and Wireless



Clock Hours: 102

Prerequisites: DPS 3070 - Physical Layer Devices and Media   

Course Description:
This course covers secure networking, Virtual Private Networks and wireless networking considerations.

Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to perform or demonstrate knowledge of:

  • Explain how nodes exchange wireless signals
  • Identify potential obstacles to successful wireless transmission and their repercussions, such as interference and reflection
  • Understand WLAN (wireless LAN) architecture
  • Specify the characteristics of popular WLAN transmission methods, including 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • Install and configure wireless access points and their clients
  • Explore wireless security concerns
  • Evaluate common problems experienced with wireless networks
  • Identify the features and benefits of cloud computing
  • Explain methods for remotely connecting to a network
  • Discuss VPNs (virtual private networks) and the protocols they rely on
  • Understand methods of encryption, such as IPsec, SSL/TLS, SFTP, and SSH, that can secure data in storage and in transit
  • Describe how user authentication protocols such as RADIUS, TACACS+, EAP, and Kerberos function
  •  Recognize symptoms of connectivity and security problems commonly encountered with remote connections