Local Area Network (LAN) Maintenance Education and Training

Cut costs on LAN consulting services by training your employees in LAN maintenance

Small business owners without a dedicated IT staff can spend exorbitant amounts of money on LAN maintenance consulting companies. There are a number of different solutions available to you in training your employees and saving your business valuable dollars. Which option you choose depends upon the starting technical knowledge of your employees.

Whether your employees are already technologically experienced, or they are starting from ground zero, there is a local area network (LAN) maintenance education and training program best suited to your needs:

1. Train one or more of your employees in local network maintenance with a CompTIA Network+ certification course.
2. Sign your employees up in a web-based training course covering the basics of computer local area network maintenance.
3. Provide your employees with reference materials in LAN network maintenance.

 

Educate your employees in local area network maintenance with a training boot camp

The CompTIA Network+ certification will prepare your employees for LAN network maintenance. This training is best utilized by employees that already have some degree of computer-savvy. Training and testing can be rigorous, so it's a good idea to prepare your employees with at least nine months of experience in network support or administration, or equivalent schooling. It's also recommended that they possess the CompTIA A+ certification.
Try: Find out all about the CompTIA Network+ Certification at The Computing Technology Industry Association website. Unitek Information Systems offers 5-day Network+ boot camps conveniently located across the US.

Enroll your employees in a web-based training course to learn basic LAN maintenance for businesses

CompTIA Network+ boot camps and certification training can be a relatively intense process, and aren't meant for those that don't have a certain degree of knowledge to begin with. There are numerous affordable and beginner-friendly web-based training courses that start the training in LAN maintenance and support from ground zero.
Try: Serebra Learning Corporation provides a LAN Fundamentals course that trains students in fundamentals of LAN management and network security. The course is geared towards professionals who require an understanding of networking and data communications. Wireless Nets offers a free six week online Wireless LAN Fundamentals Course. The course requires attendance in one two-hour class per week in their virtual classroom.

Keep local network maintenance reference materials on-hand for your employees

Ebooks and LAN maintenance training manuals can be an invaluable resource for your office. Even if you can afford only the most basic of training for your employees, you can still provide them with a means to supplement their existing knowledge.
Try: Fix Your Own LAN by Robert McLaughin is available on Barnes & Noble. This is an excellent guide to network management, maintenance and troubleshooting. What All Network Administrators Need to Know by Douglas Chick is available in ebook or paperback format from The Network Administrator.com. This book teaches you how to deal with everyday real world networking situations.

 

• If you are a small business owner that has decided to get one or two of your employees trained in LAN maintenance, you should definitely consider supplementing this training with the purchase of a reputable network maintenance software. Networks operate best with 24x7 attention, and the right software package can help you achieve that.

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