Networking Technology for AV Professionals

AVIXA® has put together a course to guide you through the basic concepts of networking technology, to help you understand how a network works, how is it designed, the role of each component in the network and how to keep it secure, all from the point of view of an AV professional interested in using the network for AV transport. 

During this course you will:

• Define networking terms to effectively communicate and collaborate with network administrators and technology managers

• Learn how Network Design is similar to AV design starting with a needs analysis

• Learn about the devices on a network

• Understand the OSI and/or TCP/IP model that describes how a network transports and delivers data

• Go through the layers of the OSI model with examples of AV applications

• Learn about network analysis/troubleshooting tools to explore their limits

• Estimate bandwidth calculations for data

• Explore AVoIP configuration examples 

• Learn the basics of networking security and how it applies to AV transport systems

After completing this course, you will be able to able to:

• Effectively communicate and collaborate with network managers and administrators

• Maximize networked AV device integration and deployment

• Design a system that will operate on a client’s network securely and efficiently