Networking Technology for AV Professionals at InfoComm 2026

Note: This is a three-day course from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., June 13 -15. 

This course is a core knowledge class for all AV professionals. You will learn the basics of networking from an AV perspective, while gaining the tools you need to have a meaningful conversation with your IT peers.  You will be introduced to the OSI model and will delve into what comprises a network and how traffic moves on the network.  This course will provide overviews of current streaming technologies and will provide some guidance on what needs to be implemented by the network team for a successful deployment. 

Who should take this course:

AV professionals that have only a basic or intermediate knowledge of networking systems, including: 

• Designers who need to plan for equipment to go onto the network

• Installers who connect and configure network settings when installing equipment

• Service providers who troubleshoot network-connected systems

• Candidates for any certification - CTS® CTS-I® CTS-D®

• Students intending to take the advanced course Networked AV Systems

• Any AV professional who wants to prepare for the future of AV 

Course features:

This three-day classroom course taught over eight hours per day. 

By the end of the course, you will:

• Be able to review and discuss AV network requirements with your IT stakeholders

• Compare and contrast the most common network-based AV transmission protocols

• Interpret IP addresses and subnets

• Differentiate between multicast and unicast implementation strategies

• Contrast different streaming technologies and their bandwidth implications

• Identify network security threats and countermeasures

• Use common network diagnostic tools and perform basic network troubleshooting