URSCA

The UniFi Routing, Switching & Cybersecurity Admin (URSCA) course is a comprehensive training program designed by Ubiquiti to equip participants with essential skills for designing, building, and managing enterprise networks. This three day classroom-based course offers a blend of theoretical knowledge and practical, hands-on lab activities utilizing UniFi’s Cloud Gateway and related hardware.

This course is ideal for network administrators and IT professionals who need to develop or enhance their skills in managing secure, efficient, and scalable networks.

Course Requirements

Laptop & Charger, with Admin Rights & Wired/Wireless Ethernet.

Basic Knowledge of IP Addressing, Subnetting, DHCP & DNS is assumed.

This is a condensed course with highly technical concepts discussed in depth. Attendees are encouraged to study at the end of each day to ensure success in the exam.

Please note: Students must bring their own ethernet adapters & laptops, the trainer is unable to provide this.

Course Overview

1. Network Theory:
  • Covers foundational topics including OSI and TCP/IP models, transport layer protocols, IPv4/IPv6 communication, and network interface types.
2. Network Design:
  • Focuses on network hierarchy, broadcast and collision domains, differences between networking devices (bridges, switches, routers), VLANs, subnetting, and high-availability setups like WAN failover and load-balancing.
 
4. Switching:
  • Includes key concepts like MAC tables, spanning tree protocol, port security, link aggregation, access control lists, and the 802.1X authentication standard.
5. Routing:
  • Discusses routing fundamentals, static and dynamic routing (including OSPF and upcoming BGP), and policy-based routing.