Network Pipeline Student Setup Instructions

Prepare each student computer:

All students will need a Laptop or Desktop. Each student will require at the minimum, Local Administrator Rights abd access for their student PC.

One of the following Windows Operating Systems are minimum requirements - Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 or 2008, Windows 7 or Vista, all with the latest Service Packs. Non-Windows PCs or "Home Edition" Windows OS systems are not compatible.

Microsoft Office 2003 or higher should be loaded for class labs.

Please note that PC Firewalls and Anti-Virus programs may impact the ability to perform the labs. The student will also likely have Remote Desktop Access to their site depending on their organization's security policies. Plan for Students PCs to use Ping (TCP port 7) and SNMP (UDP Ports 161 and 162) for the exercises.

Each Online student will need Internet access, Open Classroom students will be provided Internet access during the class, usually hardwire but also Wireless, if that is all that is available. Plan for both. The Instructor will provide Open Classroom students with an Ethernet cable.

Online students will need to place a long distance telephone call to join the GoToMeeting session for the duration of the class. Speakerphones are not allowed, so plan for a headset.

Students should download and install the following programs PRIOR to class to minimize classroom troubleshooting due to rights and configuration issues:

• WhatsUp Gold Premium 30 Day Evaluation with optional Plug-Ins in advance including the separate downloads for Flow Publisher and WhatsConnected - Click Here
• Please install all Ipswitch products downloaded at least two days in advance on your student PC and take the default (Note: the evaluations are good for 30 days total from the date of install)
• Install the SNMP Windows Component on your student PC in advance for WhatsUp Gold Classes
• Use of the Client Production System for class is discouraged
• Download the following zip file - http://www.networkpipeline.com/_downloads/classroom.zip for lab exercises - SNMP Viewer, TrapGen, SNMP-Informant
• If you are attending Day 3, please download the appropriate version of Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio for 2005 for the Microsoft Operating System you have installed on the student PC, including 32 or 64 bit found at Microsoft's website.