London

The NHS-HE Forum was set up in 2001 for IT and networking managers  from  both  the NHS and Higher  Education,  with  an interest  in achieving two-way communication between NHSNet (now replaced  by N3) and Janet. It is an informal group that  relies  on the influence, ideas and action  of its individual members  to make a difference. Objectives of  the  Forum

eduroam (education roaming) is the secure, world-wide roaming access service developed for the international research and education community. eduroam provides an infrastructure that allows users to authenticate onto a visited network (wireless and/or wired) using their home site credentials, without any local administrative burden or complexities on the user or the local IT staff. This course provides and overview of the service, its configuration & deployment and overall monitoring & troubleshooting of the service.

The main objective of this course is to provide delegates with a basic understanding of computer network technologies and concepts. It will begin with an overview of different network types and how these fit together within Janet. It then moves on to consider different network models and how they can be applied. The course will then look at some of the physical aspects of networks and the protocols that make it all work. Finally after a review of basic network applications, delegates will be lead through a very practical review of some of the key issues associated with campus networking.