Phase 24: Industrial Networking Fundamentals

This phase contains 5 sections and 45 checklist topics. Use the interactive phase page to track your own learning progress.

Start from computer-network basics

What is network?
Device
Node
Client
Server
MAC address
IP address
IPv4
And 9 more checklist topics

Devices

Unmanaged switch
Managed switch
Router
Gateway
Access point
Media converter

TCP/IP

TCP
UDP
IP
Port
Client/server
Ping
Basic IP troubleshooting

Serial communication

RS-232
RS-422
RS-423 awareness
RS-485
Baud rate
Parity
Stop bits
Termination
And 1 more checklist topics

Practical Field Additions

Managed switch port status, link speed and error counters
VLAN and network segmentation concepts for OT
Fiber optic links, media converters and fault basics
Network redundancy basics: ring and alternate paths
Prepare a simple OT network topology drawing
Record IP plan, device names, firmware and backup versions

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