Switch or Network terms

[Dolby]

So I've discovered I can make a little company wide Wiki and decided to help some of the back office guys understand basic terms.

I've got the below topics, but wondering if there is anything else I may have missed or something that should be known ?

Difference between PoE vs PoE+
Why choose one over the other?
What is a power injector?
What is a switch power budget?

I'm thinking of doing wireless after this - standards and speeds, as well as controller vs standalone vs mesh

 

[gfmalan]

How technical is your audience?

VLANs (Tagged and UnTagged ports), Trunk ports, max power per port, how to check current usage, 802.1x /Auth, port speed?

 

[sajunky]

Subnetting is the most challenging part of networking for these people.
The all other things are dependent on the equipment they use.

 

[gregmcc]

Basic routing and gateways. Seen lots of guy struggling setting up static routes on servers.

 

[Dolby]

Thinking even more basic - maybe a simple diagram to see where each device fits to start?

 

[sajunky]

Hiring a consultant with some teaching experience will pay off the best, trust me.

 

[ponder]

Hiring a consultant with some teaching experience will pay off the best, trust me.

Did that inhouse yonks ago, was fun. We had enough spare kit to make it a hands on course, people are much more engaged and grasp things a lot a lot quicker. Staff really enjoyed it which says a lot.