FryAVSI training
Start Here: Introductory Classes
Short lessons for curious people, business owners and new technicians. Learn one useful thing, try it and keep going.
Understand your network
Identify the equipment, explain the settings and investigate an everyday symptom.
Begin with the introduction to the topic. Follow the order below or revisit a specific lesson.
Your Business Network, Explained
Know what each box does, follow a connection and describe a problem clearly. Start here—no IT background needed.
Open lessonIP Addresses, DHCP and DNS Without the Jargon
Learn how a device gets an address, finds another network and looks up a website—with one simple office example.
Open lessonWhy Won’t My Access Point or Camera Power Up?
Understand Power over Ethernet, check the right limits and work through a simple power-budget example.
Open lessonWi-Fi Troubleshooting: What to Check First
Frozen calls, slow pages or a laptop that will not connect? Find the pattern, make a useful comparison and give your support team a clearer starting point.
Open lessonWi-Fi Access Point Placement Fundamentals
Put coverage where the work happens, then verify it with the devices people use. A floor plan helps you start; on-site measurements tell you whether the design works.
Open lessonUnderstand cables and fiber
Read a cable choice, prepare an outage report and know what test evidence means.
Begin with the introduction to the topic. Follow the order below or revisit a specific lesson.
Understanding Copper Cable Categories
Choose cable for the speed, power, distance and environment your project needs. The category printed on the jacket is one part of that decision.
Open lessonFiber Optics: Understand the Link Before You Touch It
Learn what the fiber, connectors and optical modules do, and how to identify a link without guessing from its color.
Open lessonFiber Outage: Repair, Replace or Investigate?
Use the symptom and site history to prepare for a fiber repair visit—and understand what decides whether a repair makes sense.
Open lessonWhat Does “PASS” Mean on a Cable Test?
Read a sample report, understand its limits and ask for the evidence your project actually needs.
Open lessonChoose and support equipment
Recognize UniFi roles and plan the dependencies that keep work going.
Begin with the introduction to the topic. Follow the order below or revisit a specific lesson.
Understanding the UniFi Ecosystem
UniFi combines networking devices with management applications. Knowing which component does each job makes a system easier to buy, maintain and hand over.
Open lessonKeep Working Through a Network Outage
Map what must stay powered, decide which tasks need backup internet and make recovery something you can test.
Open lessonStart with network security and policy
Write a useful rule, protect identities and understand the full access lifecycle.
Begin with the introduction to the topic. Follow the order below or revisit a specific lesson.
Start a Security Plan People Can Follow
Turn “keep us secure” into clear responsibilities, a few useful rules and evidence that the rules are working.
Open lessonAccounts, MFA and Removing Old Access
Give people the access they need, protect the sign-in and close every relevant access route when their role changes.
Open lessonUnderstand cameras and door access
Plan usable camera views, explain door access and set responsible video-use rules.
Begin with the introduction to the topic. Follow the order below or revisit a specific lesson.
Choose a Camera View That Answers the Question
Start with what you need to see, then test the view with real movement and the lighting you actually have.
Open lessonDoor Access: Who, Where and When?
Understand the parts of an access system and turn a list of badge holders into clear, reviewable access rules.
Open lessonWho Can View Video, Export It and Keep It?
Create practical rules for camera use, recording retention and controlled access to footage.
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Turn the learning into a working result.
Share your site, the challenge and the result you need. Our team can help plan or carry out the work.