CCNA: Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions

This class includes a Cisco CCNA exam voucher and one Retake voucher (if-needed), Boson NetSim network simulator and Boson ExSim-Max practice exam for CCNA

The Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA) course gives you a broad range of fundamental knowledge for all IT careers. Through a combination of lecture, hands-on labs, and self-study, you will learn how to install, operate, configure, and verify basic IPv4 and IPv6 networks. The course covers configuring network components such as switches, routers, and wireless LAN controllers; managing network devices; and identifying basic security threats. The course also gives you a foundation in network programmability, automation, and software-defined networking.

This course helps you prepare to take the 200-301 Cisco® Certified Network Associate (CCNA®) exam. By passing this one exam, you earn CCNA certification.

What's Included

• Courseware
• ExSim-Max practice exam for CCNA
• NetSim network simulator for CCNA
• One Cisco CCNA exam voucher
• One Retake voucher (if-needed)

Prerequisites

• The ability to install, configure, and troubleshoot a small network
• Knowledge of network protocols, standards, and architecture
• At least one year of networking experience

Course Objectives

• Identify the components of a computer network and describe their basic characteristics
• Understand the model of host-to-host communication
• Describe the features and functions of the Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS®) software
• Describe LANs and the role of switches within LANs
• Describe Ethernet as the network access layer of TCP/IP and describe the operation of switches
• Install a switch and perform the initial configuration
• Describe the TCP/IP Internet layer, IPv4, its addressing scheme, and subnetting
• Describe the TCP/IP Transport layer and Application layer
• Explore functions of routing
• Implement basic configuration on a Cisco router
• Explain host-to-host communications across switches and routers
• Identify and resolve common switched network issues and common problems associated with IPv4 addressing
• Describe IPv6 main features and addresses, and configure and verify basic IPv6 connectivity
• Describe the operation, benefits, and limitations of static routing
• Describe, implement, and verify virtual local area networks (VLANs) and trunks
• Describe the application and configuration of inter-VLAN routing
• Explain the basics of dynamic routing protocols and describe components and terms of Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
• Explain how Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) and Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) work
• Configure link aggregation using EtherChannel
• Describe the purpose of Layer 3 redundancy protocols
• Describe basic WAN and VPN concepts
• Describe the operation of access control lists (ACLs) and their applications in the network
• Configure Internet access using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) clients and explain and configure network address translation (NAT) on Cisco routers
• Describe basic quality of service (QoS) concepts
• Describe the concepts of wireless networks, which types of wireless networks can be built, and how to use Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs)
• Describe network and device architectures and introduce virtualization

Course Outline

• Module 1: Network Fundamentals
• Module 2: Network Addressing and Transport
• Module 3: Wireless Networking Fundamentals
• Module 4: Virtualization Fundamentals
• Module 5: Switching and Network Access
• Module 6: IP Routing
• Module 7: IP Services
• Module 8: Security Fundamentals
• Module 9: Automation and Programming
• Module 10: Preparing for the CCNA Exam

Labs

Network Addressing and Transport

• Subnet Configuration
• IPv6 Configuration
• IPv6 Address Autoconfiguration

Switching and Network Access

• Switch Initial Configuration Dialog
• Switch Configuration
• VLANs and Trunking
• Basic Trunk Configuration and InterVLAN Routing
• STP and PVST+ Configuration
• EtherChannel Configuration

IP Routing

• Router Interfaces
• Router Configuration
• Static Routes
• Static Route and Administrative Distance Configuration
• Default Routes
• OSPF Configuration
• OSPF Troubleshooting