Implementing And Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA) (200-301)

This Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA) v1.0 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.

Prerequisites:

• You´ll have the perfect starting point for your training with these prerequisites:
• Before taking this course, you should have:
• - Basic computer literacy
• - Basic PC operating system navigation skills
• - Basic Internet usage skills
• - Basic IP address knowledge
• There are no formal prerequisites for CCNA certification, but you should make sure to have a good understanding of the exam topics.

Curriculum:

• After taking this course, you should be able to:
• - 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
• - Introduce the concept of network programmability and Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and describe smart network management solutions such as Cisco DNA Center™, Software-Defined Access (SD-Access), and Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN)
• - Configure basic IOS system monitoring tools
• - Describe the management of Cisco devices
• - Describe the current security threat landscape
• - Describe threat defense technologies
• - Implement a basic security configuration of the device management plane
• - Implement basic steps to harden network devices
• Outline
• This class includes lecture sections and some self-study sections. In instructor-led classes, lectures are delivered in real-time, either in person or via video conferencing. In e-learning classes, the lectures are on recorded videos.
• Lecture - Exploring the Functions of Networking.
• Lecture - Introducing the Host-to-Host Communications Model
• Lecture - Operating Cisco IOS Software
• Lecture - Introducing LANs
• Lecture - Exploring the TCP/IP Link Layer
• Lecture - Starting a Switch
• Lecture - Introducing the TCP/IP Internet Layer, IPv4 Addressing, and Subnets
• Lecture - Explaining the TCP/IP Transport Layer and Application Layer
• Lecture - Exploring the Functions of Routing
• Lecture - Configuring a Cisco Router
• Lecture - Exploring the Packet Delivery Process
• Lecture - Troubleshooting a Simple Network
• Lecture - Introducing Basic IPv6
• Lecture - Configuring Static Routing
• Lecture - Implementing VLANs and Trunks
• Lecture - Routing Between VLANs
• Lecture - Introducing OSPF
• Self-study - Building Redundant Switched Topologies
• Lecture - Improving Redundant Switched Topologies with EtherChannel
• Self-study - Exploring Layer 3 Redundancy
• Self-study - Introducing WAN Technologies
• Lecture - Explaining Basics of ACL
• Lecture - Enabling Internet Connectivity
• Self-study - Introducing QoS
• Self-study - Explaining Wireless Fundamentals
• Self-study - Introducing Architectures and Virtualization
• Lecture - Explaining the Evolution of Intelligent Networks
• Lecture - Introducing System Monitoring
• Lecture - Managing Cisco Devices
• Self-study - Examining the Security Threat Landscape
• Self-study - Implementing Threat Defense Technologies
• Lecture - Securing Administrative Access
• Lecture - Implementing Device Hardening
• Lab outline
• - Get Started with Cisco Command-Line Interface (CLI)
• - Observe How a Switch Operates
• - Perform Basic Switch Configuration
• - Implement the Initial Switch Configuration
• - Inspect TCP/IP Applications
• - Configure an Interface on a Cisco Router
• - Configure and Verify Layer 2 Discovery Protocols
• - Implement an Initial Router Configuration
• - Configure Default Gateway
• - Explore Packet Forwarding
• - Troubleshoot Switch Media and Port Issues
• - Troubleshoot Port Duplex Issues
• - Configure Basic IPv6 Connectivity
• - Configure and Verify IPv4 Static Routes
• - Configure IPv6 Static Routes
• - Implement IPv4 Static Routing
• - Implement IPv6 Static Routing
• - Configure VLAN and Trunk
• - Troubleshoot VLANs and Trunk
• - Configure a Router on a Stick
• - Implement Multiple VLANs and Basic Routing Between the VLANs
• - Configure and Verify Single-Area OSPF
• - Configure and Verify EtherChannel
• - Improve Redundant Switched Topologies with EtherChannel
• - Configure and Verify IPv4 ACLs
• - Implement Numbered and Named IPv4 ACLs
• - Configure a Provider-Assigned IPv4 Address
• - Configure Static NAT
• - Configure Dynamic NAT and Port Address Translation (PAT)
• - Implement PAT
• - Log into the WLC
• - Monitor the WLC
• - Configure a Dynamic (VLAN) Interface
• - Configure a DHCP Scope
• - Configure a WLAN
• - Define a Remote Access Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) Server
• - Explore Management Options
• - Explore the Cisco DNA™ Center
• - Configure and Verify NTP
• - Configure System Message Logging
• - Create the Cisco IOS Image Backup
• - Upgrade Cisco IOS Image
• - Configure WLAN Using Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) Pre-Shared Key (PSK) Using the GUI
• - Secure Console and Remote Access
• - Enable and Limit Remote Access Connectivity
• - Secure Device Administrative Access
• - Configure and Verify Port Security
• - Implement Device Hardening