Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA)

This course will help you:

·         Learn the knowledge and skills to install, configure, and operate a small- to medium-sized network

·         Gain a foundation in the essentials of networking, security, and automation

·         Prepare for the 200-301 CCNA exam, which earns CCNA certification

·         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

Before taking this course, you should have:

·         Basic computer literacy

·         Basic PC operating system navigation skills

·         Basic Internet usage skills

·         Basic IP address knowledge