About this course
The CISCO CERTIFIED NETWORK ASSOCIATE, this course helps you prepare for the Cisco CCNA® Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions and for associate-level routing and switching network engineering roles. This course teaches you how to install, operate, configure, and verify a basic IPv4 and IPv6 network, and gives you the knowledge you need to configure LAN switches and IP routers, as well as manage network devices and identify basic security threats. The course provides a foundational understanding of network Layers 1–3, which underlie core routing and switching plus other advanced technologies.
In this course, you’ll use a full suite of labs in the virtual Cisco IOS® Software environment with flexible topologies to help reinforce your knowledge with hands-on exercises that align to each lesson module. This course can help you prepare for the first half of the topics of the CCNA certification. It is also the first of two courses in a series that can help you prepare for the CCNA Routing and Switching certification. The second course covers the second half of the topics of the CCNA certification.
Audience profile
Anyone who is interested in networking.
Young ITs and anyone studying towards CCNA exam.
Price
In class 600 Euro / 60.000 ALL
Introduction & Network Fundamentals
Explain the role and function of network components
Describe characteristics of network topology architectures
Compare physical interface and cabling types
Identify interface and cable issues (collisions, errors, mismatch duplex, and/or speed)
Compare TCP to UDP
Configure and verify IPv4 addressing and subnetting
Describe the need for private IPv4 addressing
Configure and verify IPv6 addressing and prefix
Describe IPv6 address types
Verify IP parameters for Client OS (Windows, Mac OS, Linux)
Describe wireless principles
Explain virtualization fundamentals (server virtualization, containers, and VRFs)
Network Access
Configure and verify VLANs (normal range) spanning multiple switches
- Access ports (data and voice)
- Default VLAN
- InterVLAN connectivity
Configure and verify interswitch connectivity
- Trunk ports
- 802.1Q
- Native VLAN
IP Connectivity
Interpret the components of routing table
- Routing protocol code
- Prefix
- Network mask
- Next hop
- Administrative distance
- Metric
- Gateway of last resort
Determine how a router makes a forwarding decision by default
- Longest match
- Administrative distance
- Routing protocol metric
Configure and verify IPv4 and IPv6 static routing
- Default route
- Network route
- Host route
- Floating static
Configure and verify single area OSPFv2
- Neighbor adjacencies
- Point-to-point
- Broadcast (DR/BDR selection)
- Router ID
Describe the purpose, functions, and concepts of first hop redundancy protocols
IP Services
Configure and verify inside source NAT using static and pools
Configure and verify NTP operating in a client and server mode
Explain the role of DHCP and DNS within the network
Explain the function of SNMP in network operations
Describe the use of syslog features including facilities and levels
Configure and verify DHCP client and relay
Explain the forwarding per-hop behavior (PHB) for QoS such as classification, marking, queuing, congestion, policing, shaping
Configure network devices for remote access using SSH
Describe the capabilities and function of TFTP/FTP in the network
Security Fundamentals
Define key security concepts (threats, vulnerabilities, exploits, and mitigation techniques)
Describe security program elements (user awareness, training, and physical access control)
Configure and verify device access control using local passwords
Describe security password policies elements, such as management, complexity, and password alternatives (multifactor authentication, certificates, and biometrics)
Describe IPsec remote access and site-to-site VPNs
Configure and verify access control lists
Configure Layer 2 security features (DHCP snooping, dynamic ARP inspection, and port security)
Differentiate authentication, authorization, and accounting concepts
Describe wireless security protocols (WPA, WPA2, and WPA3)
Configure WLAN using WPA2 PSK using the GUI
Automation and Programmability
Explain how automation impacts network management
Compare traditional networks with controller-based networking
Describe controller-based and software defined architectures (overlay, underlay, and fabric)
Separation of control plane and data plane
North-bound and south-bound APIs
Compare traditional campus device management with Cisco DNA Center enabled device management
Describe characteristics of REST-based APIs (CRUD, HTTP verbs, and data encoding)
Recognize the capabilities of configuration management mechanisms Puppet, Chef, and Ansible
Interpret JSON encoded data
- Basic IT skills.
- Access to the Internet.
- Willingness to learn new topics.