Course Overview

CCNA is a five-day, instructor-led training that teaches learners how to perform basic troubleshooting steps in enterprise branch office networks, preparing learners for Cisco CCNA certification. Class includes CCNA Network Simulator for post-class practice for CCNA practice exams

Course Objectives

Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:

• Install, operate, and troubleshoot a medium-sized network, including connecting to a WAN and implementing network security.
• Describe the effects of new technologies such as IoE, IoT, IWAN, and SDN on network evolution.

Prerequisites

The knowledge and skills that a learner must have before attending this course are as follows:

• Understand network fundamentals
• Implement local area networks
• Implement Internet connectivity
• Manage network device security
• Implement WAN connectivity
• Implement basic IPv6 connectivity

Course Outline

Introduction to Networking

• Introduction to TCP/IP Networking
• Fundamentals of Ethernet LANs
• Fundamentals of WANS

Implementing Ethernet LANs

• Using the Command Line Interface
• Analyzing Ethernet LAN Switching
• Configuring Basic Switch Management
• Configuring and Verifying Switch Interfaces

Implementing VLANs and STP

• Implementing Ethernet Virtual LANs
• Spanning Tree Protocol Concepts
• RSTP and EtherChannel Configuration

IPV4 Addressing

• Perspectives on IPV4 Subnetting
• Analyzing Classful IPV4 Networks
• Analyzing Subnet Masks
• Analyzing Existing Subnets

Routing

• Operating Cisco Routers
• Configuring IPV4 Addresses and Static Routes
• Routing in the LAN
• Troubleshooting IPV4 Routing

OSPF

• Understanding OSPF Concepts
• Implementing OSPF
• OSPF Network Types and Neighbors

Version 6

• Fundamentals of IP Version 6
• IPv6 Addressing and Subnetting
• Implementing IPv6 Addressing on Routers
• Implementing IPv6 Routing

Wireless LANS

• Fundamentals of Wireless Networks
• Analyzing Cisco Wireless Architecture
• Securing Wireless Networks
• Building a Wireless LAN

IP Access Control Lists

• Introduction to TCP/IP Transports and Applications
• Basic IPv4 Control Lists
• Advanced IPv4 Control Lists

Security Services

• Security Architectures
• Securing Network Devices
• Implementing Switch Port Security
• Implementing DHCP
• DHCP Snooping and ARP Inspection

Services

• Device Management Protocols
• Network Address Translation
• Quality of Services (QoS)
• Miscellaneous IP Services

Network Architecture

• LAN Architecture
• WAN Architecture
• Cloud Architecture

Network Automation

• Introduction to Controller-Based Networking
• Cisco Software-Defined Access (SAD)
• Understanding REST and JSON
• Understanding Ansible, Puppet and Chef