Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA)

Description

Course Overview

This training teaches you how to install, operate, configure, and verify a basic IPv4 and IPv6 network, configure network components, such as switches, routers, and wireless local area network (LAN) controllers (WLNs), manage network devices, and identify basic security threats. This training also covers the introduction of AI and machine learning (ML) in network operations.

This Learning Path prepares you for the Cisco Certified Network Associate (200-301 CCNA) v1.1 exam. If passed, you earn your CCNA certification.

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 IOS Software

Describe LANs and the role of switches within LANs

Describe Ethernet as the network access layer of transmission control protocol and the internet protocol (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 the 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, 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 wide-area network (WAN) and virtual private network (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 the basic quality of service (QoS) concepts

Describe the concepts of wireless networks, which types of wireless networks can be built and how to use WLC

Describe network and device architectures and introduce virtualization

Explain software-defined networks

Configure basic Cisco 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

Discuss the need of network programmability in Enterprise networks, common programmability protocols, and configuration management tools

Describe AI and ML in network operations

Who Should Attend?

Entry-level network engineer

Entry-level Network administrator

Entry-level Network support technician

Entry-level Help desk technician