Cisco CCNA (Official Cisco Networking Academy version)
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Cisco CCNA (Official Cisco Networking Academy version)

This is an official Cisco Academy course and consists of 3 modules: Introduction to Networks, Routing Switching & Wireless Essentials, Enterprise Networking Security & Automation (total duration: 90hrs). You will receive a Cisco certificate of completion

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Learning Objectives

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 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, addresses and configure and verify basic IPv6 connectivity
  • Describe the operation, benefits, and limitations of static routing
  • Describe, implement and verify 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 OSPF
  • Explain how STP and 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 ACLs and their applications in the network
  • Configure internet access using DHCP clients and explain and configure NAT on Cisco routers
  • Describe the basic 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
  • Introduce the concept of network programmability and SDN and describe the smart network management solutions like Cisco DNA Center, SD-Access and 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

     

    Course Details

    Course Outline

    1 - Exploring the Functions of Networking
  • What is a computer network?
  • Components of a network
  • Characteristics of a network
  • Physical vs. Logical Topologies
  • Interpreting a network diagram
  • Impact of user applications on the network
    • 2 - Introducing the Host-To-Host Communications Model
  • Host-to-host communications overview
  • ISO OSI reference model
  • TCP/IP protocol Suite
  • Peer-to-peer communications
  • Encapsulation and de-encapsulation
  • TCP/IP stack vs OSI reference model
    • 3 - Operating Cisco IOS Software
  • Cisco IOS software features and functions
  • Cisco IOS software CLI functions
  • Cisco IOS software models
    • 4 - Introducing LANs
  • Local area networks
  • LAN components
  • Need for switches
  • Characteristics and features of switches
    • 5 - Exploring the TCP/IP Link Layer
  • Ehernet LAN connection media
  • Ethernet frame structure
  • LAN communication types
  • MAC addresses
  • Frame switching
  • Discovery 2: Observe how a switch operate
  • Duplex communication
    • 6 - Starting a Switch
  • Switch installation
  • Connecting to a console port
  • Switch LED indicators
  • Basic show commands and information
  • Discovery 3: Perform basic switch configuration
  • Implement the initial switch configuration
    • 7 - Introducing the TCP/IP Internet Layer, IPv4 Addressing, and Subnets
  • Internet protocol
  • Decimal and binary number systems
  • Binary-to-decimal conversion
  • Decimal-to-binary conversion
  • IPv4 address representation
  • IPv4 header fields
  • IPv4 address classes
  • Subnet masks
  • Subnets
  • Implementing subnetting: Bowwing bits
  • Implementing subnetting: Determining the addressing scheme
  • Benefits of VLSM and Implementing VLSM
  • Private vs. Public IPv4 addresses
  • Reserved IPv4 addresses
  • Verifying IPv4 address of a host
    • 8 - Explaining the TCP/IP Transport Layer and Application Layer
  • TCP/IP transport layer functions
  • Reliable vs. Best-effort transport
  • TCP characteristics
  • UDP characteristics
  • TCP/IP application layer
  • Introducing HTTP
  • Domain name system
  • Explaining DHCP for IPv4
    • 9 - Exploring the Functions of Routing
  • Role of a router
  • Router components
  • Router functions
  • Routing table
  • Path determination
    • 10 - Configuring a Cisco Router
  • Initial router setup
  • Configuring router interfaces
  • Configuring IPv4 addresses on router interfaces
  • Checking interface configuration and status
  • Discovery 5: Configure an interface on a Cisco router
  • Exploring connected devices
  • Using Cisco Discovery Protocol
  • Configure and verify LLDP
  • Implement an initial router configuration
    • 11 - Exploring the Packet Delivery Process
  • Layer 2 addressing
  • Layer 3 addressing
  • Default gateways
  • Address resolution protocol
  • Host-to-host packet deliver
    • 12 - Troubleshooting a Simple Network
  • Troubleshooting methods
  • Troubleshooting tools
  • Troubleshooting common switch media issues
  • Troubleshooting common switch port issues
  • Troubleshooting common problems associated with IPv4 addressing
    • 13 - Introducing Basic IPv6
  • IPv4 address exhaustion workarounds
  • IPv6 features
  • IPv6 addresses and address types
  • Comparison of IPv4 and IPv6 header
  • Internet control message protocol version 6
  • Neighbor discovery
  • IPv6 address allocation
  • Configure basic IPv6 conncetivity
  • Verification of end-to-end IPv6 connectivity
    • 14 - Configuring Static Routing
  • Routing Operation
  • Static and dynamic routing comparison
  • When to use static routing
  • IPv4 static route configuration
  • Default routes
  • Verifying static and default route configuration
  • Configure and verify IPv4 static routes
  • Configuring IPv6 static routes
  • Implement IPv4 static routing
  • Implement IPv6 static routing
    • 15 - Implementing VLANs and Trunks
  • VLAN Introduction
  • Creating a VLAN
  • Assigning a port to a VLAN
  • Trunking with 802.1Q
  • Configuring an 802.1Q trunk
  • VLAN design considerations
  • Troubleshoot VLANs and trunk
    • 16 - Routing Between VLANs
  • Purpose of Inter-VLAN routing
  • Options for the Inter-VLAN routing
  • Configure a router on a stick
  • Implement multiple VLANs and basic routing between the VLANs
    • 17 - Introducing OSPF
  • Dynamic routing protocols
  • Path selection
  • Link-State routing protocol overview
  • Link-State routing protocol data structures
  • Introducing OSPF
  • Establishing OSPF neighbor adjacencies
  • OSPF neighbor states
  • SPF algorithm
  • Building a Link-State database
  • Discovery 16: Configure and verify single-area OSPF
  • Routing for IPv6
    • 18 - Building Redundant Switched Topologies
  • Physical redundancy in a LAN
  • Issues in redundant topologies
  • Spanning tree operation
  • Types of spanning tree protocols
  • PortFast and BPDU guard
  • Rapid spanning tree protocol
    • 19 - Improving Redundant Switched Topologies with EtherChannel
  • EtherChannel overview
  • EtherChannel configuration options
  • Configuring and verifying EtherChannel
  • Improve redundant switched topologies with EtherChannel
    • 20 - Exploring Layer 3 Redundancy
  • Need for default gateway redundancy
  • Understanding FHRP
  • Understanding HSRP
    • 21 - Introducing WAN Technologie
  • Introduction to WAN technologies
  • WAN devices and demarcation point
  • WAN topology options
  • WAN connectivity options
  • Virtual private networks
  • Enterprise-manged VPNs
  • Provider-managed VPNs
    • 22 - Explaining Basics of ACL
  • ACL overview
  • ACL operation
  • ACL wildcard masking
  • Wildcard mask abbreviations
  • Types of basic ACLs
  • Configuring standard IPv4 ACLs
  • Configuring extended IPv4 ACLs
  • Verifying and modifying IPv4 ACLs
  • Applying IPv4 ACLs to filter network traffic
  • Implement numbered and named IPv4 ACLs
    • 23 - Enabling Internet Connectivity
  • Introducing network address translation
  • NAT terminology and translation mechanisms
  • Benefits and drawbacks of NAT
  • Static NAT and port forwarding
  • Dynamic NAT
  • Port address translation
  • Configuring and verifying inside IPv4 NAT
  • Implement PAT
    • 24 - Introducing QoS
  • Converged networks
  • Quality of service defined
  • QoS policy
  • QoS mechanisms
  • QoS models
  • Deploying end-to-end QoS
    • 25 - Explaining Wireless Fundamentals
  • Wireless technologies
  • WLAN architechtures
  • WiFi channels
  • AP and WLC management
  • Log into the WLC
  • Monitor the WLC
  • Configure a dynamic (VLAN) interface
  • Configure a DHCP scope
  • Configure a WLAN
  • Define a RADIUS server
  • Explore management options
    • 26 - Introducing Architectures and Virtualization
  • Introduction to network design
  • Enterprise three-tier hierarchical network design
  • Spine-leaf network design
  • Cisco enterprise architecture model
  • Cloud computing overview
  • Network device architecture
  • Virtualization fundamentals
    • 27 - Explaining the Evolution of Intelligent Networks
  • Overview of network programmability in enterprise networks
  • Software-defined networking
  • Common programmability protocols and methods
  • Configuration management tools
  • Introducing Cisco DNA center
  • Introducing Cisco SD-Access
  • Introducing Cisco SD-WAN
    • 28 - Introducing System Monitoring
  • Introducing Syslog
  • Syslog message format
  • SNMP overview
  • Enabling network time protocol
  • Configure and verify NTP
  • Configure system message logging
    • 29 - Managing Cisco Devices
  • Cisco IOS intergrated file system adn devices
  • Stages of the router power-on boot sequence
  • Loading and managing system images files
  • Loading Cisco IOS configuration files
  • Validating Cisco IOS images using MD5
  • Managing Cisco IOS images and device configuration files
  • Create the Cisco IOS impage backup
  • Upgrade Cisco IOS image
    • 30 - Examining the Security Threat Landscape
  • Security threat landscape overview
  • Malware
  • Hacking tools
  • Denial of service and distributed denial of service
  • Spoofing
  • Reflection and amplification attacks
  • Social engineering
  • Evolution of Phishing
  • Password attacks
  • Reconnaissance attacks
  • Buffer overflow attacks
  • Man-in-the-middle attacks
  • Vectors of data loss and exfiltration
  • Other considerations
    • 31 - Implementing Threat Defense Technologies
  • Information security overview
  • Firewalls
  • Intrusion prevention systems
  • Protection against data loss and phishing attacks
  • Defending against DoS and DDoS attacks
  • Introduction to cryptographic technologies
  • IPsec security services
  • Seccure sockets Layer and transport layer securiy
  • Wireless security protocols
  • Configure WLAN using WPA2 PSK using the GUI
    • 32 - Securing Administrative Access
  • Network device security overview
  • Securing access to privileged EXEC mode
  • Securing console access
  • Securing remote access
  • Configuring the login banner
  • Limiting remote access with ACLs
  • Enable and limit remote access connectivity
  • External authentication options
  • Secure device administrative access
    • 33 - Implementing Device Hardening
  • Securing unused ports
  • Infrastructure ACL
  • Disabling unused services
  • Port security
  • Configure and verify port security
  • Mitigating VLAN attacks
  • DHCP snooping
  • Dynamic ARP inspection
  • Mitigation STP attacks
  • Implement device hardening

    • Actual course outline may vary depending on offering center. Contact your sales representative for more information.

    Who is it For?

    Target Audience

    The Cisco Networking Academy® CCNA curriculum is designed for participants who are seeking or have jobs in the ICT industry. Relevant job titles: Network Engineer, Network Administrator, IT support technician. Prerequisites: basic knowledge of computer networks.

    Cisco CCNA (Official Cisco Networking Academy version)

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    Course Length : 11 Days

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