Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices - Part 1 - Blended Learning

Basic computer literacy and Windows navigation skills.

This course focuses on providing the skills and knowledge necessary to install, operate, and troubleshoot a small branch office Enterprise network, including configuring a switch and a router, connecting to a WAN and implementing network security. A Learner should be able to complete configuration and implementation of a small branch office network under supervision.

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

• Describe how networks function, identifying major components, the function of the network components, security requirements and the Open System Interconnection (OSI) reference model
• Using the host-to-host packet delivery process, describe issues related to increasing traffic on an Ethernet LAN and identify switched LAN technology solutions to Ethernet networking issues
• Describes the reasons for extending the reach of a LAN and the methods that can be used with a focus on RF wireless access
• Describes the reasons for connecting networks with routers and how routed networks transmit data through networks using TCP / IP
• Describe the function of Wide Area Networks (WANs), the major devices of WANs, and configure PPP encapsulation, static and dynamic routing, PAT and RIP routing
• Use the command-line interface to discover neighbors on the network and managing the router’s startup and configuration

The course is given by an expert Proximus ICT Academy instructor, coaching delegates towards the exams during the training with real examples of CCNA questions.

Module 1: Building a Simple Network

• Define a network and describe examples of networks
• Identify common network components by function
• Characteristics of a network
• Compare and contrast logical and physical topologies
• Interpret network diagrams
• User applications on the network
• Identify the requirements of a host-to-host communication model
• OSI reference model
• Functions and purposes of the TCP/IP layers
• Peer-to-peer communication
• Encapsulation and de-encapsulation
• LAN
• Components of a LAN
• Switches
• Characteristics and features of a switches
• Cisco IOS Software
• Functions and usage of CLI
• Switch installation and configuration
• Ethernet LAN connection media
• Ethernet frame fields
• Duplex communication
• Troubleshooting switch issues

Module 2: Establishing Internet Connectivity

• Characteristics of IP
• IPv4 components and addresses
• DNS functions
• Subnets and subnet mask
• Implement subnetting
• Role and implementation of VLSM
• Purpose and functions of the TCP/IP transport layer
• Transport
• TCP vs. UDP analogy
• Role, components, and functions of a router
• Router configuration
• Network discovery protocol
• Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
• Default gateway
• Packet delivery
• Static and dynamic routing
• ACL
• Standard IPv4 ACLs
• Configure and verify ACLs
• Demarcation point
• DHCP and static addresses
• NAT and PAT configuration and verification

Module 3: Building a Medium-Sized Network

• Implement and verify VLANs and trunking
• Inter-VLAN routing configuration and application
• Configure IOS DHCPv4 server
• Routing protocols
• RIPv2 features and configuration

Module 4: Network Device Management and Security

• Implement basic security configuration
• Secure unused ports
• Configure and verify port security
• Configure and verify NTP
• Syslog messages and configuration
• ROM functions
• Router boot sequence
• IOS image files
• IOS file systems
• Licenses

Module 5: Introducing IPv6

• IPv4 issues
• IPv6 features and addresses
• IPv6 operation and configuration

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