CCNA Boot Camp v2.0*

What You'll Learn

• How networks function, network components and their functions, and the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) reference model
• Binary, decimal, and hexadecimal numbering
• Switching operations and theory
• Host-to-Host packet delivery process
• TCP/IP network addressing and routing
• IP subnetting
• Providing Local Area (LAN), Wide Area (WAN), and remote access services
• Advanced network theory, including Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Content Delivery Networks (CDN), Intranets and extranets, and wireless networking
• Introduction to Cisco Internet Operating System (IOS)
• Initial configuration of Cisco Catalyst Switches and Routers
• Network discovery and management using Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP), telnet, and Trivial FTP (TFTP)
• Interconnect networks using TCP/IP
• Dangers of redundant switching
• Spanning Tree
• Concepts of VLANs and trunking
• Distance vector routing protocols
• Link state routing
• Review how to configure and troubleshoot a switch and router in a small network environment
• Expand the switched network from a small to medium network environment
• Implementing VLSM
• Configure, verify, and troubleshoot OSPF
• Configure, verify, and troubleshoot EIGRP
• Determine when to use access control lists (ACLs)
• Configure, verify, and troubleshoot ACLs
• Configure NAT and PAT
• IPv6 addressing
• Configure PPP, CHAP, and PAP
• Frame Relay operation
• VPN solutions

Course Outline

1. Building a Simple Network (ICND1)

• Exploring the Functions of Networking
• Securing the Network
• Host-to-Host Communication Model
• TCP/IP's Internet Layer
• TCP/IP's Transport Layer
• Packet Delivery Process
• Understanding Ethernet
• Connecting to an Ethernet LAN

2. Ethernet LANs (ICND1)

• Challenges of Shared LANs
• Solving Network Challenges with Switched LAN Technology
• Packet Delivery Process
• Operating Cisco IOS Software
• Starting the Switch
• Understanding Switch Security
• Maximizing the Benefits of Switching
• Troubleshooting Switch Issues

3. Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANS) (ICND1)

• Exploring Wireless Networking
• Understanding WLAN Security
• Implementing a WLAN

4. LAN Connections (ICND1)

• Functions of Routing
• Understanding Binary Basics
• Constructing a Network Addressing Scheme
• Starting a Router
• Configuring a Router
• Packet Delivery Process
• Understanding Router Security
• Using Cisco Router and Security Device Manager
• Using a Router as a DHCP Server
• Accessing Remote Devices

5. Network Environment Management (ICND1)

• Discovering Neighbors on the Network
• Managing Router Startup and Configuration
• Managing Cisco Devices

6. Small Network Implementation (ICND2)

• Review Lab: Review of a Small Network Environment

7. Medium-Sized Switched Network Construction (ICND2)

• Implementing VLANs and Trunks
• Improving Performance with Spanning Tree
• Routing Between VLANs
• Securing the Expanded Network
• Troubleshooting Switched Networks

8. Wide Area Networks (WANs) (ICND1)

• WAN Technologies
• Enabling the Internet Connection
• Enabling Static Routing
• Configuring Serial Encapsulation
• Enabling Routing Information Protocol (RIP)

9. LAN Extension into a WAN (ICND2)

• Establishing a Point-to-Point WAN Connection with PPP
• Establishing a WAN Connection with Frame Relay
• Troubleshooting Frame Relay WANs
• Introducing VPN Solutions

10. Medium-Sized Routed Network Construction (ICND2)

• Reviewing Routing Operations
• Implementing VLSM

11. Single Area OSPF Implementation (ICND2)

• Implementing OSPF
• Troubleshooting OSPF

12. EIGRP Implementation (ICND2)

• Implementing EIGRP
• Troubleshooting EIGRP

13. Access Control Lists (ACLs) (ICND2)

• Introducing ACL Operation
• Configuring and Troubleshooting ACLs

14. Address Space Management (ICND2)

• Scaling the Network with NAT and PAT
• Transitioning to IPv6