CCNA Bootcamp v2.0

COURSE OUTLINE:

Description The CCNA Boot Camp combines ICND1, which offers fundamental networking knowledge and ICND2, which will provide an advanced look at troubleshooting and introducing security and wireless topics. Both courses incorporate a large proportion of hands-on lab experience.

Who should attend

CCNA Candidates

Certifications

This course is part of the following Certifications:

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

Prerequisites

Delegates should have a reasonable understanding of the basics of Routing and Switching technologies - they should be familiar with a PC, understand how to change an IP address on a PC, use the ipconfig command and understand the different types of Ethernet cable.

Course Objectives

After completing this course, delegates will be able to:

Describe computer hardware basics, binary and hexadecimal number systems, basic networking terminology, and internetworking concepts
Identify the major components of a network system, including clients and servers, network interface cards (NICs), internetworking devices, media, and topologies
Describe the functions, operations, and primary components of local-area networks (LANs), wide-area networks (WANs), metropolitan-area networks (MANs), storage-area networks (SANs), content networks (CNs), and virtual private networks (VPNs)
Describe the major network access methods and outline the key features of each
Describe the functions and operations of switching technologies
Explain the format and significance of each of the following components to a network system: IP addressing, classes, reserved address space, and subnetting
Calculate valid subnetwork addresses and mask values so that user/network requirements are met when given an IP address scheme
Explain the purposes of networking addresses, routing protocols, and routed protocols
Describe the functions, operations, and primary components of WAN technologies
Describe the function, operation, and primary components required to provide remote access services
Use available configuration tools to establish connectivity to the appropriate network device in order to complete the initial device configuration
Build a functional configuration to support the specified network operational requirements, given a network design
Use the appropriate show commands to display network operational parameters so that anomalites are detected
Use the appropriate debug commands to monitor network operational parameters so that anomalies are detected
Explain how bridging and switching operates
Explain the purpose and operations of the Spanning-Tree Protocol
Build a functional router configuration to support the specified network operational requirements, given a network design
Describe the features and operation of static routing

Course Content

MODULE 1: THE OSI MODEL AND NETWORKING BASICS

Lesson 1: Network Basics

What is a Network?

Network Basic Components

Network Topology Types (Bus, Star, Ring)

Network Characteristics (Bandwidth, Topology, Availability, etc.) Physical vs. Logical Topologies

The Importance of Network Diagrams and Documentation

Lesson 2: The OSI Model

The need for a Layered Model

Describing the 7 OSI Layers

Packet Encapsulation Process

The TCP/IP Layered Model

Lesson 3: The Physical Layer

NIC and Router Interfaces

Media Requirements

Types of Cables (Straight Through, Cross Over, and Rollover)

Lesson 4: The Data Link Layer

What is a LAN?

Media Requirements

L2 Protocols

What is Ethernet?

CSMA/CD

Components and Functions of a LAN

Ethernet Framing

MAC or Physical Address

Lesson 5: The Network Layer

The Internet Protocol (IP)

IP Addresses Format

Private vs. Public Addresses

IP Address Classes

Assigning IP Addresses (Manual vs. Dynamic using DHCP)

Domain Name System (DNS)

Lesson 6: Binary Basics

Decimal vs. Binary

Decimal to Binary Conversion

Binary to Decimal Conversion

Lesson 7: IP Addressing and Subnetting

What is Subnetting?

What is a Subnet Mast?

How to calculate Subnets

Lesson 8: The Transport Layer. TCP

The Transport Control Protocol

The User Datagram Protocol (UDP)

Reliable vs. Unreliable Services

Mapping Applications (Port Numbers)

Establishing a TCP Session

Windowing, Sequence numbers and Acknowledgement in TCP

Lesson 9: The Packet Delivery Process

Layer Interaction

The Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)

PING

Trace route

MODULE 2: ETHERNET LANS AND SWITCHING

Lesson 1: Challenges of Shared LANs

What is a Switch?

Advantages of Switches

Problems with Shared Networks (Congestion, Collisions, and Broadcast)

The Switching Process

Solving Shared LANs issues with Bridges and Switches

LAN network Design using Switches (the Hierarchical Model, Interconnection Speeds)

Lesson 2: Cisco IOS Basics

What is IOS?

Device Startup Process

Cisco Devices Configuration Methods

The Command Line Interface (CLI)

User vs. Privileged Mode

CLI Help Facilities (Context Sensitive help and Command History)

Lesson 3: Basic Cisco Switch Configuration

Starting a Cisco Switch

Basic Switch Configuration

The MAC Address Table

Duplex vs. Half Duplex Port Operation

Lesson 4: VLANs and Trunking

The Need for VLANs

What is a VLAN?

VLANs and IP Addressing

Network Traffic Types and VLANS

Voice VLANs

VLAN Operation

VLAN Membership modes (Static vs. Dynamic Using VMPS)

IEEE 802.1q Trunking

Cisco VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)

Configuring VLANs, Trunking, and VTP

Lesson 5: VLAN Routing

VLAN-to-VLAN Routing Overview

Router in a Stick Configuration

Lesson 6: Spanning Tree Protocol

Introducing Spanning Tree Protocol

STP Port Status

STP Portfast

STP Portcost

Per-VLAN STP (PVST)

Problems with Redundant LANs (Broadcast Storms, Instabilities, and Duplicate Packets)

Spanning Tree Operation (STP Decision Process)

Rapid STP (RSTP)

Selecting the Root Bridge

Lesson 7: Switch Troubleshooting

The Layered Approach

Troubleshooting Steps

VTP Problems

STP Problems

Physical Layer Problems (Collisions, Duplex, and Speed Mismatch, etc.)

Configuration Issues

MODULE 3: CISCO ROUTER BASICS

Lesson 1: Starting a Cisco Router

The Boot Up Process

Setup Mode

Cisco AutoSecure

User vs. Privileged Mode

Show Version Command

Lesson 2: Managing Cisco Router Configuration Files and IOS Images

Power On Self Test (POST)

Memory Types

Finding and Loading the IOS Image and Configuration File

Configuration Register

Lesson 3: Cisco Router File System
Lesson 4: Basic Cisco Routing Configuration

Router Configuration Modes

Basic Interface Configuration

Lesson 5: Cisco Router and Security Device Manager (SDM)

What is SDM?

SDM Support

SDM Menus and Wizards

Lesson 6: Configuring DHCP through SDM

Understanding DHCP

HCP Configuration Steps

Lesson 7: Router Remote Access

net and SSH Details

Lesson 8: Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)

MODULE 4: BASIC NETWORK SECURITY

Lesson 1: The Need for Network Security

Understanding and Configuring Static and Default Routes

Understanding and Configuring Static and Default Routes

Lesson 2: Configuring Passwords, Hostnames, and Banners for Routers and Switches

Configuring Passwords, Hostname, and Banners

Lesson 3: Securing Remote Access

Telnet and SSH

Lesson 4: Switch Security Practices and Features

Recommended Switch Security Practices

Configuring Switch Passwords and Banners

Port Security

IEEE 802.1x

MODULE 5: ROUTING

Lesson 1: Routing Basics

What is a Router?

Path Determination

Router Operation

The Routing Table

Static vs. Dynamic Routing Table Entries

Administrative Distance

Metrics

Types of Routing Protocols

Distance Vector Routing Protocols Concepts

Link State Routing Protocols Concepts

Lesson 2: VLSM and Routing Summarization
Lesson 3: Static Routing

Understanding and Configuring Static and Default Routes

Lesson 4: Routing Information Protocol (RIP)

RIP Overview

RIPv1 and RIPv2

Configuring and Verifying RIP

Lesson 5: Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)

OSPF Overview

OSPF Areas

OSPF Adjacencies

The SPF Process

Configuring and Verifying OSPF

OSPF Load Balancing

OSPF Authentication

Lesson 6: Troubleshooting OSPF
Lesson 7: Cisco Enhanced Exterior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)

EIGRP Overview

Configuring and Verifying EIGRP

EIGRP Metrics and Load Balancing

EIGRP Authentication

Lesson 8: Troubleshooting EIGRP

MODULE 6: ACLS

Lesson 1: Understanding ACL Operations

ACL Uses

ACL Types

ACL Operations

Dynamic ACLs

Reflexive ACLs

Lesson 2: Configuring and Verifying ACLs

MODULE 7: WANS

Lesson 1: WAN Concepts

What is WAN?

WANs vs. LANs

WANs and the OSI Model

WAN Physical Layer

Lesson 2: Serial Encapsulation

HDLC

PPP

Serial Interface Configuration and Verification

Lesson 3: Frame Relay

Frame Relay Overview
NBMA Issues

Frame Relay Signaling

Frame Relay Inverse ARP

Configuring and Verifying Frame Relay

Troubleshooting Frame Relay

Lesson 4: Network Address Translation

NAT Operations

Port Address Translation

Configuring and Verifying NAT/PAT

Troubleshooting NAT/PAT

Lesson 5: Connecting to the Internet

Connecting to the internet

DSL

Cable

Configuring DHCP and SDM

Configuring NAT/PAT Using SDM

Lesson 6: VPNs

What is a VPN?

Benefits of VPNs

Site-to-Site and Remote-Access VPNs

Cisco Easy VPN

IPSEC (Confidentiality, Encryption, Data Integrity, Authentication)

VPN Cisco Devices

MODULE 8: IPV6

Lesson 1: IPv6 Basics

The Need of IPv6

IPv6 Features

IPv6 Address Representation

EUI-64 Interface ID

Stateless Auto configuration

IPv6 Address Types (Unicast, Multicast, and Anycast)

Unicast Addresses (Global, Link-Local, Unique-Local)

Stateful Auto configuration (DHCPv6)

IPv6 Routing Protocols (RIPng)

Transition Mechanisms (Dual Stack, Manual Tunnels)
Lesson 2: Cisco IPv6 Configuration

MODULE 9: WIRELESS LANS

Lesson 1: Wireless LAN Concepts

Difference Between Wired and Wireless LANs

Radio Frequencies for Wireless LANs

WiFi Certification

IEEE 802.11 Standards

Lesson 2: Wireless Security

Wireless LANs Threats

Mitigating The Threats

IEEE 802.1x

Wireless LAN Security Evolution (WEP, EAP, WPA, WPA2)

Wireless Client Associations. SSID

WPA vs. WPA2

Lesson 3: Wireless LAN Implementation

Ad Hoc vs. Infrastructure Mode

Coverage and Transmission Speeds

Access Point Configuration

Implementation Steps

Wireless Client Types

Common Wireless Issues

Wireless LAN Troubleshooting

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