CCNA Bootcamp v2.0
COURSE OUTLINE:
Who should attend
CCNA Candidates
This course is part of the following Certifications:
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
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.
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