CCNA COURSE OUTLINE


Course Duration: 3 months
Time: Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30 - 8:00

Course Description

The CCNA certification course validates the ability to install, configure, operate, and troubleshoot medium-size routed and switched networks. CCNA certified professionals have the knowledge and skills to make connections to remote sites via a WAN, mitigate basic security threats, and understand the requirements for wireless network access. CCNA training covers (but is not limited to) the use of these protocols: IP, Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), Serial Line Interface Protocol Frame Relay, Routing Information Protocol Version 2 (RIPv2), VLANs, Ethernet, and access control lists (ACLs).

1. Internetworking

1.1. Internetworking Basic

1.2. Internetworking Models

1.3. The OSI Reference Model

1.4. Ethernet Networking

1.5. Ethernet Cabling

1.6. Data Encapsulation

1.7. The Cisco Three-Layer Hierarchical Model

 

2. Introduction to TCP/IP

2.1. TCP/IP and the DoD Model

2.2. IP Addressing

2.3. Broadcast Address

 

3. Subnetting, Variable Length Subnet Masks (VLSMs), and Troubleshooting TCP/IP

3.1. Subnetting Basics

3.2. Variable Length Subnet Masks (VLSMs)

3.3. Summarization

3.4. Troubleshooting IP Addressing

 

4. Cisco’s Internetworking Operating System (IOS) and Security Device Manager (SDM)

4.1. The IOS User Interface

4.2. Command-Line Interface

4.3. Router and Switch Administrative Configurations

4.4. Cisco’s Security Device Manager (SDM)

 

5. Managing a Cisco Internetwork

5.1. The Internal Components of a Cisco Router

5.2. The Router Boot Sequence

5.3. Managing Configuration Register

5.4. Backing up and Restoring the Cisco IOS

5.5. Backing Up and Restoring the Cisco Configuration

5.6. Using Cisco Discovery Protocols (CDP)

5.7. Using Telnet

5.8. Resolving Hostnames

5.9. Checking Network Connectivity and Troubleshooting

 

6. IP Routing

6.1. Routing Basics

6.2. The IP Routing Process

6.3. Configuring IP Routing in Our Network

6.4. Dynamic Routing

6.5. Distance-Vector Routing Protocols

6.6. Routing Information Protocol (RIP)

6.7. Inferior Gateway Routing Protocol (IGRP)

6.8. Verifying your Configuration

 

7. Enhanced IGRP (EIGRP) and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)

7.1. EIGRP Features and Operation

7.2. Using EIGRP to Support Large Networks

7.3. Configuring EIGRP

7.4. Load Balancing with EIGRP

7.5. Verifying EIGRP

7.6. Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Basics

7.7. Configuring OSPF

7.8. Verifying OSPF Configuration

7.9. OSPF DR and BDR Elections

7.10. OSPF and Loopback Interfaces

7.11. Troubleshooting OSPF

7.12. Configuring EIGRP and OSPF Summary Routes

 

8. Layer 2 Switching and Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)

8.1. Before Layer 2 Switching

8.2. Switching Services

8.3. Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)

8.4. Configuring Catalyst Switches

8.5. Cisco Network Assistant

 

9. Virtual LANs (VLANs)

9.1. VLAN Basics

9.2. VLAN Memberships

9.3. Identifying VLANs

9.4. VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)

9.5. Routing between VLANs

9.6. Configuring VLANs

9.7. Configuring VTP

9.8. Telephony: Configuring Voice VLANs

9.9. Using the CAN to Configure VLANs and Inter-VLAN Routing

 

10. Security

10.1. Perimeter, Firewall and Internal Routers

10.2. Recognizing Security Threats

10.3. Mitigating Security Threats

10.4. Introduction to Access Lists

10.5. Standard Access Lists

10.6. Extended Access Lists

10.7. Advanced Access Lists

10.8. Monitoring Access Lists

10.9. Configuring Access Lists Using SDM

 

11. Network Address Translation (NAT)

11.1. When Do We Use NAT?

11.2. Types of Network Address Translation

11.3. NAT Names

11.4. How NAT Works

11.5. Testing and Troubleshooting NAT

11.6. Configuring NAT on Our Internetwork

11.7. Configuring NAT Using SDM

 

12. Cisco’s Wireless Technologies

12.1. Introduction to Wireless Technology

12.2. Cisco’s Unified Wireless Solution

12.3. Configuring Our Wireless Internetwork

 

13. Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)

13.1. Why Do We Need IPv6

13.2. The Benefits and Uses of IPv6

13.3. IPv6 Addressing and Expressions

13.4. How IPv6 Works in an Internetwork

13.5. IPv6 Routing Protocols

13.6. Migrating to IPv6

13.7. Configuring IPv6 on Our Internetwork

 

14. Wide Area Networks

14.1. Introduction to Wide Area Networks

14.2. Cable and DSL

14.3. Cabling the Serial Wide Area Network

14.4. High-Level Data-Link Control (HDLC) Protocol

14.5. Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)

14.6. Frame Relay

14.7. Using SDM for WAN Connections

14.8. Virtual Private Network