CCNA Online Training Course

Goals

What will you learn in this course:

• List the components that make up a computer network and briefly discuss each one.

• Recognize the host-to-host communication model.

• Explain the capabilities of the Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS®).

• Talk about LANs and the function of switches in LANs.

• Explain how switches work and how Ethernet functions as the TCP/IP network access layer.

• Install the switch and perform the initial configuration

• Explain the IPv4 addressing scheme, subnetting, and the TCP/IP Internet layer.

• Explain the application layer and transport layer of TCP/IP.

• Investigate the routing functions.

• Apply the fundamental configuration to a Cisco router.

• Describe how host-to-host communication works between switches and routers.

• Find and fix common IPv4 addressing errors as well as problems with switched networks.

• describe the key attributes and addresses of IPv6, as well as set up and test the fundamental IPv6 connectivity.

• Explain the workings, advantages, and drawbacks of static routing.

• The definition, implementation, and validation of VLANs and trunks.

• Explain inter-VLAN routing's usage and configuration.

• Teach the fundamentals of dynamic routing protocols including Open Shortest Path First's components and terminology (OSPF).

• Describe the principles behind the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) and Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP).

• Link aggregation configuration utilizing ether channel.

• What do Layer 3 redundancy protocols serve as?

• Explain the fundamental WAN and VPN ideas.

• Explain how Access Control Lists (ACLs) function and how they are used in networks.

• Explain and implement Network Address Translation (NAT) on Cisco routers as well as configure Internet access using DHCP clients.

• Explain the fundamental Quality of Service (QoS) ideas.

• Explain the fundamentals of wireless networks, the different types that can be constructed, and the proper use of wireless LAN controllers (WLCs).

• Introduce virtualization and describe the structures of devices and networks.

• Describe smart network management tools including Cisco DNA CenterTM, Software-Defined Access (SD-Access), and Software-Defined Wide Area Networks (SD-WAN), as well as the concepts of network programmability and Software-Defined Networking (SDN) (SD-WAN).

• Set up the fundamental IOS system monitoring tools.

• Explain how Cisco device management works.

• Explain the landscape of the current security threats.

• Explain the technology used in threat defense.

• Construct a fundamental device management plane security configuration.

• Put basic security measures in place for network devices.

Prerequisites

What are the prerequisites for this course?

• Basic computer literacy

• Basic PC operating system navigation skills

• Basic Internet usage skills

• Basic IP address knowledge