CISCO Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Prep Course
Course Overview
This course will help prepare individuals to pass the Cisco CCNA exam. Focused exclusively on the certification exam objectives, this open modular program is filled with interactive exercises and labs. The course includes the following topics:
- Network basics
- Fundamentals of the OSI model
- Network protocols
- Introduction to Cisco routers
- Cisco IOS
- Router configuration and management
- LAN technology
- WAN technology
- Routing protocols
- Troubleshooting
Format
CCNA Prep is a 42-hour program. The course provides students with real world environmental hands-on experience, plus job aids to assist performance of skills.
Special Features
- Interactive course delivery
- Hands-on application for skill building
- Text workbooks for in and out of classroom study
Benefits
- Participants enhance the skills that enable them to succeed in the telecommunications industry.
- Participants gain extensive knowledge
Recommended Prerequisites
Participants should have A+ and Network + certification or equivalent knowledge, or at least 1 year of experience in network support or administration.
Course Outline
Unit 1: Network Basics
- Introduction to networking
Unit 2: Fundamentals of the OSI model
- The Open System Interconnect model
- The Physical layer
- The Data Link layer
- The Network layer
- The Transport layer
- The Session layer
- The Presentation layer
- The Application layer
Unit 3: Network protocols
Unit 4: Introduction to Cisco routers
- Anatomy of a router
- Router ports
- Port configuration basics
- Routing basics
Unit 5: Cisco IOS
- The Internetworking Operating System
- IOS command modes
- Port configuration basics
- Basic IOS commands
- Getting help
Unit 6: Router configuration and management
- Setting up a new router
- Managing the configuration
- Passwords
- Access lists
- Cisco Discovery Protocol
Unit 7: Routing IPX and AppleTalk
- IPX routing
- AppleTalk routing
Unit 8: LAN technology
- LAN standards
- LAN encapsulation and segmenting
- LAN switching
- Virtual LANs
- Spanning Tree Protocol
- Tunneling
Unit 9: WAN technology
- Wide area connectivity
- X.25 and Frame Relay
- Dial-on-demand routing and ISDN
- Configuring WAN protocols
Unit 10: Routing protocols
- Introduction to routing protocols
- Types of routing protocols
- Configuring router interfaces
- Implementing routing protocols
Unit 11: Troubleshooting
