Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA)

Upon successful completion of the Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA) Training course, you will be able to: • Identify the components of a computer network and describe their basic characteristics • Describe the features and functions of the Cisco IOS Software • Describe LANs and the role of switches within LANs Describe Ethernet as the network access layer of TCP/IP and describe the operation of switches • Install a switch and perform the initial configuration • Describe the TCP/IP internet Layer, IPv4, its addressing scheme, and subnetting • Describe the TCP/IP Transport layer and Application layer • Explore functions of routing • Implement basic configuration on a Cisco router • Explain host-to-host communications across switches and routers • Identify and resolve common switched network issues and common problems associated with IPv4 addressing • Describe IPv6 main features, addresses and configure and verify basic IPv6 connectivity • Describe, implement and verify VLANs and trunks • Describe the application and configuration of inter-VLAN routing • Explain the basics of dynamic routing protocols and describe components and terms of OSPF • Explain how STP and RSTP work • Configure link aggregation using EtherChannel • Describe the purpose of Layer 3 redundancy protocols • Describe basic WAN and VPN concepts • Describe the operation of ACLs and their applications in the network • Configure internet access using DHCP clients and explain and configure NAT on Cisco routers • Describe the basic QoS concepts • Describe the concepts of wireless networks, which types of wireless networks can be built and how to use WLC • Describe network and device architectures and introduce virtualization • Introduce the concept of network programmability and SDN and describe the smart network management solutions like Cisco DNA Center, SD-Access and SD-WAN • Describe the management of Cisco devices • Describe the current security threat landscape • Describe threat defense technologies • Implement basic steps to harden network devices