CCNA Training

Course Outline
This brochure presents a brief introduction to the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Certification and the course outline the training will follow.
Education Resource Centre, Koforidua.
+233.541.208.968

16-Jun-12

Cisco Certified Network Associate: An Introduction

TheCiscoCompanyisaworldleaderininternetworkingproducts.Ciscoisthe king of routing, switching and security. Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) is the Associate level Cisco certification and the worlds most recognizedITcertification. TodayCCNAisoneofthemostsoughtafterITcertificationthateverybodyis lookingattostartorfurtheracceleratetheirITcareer CCNAcertifiesthatthe candidatehasthe ability to select, connect,configure, andtroubleshootvariousCisconetworkingdevicesandcomponents. A CCNA candidate will achieve familiarity and expertise with Cisco's IOS, TCP/IP, LAN and WAN technologies and management, Cisco switching and routingprotocols,theOSImodel,LANtroubleshooting. Ahardnut? Unlikeanyotherexam,CCNAexamisnotatoughnuttocrack.Itjustrequires therightamountofpreparationwithadequateskills.CCNAisnotdifficult.It requires discretion, dedication and sincerity on the part of the candidate and hardwork.Oncecleared,thisexamlaysdownthefoundationofgloriousfuture withmilestogoandlaurelstofollow. TheCCNAcertificationisthebestoptionforthecomputerscientist,electronics & communication engineer, and other professionals of IT associated with controlling the computer networking process. This certificate is considered as thebasicqualificationforinstalling,operating,configuringandtroubleshooting a midsized switched and routed network. A CCNA certified professional is considered to be trained in working with a networking environment that includes a group of switched networks. In simple terms, the CCNA certified

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professional is able to manage a host of computer routed networks connected throughswitches. Describehowanetworkworks Describethepurposeandfunctionsofvariousnetworkdevices Selectthecomponentsrequiredtomeetanetworkspecification UsetheOSIandTCP/IPmodelsandtheirassociatedprotocolstoexplainhow dataflowsinanetwork Describecommonnetworkedapplicationsincludingwebapplications DescribethepurposeandbasicoperationoftheprotocolsintheOSIandTCP models DescribetheimpactofapplicationssuchasVoiceOverIPonanetwork Interpretnetworkdiagrams Determinethepathbetweentwohostsacrossanetwork DescribethecomponentsrequiredfornetworkandInternetcommunications Identifyandcorrectcommonnetworkproblemsatlayers1,2,3and7usinga layeredmodelapproach DifferentiatebetweenLAN/WANoperationandfeatures Configure,verifyandtroubleshootaswitchwithVLANsandinterswitch Communications Selecttheappropriatemedia,cables,ports,andconnectorstoconnectswitches toothernetworkdevicesandhosts Explain the technology and media access control method for Ethernet networks Explainnetworksegmentationandbasictrafficmanagementconcepts ExplainbasicswitchingconceptsandtheoperationofCiscoswitches Performandverifyinitialswitchconfigurationtasksincludingremoteaccess management Verify network status and switch operation using basic utilities (including: ping,traceroute,telnet,SSH,arp,ipconfig),andSHOW&DEBUGcommands Identify,prescribe,andresolvecommonswitchednetworkmediaissues,

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configurationissues,autonegotiation,andswitchhardwarefailures Describe enhanced switching technologies (including: VTP, RSTP, VLAN, PVSTP,802.1q) Describe how VLANs create logically separate networks and the need for routingbetweenthem Configure,verify,andtroubleshootVLANs Configure,verify,andtroubleshoottrunkingonCiscoswitches Configure,verify,andtroubleshootinterVLANrouting Configure,verify,andtroubleshootVTP Configure,verify,andtroubleshootRSTPoperation Interpret the output of various show and debug commands to verify the operationalstatusofaCiscoswitchednetwork. Implement basic switch security (including: port security, trunk access, managementvlanotherthanvlan1,etc.) ImplementanIPaddressingschemeandIPServicestomeetnetwork requirementsinamediumsizeEnterprisebranchofficenetwork DescribetheoperationandbenefitsofusingprivateandpublicIPaddressing ExplaintheoperationandbenefitsofusingDHCPandDNS Configure, verify and troubleshoot DHCP and DNS operation on a router (usingboththeCLIandSDM) Implement static and dynamic addressing services for hosts in a LAN environment CalculateandapplyanaddressingschemeincludingVLSMIPaddressingtoa network DeterminetheappropriateclasslessaddressingschemeusingVLSMand summarizationtosatisfyaddressingrequirementsinaLAN/WANenvironment DescribethetechnologicalrequirementsforrunningIPv6inconjunctionwith IPv4(including:protocols,dualstack,tunneling,etc). DescribeIPv6addresses IdentifyandcorrectcommonproblemsassociatedwithIPaddressingandhost configurations Configure,verify,andtroubleshootbasicrouteroperationandroutingon

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Ciscodevices Describebasicroutingconcepts(including:packetforwarding,routerlookup process) Describe the operation of Cisco routers (including: router bootup process, POST,routercomponents) Selecttheappropriatemedia,cables,ports,andconnectorstoconnectrouters toothernetworkdevicesandhosts Configure,verify,andtroubleshootRIPv2 Accessandutilizetheroutertosetbasicparameters.(including:CLI/SDM) Connect,configure,andverifyoperationstatusofadeviceinterface Verify device configuration and network connectivity using ping, traceroute, telnet,SSHorotherutilities Perform and verify routing configuration tasks for a static or default route givenspecificroutingrequirements ManageIOSconfigurationfiles.(including:save,edit,upgrade,restore) ManageCiscoIOS Compareandcontrastmethodsofroutingandroutingprotocols Configure,verify,andtroubleshootOSPF Configure,verify,andtroubleshootEIGRP Verify network connectivity (including: using ping, traceroute, and telnetor SSH) Troubleshootroutingissues Verify router hardware and software operation using SHOW & DEBUG commands. Implementbasicroutersecurity Explainandselecttheappropriateadministrativetasksrequiredfora WLAN Describe standards associated with wireless media (including: IEEE, WIFI Alliance,ITU/FCC)

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 Identify and describe the purpose of the components in a small wireless network.(Including:SSID,BSS,ESS) Identifythebasicparameterstoconfigureonawirelessnetworktoensurethat devicesconnecttothecorrectaccesspoint Compare and contrast wireless security features and capabilities of WPA security(including:open,WEP,WPA1/2) Identify common issues with implementing wireless networks. (Including: Interface,misconfiguration) Identifysecuritythreatstoanetworkanddescribegeneralmethodsto mitigatethosethreats Describetoday'sincreasingnetworksecuritythreatsandexplaintheneedto implementacomprehensivesecuritypolicytomitigatethethreats Explain general methods to mitigate common security threats to network devices,hosts,andapplications Describethefunctionsofcommonsecurityappliancesandapplications Describe security recommended practices including initial steps to secure networkdevices Implement,verify,andtroubleshootNATandACLsinamediumsize Enterprisebranchofficenetwork DescribethepurposeandtypesofACLs Configure and apply ACLs based on network filtering requirements using SDMandCLI ConfigureandapplyanACLtolimittelnetandSSHaccesstotherouterusing SDMandCLI VerifyandmonitorACLsinanetworkenvironment TroubleshootACLissues ExplainthebasicoperationofNAT ConfigureNATforgivennetworkrequirementsusingSDMandCLI TroubleshootNATissues

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 ImplementandverifyWANlinks DescribedifferentmethodsforconnectingtoaWAN ConfigureandverifyabasicWANserialconnection ConfigureandverifyFrameRelayonCiscorouters TroubleshootWANimplementationissues DescribeVPNtechnology(including:importance,benefits,role,impact, components) ConfigureandverifyaPPPconnectionbetweenCiscorouters

Allotherdetailsofthecoursewillbediscussedduringtheclasssessions. Thanks. MichaelOyibo.CCNA,CCNP(R&S)

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