Course Objectives:
- Describe how networks function, identifying major components, the function of
- network components, and the OSI reference model
- o Using the host-to-host packet delivery process, describe issues related to
- increasing traffic on an Ethernet LAN and identify switched LAN technology
- solutions to Ethernet networking issues
- Describe the reasons for extending the reach of a LAN and the methods that can
- be used, with a focus on RF wireless access
- Describe the reasons for connecting networks with routers and how routed
- networks transmit data through networks using TCP / IP
- Describe network protocols and how they communicate in a network environment
- Describe the function of WANs, the major devices of WANs, and configure PPP
- encapsulation, static and dynamic routing, PAT, and RIP routing
- Use the command-line interface to discover neighbors on the network and manage
- the router start-up and configuration
Course Outline:
- Module 1: The Operation of Data Networks
- Cisco Network Devices
- The OSI Model
- The TCP/IP Model
- Voice Over IP and Video Over IP
- Network Diagrams
- Network Paths
- Common Network Problems
- LAN versus WAN Features
- Module 2: Implementing a Small Switched Network
- Physical Media
- Ethernet
- Network Segmentation
- Basic Switching Concepts
- Initial Switch Configuration
- Switch Verifications
- Basic Switch Security
- Common Switch Issues
- Module 3: IP Addressing and IP Services for a Small Network
- The Role of Addressing
- Private versus Public Addressing
- DHCP
- Create and Apply an Addressing Scheme
- NAT
- DNS
- Common Addressing Issues
- Module 4: Implementing a Small Routed Network
- Basic Routing Concepts
- Operation of Cisco Routers
- Initial Switch Configuration
- Physical Media
- RIPv2
- Router Management
- Router Security
- Router Verifications
- Module 5: WLAN
- Standards
- Wireless Components
- Wireless Configuration
- Wireless Security
- Common Wireless Issues
- Module 6: Network Security
- Security Threats
- The Security Policy
- Attack Mitigation Techniques
- Common Security Appliances and Applications
- Best Practices
- Module 7: WANs
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- Connecting a WAN
- Configure a Serial Connection
- Verify a Serial Connection