Objectives
After you complete this course you will be able to:
- Describe how networks function, identifying major components, functions of network components, and the OSI reference model
- Using the host-to-host packet delivery process, describe issues that are 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 using TCP/IP
- Describe the function of WANs and the major devices of WANs, and configure PPP encapsulation, static and dynamic routing, and PAT and RIP routing
- Use the CLI to discover neighbors on the network and manage router startup and configuration
Outlines
Module One:
Building a Simple Network
- Exploring the Functions of Networking
- Securing the Network
- Understanding the Host-to-Host Communications Model
- Understanding TCP/IP Internet Layer
- Understanding TCP/IP Transport Layer
- Exploring the Packet Delivery Process
- Understanding Ethernet
- Connecting to an Ethernet LAN
- Labs
Ethernet Local Area Networks (LANs)
- Understanding the Challenges of Shared LANs
- Solving Network Challenges with Switched LAN Technology
- Exploring the Packet Delivery Process
- Operating Cisco IOS Software
- Starting a Switch
- Understanding Switch Security
- Maximising the Benefits of Switching
- Troubleshooting Switch Issues
- Labs
Module Two:
Wireless Local Area Networks (LANs)
- Exploring Wireless Networking
- Understanding WLAN Security
- Implementing a WLAN
- VoIP Requirements
- Labs
LAN Connections
- Exploring the Functions of Routing
- Understanding Binary Basics
- Constructing a Network Addressing Scheme
- Starting a Cisco Router
- Configuring a Cisco Router
- Exploring the Packet Delivery Process
- Understanding Cisco Router Security
- Using Cisco SDM
- Using a Cisco Router as a DHCP Server
- Accessing Remote Devices
- Labs
Module Three:
Threat Control and Containment
- Planning a Threat Control Strategy
- Implementing Access Control Lists for Threat Mitigation
- Understanding Firewall Fundamentals
- Implementing Cisco IOS Zone-Based Policy Firewalls
- Configuring Basic Firewall Policies on Cisco ASA Appliances
- Understanding IPS Fundamentals
- Implementing Cisco IOS IPS
- Labs
Module Four:
WANConnections
- Understanding WAN Technologies
- Enabling the Internet Connection
- Enabling Static Routing
- Configuring Serial Encapsulation
- Enabling Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
- Labs
Module Five:
Network Environment Management
- Discovering neighbors on the network
- Managing Cisco Router Startup and Configuration
- Managing Cisco Devices
- Labs