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Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 (ICND1)

Overview:
This course focuses on providing the skills and knowledge necessary to install, operate, and troubleshoot a small branch office Enterprise network, including configuring a switch, a router, and connecting to a WAN and implementing network security.

Who Should Attend:
Channel Partner / Reseller Customer Employee

At Course Completion:
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to: - How networks function, identifying major components, and function of network components. - Understand issues related to increasing traffic on an Ethernet LAN and identify switched LAN technology solutions to Ethernet networking issues - Extending the reach of a LAN and the methods that can be used with a focus on RF wireless access - Functions of Wide Area Networks (WANs), the major devices of WANs, and configure PPP encapsulation, static and dynamic routing, PAT and RIP routing. - Use of the command-line interface to discover neighbors on the network and managing the router startup and configuration. Technical Features of this course include the following: - The Open System Interconnection (OSI) reference model. - Ethernet and TCP/IP - IOS Software - Wireless LANs - LAN and WAN Technologies Associated Certificiation: CCENT

Outline:

Lesson 1: Building a Simple Network

Exploring the Functions of Networking
Securing the Network
Understanding the Host-to-Host Communications Model
Understanding the TCP/IP Internet Layer
Understanding the TCP/IP Transport Layer
Exploring the Packet Delivery Process
Understanding Ethernet
Connecting to an Ethernet LAN
Lab 1-1: Using Windows Applications as Network Tools
Lab 1-2: Observing the TCP Three-Way Handshake
Lab 1-3: Observing Extended PC Network Information

Lesson 2: Ethernet Local Area Networks

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
Maximizing the Benefits of Switching
Troubleshooting Switch Issues
Lab 2-1: Connecting to Remote Lab Equipment
Lab 2-2: Performing Switch Startup and Initial Configuration
Lab 2-3: Enhancing the Security of Initial Switch Configuration
Lab 2-4: Operating and Configuring a Cisco IOS Device

Lesson 3: Wireless Local Area Networks

Exploring Wireless Networking
Understanding WLAN Security
Implementing a WLAN

Lesson 4: Local Area Network 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
Lab 4-1: Converting Decimal to Binary and Binary to Decimal
Lab 4-2: Classifying Network Addressing
Lab 4-3: Computing Usable Subnetworks and Hosts
Lab 4-4: Calculating Subnet Masks
Lab 4-5: Performing Initial Router Startup
Lab 4-6: Performing Initial Router Configuration
Lab 4-7: Enhancing the Security of Initial Router Configuration
Lab 4-8: Using Cisco SDM to Configure DHCP Server Function
Lab 4-9: Managing Remote Access Sessions

Lesson 5: Wide Area Networks Connections

Understanding WAN Technologies
Enabling the Internet Connection
Enabling Static Routing
Configuring Serial Encapsulation
Enabling RIP
Lab 5-1: Connecting to the Internet
Lab 5-2: Connecting to the Main Office
Lab 5-3: Enabling Dynamic Routing to the Main Office

Lesson 6: Network Environment Management

Discovering Neighbors on the Network
Managing Cisco Router Startup and Configuration
Managing Cisco Devices
Lab 6-1: Using Cisco Discovery Protocol
Lab 6-2: Managing Router Startup Options
Lab 6-3: Managing Cisco Devices
Lab 6-4: Confirming the Reconfiguration of the Branch Network

Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 2 (ICND2)

Overview:
This course focuses on skills and knowledge necessary to install, operate, and troubleshoot a small to medium-size branch office Enterprise network, including configuring several switches and routers, connecting to a WAN and implementing network security.

At Course Completion:
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to: - How to configure and troubleshoot a small network - Expanding the switched network from a small LAN to a medium-sized LAN - Use of multiple switches, supporting VLANs, trunking, and spanning tree - Routing concepts as they apply to a medium-sized network - Considerations when implementing routing on the network Technical Features of this course include the following: - VLANs and Trunks - Spanning Tree - Implementing and troubleshooting OSPF and EIGRP routing - Access Control Lists - NAT, PAT and IPv6 Associated Certification: CCNA

Prerequisites:

Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 (ICND1)

Outline:

Lesson 1: Small Network Implementation

Introducing the Review Lab
Lab 1-1: Implementing a Small Network (Review Lab)

Lesson 2: Medium-Sized Switched Network Construction

Implementing VLANs and Trunks
Improving Performance with Spanning Tree
Routing Between VLANs
Securing the Expanded Network
Troubleshooting Switched Networks
Lab 2-1: Configuring Expanded Switched Networks
Lab 2-2: Troubleshooting Switched Networks

Lesson 3: Medium-Sized Routed Network Construction

Reviewing Routing Operations
Implementing VLSM

Lesson 4: Single Area OSPF Implementation

Implementing OSPF
Troubleshooting OSPF
Lab 4-1: Implementing OSPF
Lab 4-2: Troubleshooting OSPF

Lesson 5: EIGRP Implementation

Implementing EIGRP
Troubleshooting EIGRP
Lab 5-1: Implementing EIGRP
Lab 5-2: Troubleshooting EIGRP

Lesson 6: Access Control Lists

Introducing ACL Operation
Configuring and Troubleshooting ACLs
Lab 6-1: Implementing and Troubleshooting ACLs

Lesson 7: Address Space Management

Scaling the Network with NAT and PAT
Transitioning to IPv6
Lab 7-1: Configuring NAT and PAT
Lab 7-2: Implementing IPv6

Lesson 8: LAN Extensionin to a WAN

Introducing VPN Solutions
Establishing a Point-to-Point WAN Connection with PPP
Establishing a WAN Connection with Frame Relay
Troubleshooting Frame Relay WANs
Lab 8-1: Establishing a Frame Relay WAN
Lab 8-2: Troubleshooting Frame Relay WANs