Course Overview:
The idea, instructions, and practice needed to configure Cisco switches and routers in multiprotocol internetworks are covered in this course. Students gain enough knowledge via lectures, discussions, exercises, lab projects, and demos to be able to select and suggest the best Cisco solutions for small to medium-sized enterprises.
Using LAN and WAN interfaces for the most popular routing and routed protocols, students construct a multi-router, multi-group internetwork by completing all fundamental configuration processes. Technical support personnel may install and configure Cisco devices with the help of ICND, which offers installation, configuration, and troubleshooting information.
Prerequisite:
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- A basic knowledge of data networking
- A basic understanding of networking concepts and terminology
- An exposure to IP or IPX networking
- Experience working within a networked environment
Audience:
Individuals who are new to Cisco products. Network technicians, Network administrators, network support staff, Help desk personnel, network device installers, CCNA candidates and CCNP candidates
Topic 1: Network Fundamentals
- Role and function of network components
- Characteristics of network topology architectures
- Physical interface and cabling types
- Identify interface and cable issues
- TCP to UDP
- IPv4 addressing and subnetting
- Private IPv4 addressing
- IPv6 addressing and prefix
- IPv6 address types
- IP parameters for Client OS
- Wireless principles
- Virtualization fundamentals
- Switching concepts
Topic 2: Network Access
- VLANs spanning multiple switches
- VLANs interswitch connectivity
- VLANs Layer 2 discovery protocols
- VLANs (Layer 2/Layer 3) EtherChannel
- Basic operations of Rapid PVST+ Spanning Tree Protocol
- Cisco Wireless Architectures and AP modes
- Physical infrastructure connections of WLAN components
- Network device management access
- Wireless LAN GUI configuration for client connectivity, such as WLAN creation, security settings, QoS profiles, and advanced settings
Topic 3: IP Connectivity
- Components of routing table
- How a router makes a forwarding decision by default
- IPv4 and IPv6 static routing
- Single area OSPFv2
- Purpose, functions, and concepts of first hop redundancy protocols
Topic 4: IP Services
- Inside source NAT using static and pools
- NTP operating in a client and server mode
- DHCP and DNS within the network
- SNMP in network operations
- Syslog features including facilities and levels
- DHCP client and relay
- Forwarding per-hop behavior (PHB) for QoS
- Network devices for remote access using SSH
- TFTP/FTP in the network
Topic 5: Security Fundamentals
- Key security concepts
- Security program elements
- Device access control using local passwords
- Security password policies elements
- IPsec remote access and site-to-site VPNs
- Access control lists
- Layer 2 security features
- Authentication, authorization, and accounting concepts
- Wireless security protocols (WPA, WPA2, and WPA3)
- WLAN within the GUI using WPA2 PSK
Topic 6: Automation and Programmability
- Automation impacts on network management
- Traditional networks with controller-based networking
- Controller-based, software defined architecture
- AI (generative and predictive) and machine learning in network operation
- REST-based APIs
- Configuration management mechanisms, such as Ansible and Terraform
- Components of JSON-encoded data
