CCNA Certification Training

The Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA) v1.0 course gives you a broad range of fundamental knowledge for all IT careers. The CCNA certification training covers configuring network components such as switches, routers, and wireless LAN controllers; managing network devices; and identifying basic security threats. Through a combination of lecture, hands-on labs, and self-study, you will learn how to install, operate, configure, and verify basic IPv4 and IPv6 networks. The course also gives you a foundation in network programmability, automation, and software-defined networking.

CCNA Certification Training Benefits

• In this course, you will learn how to:

  • Identify the components of a computer network and describe their basic characteristics
  • Understand the model of host-to-host communication
  • Describe the features and functions of the Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS®) software
  • Describe LANs and the role of switches within LANs
  • Describe Ethernet as the network access layer of TCP/IP and describe the operation of switches
  • Install a switch and perform the initial configuration
  • Describe the TCP/IP Internet layer, IPv4, its addressing scheme, and subnetting
  • Describe the TCP/IP Transport layer and Application layer
  • Explore functions of routing
  • Implement basic configuration on a Cisco router
  • Explain host-to-host communications across switches and routers
  • Identify and resolve common switched network issues and common problems associated with IPv4 addressing
  • Describe IPv6 main features and addresses, and configure and verify basic IPv6 connectivity
  • Describe the operation, benefits, and limitations of static routing
  • Describe, implement, and verify Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) and trunks
  • Describe the application and configuration of inter-VLAN routing
  • Explain the basics of dynamic routing protocols and describe components and terms of Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
  • Explain how Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) and Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) work
  • Configure link aggregation using EtherChannel
  • Describe the purpose of Layer 3 redundancy protocols
  • Describe basic WAN and VPN concepts
  • Describe the operation of Access Control Lists (ACLs) and their applications in the network
  • Configure Internet access using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) clients and explain and configure Network Address Translation (NAT) on Cisco routers
  • Describe basic Quality of Service (QoS) concepts
  • Describe the concepts of wireless networks, which types of wireless networks can be built, and how to use Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs)
  • Describe network and device architectures and introduce virtualization
  • Introduce the concept of network programmability and Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and describe smart network management solutions such as Cisco DNA Center™, Software-Defined Access (SD-Access), and Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN)
  • Configure basic IOS system monitoring tools
  • Describe the management of Cisco devices
  • Describe the current security threat landscape
  • Describe threat defense technologies
  • Implement a basic security configuration of the device management plane
  • Implement basic steps to harden network devices

• Training Prerequisites

  There are no formal prerequisites for CCNA certification, but you should make sure to have a good understanding of the exam topics. Before taking this course, you should have:

  • Basic computer literacy
  • Basic PC operating system navigation skills
  • Basic Internet usage skills
  • Basic IP address knowledge

• Certification Information

  This course helps you prepare to take the 200-301 Cisco® Certified Network Associate (CCNA®) exam. By passing this one exam, you earn CCNA certification. This course also earns you 30 Continuing Education (CE) credits towards recertification.

  The 200-301 CCNA exam certifies your knowledge and skills related to network fundamentals, network access, IP connectivity, IP services, security fundamentals, and automation and programmability.

CCNA Certification Training Outline

Instructor-Led and Self-Study Sections

This class includes lecture sections and some self-study sections. In instructor-led classes, lectures are delivered in real-time, either in person or via video conferencing. In e-learning classes, the lectures are on recorded videos.

Lab Outline

• Get Started with Cisco Command-Line Interface (CLI)
• Observe How a Switch Operates
• Perform Basic Switch Configuration
• Implement the Initial Switch Configuration
• Inspect TCP/IP Applications
• Configure an Interface on a Cisco Router
• Configure and Verify Layer 2 Discovery Protocols
• Implement an Initial Router Configuration
• Configure Default Gateway
• Explore Packet Forwarding
• Troubleshoot Switch Media and Port Issues
• Troubleshoot Port Duplex Issues
• Configure Basic IPv6 Connectivity
• Configure and Verify IPv4 Static Routes
• Configure IPv6 Static Routes
• Implement IPv4 Static Routing
• Implement IPv6 Static Routing
• Configure VLAN and Trunk
• Troubleshoot VLANs and Trunk
• Configure a Router on a Stick
• Implement Multiple VLANs and Basic Routing Between the VLANs
• Configure and Verify Single-Area OSPF
• Configure and Verify EtherChannel
• Improve Redundant Switched Topologies with EtherChannel
• Configure and Verify IPv4 ACLs
• Implement Numbered and Named IPv4 ACLs
• Configure a Provider-Assigned IPv4 Address
• Configure Static NAT
• Configure Dynamic NAT and Port Address Translation (PAT)
• Implement PAT
• Log into the WLC
• Monitor the WLC
• Configure a Dynamic (VLAN) Interface
• Configure a DHCP Scope
• Configure a WLAN
• Define a Remote Access Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) Server
• Explore Management Options
• Explore the Cisco DNA™ Center
• Configure and Verify NTP
• Configure System Message Logging
• Create the Cisco IOS Image Backup
• Upgrade Cisco IOS Image
• Configure WLAN Using Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) Pre-shared Key (PSK) Using the GUI
• Secure Console and Remote Access
• Enable and Limit Remote Access Connectivity
• Secure Device Administrative Access
• Configure and Verify Port Security
• Implement Device Hardening