Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions  Face-to-Face / Virtual Classroom

The Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions course provides a broad range of fundamental knowledge for all IT careers. Through a combination of lecture and hands-on labs, you will learn how to install, operate, configure, and verify a basic IPv4 and IPv6 network. The course covers configuring network components such as switches, routers, and Wireless LAN Controllers; managing network devices; and identifying basic security threats. Network programmability, automation, and software-defined networking are also covered at a foundational level.

This course helps you prepare to take the 200-301 Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) exam.

Please note that this course is a combination of Instructor-Led and Self-Paced Study – 5 days in the classroom and approx 3 days of self study. The self-study content will be provided as part of the digital courseware that you recieve at the beginning of the course and should be part of your preparation for the exam. Lab access is provided for both the class and the self- study sections, lab access is valid for 60 hours or 90 days whichever is the shorter, so please ensure you exit the lab exercises when not in use.

This course is worth 30 CE credits towards recertification

After completing this course you should be able 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 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, addresses and configure and verify basic IPv6 connectivity

Describe the operation, benefits, and limitations of static routing

Describe, implement and verify 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 OSPF

Explain how STP and 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 ACLs and their applications in the network

Configure internet access using DHCP clients and explain and configure NAT on Cisco routers

Describe the basic QoS concepts

Describe the concepts of wireless networks, which types of wireless networks can be built and how to use WLC

Describe network and device architectures and introduce virtualization

Introduce the concept of network programmability and SDN and describe the smart network management solutions like Cisco DNA Center, SD-Access and 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