About This Training Course

"This training 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. A student should be able to complete configuration and implementation of a small branch office network under supervision.

This course is designed for:

- Customers or channel resellers who are new to Cisco products or just entering the internetworking industry.
- Network technicians new to Cisco products and services.
- CCNA candidates"

Subjects Covered

"Module 1: Building a Simple Network (Part 1)

1.0 Building a Simple Home Network
2.0 Securing the Network
3.0 Understanding the Host-to-Host Communications Model
4.0 Understanding the TCP/IP Internet Layer

Module 2: Building a Simple Network (Part 2)

1.0 Understanding the TCP/IP Transport Layer
2.0 Exploring the Packet Delivery Process
3.0 Understanding Ethernet
4.0 Connecting to an Ethernet LAN

Module 3: Ethernet LANs

1.0 Ethernet LANs
2.0 Solving Network Challenges with Switched LAN Technology
3.0 Exploring the Packet Delivery Process
4.0 OPerating Cisco IOS Software
5.0 Starting a Switch

Module 4 : Wireless LANs

1.0 Wireless LANs
2.0 Understanding WLAN Security
3.0 Implementing a WLAN

Module 5: LAN Connections (Part 1)

1.0 LAN Connections
2.0 Understanding Binary Basics
3.0 Constructing a Network Addressing Scheme
4.0 Starting a Router
5.0 Configuring a Cisco Router

Module 6: LAN Connections (Part 2)

1.0 Exploring the Packet Delivery Process
2.0 Understanding Cisco Router Security
3.0 Using the Cisco SDM
4.0 Using a Cisco Router as a DHCP Server
5.0 Accessing Remote Devices

Module 7: WAN Connections

1.0 WAN Connections
2.0 Enabling the Internet Connection
3.0 Enabling Static Routing
4.0 Configuring Serial Encapsulation
5.0 Enabling RIP

Module 8: Network Environment Management

1.0 Network Environment Management
2.0 Managing Router Startup and Configuration
3.0 Managing Cisco Devices"

Training Course Outcomes

"At course completion students will be able to:

- Describe how networks function, identifying major components and the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) reference model.
- Using the host-to-host packet delivery process, describe issues related to increasing traffic on an Ethernet LAN and identify switched LAN technology solutions to Ethernet networking issues.
- Describes the reasons for extending the reach of a LAN and the methods that can be used with a focus on RF wireless access.
- Describes the reasons for connecting networks with routers and how routed networks transmit data through networks using TCP/IP.
- Describe the function of Wide Area Networks (WANs), the major devices of WANs, and configure P P P encapsulation, static and dynamic routing, PAT and RIP routing.
- Use the command-line interface to discover neighbours on the network and managing the routers startup and configuration"

Prerequisites

"The following are prerequisites for this course:

- Basic computer literacy.
- Basic knowledge of PC hardware configurations.
- Basic understanding of networking business drivers."