- 33 Sections
- 2 Lessons
- 80 Hours
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- Identify the components of a computer network and describe their basic characteristics1
- Understand the model of host-to-host communication0
- Describe the features and functions of the Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS®) software0
- Describe LANs and the role of switches within LANs0
- Describe Ethernet as the network access layer of TCP/IP and describe the operation of switches0
- Install a switch and perform the initial configuration0
- Describe the TCP/IP Internet layer, IPv4, its addressing scheme, and subnetting1
- Describe the TCP/IP Transport layer and Application layer0
- Explore functions of routing0
- Implement basic configuration on a Cisco router0
- Explain host-to-host communications across switches and routers0
- Identify and resolve common switched network issues and common problems associated with IPv4 addressing0
- Describe IPv6 main features and addresses, and configure and verify basic IPv6 connectivity0
- Describe the operation, benefits, and limitations of static routing0
- Describe, implement, and verify Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) and trunks0
- Describe the application and configuration of inter-VLAN routing0
- Explain the basics of dynamic routing protocols and describe components and terms of Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)0
- Explain how Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) and Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) work0
- Configure link aggregation using EtherChannel0
- Describe the purpose of Layer 3 redundancy protocols0
- Describe basic WAN and VPN concepts0
- Describe the operation of Access Control Lists (ACLs) and their applications in the network0
- Configure Internet access using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) clients and explain and configure Network Address Translation (NAT) on Cisco routers0
- Describe basic Quality of Service (QoS) concepts0
- Describe the concepts of wireless networks, which types of wireless networks can be built, and how to use Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs)0
- Describe network and device architectures and introduce virtualization0
- 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)0
- Configure basic IOS system monitoring tools0
- Describe the management of Cisco devices0
- Describe the current security threat landscape0
- Describe threat defense technologies0
- Implement a basic security configuration of the device management plane0
- Implement basic steps to harden network devices0
Understand the model of host-to-host communication
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