Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) v1.1 (200-301) Cert Prep

Introduction

• Diving into the course
• Performing lab exercises

1. Foundational Networking Technologies: Common Network Components

• Module 1: Foundational networking technologies
• Lesson 1: Common network components
• Routers
• Switches
• Security appliances
• Wireless access points
• Endpoints and servers
• Cisco Catalyst Center
• Virtualized devices
• TCP vs. UDP

2. Foundational Networking Technologies: Common Network Architectures and Designs

• Lesson 2: Common network architectures and designs
• Three-tier vs. collapsed core architectures
• Spine-leaf design for data centers
• Wide area network (WAN) topologies
• Small office and home office (SOHO) architecture
• Cloud deployment models

3. Foundational Networking Technologies: Network Cabling

• Lesson 3: Network cabling
• Coax cables and connectors
• Twisted pair cables and connectors
• Ethernet standards for twisted pair cables
• Straight through vs. crossover cables
• Fiber optic cables
• Fiber optic connectors
• Ethernet standards for fiber optic cables
• Power over Ethernet (PoE)
• Troubleshooting common cabling issues

4. IPv4 Addressing: Binary Numbering

• Module 2: IPv4 addressing
• Lesson 1: Binary numbering
• Binary numbering
• Binary practice exercise #1
• Binary practice exercise #2

5. IPv4 Addressing: IPv4 Address Characteristics

• Lesson 2: IPv4 address characteristics
• IPv4 address format
• Public vs. private IPv4 addresses
• Network address translation
• IPv4 traffic flows

6. IPv4 Addressing: IPv4 Address Assignment, Verification, and Name Resolution

• Lesson 3: IPv4 address assignment, verification, and name resolution
• Manual IPv4 address assignment
• Dynamic IPv4 address assignment
• Domain Name System (DNS)

7. IPv4 Addressing: Subnetting

• Lesson 4: Subnetting
• The need for subnetting
• Calculating available subnets
• Calculating available hosts
• Subnetting practice exercise #1
• Subnetting practice exercise #2
• Calculating usable ranges of IPv4 addresses
• Subnetting practice exercise #3

8. IPv6 Addressing: IPv6 Address Format and Communication

• Module 3: IPv6 addressing
• Lesson 1: IPv6 address format and communication
• Hexadecimal numbering
• IPv6 address format
• Shortening an IPv6 address
• IPv6 address shortening exercise
• IPv6 traffic flows

9. IPv6 Addressing: IPv6 Address Types

• Lesson 2: IPv6 address types
• IPv6 global unicast
• IPv6 multicast
• IPv6 link-local
• IPv6 unique local
• IPv6 loopback
• IPv6 unspecified
• IPv6 solicited-node multicast
• Manual IPv6 address assignment
• EUI-64
• Dynamic IPv6 address assignment

10. Ethernet Switching: Ethernet Switch Fundamentals

• Module 4: Ethernet switching
• Lesson 1: Ethernet switch fundamentals
• Layer 2 vs. multilayer switches
• Examining the MAC address table

11. Ethernet Switching: Neighbor Discovery

• Lesson 2: Neighbor discovery
• Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)
• CDP configuration
• Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
• LLDP configuration

12. Ethernet Switching: Virtual LANs (VLANs)

• Lesson 3: Virtual LANs (VLANs)
• VLAN theory
• VLAN configuration
• Router-on-a-stick
• Switch virtual interface (SVI)
• Routed switch port

13. Ethernet Switching: Trunking

• Lesson 4: Trunking
• Trunking theory
• Trunking modes
• Trunking configuration
• Voice VLAN theory
• Voice VLAN configuration

14. Ethernet Switching: Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)

• Lesson 5: Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
• STP port states
• STP exercise
• STP convergence times
• PVST+ theory and configuration
• Portfast
• Root guard
• Loop guard
• BPDU filter
• BPDU guard
• MSTP theory
• Rapid PVST+ theory
• Rapid PVST+ configuration

15. Ethernet Switching: EtherChannel

• Lesson 6: EtherChannel
• Introduction to EtherChannel
• EtherChannel port options
• EtherChannel load balancing
• Layer 2 EtherChannel configuration
• Layer 3 EtherChannel configuration

16. Routing: Routing Fundamentals

• Module 5: Routing
• Lesson 1: Routing fundamentals
• Review of the routing process
• Administrative distance
• Routing protocol comparison
• Routing table examination

17. Routing: Static Routing

• Lesson 2: Static routing
• Static default route configuration
• Static network route configuration
• Static host route configuration
• Floating static route configuration

18. Routing: OSPFv2 Routing

• Lesson 3: OSPFv2 routing
• OSPF neighbor formation
• DR and BDR election
• OSPF network types
• OSPF areas
• LSA types
• OSPFv2 configuration
• OSPFv2 verification

9. Routing: First Hop Redundancy Protocols (FHRPs)

• Lesson 4: First hop redundancy protocols (FHRPs)
• Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP)
• Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
• Gateway Load Balancing Protocol (GLBP)

20. Wireless Networks: Overview of Wireless Networks

• Module 6: Wireless networks
• Lesson 1: Overview of wireless networks
• Wireless access points
• Wireless LAN (WLAN) designs
• Access point modes
• Service set terminology
• Radio frequency (RF) basics
• Wireless interference

21. Wireless Networks: Wireless Network Configuration

• Lesson 2: Wireless network configuration
• Selecting a Wi-Fi standard
• Transmission methods
• Spatial streams
• Channel bonding
• WLC configuration via a graphical interface

22. Network Services: Network Address Translation (NAT)

• Module 7: Network services
• Lesson 1: Network address translation (NAT)
• Static NAT configuration
• Dynamic NAT configuration
• Port address translation (PAT) configuration

23. Network Services: Network Time Protocol (NTP)

• Lesson 2: Network Time Protocol (NTP)
• NTP theory
• NTP configuration and verification

24. Network Services: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

• Lesson 3: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
• Configuring routers as DHCP clients and servers

25. Network Services: Network Management Services

• Lesson 4: Network management services
• Options for network management access
• Artificial intelligence (AI) for network management
• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) theory
• SNMP configuration
• Syslog
• Configuring remote access with secure shell (SSH)
• FTP and TFTP

26. Network Services: Quality of Service (QoS)

• Lesson 5: Quality of service (QoS)
• Fundamentals of QoS
• Traffic markings
• Prioritizing traffic types
• Shaping, policing, and the token bucket
• Configuring QoS

27. Network Security: Threats and Defense

• Module 8: Network security
• Lesson 1: Threats and defense
• CIA triad
• Threats vs. vulnerabilities
• Social engineering attacks
• Denial-of-service attacks
• Other common attacks
• Password protection of Cisco devices
• Authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA)
• Multifactor authentication
• Encryption
• Virtual private networks (VPNs)
• Password best practices
• Wireless security protocols
• Configuring a wireless LAN for WPA2 with a pre-shared key

28. Network Security: Access Control Lists (ACLs)

• Lesson 2: Access control lists (ACLs)
• ACL overview
• Numbered standard ACLs
• Numbered extended ACLs
• Named ACLs
• ACL considerations

29. Network Security: Layer 2 Security Features

• Lesson 3: Layer 2 security features
• DHCP snooping theory
• DHCP snooping configuration
• Dynamic ARP Inspection (DAI) theory
• Dynamic ARP Inspection (DAI) configuration
• Port security theory
• Port security configuration

30. Network Programmability: Software-Defined Networking (SDN)

• Module 9: Network programmability
• Lesson 1: Software-defined networking (SDN)
• Overview of SDN
• REST APIs
• JSON formatting
• Cisco SDN controllers
• Software-defined architectures

31. Network Programmability: Configuration Management

• Lesson 2: Configuration management
• The DevOps lifecycle
• Configuration management with Ansible
• Configuration management with Terraform

32. Exam Preparation

• Module 10: Exam preparation
• How to register for the exam
• Study strategies
• What to do on exam day

Conclusion

• Module 11: Congratulations and next steps