Your Path to Cisco Certified Network Associate Certification

Master CCNA: Networking Fundamentals and Advanced Concepts is a detailed course designed to help you achieve the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced professional, this course covers everything from basic networking concepts to advanced routing, switching, and security techniques.

What You'll Learn:

1. Networking Fundamentals:
   • Introduction to networking and the OSI model.
   • IP addressing, subnetting, and VLANs.
2. Routing and Switching:
   • Configuring and troubleshooting routers and switches.
   • Implementing routing protocols (RIP, OSPF, EIGRP).
3. Network Security:
   • Configuring firewalls and access control lists (ACLs).
   • Implementing network address translation (NAT).
4. WAN Technologies:
   • Understanding WAN concepts and protocols.
   • Configuring PPP and Frame Relay.
5. Advanced Topics:
   • Network automation and programmability.
   • IPv6 addressing and routing.
   • Preparing for the CCNA certification exam.
6. Real-World Projects:
   • Design and configure a small business network.
   • Troubleshoot and optimize network performance.

Who Is This Course For?

• Network engineers and IT professionals.
• Students pursuing IT or computer science degrees.
• Anyone looking to build a career in networking.

Prerequisites:

• Basic understanding of computers and networking.
• Familiarity with command-line interfaces is helpful but not required.

Exam Description: The 200-120 composite CCNA v2 exam is a 1-½ hour test with 50–60 questions. The 200-120 CCNA exam is the composite exam associated with the CCNA Routing and Switching certification. Candidates can prepare for this exam by taking the Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices: Accelerated (CCNAX) version 2.0 course. This exam tests a candidate's knowledge and skills required to install, operate, and troubleshoot a small to medium-size enterprise branch network. The topics include all the areas covered under the 200-120 CCNA exam.

The following topics are general guidelines for the content likely to be included on the exam.

1.0 Operation of IP Data Networks

• Recognize the purpose and functions of various network devices such as routers, switches, bridges and hubs
• Select the components required to meet a given network specification
• Identify common applications and their impact on the network
• Describe the purpose and basic operation of the protocols in the OSI and TCP/IP models
• Predict the data flow between two hosts across a network
• Identify the appropriate media, cables, ports, and connectors to connect Cisco network devices to other network devices and hosts in a LAN

2.0 LAN Switching Technologies

• 2.1 Determine the technology and media access control method for Ethernet networks
• 2.2 Identify basic switching concepts and the operation of Cisco switches
• 2.3 Collision Domains and Broadcast Domains
• 2.4 Ways to switch store, Forward and Cut Through and CAM Table
• 2.5 Configure and verify initial switch configuration including remote access management
• 2.6 hostname ,Management IP address, Local username and Password, Console and VTY Logins
• 2.7 Verify network status and switch operation using basic utilities such as PING,TELNET.SSH
• 2.8 Describe how VLANs create logically separate networks and the need for routing between them
• 2.9 Explain network segmentation and basic traffic management concepts
• 2.10 Configure and verify VLANs ,Trunks, DTP ,Auto Negotiation
• 2.11 Identify enhanced switching technologies PVST and RSTP
• 2.12 Ether channels (Link Aggregation ) ,PAGP and LACP

3.0 IP Addressing (IPv4/IPv6)

• 3.1 Describe the operation and necessity of using private and public IP addresses for IPv4 addressing.
• 3.2 Identify the appropriate IPv6 addressing scheme to satisfy addressing requirements in a LAN/WAN environment
• 3.3 Identify the appropriate IPv4 addressing scheme using VLSM and summarization to satisfy addressing requirements in a LAN/WAN environment
• 3.4 Describe the technological requirements for running IPv6 in conjunction with IPv4
• 3.5 Describe IPv6 addresses, Global Unicast, Link Local, Multicast, EUI-64and Auto Configuration

4.0 IP Routing Technologies

• 4.1 Describe basic routing concepts, Packet Forwarding, Router Lookup Process
• 4.1 Process Switching/Fast Switching/CEF
• 4.2 Configure and verify utilizing the CLI to set basic Router configuration
• 4.3 Configure and verify operation status of a device interface
• 4.4 Verify router configuration and network connectivity using PING, TRACEROUTE, TELNET,SSH
• 4.5 Configure and verify routing configuration for a static or default route given specific routing requirements
• 4.6 Static vs. dynamic Routing
• 4.6. Admin distance, Split Horizon, Metric
• 4.7 Configure and verify OSPF, Benefit of Multiple area
• 4.8 Understand LSA types and purpose
• 4.9 Configure and verify inter VLAN routing (Router on a stick)
• 4.10 Manage Cisco IOS Files, Boot Preferences, Licensing
• 4.11 Configure and verify EIGRP, Feasible Distance/Feasible Successors/Administrative distance
• 4.12 Feasibility condition and Metric Composition

5.0 IP Services

• 5.1 Configure and verify DHCP (IOS Router)
• 5.2 Describe the types, features, and applications of ACLs
• 5.3 standard (editing and sequence numbers) and Extended
• 5.4 Identify the basic operation of NAT, Purpose, Pool, Static, Overloading
• 5.5 Configure and verify NTP as a client
• 5.6 Recognize High availability (FHRP) VRRP, HSRP, GLBP
• 5.7 Configure and verify syslog

6.0 Network Device Security

• 6.1 Configure and verify network device security features
• 6.2 Device password security, Enable secret vs. enable, Transport ,Disable Telnet
• 6.3 Configure and verify Switch Port Security
• 6.4 Sticky MAC,MAC address limitation, Violation Modes, Err disable Recovery
• 6.5 Configure and verify ACLs to filter network traffic
• 6.6 Configure and verify ACLs to limit telnet and SSH access to the router

7.0 Troubleshooting

• 7.1 Troubleshoot and correct common problems associated with IP addressing and host configurations
• 7.2 Troubleshoot and resolve VLAN problems
• 7.3 Troubleshoot and resolve trucking problems on Cisco switches
• 7.4 CRC ,Runts, Giants, dropped Packets, Late Collisions
• 7.5 Monitor Net Flow statistics
• 7.6 TS Ether Channel problems

8.0 WAN Technologies

• 8.1 Identify different WAN Technologies
• 8.2 T1/E1 ,DSL ,ISDN, Frame-Relay ,VPN
• 8.3 Configure and verify a basic WAN serial connection
• 8.4 Configure and verify a PPP connection between Cisco routers
• 8.5 Configure and verify frame relay on Cisco routers
• 8.6 Implement and troubleshoot PPPoE

Cisco CCNA Certification Exam

This exam tests a candidate's knowledge and skills related to network fundamentals, LAN switching technologies, IPv4 and IPv6 routing technologies, WAN technologies, infrastructure services, infrastructure security, and infrastructure management.