CCNA - Cisco Certified Network Associate Training Course

  Part 1: Network Fundamentals

Lecture 1: Explain the role and function of network components 
·      Routers

·      L2 and L3 switches

·      Next-generation firewalls and IPS

·      Access points

·      Controllers (Cisco DNA Center and WLC)

·      Endpoints

·      Servers

·      Practical Exercise              

Lecture 2: Describe characteristics of network topology architectures 
·      2 tier

·      3 tier

·      Spine-leaf

·      WAN

·      Small office/home office (SOHO)

·      On-premises and cloud     

·      Practical Exercise  

Lecture 3: Compare physical interface and cabling types 
·      Single-mode fiber, multimode fiber, copper

·      Connections (Ethernet shared media and point-to-point)

·      Concepts of PoE

·      Identify interface and cable issues (collisions, errors, mismatch duplex, and/or speed)

·      Compare TCP to UDP

·      Configure and verify IPv4 addressing and subnetting

·      Describe the need for private IPv4 addressing

·      Configure and verify IPv6 addressing and prefix            

·      Practical Exercise

Lecture 4: Compare IPv6 address types 
·      Global unicast

·      Unique local

·      Link local

·      Anycast

·      Multicast

·      Modified EUI 64

·      Windows, Mac OS, Linux

·      Practical Exercise  

Lecture 5: Verify IP parameters for Client OS 
·      Windows

·      Mac OS

·      Linux         

·      Practical Exercise  

Lecture 6: Describe wireless principles and virtualization fundamentals 
·      Non overlapping Wi-Fi channels

·      SSID

·      RF

·      Encryption 

·      Practical Exercise  

Lecture 7: Describe switching concepts 
·      MAC learning and aging

·      Frame switching

·      Frame flooding

·      MAC address table 

·      Practical Exercise

  Part 2: Network Access

Lecture 8: Configure and verify VLANs (normal range) spanning multiple switches 
·      Access ports (data and voice)

·      Default VLAN

·      Connectivity          

·      Practical Exercise  

Lecture 9: Configure and verify inter-switch connectivity 
·      Trunk ports

·      802.1Q

·      Native VLAN

·      Configure and verify Layer 2 discovery protocols (Cisco Discovery Protocol and LLDP)

·      Configure and verify (Layer 2/Layer 3) Ether Channel (LACP)

·      Practical Exercise              

Lecture 10: Describe the need for and basic operations of Rapid PVST+ Spanning Tree Protocol and identify basic operations 
·      Root port, root bridge (primary/secondary), and other port names

·      Port states (forwarding/blocking)

·      PortFast benefits

·      Compare Cisco Wireless Architectures and AP modes

·      Describe physical infrastructure connections of WLAN components (AP,WLC, access/trunk ports, and LAG)

·      Describe AP and WLC management access connections (Telnet, SSH, HTTP,HTTPS, console, and TACACS+/RADIUS)

·      Configure the components of a wireless LAN access for client  connectivity using GUI only such as WLAN creation, security settings, QoS profiles, and advanced WLAN settings

·      Practical Exercise

  Part 3: IP Connectivity

Lecture 11: Interpret the components of routing table 
·      Routing protocol code

·      Prefix

·      Network mask

·      Next hop

·      Administrative distance

·      Metric

·      Gateway of last resort

·      Practical Exercise              

Lecture 12: Determine how a router makes a forwarding decision by default 
·      Longest match

·      Administrative distance

·      Routing protocol metric    

·      Practical Exercise  

Lecture 13: Configure and verify IPv4 and IPv6 static routing 
·      Default route

·      Network route

·      Host route

·      Floating static        

·      Practical Exercise  

Lecture 14: Configure and verify single area OSPFv2 
·      Neighbour adjacencies

·      Point-to-point

·      Broadcast (DR/BDR selection)

·      Router ID

·      Describe the purpose of first hop redundancy protocol    

·      Practical Exercise

  Part 4: IP Services

Lecture 15: Configure and verify inside source NAT using static

     and pools

·      Lecture 16: Configure and verify NTP operating in a client and

     server mode

·      Lecture 17: Explain the role of DHCP and DNS within the network

·      Lecture 18: Explain the function of SNMP in network operations

·      Lecture 29: Describe the use of syslog features including facilities

     and levels

·      Lecture 20: Configure and verify DHCP client and relay

·    Lecture 21: Explain the forwarding per-hop behavior (PHB) for QoS

    such as classification, marking, queuing, congestion, policing,

    shaping

·      Lecture 22: Configure network devices for remote access using

     SSH

·      Lecture 23: Describe the capabilities and function of TFTP/FTP in

     the network

  Part 5: Security Fundamentals

Live Lecture 24-33 
·         Lecture 24: Define key security concepts (threats, vulnerabilities, exploits, and mitigation techniques)

·         Lecture 25: Describe security program elements (user awareness, training, and physical access control)

·         Lecture 26: Configure device access control using local passwords

·         Lecture 27: Describe security password policies elements, such as management, complexity, and password alternatives (multifactor authentication, certificates, and biometrics)

·         Lecture 28: Describe remote access and site-to-site VPNs

·         Lecture 29: Configure and verify access control lists

·         Lecture 30: Configure Layer 2 security features (DHCP snooping, dynamic ARP inspection, and port security)

·         Lecture 31: Differentiate authentication, authorization, and accounting concepts

·         Lecture 32: Describe wireless security protocols (WPA, WPA2, and WPA3)

·         Lecture 33: Configure WLAN using WPA2 PSK using the GUI

  Part 6: Automation and Programmability

Lecture 34: Describe controller-based and software defined architectures (overlay, underlay, and fabric) 
·      Separation of control plane and data plane

·      North-bound and south-bound APIs

·      Explain how automation impacts network management

·      Compare traditional networks with controller-based networking

·      Compare traditional campus device management with Cisco DNA Center enabled device management

·      Describe characteristics of REST-based APIs (CRUD, HTTP verbs, and data encoding)

·      Recognize the capabilities of configuration management mechanisms Puppet, Chef, and Ansible

·      Interpret JSON encoded data       

·      Practical Exercise