IC1311: Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices, Part 1

Course Length: 40 hrs

Prerequisites:
• Basic computer literacy
• Basic PC operating system navigation skills
• Basic Internet usage skills
• Basic address knowledge

Price: $2595

Format: Onsite, online

In this course, you will learn how to install, operate, configure, and verify a basic IPv4 and IPv6 network, including configuring a LAN switch, configuring an IP router, connecting to a WAN, and identifying basic security threats. You will prepare for the entry-level CCENT certification, which is the foundation for Cisco associate-level certifications and beyond.

Topics Covered:

• Network fundamentals and how to build simple LANs
• Establish Internet connectivity
• Manage network device security
• Expand small to medium-sized networks with WAN connectivity
• IPv6 basics

Course Outline:

1. Building a Simple Network

• Exploring the Functions of Networking
• Host-to-Host Communications Model
• Introducing LANs
• Operating Cisco IOS Software
• Starting a Switch
• Ethernet and Switch Operation
• Troubleshooting Common Switch Media Issues

2. Establishing Internet Connectivity

• TCP/IP Internet Layer
• IP Addressing and Subnets
• TCP/IP Transport Layer
• Exploring the Functions of Routing
• Configuring a Cisco Router
• Exploring the Packet Delivery Process
• Enabling Static Routing
• Managing Traffic Using ACLs
• Enabling Internet Connectivity

3. Managing Network Device Security

• Securing Administrative Access
• Implementing Device Hardening
• Implementing Traffic Filtering with ACLs

4. Building a Medium-Sized Network

• Implementing VLANs and Trunks
• Routing Between VLANs
• Using a Cisco Network Device as a DHCP Server
• WAN Technologies
• Dynamic Routing Protocols
• Implementing OSPF

5. Introducing IPv6

• Basic IPv6
• Configuring IPv6 Routing

Notes: Formerly IIUSA-350