Cisco CCNA 200-301

Overview

The Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) program prepares you for a variety of IT career paths by providing you with a range of essential knowledge. You'll even have the opportunity to create simple local area networks (LANs). You'll be able to do basic setups for routers and switches after developing a working grasp of IP addressing systems and core network security. The CCNA is an entry-level networking certification that can help you get a job as a network expert, network administrator, or network engineer in the IT industry.

Your ability to install, configure, operate, and troubleshoot routed and switched networks is validated by the CCNA certification. Through associate-level training and certification in solutions and technologies, you'll learn everything needed to install and manage a range of modern networking and IT infrastructure. CCNA certified professionals can use a wide area network (WAN) to connect to remote locations, mitigate basic network security risks, and grasp basic networking principles and terminology.

CCNA is one of Cisco's most popular certifications, and one of the most sought-after job certifications in the IT sector. Becoming CCNA certified is a significant first step toward a fulfilling, well-paying career as a certified network administrator or engineer.

• Learn how to set up, configure, and manage a small to medium-sized network.

• Understand the fundamentals of networking, security, and automation.

• Earn 30 CE credits toward recertification

Objectives

• Describe the basic features of computer network components, as well as frequent switching network challenges and problems.

• Understand the model of host-to-host communication

• Describe

  • the features and functions of the Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS®) software

  • LANs and the role of switches within LANs

  • TCP/IP Internet layer, IPv4, its addressing scheme, and subnetting and TCP/IP Transport layer and Application layer

  • Ethernet as the network access layer of TCP/IP and describe the operation of switches

  • IPv6 main features and addresses, and configure and verify basic IPv6 connectivity operation, benefits, and limitations of static routing

  • Quality of Service (QoS) concepts

  • Management of Cisco devices, defence technology and security

• Install a switch and perform the initial configuration

• Implement basic configuration on a Cisco router, basic security and network devices

• Explain

  • host-to-host communications across switches and routers

  • Basics of dynamic routing protocols and describe components and terms of Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)

  • Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) and Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) work

• Explain and install Network Address Translation (NAT) on Cisco routers and IOS system monitoring tools, as well as establish link aggregation utilising EtherChannel and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) clients.

Prerequisites

 Before taking this course, you should have:

• One or more years of experience implementing and administering Cisco solutions

• Knowledge of basic IP addressing

• A good understanding of network fundamentals

• Basic PC operating system navigation skills

• Basic Internet usage skills

Target Audience

• This course is for anyone who wants to get their CCNA certification. All support technicians involved in the fundamental installation, operation, and verification of Cisco networks would benefit from this training.

  The job roles best suited to the material in this course are:

• Entry-level network engineer

• Network administrator

• Network support technician

• Help desk technician