CCNAX - CCNA course outline

ICND1

1. Building a Simple Network

• Exploring the Functions of Networking
• Securing the Network
• Host-to-Host Communication Model
• TCP/IP's Internet Layer
• TCP/IP's Transport Layer
• Packet Delivery Process
• Understanding Ethernet
• Connecting to an Ethernet LAN

2. Ethernet LANs

• Challenges of Shared LANs
• Solving Network Challenges with Switched LAN Technology
• Packet Delivery Process
• Operating Cisco IOS Software
• Starting the Switch
• Switch Security
• Maximizing the Benefits of Switching
• Troubleshooting Switch Issues

3. Wireless Local Area Networks

• Exploring Wireless Networking
• WLAN Security
• Implementing a WLAN

4. LAN Connections

• Functions of Routing
• Binary Basics
• Constructing a Network Addressing Scheme
• Starting a Cisco Router
• Configuring a Cisco Router
• Packet Delivery Process
• Cisco Router Security
• Using Cisco Router and Security Device Manager (SDM)
• Using a Router as a DHCP Server
• Accessing Remote Devices

5. Wide Area Networks

• WAN Technologies
• Enabling the Internet Connection
• Enabling Static Routing
• Configuring Serial Encapsulation
• Enabling Routing Information Protocol (RIP)

6. Network Environment Management

• Discovering Neighbors on the Network
• Managing Router Startup and Configuration
• Managing Cisco Devices

ICND2

1. Small Network Implementation

2. Medium-Sized Switched Network Construction

• Implementing VLANs and Trunks
• Improving Performance with Spanning Tree
• Routing Between VLANs
• Securing the Expanded Network
• Troubleshooting Switched Networks

3. Medium-Sized Routed Network Construction

• Reviewing Routing Operations
• Implementing VLSM

4. Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)

• Implementing Single Area OSPF
• Troubleshooting OSPF

5. Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)

• Implementing EIGRP
• Troubleshooting EIGRP

6. Access Control Lists

• ACL Operation
• Configuring and Troubleshooting ACLs

7. Address Space Management

• Scaling the Network with NAT and PAT
• Transitioning to IPv6

8. LAN Extension into a WAN

• Establishing a Point-to-Point WAN Connection with PPP
• Establishing a WAN Connection with Frame Relay
• Troubleshooting Frame Relay WANs
• Introducing VPN Solutions