IT Implementing & Administering Cisco Network Devices

Networking Concepts

• Networking Concepts
• Types of Network
• Network Topologies
• Media Access Methods
• Contention Based Access Methods
• Cabling
• Serial Cables
• Network Hardware
• Network Devices
• Bridges
• Routers
• The OSI 7 Layer Model
• Structure of the OSI Reference Model
• Introduction to the Different Layers
• The Network Layer
• The Data Link Layer
• The Physical Layer
• Data Flow Through the OSI Model
• The OSI Layers in detail
• Presentation Layer
• Session Layer
• The Transport Layer
• Error Checking
• The Network Layer
• The Data Link Layer
• The Physical Layer
• Mnemonics
• Cisco 3 Layer Model

TCP/IP

• The TCP/IP Model & Common Protocols
• Transport Layer Protocols
• TCP/UDP / Ports / Transmission Types
• IP & IP V4 Addresses
• Converting Decimal into Binary
• Classes of IP Address
• How subnet masks work
• ANDing an IP Address
• Default Masks and Host Range
• Private IP Address Ranges
• Network Address Translation (NAT)

IP Addressing and Subnetting

• IP Addresses and Subnetting
• Classless InterDomain Routing
• Subnetting & Class B addresses
• Finding The Increment Value
• Subnetting in your Head
• Determining How Many Hosts Are In A Host Range
• Subnetting Class C & Class A addresses
• Finding The Correct Subnet Mask
• Supernetting
• Binary to Decimal Conversion Table
• IP Version 6 Addresses

The Cisco IOS

• Getting Started With The Cisco IOS
• Booting/Setting Up The Router
• Using the Command Line Interface
• Command Line Levels
• Setting Up the Router
• Hostnames/Passwords
• Configuring IP Addresses
• Verifying The Configuration
• Cisco Discovery Protocol
• Saving The Configuration
• Ping and Telnet
• More IOS & Verification Commands
• Resetting the Command History
• Shortcut Commands

IP Routing

Introducing OSPF and EIGRP

• Introducing EIGRP and OSPF
• EIGRP Terminology /Configuring EIGRP
• OSPF Terms
• Configuring & Verifying OSPF
• Show IP Protocols
• Configuring OSPF using the SDM & Multiple Areas

Access Lists

• Access Lists/Standard Access Lists
• Extended Access Lists/Examples
• Controlling Access To A LAN
• Named Access Lists
• Verifying The Access List Configuration

IPv6

• IPv6 Addressing
• Configuring a Cisco Router for IPv6
• DHCP / Dynamic Routing and IPv6
• EIGRP / RIP
• Migrating to IPv6

Wide Area Networking (WAN)

• Wide Area Networking/WAN Terminology
• Types of WAN Networks
• WAN Technologies
• Frame Relay
• Configuring/Verifying/Debug the PPP Configuration
• Frame Relay Terminology
• Virtual Private Networks

Layer Two Switching

• Layer Two Switching
• Switch Types
• Spanning Tree Protocol/Terminology
• Spanning Tree States/Port Costs
• Selecting The Root Bridge
• Configuring/Verifying Spanning Tree
• Configuring and verifying a 2950 Switch
• Port Security

Virtual LANs and Trunking

• Virtual LANS And Trunking
• VLAN Identification Methods
• Trunking / VLAN Trunking Protocol
• VTP Versions
• Verifying the VTP Configuration
• Routing Between VLANs
• Etherchannel
• Hot Standby Routing Protocol

Backing Up and Password Recovery

• Installing a TFTP Server
• Backing up/restoring The Configuration
• Backing up the IOS
• Password Recovery for the 2600 Series Router