Full Course Description

Become a righteous router rockstar with CISCO Networking Essentials. This course is designed to provide you with the essential skills and knowledge to operate successfully within the world’s largest and most widely-used network ecosystem–specifically as it relates to router configuration, management, maintenance and security. Of course, the principles and skills you learn here are highly transferable to other environments, as well.

Based on the essential knowledge and skills associated with the coveted CISCO CCNA certification, students who successfully complete this training will demonstrate competence in a variety of specific tasks expected of a Network Administrator. You will gain in-depth knowledge of CISCO routers, switches, and other hardware, software, tools, protocols, and methods required for switching, routing, and securing network traffic and data.

You will also gain skills in monitoring and troubleshooting networks using safe and effective tools and technology.

High Level Skills You’ll Gain From..Install, configure, and maintain routing devices in an enterpriseUse Access Control Lists and Network Address Translation (NAT) to secure network environmentsRecognize and evaluate VLSM, VLAN and OSPF protocols for network configurationConfiguing VLANsAdditional Skills You'll Build In...Fundamentals of network switchingSpanning Tree protocolImplementing CISCO Wireless architecture and WLAN componentsPrinciples and practices of IP connectivity and servicesNTP ConfigurationUsing NTP, DNA Center, and DHCP protocols to automate, configure, analyze, scale, and secure networksApplying security protocols to network routing and switchingAAA and VPN SecurityRouting configuration using PHBTechniques for mitigating security threats on the networkNetwork topology architecturesConfiguring VLANsCISCO WLC configuration and wireless management accessStatic and dynamic routing protocols and configurationsDHCP concepts, configuration and verificationConfiguring Syslog for switching and routingImplementing security programs with password policies and moreFHRP configuration and verificationUsing Software Defined Networking (SDN) to program and automate network traffic and operationsPacket Tracer skillsUnderstanding of networking components and protocolsIP addressing and configuration with IPv4 subnetting and IPv6 configurationUnderstanding and establishing virtual networksMonitor and manage wireless access points with WLC, servers and endpointsNetwork traffic management using SNMPNAT, SSH, FTP, and TFTP ConfigurationsRemote network management and troubleshootingUsing APIs and the CISCO DNA CenterAnd more…