CCNAX - CCNA Boot Camp v1.1

• The Functions of Networking
• Securing the Network
• Host-to-Host Communication Model
• TCP/IP Internet Layer
• TCP/IP Transport Layer
• Packet Delivery Process (between Hosts)
• Ethernet
• Connecting to an Ethernet LAN

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

• Exploring Wireless Networking
• WLAN Security
• Implementing a WLAN

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

• WAN Technologies
• Enabling the Internet Connection
• VPN Solutions
• Configuring Serial Encapsulation
• Enabling Static Routing

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

• Functions of Routing
• Enabling RIP
• Implementing VLSM

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

• Implementation
• Troubleshooting

• Operation
• Configuring and Troubleshooting

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

• Establishing a WAN Connection with Frame Relay
• Troubleshooting Frame Relay WANs

Connect to your switch and complete the initial configuration.

Lab 2: Enhancing Security of the Switch Configuration

Increase the security of the initial switch configuration.

Lab 3: Operating and Configuring a Cisco IOS Device

Practice and demonstrate the use of the Command Line Interface (CLI) features.

Lab 4: Enhanced - Router Startup and Initial Configuration

Connect to your routers and complete the initial configuration. Add commands toimprove the usability of the CLI.

Lab 5: Enhancing Router Security and Switch Configuration

Increase the security of the initial router configuration. Add port security tothe switch configuration.

Lab 6: Enhanced - Configuring HDLC, PPP, and a Static Route

Configure the serial interface on your router to use HDLC and PPP encapsulation.Configure a static route.

Lab 7: Managing Remote Access Sessions

Use Telnet and SSH to create connections to your devices.

Lab 8: Using CDP

Obtain information about your directly connected Cisco device using CDP. DisableCDP from running on interfaces connected to the core router.

Lab 9: Managing Router Startup Operations

Make changes to control the router startup behavior, such as configuring bootcommands and changing configuration register settings.

Lab 10: Managing Cisco Devices

Practice using the IOS copy and debug commands.

Lab 11: Enhanced - Enabling Frame Relay and RIPv2

Configure your routers to connect to each other and to the core router via aserial interface using Frame Relay. Configure the RIPv2 protocol between therouters.

Lab 12: Enhanced - Configuring Expanded Switch Networks

Expand the switch configuration to meet specific VLAN and network requirements.

Lab 13: Enhanced - Implementing OSPF

Configure your routers to use the dynamic routing protocol OSPF.

Lab 14: Enhanced - Implementing EIGRP

Configure your routers to migrate from OSPF to EIGRP.

Lab 15: Enhanced - Implementing ACLs

Create IP standard, extended, and named ACLs and verify that they are working.

Lab 16: Enhanced - Configuring NAT and PAT

Configure routers to use static and dynamic NAT and PAT.

Lab 17: Enhanced - Implementing IPv6

Configure IPv6 addresses on your workgroup routers and deploy RIPng betweenthem.

Lab 18: Enhanced - Establishing a Frame Relay WAN

Create a Frame Relay connection to other routers and use a serial interface oneach router

Use Windows applications and commands to investigate the IP configuration ofyour PC and the local network.

Lab 2: Observing the TCP Three-Way Handshake

Use packet sniffer software to observe the TCP initial three-way handshake.

Lab 3: Testing Connectivity in an IP Network

Use PC Tools, such as ping, traceroute, and ipconfig, to gather network-relatedinformation.

Lab 4: Enhanced - Initial Wiring

Examine the connectivity of your pod equipment that will be used for the routerand switch lab practice exercises.

Exercise 1: Converting Decimal to Binary and Binary to Decimal

Convert numbers from binary to decimal and decimal to binary.

Exercise 2: Classifying IP Addresses

Classify IP addresses and convert IP addresses from decimal to binary formatand/or binary to decimal format.

Exercise 3: Computing Subnets and Hosts

Calculate the number of bits required in the mask for a given number of subnets.Calculate the number of host addresses that are available on each subnet.

Exercise 4: Calculating Subnet Masks

Determine the subnet mask, the binary and decimal format of the mask, the subnetaddress, the range of host addresses, and the directed broadcast address.

Lab 5: Using SDM to Configure DHCP Server Functions

Use the Cisco SDM to configure DHCP server functionality.

Lab 6: Enhanced - Using SDM to Configure DHCP Client and PAT

Use the Cisco SDM to configure DHCP client, DHCP server, and PAT functionality.

Lab 7: Enhanced - Troubleshooting Switch and Router Configurations

Assume the management of an incorrectly configured network, discover and correcterrors, then verify that the new configuration is functioning as expected.

Lab 8: Enhanced - Implementing a Small Network

Configure switches and routers with a basic configuration.

Lab 9: Enhanced - Troubleshooting Switched Networks

Diagnose, isolate, and correct problems commonly found in a switched network.

Lab 10: Troubleshooting OSPF

Diagnose, isolate, and correct problems commonly found when running the OSPFrouting protocol.

Lab 11: Enhanced - Troubleshooting EIGRP

Diagnose, isolate, and correct problems commonly found when running the EIGRProuting protocol.

Lab 12: Exclusive - Troubleshooting ACLs

Troubleshoot common IP ACL issues.

Lab 13: Enhanced - Troubleshooting Frame Relay WANs

Diagnose, isolate, and correct problems commonly found in a Frame Relay network.

Lab 14: Exclusive - The Super Lab

Rebuild the configuration on your devices from scratch, including security, IPaddressing, interface encapsulations, and routing protocol.

Use PC Tools such as ping, traceroute, and ipconfig to gather network-related information.

Test and practice the connectivity for the equipment you will use for the remaining labs.

Connect to your workgroup switch and complete the initial configuration.

Expand the switch configuration to meet specific VLAN and network requirements.

Use troubleshooting methods discussed to diagnose, isolate, and correct common problems in a switched network.

Increase the security of the initial switch configuration.

Obtain information about your directly connected Cisco device using Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) and disable CDP from running on selected interfaces.

Make changes to control the router startup behavior, such as boot commands or configuration register settings.

Learn to use the IOS Copy and Debug commands.

Practice and demonstrate the use of the Command Line Interface (CLI) features.

Test your ability to convert numbers from binary to decimal and decimal to binary.

Classify network addresses and convert addresses from decimal to binary format or binary to decimal format.

Determine how to create subnets from a given IP address, how many hosts per subnet, and how many subnets per IP address.

Determine the subnet mask used based on specific criteria provided. Determine the binary and decimal format of the mask, subnet address, number of host addresses, and the Directed Broadcast address.

Connect to your workgroup router and examine the startup process.

Connect to your workgroup router and complete the initial configuration.

Increase the security of the initial router configuration.

Use the Cisco Security Device Manager (SDM) to configure DHCP server functionality on your workgroup router.

Use Telnet and SSH to create connections to your workgroup devices.

Configure the WAN Ethernet Interface to use a DCHP-obtained address and perform Port Address Translation to the inside network.

Configure your workgroup router to connect to another device via a serial interface using PPP and provide a static route to that device.

Using the serial interface, create a Frame Relay connection to the Core.

Use troubleshooting methods discussed to diagnose, isolate, and correct problems commonly found in Frame Relay networks.

Enable the workgroup router to use the dynamic routing protocol RIP.

Configure your workgroup routers to use the dynamic routing protocol OSPF.

Use troubleshooting methods discussed to diagnose, isolate, and correct problems commonly found when running the OSPF routing protocol.

Configure your workgroup routers to migrate from OSPF to EIGRP.

Use troubleshooting methods discussed to diagnose, isolate, and correct problems commonly found when running the EIGRP routing protocol.

Create and troubleshoot IP ACLs.

Configure your workgroup router to use PAT.

Allocate and configure IPv6 addresses on your workgroup routers.

Configure your workgroup switch and router with a basic configuration based on the network information provided.

Assume management of an incorrectly pre-configured network,reconfigure or correct it, and test your new network configuration for accuracy.