Last Updated on January 28, 2024
What you’ll learn
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After taking this course, you should be able to:
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Identify the components of a computer network and describe their basic characteristics
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Understand the model of host-to-host communication
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Describe the features and functions of the Cisco Inter network Operating System (IOS®)software
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Describe LANs and the role of switches within LANs
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Describe Ethernet as the network access layer of TCP/IP and describe the operation of switches
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Install a switch and perform the initial configuration
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Describe the TCP/IP Internet layer, IPv4, its addressing scheme, and subnetting
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Describe the TCP/IP Transport layer and Application layer
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Explore functions of routing
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Implement basic configuration on a Cisco router
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Explain host-to-host communications across switches and routers
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Identify and resolve common switched network issues and common problems associated with IPv4 addressing
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Describe IPv6 main features and addresses, and configure and verify basic IPv6 connectivity
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Describe the operation, benefits, and limitations of static routing
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Describe, implement, and verify Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) and trunks
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Describe the application and configuration of inter-VLAN routing
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Explain the basics of dynamic routing protocols and describe components and terms of Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
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Explain how Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) and Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)work
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Configure link aggregation using Ether Channel
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Describe the purpose of Layer 3 redundancy protocols
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Describe basic WAN and VPN concepts
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Describe the operation of Access Control Lists (ACLs) and their applications in the network
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Configure Internet access using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) clients and explain and configure Network Address Translation (NAT) on Cisco routers
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Describe basic Quality of Service (QoS)concepts
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Describe the concepts of wireless networks, which types of wireless networks can be built, and how to use Wireless LAN Controllers(WLCs)
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Describe network and device architectures and introduce virtualization
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Introduce the concept of network programmability and Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and describe smart network management solutions such as Cisco DNA Center™, Software-Defined Access (SD-Access), and Software-Defined Wide Area Network(SD-WAN)
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Configure basic IOS system monitoring tools
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Describe the management of Cisco devices
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Describe the current security threat landscape
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Describe threat defence technologies
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Implement a basic security configuration of the device management plane
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Implement basic steps to harden network devices
Course content
1 section • 68 lectures • 26h 57m total length
