CCNA Bootcamp

Module 1: Building a Simple Network 

• Identify the components of a computer network
• Describe network characteristics
• Host-to-host communications
• OSI reference model
• TCP/IP protocol suite
• Peer-to-Peer Communications
• Encapsulation and De-Encapsulation
• Local area networks (LAN) components
• Cisco IOS software features, functions and modes
• Switch installation and configuration
• Ethernet LAN connection and frame structure
• Troubleshoot common switch network issues

Module 2: Establishing Internet Connectivity

• Describe IPv4 and its addressing scheme
• Describe subnets, subnetting, and the role of subnet masks
• Describe the role of VLSM
• Describe the TCP/IP transport layer functions
• TCP vs. UDP analogy and characteristics
• Functions and roles of a router
• Cisco router configuration
• Host-to-host communications across switches and routers
• Static routing operations, benefits and configurations
• ACL operation and configurations
• Configure internet access using DHCP clients on Cisco routers
• Configure and verify NAT
• Configure and verify PAT

Module 3: Implementing Scalable Medium-Sized Networks

• Enterprise network design
• VLAN introduction and creation
• Configure an 802.1Q Trunk
• VLAN Trunking protocol
• VLAN design
• Redundancy in LAN
• Spanning-Tree operation and protocols
• EtherChannel protocols
• Options and purpose for inter-VLAN routing
• DHCP server operation and configuration
• Layer 3 redundancy
• FHRP
• HSRP
• RIPv2 operation and configuration

Module 4: Introducing IPv6

• IPv6 features and addresses
• Describe ICMPv6
• Routing types for IPv6
• Configure and implement static routes

Module 5: Troubleshooting Basic Connectivity

• Troubleshoot IPv4 network connectivity
• Use SPAN for troubleshooting
• Troubleshoot IPv6 network connectivity

Module 6: Implementing Network Device Security

• Implement a basic security configuration
• Device hardening
• Port security
• Access layer threat mitigation techniques

Module 7: Implementing an EIGRP-Based Solution

• EIGRP features, path selection, and composite metric
• Implement EIGRP for IPv6
• Troubleshoot EIGRP issues

Module 8: Implementing a Scalable OSPF-Based Solution

• OSPF overview and features
• OSPF area structure
• Single-area and multiarea OSPF
• OSPFv3 for IPv6
• Troubleshoot multiarea OSPF

Module 9: Implementing Wide-Area Networks

• WAN topology and connectivity options
• Managed VPS
• WAN devices
• Point-to-Point protocols
• GRE tunnels

Module 10: Network Device Management

• Configure Syslog
• Configure SNMP
• Switch stacking
• Cloud computing and its effect on enterprise network
• Cisco APIC-EM
• Intelligent WAN (IWAN)
• QoS concepts
• Managing Cisco devices
• Locating and loading Cisco IOS image files
• Managing device configuration files licensing