The second in a series of three courses designed to help prepare students for entry-level networking jobs and the CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) certification. Focuses on switching technologies and router operations that support small-to-medium business networks and includes wireless local area networks (WLANs) and security concepts. Students learn key switching and routing concepts. Students perform basic network configuration and troubleshooting, identify and mitigate LAN security threats, and configure and secure a basic WLAN. Note: course topics help students prepare for the CCNA certification exam, but the exam is not included in this course. Industry certification exams are administered by an independent testing agency.
Goals, Topics, and Objectives
- Basic switch and router configuration
- Switching concepts
- VLANs, VLAN configuration, and inter-VLAN routing
- STP purpose and operation
- Etherchannel
- DHCPv4 concepts
- SLAAC and DHCPv6 concepts
- FHRP concepts
- LAN security concepts
- Switch security configurations
- WLAN concepts and configuration
- Routing concepts
- IP static routing configuration and troubleshooting
- Configure devices by using security best practices.
- Explain how Layer 2 switches forward data.
- Implement and troubleshoot VLANs, trunking, and inter-VLAN routing in a switched network.
- Explain how STP enables redundancy in a Layer 2 network.
- Describe, configure, and troubleshoot EtherChannel on switched links.
- Implement DHCPv4 to operate across multiple LANs.
- Configure dynamic address allocation in IPv6 networks.
- Explain how FHRPs provide default gateway services in a redundant network.
- Explain how vulnerabilities compromise LAN security.
- Implement switch security to mitigate LAN attacks.
- Implement a WLAN using a wireless router and WLC.
- Explain how routers use information in packets to make forwarding decisions.
- Configure and troubleshoot IPv4 and IPv6 static and default routes.
Assessment and Requirements
Students will be assessed based on lab work, standardized multiple-choice online chapter assessments, a midterm, a final exam with a hands-on, skills-based assessment partly developed by CIsco Systems.
Outcomes
Credit for Prior College-Level Learning
A student may be granted credit for this course through credit for prior college-level learning if s/he scores a proficient score on a written assessment, on a skills-based demonstration, and has a current CCNA-level or higher Cisco certification. Departmental exam is given in department by department faculty. Faculty will grade exam based on evaluation rubric. Evaluation rubric and exam topics and objectives located in School's Office.
A student may be granted credit for this course through credit for prior college-level learning if s/he scores a proficient score on a written assessment, on a skills-based demonstration, and has a current CCNA-level or higher Cisco certification. Skills-based demonstration is given in department by department faculty. Faculty will assess demonstration based on evaluation rubric. Evaluation rubric and student checklist located in School's Office.
A student may be granted credit for this course through credit for prior college-level learning if s/he scores a proficient score on a written assessment, on a skills-based demonstration, and has a current CCNA-level or higher Cisco certification. Department faculty will verify certification. Verified certification and the CPCLL application will be copied, signed, dated, and retained in the School's Office.