CCNA Enterprise

Identify the components of a computer network and describe their basic characteristics.

• Understand the OSI Reference Model
• Describe LANs and the role of switches within LANs
• Describe Ethernet as the network access layer of TCP/IP and describe the operation of switches
• Describe the TCP/IP Internet layer, IPv4 addressing scheme, and subnetting
• Describe IPv6 main features and addresses
• Describe the TCP/IP Transport layer and Application layer
• Case Study

• Explore functions of Routers
• Implement basic configuration on a Cisco router
• Explain host-to-host communications across switches and routers
• Identify and resolve common switched network issues and common problems associated with IPv4 addressing
• Describe IPv6 main features and addresses, and configure and verify basic IPv6 connectivity

• Get Started with Cisco Command-Line Interface (CLI)
• Observe How a Switch Operates
• Perform Basic Switch Configuration
• Implement the Initial Switch Configuration
• Implement an Initial Router Configuration
• Configure an Interface on a Cisco Router
• Secure Console and Remote Access
• Enable and Limit Remote Access Connectivity
• Secure Device Administrative Access

• Configure basic IOS system monitoring tools
• Describe the management of Cisco devices
• Describe the current security threat landscape
• Describe threat defense technologies
• Implement a basic security configuration of the device management plane
• Implement basic steps to harden network devices

• Configure and Verify NTP
• Configure System Message Logging
• Create the Cisco IOS Image Backup
• Upgrade Cisco IOS Image

• Explain how Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) and Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) work
• Describe, implement, and verify Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) and trunks
• Configure link aggregation using Ether Channel
• Describe the purpose of Layer 3 redundancy protocols
• Describe the application and configuration of inter-VLAN routing
• Describe the operation, benefits, and limitations of static routing
• Explain the basics of dynamic routing protocols and describe components and terms of Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)

• • Configure Basic IPv6 Connectivity
  • Configure and Verify IPv4 Static Routes
  • Configure IPv6 Static Routes
  • Implement IPv4 Static Routing
  • Implement IPv6 Static Routing
  • Configure and Verify Single-Area OSPF
  • Configure VLAN and Trunk
  • Troubleshoot VLANs and Trunk
  • Configure a Router on a Stick
  • Implement Multiple VLANs and Basic Routing Between the VLANs
  • Configure and Verify EtherChannel
  • Improve Redundant Switched Topologies with EtherChannel

• • Describe the operation of Access Control Lists (ACLs) and their applications in the network
  • Configure Internet access using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) clients and explain and configure Network Address
  • Translation (NAT) on Cisco routers
  • Describe basic Quality of Service (QoS) concepts

• • Configure and Verify IPv4 ACLs
  • Implement Numbered and Named IPv4 ACLs
  • Define a Remote Access Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) Server
  • Configure Static NAT
  • Configure Dynamic NAT and Port Address Translation (PAT)
  • Implement PAT

• • Describe basic WAN and VPN concepts
  • Describe the concepts of wireless networks, which types of wireless networks can be built, and how to use Wireless LAN Controllers(WLCs)
  • 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)

• • Log into the WLC
  • Monitor the WLC
  • Configure WLAN Using Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) Pre-Shared Key (PSK) Using the GUI
  • Configure a Dynamic (VLAN) Interface
  • Configure a DHCP Scope
  • Configure a WLAN
  • Explore Management Options
  • Explore the Cisco DNA™ Center