CI-ICND 1: Cisco Certified Entry Network Technician (ICND1)

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Introduction

Course Length: 5 day

This course focuses on providing the skills and knowledge necessary to install, operate, and troubleshoot a small branch office Enterprise network, including configuring a switch, a router, and connecting to a WAN and implementing network security.

A Student should be able to complete configuration and implementation of a small branch office network under supervision.

Audience

This course is intended for System Engineers who will install, operate and troubleshoot a small branch office Enterprise network.

Objectives

• Describe how networks function, identifying major components, function of network components and the Open System Interconnection (OSI) reference model
• Using the host-to-host packet delivery process, describe issues related to increasing traffic on an Ethernet LAN and identify switched LAN technology solutions to Ethernet networking issues
• Describe the reasons for extending the reach of a LAN and the methods that can be used with a focus on RF wireless access
• Describe the reasons for connecting networks with routers and how routed networks transmit data through networks using TCP/IP
• Describe the function of Wide Area Networks (WANs), the major devices of WANs, and configure PPP encapsulation, static and dynamic routing, PAT and RIP routing
• Use the command-line interface to discover neighbours on the network and managing the router’s startup and configuration

Course Content

Building a Simple Network

• Exploring the Functions of Networking
• Securing the Network
• Understanding the Host-to-Host Communications Model
• Understanding TCP/IP’s Internet Layer
• Understanding TCP/IP’sTransport Layer
• Exploring the Packet Delivery Process
• Understanding Ethernet
• Connecting to an Ethernet LAN

Ethernet Local Area Networks (LANS’s)

• Understanding the Challenges of SharedLANs
• Solving Network Challenges with SwitchedLAN Technology
• Exploring the Packet Delivery Process
• Operating Cisco IOS Software
• Starting a Switch
• Understanding Switch Security
• Maximising the Benefits of Switching
• Troubleshooting Switch Issues

Wireless Local Area Networks

• Exploring Wireless Networking
• Understanding WLAN Security
• Implementing a WLAN

Local Area Network Connections

• Exploring the Functions of Routing
• Understanding Binary Basics
• Constructing a Network Addressing Scheme
• Starting a Router
• Configuring a Router