CCNA Boot Camp v1.0

Classroom Learning

Who Needs to Attend

Individuals who possess a general networking background, have some experience with Cisco IOS, and are seeking CCNA® certification should consider this class as the quickest way to meet the requirements of the CCNA exam.

Prerequisites

Prior to attending CCNA, you should be very familiar with networking topics such as TCP/IP, IP configuration, peer-to-peer networking, subnetting, building a routing table, and other network protocols, standards, and architecture. If you're new to networking and to Cisco IOS, consider taking the INTRO and ICND classes. We strongly encourage career changers and people new to internetworking to gain the foundation knowledge needed by taking our Network+ Boot Camp.

To determine the right path to choose, take our CCNA Boot Camp Skills Check now!

Understanding Networking Fundamentals

Follow-On Courses

CCDA Boot Camp

Prepares you for Cisco Exam 640-801 CCNA.

This course is not currently offered by Global Knowledge. Information here is provided for reference only.

On June 25, 2007 Cisco announced major updates to their CCNA curricula. This course will prepare you for the retiring version of the CCNA Composite Exam (640-801 CCNA).

Visit our Certification Page for complete details.

Based on the Authorized Cisco INTRO and ICND courses, our CCNA Boot Camp provides a proven and intense program to help you achieve your CCNA certification.

The need for highly skilled network professionals continues to remain steady. The CCNA designation is recognized as an important stepping stone for network professionals on their way to a successful career in the Cisco internetworking field.

Achieving CCNA certification benefits both you and your employer because of the close relationship between CCNA program goals and the fundamental job skills necessary to work in network support or to adapt to Voice over IP.

Every student is eligible for our guarantee, the best available, to make sure you achieve your goals.

You Get...

Authorized Cisco Content
Certified Cisco Systems Instructors
Nightly Homework Targeted to Specific CCNA Objectives
Additional Study Aids to Help You Pass the CCNA Exam

Boot Camp Hours

Class begins each day at 8:00 AM and runs at least ten hours, sometimes late into the evening..

Note: Students should expect class to run late into the evening on most days. In a typical Boot Camp, it is not uncommon for some students to remain past 8:00 PM depending upon the number and experience of the students.

Our Guarantee

Students who take a Global Knowledge CCNA Boot Camp or CCNA v-Camp will be issued an exam voucher. Any student who fails the initial exam is eligible to receive a second exam voucher. The second exam voucher must be issued within one year of the first exam voucher issue date. If a student fails the exam a second time, he or she may take ICND, the CCNA Boot Camp, or CCNA v-Camp free of charge, on a space available basis, provided the student brings his or her own course materials.

To Receive Your Second Exam Voucher

Send us a copy of the results of your first test, and we'll email you a new exam voucher.
Note: The second exam voucher will only be issued within one year of the first exam voucher issue date.
Send Score to:
Fax: 919-468-4801
Email: Vouchers.US@globalknowledge.com

What You'll Learn

Basic networking vocabulary, components, and concepts
Binary, decimal, and hexadecimal numbering
Switching operations and theory
TCP/IP network addressing and routing
IP subnetting
Providing Local Area (LAN), Wide Area (WAN), and remote access services
Introduction to Cisco Internet Operating System (IOS)
Initial configuration of Cisco Catalyst Switches and Routers
Network discovery and management using Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP), telnet, and Trivial FTP (TFTP)
Review of IP subnetting
Interconnect networks using TCP/IP
Dangers of redundant switching
Spanning Tree
Concepts of VLANs and trunking
Distance vector routing protocols
Link state routing
Learn about and configure RIP
Investigate IGRP and compare IGRP to EIGRP
Use VLSM
Use access lists
Configure NAT and PAT
Point-to-point serial encapsulation
Configure PPP, CHAP, and PAP
Frame Relay operation
Differences between BRI and PRI
Configure DDR across ISDN BRI

Course Outline

INTRO

1. Building a Simple Serial Network

Exploring the Functions of a Network
Using a PC in a Network
OSI Model

2. Building a Simple Ethernet Network

Local Area Networks
Understanding Ethernet
Connecting to Ethernet

3. Expanding the Network

Topology
Understanding and Solving Challenges
Switching

4. Connecting Networks

TCP/IP
IP Packet Delivery
IP Addressing
Routing

5. Constructing Network Addresses

Binary
Network Addressing
Subnet Masks

6. Ensuring the Reliability of Data Delivery

TCP and UDP
Establishing a TCP Connection

7. Connecting to Remote Networks

Understanding WAN Technologies
Dedicated Connections
Circuit Switching
Packet Switching

8. Operating and Configuring Cisco IOS Devices

Operating Cisco IOS Software
Starting a Switch
Starting a Router
Configuring a Router

9. Managing Your Network Environment

Discovering Neighbors on the Network
Getting Information about Remote Devices
Router Startup and Configuration Management
Managing Cisco IOS Devices

ICND

1. Configuring Catalyst Switch Operations

Basic Layer 2 Switching and Bridging Functions
- Ethernet Switches and Bridges
- Transmitting Frames
- MAC Address Table
  - Learning
  - Filtering
  - Forwarding
- Broadcast and Multicast Frames
Redundant Topology Review
- Redundant Topology
- Broadcast Storms
- Multiple Frame Copies
- MAC Database Instability
Spanning Tree Protocol Overview
- Spanning Tree Protocol Operation
- Root Bridge Selection
- STP Port States
- STP Path Costs
- STP Recalculation
- STP Convergence
- Rapid Spanning Tree
Configuring a Catalyst Switch
- Default Configuration
- Port Names
- Configuring the IP Address
- Configuring the Default Gateway
- Duplex Overview
- Managing the MAC Address Table
- Port Security
- Managing the Configuration File

2. Extending Switched Networks with VLANs

VLAN Operation Overview
- VLAN Overview
- VLAN Membership Modes
- 802.1q Trunking
- Per-VLAN Spanning Tree
- ISL Trunking
- VTP
Configuring VLANs
- VTP Configuration Guidelines
- VTP Domain
- 802.1q Trunking Limitations
- Configuring 802.1q Trunking
- Configuring ISL Trunking
- Adding a VLAN
- Modifying a VLAN
- Verifying VTP Configuration
- Verifying Trunks and VLANs
- Verifying VTP

3. Determining IP Routes

Routing Overview
- What is Routing
- Static vs. Dynamic Routes
- Routed vs. Routing Protocols
- Interior vs. Exterior Routing Protocols
- Administrative Distance
- Distance Vector vs. Link State
- Classful vs. Classless
- InterVLAN Routing
Distance Vector Routing
- Metrics
- Maintaining Routing Information
- Inconsistent Routing Entries
- Count to Infinity
- Routing Loops
- Split Horizon
- Route Poisoning and Poison Reverse
- Hold-down Timers
- Triggered Updates
- Distance Vector Operation
Link State and Balanced Hybrid Routing
- Link State Algorithms
- Benefits of Link State Routing
- Caveats of Link State Routing
- Drawbacks to Link State Routing
- Balanced Hybrid Routing
Enabling RIP
- RIP Overview
- RIP Configuration
- Verifying RIP Configuration
  - Show IP protocols
  - Show IP route
  - Debug IP RIP
Enabling IGRP
- IGRP Composite Metric
- IGRP Unequal Multiple Paths
- Configuring IGRP
- Verifying IGRP Configuration
  - Show IP protocols
  - Show IP route
  - Debug IP IGRP transactions
  - Debug IP IGRP events
Enabling EIGRP
- EIGRP Terminology
- Comparing EIGRP and IGRP
- Configuring EIGRP
- Verifying EIGRP Configuration
Enabling OSPF
- OSPF Hierarchical Routing
- Shortest Path First Algorithm
- Configuring OSPF in a Single Area
- Loopback Interfaces
- Verifying OSPF Configuration
Variable Length Subnet Masks (VLSM)
- What is VLSM
- Calculating VLSM
- What is Route Summarization
- Route Summarization Operation
- Discontinuous Networks

4. Managing IP Traffic with Access Lists

Access Lists and Their Applications
- Why Use Access Lists
- Access List Applications
- Types of Access Lists
  - Standard Access Lists
  - Extended Access Lists
- Wildcard Masks
Configuring IP Access Lists
- Access List Configuration Guidelines
- Standard ACL Configuration
- Extended ACL Configuration
- Named ACL Configuration
- VTY Access Lists
- Where to Place Access Lists
- Verifying and Monitoring Access Lists
Scaling the Network with NAT and PAT
- NAT vs. PAT
- Translating Inside Source Addresses
- Static Translation
- Enabling Static NAT
- Configuring Dynamic Translation
- Overloading
- Displaying NAT Information

5. Establishing Serial Point-to-Point Connections

Wide Area Networking Review
- WAN Review
- WAN Connection Types
- WAN Service Providers
- Serial Point-to-Point Connections
- Typical WAN Encapsulation Protocols
Configuring Serial Point-to-Point Encapsulation
- HDLC
- Overview of PPP
- PPP LCP
- PPP Sessions
- PPP Authentication Protocols
  - PAP
  - CHAP
- Configuring PPP
- Configuring PAP and CHAP
- Verifying HDLC and PPP

6. Establishing Frame Relay Connections

Frame Relay Overview
- Frame Relay Stack
- Frame Relay Terminology
- Frame Relay Topologies
- Frame Relay and Split Horizon
- Frame Relay Address Mapping
- Frame Relay Signaling
- Frame Relay Inverse ARP
- Frame Relay and ATM Internetworking
Configuring Frame Relay
- Configuring Basic Frame Relay
- Configuring Static Frame Relay
- Configuring Subinterfaces
- Point-to-Point
- Multipoint
- Verifying Frame Relay Operation
- Show Interfaces
- Show Frame-Relay LMI
- Show Frame-Relay PVC
- Show Frame-Relay Map
- Troubleshooting Basic Frame Relay

7. Completing ISDN Calls

Configuring ISDN BRI and PRI
- What is ISDN
- ISDN Standards
- ISDN Access Options
- ISDN BRI and PRI Call Processing
- ISDN Functions and Reference Points
- ISDN BRI and PRI Interfaces
- ISDN Switch Types
- Configuring ISDN BRI
- Configuring ISDN PRI
- Verifying the ISDN Configuration
- Troubleshooting the ISND Configuration
Configuring Dial-on-Demand Routing
- What is DDR
- When to Use DDR
- Generic DDR Operation
- Configuring DDR
- Static Routes
- Interesting Traffic
- Dialer Information
- Dialer Profiles
- Configuring Dialer Profiles
- Verifying DDR and ISDN Operation

Labs

Lab 0: Network Wiring

Wire the classroom and configure the PCs in a network made up of Wide Area and Local Area links.

Lab 1: Switch Setup

Configure the classroom switches with a basic IP configuration using the setup script.

Lab 2: Manual Switch Configuration

Reinstall the switch from the command line.

Lab 3: Router Configuration Using Setup

Complete the classroom network by configuring the classroom routers with a basic IP and RIP configuration via the router utility, Setup.

Lab 4: Router Configuration

Complete the classroom network by configuring the classroom routers with a basic IP and RIP configuration using the IOS command line.

Lab 5: Default Configuration

Establish a base configuration for further experimentation.

Lab 6: Device Management

Copy configuration files into and out of the router using TFTP. Discover information about directly connected Cisco neighbor devices using CDP, and experiment with telnet.

Lab 7: Bridging and MAC Security

Examine the Catalyst switches and understand the functioning of the MAC table. Understand the techniques of filtering switch access on the basis of MAC address.

Lab 8: Spanning Tree

Manipulate the network and the selection of spanning tree paths.

Lab 9: VLANs, Trunking, and InterVLAN Routing

Configure switch interfaces to carry multiple VLANs. Examine how VTP propagates VLAN information and how STP breaks switching loops.

Lab 10: RIP

RIP is set up as the initial routing protocol in the classroom network - examine status and debugging messages.

Lab 11: IGRP

Configure IGRP as the routing protocol in the classroom network and examine status and debugging messages.

Lab 12: EIGRP

Configure EIGRP as the routing protocol in the classroom network and examine status and debugging messages.

Lab 13: OSPF

Configure OSPF as the routing protocol in the classroom network and examine status and debugging messages.

Lab 14: ACL

Configure various access-lists to block specific types of traffic based on source address and application.

Lab 15: NAT

Configure 1:1, pooled, and overloaded NAT (PAT).

Lab 16: HDLC and PPP

Change the router serial port from HDLC to PPP and use the CHAP authentication protocol.

Lab 17: Frame Relay

Examine Frame Relay as a data link layer protocol.

Lab 18: Frame Relay Subinterfaces

Build on the basic frame relay configuration by learning the advantages and implementation of point-to-point and multipoint subinterfaces.

Lab 19: ISDN Legacy

Place ISDN calls from the classroom routers to send data.

Lab 20: ISDN Dialer Interfaces

Legacy ISDN lacks flexibility - by using dialer interfaces, this lab demonstrates techniques that allow ISDN to be customized for specific implementations.