• Entry-level network engineer
• Network administrator
• Network support technician
• Help desk technician

• Identify the components of a computer network and describe their basic characteristics
• Understand the model of host-to-host communication
• Describe the features and functions of the Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS®) software
• 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
• Install a switch and perform the initial configuration
• Describe the TCP/IP Internet layer, IPv4, its addressing scheme, and subnetting
• Describe the TCP/IP Transport layer and Application layer
• Explore functions of routing
• 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
• Describe the operation, benefits, and limitations of static routing
• Describe, implement, and verify virtual local area networks (VLANs) and trunks
• Describe the application and configuration of inter-VLAN routing
• Explain the basics of dynamic routing protocols and describe components and terms of Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) 
• Explain how Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) and Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) work
• Configure link aggregation using EtherChannel
• Describe the purpose of Layer 3 redundancy protocols
• Describe basic WAN and VPN concepts
• 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
• Describe the concepts of wireless networks, which types of wireless networks can be built, and how to use Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs)
• Describe network and device architectures and introduce virtualization
• 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)
• 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

• Exploring the Functions of Networking — Lecture
• Introducing the Host-to-Host Communications Model — Lecture
• Operating Cisco IOS Software — Lecture
• Introducing LANs — Lecture
• Exploring the TCP/IP Link Layer — Lecture
• Starting a Switch — Lecture
• Introducing the TCP/IP Internet Layer, IPv4 Addressing, and Subnets — Lecture
• Explaining the TCP/IP Transport Layer and Application Layer — Lecture
• Exploring the Functions of Routing — Lecture
• Configuring a Cisco Router — Lecture
• Exploring the Packet Delivery Process — Lecture
• Troubleshooting a Simple Network — Lecture
• Introducing Basic IPv6 — Lecture
• Configuring Static Routing — Lecture
• Implementing VLANs and Trunks — Lecture
• Routing Between VLANs — Lecture
• Introducing OSPF — Lecture
• Building Redundant Switched Topologies — Self-study
• Improving Redundant Switched Topologies with EtherChannel — Lecture
• Exploring Layer 3 Redundancy — Self-study
• Introducing WAN Technologies — Self-study
• Explaining Basics of ACL — Lecture
• Enabling Internet Connectivity — Lecture
• Introducing QoS — Self-study
• Explaining Wireless Fundamentals — Self-study
• Introducing Architectures and Virtualization — Self-study
• Explaining the Evolution of Intelligent Networks — Lecture
• Introducing System Monitoring — Lecture
• Managing Cisco Devices — Lecture
• Examining the Security Threat Landscape – Self-study

Lab Outline

• Get Started with Cisco Command-Line Interface (CLI)
• Observe How a Switch Operates
• Perform Basic Switch Configuration
• Implement the Initial Switch Configuration
• Inspect TCP/IP Applications
• Configure an Interface on a Cisco Router
• Configure and Verify Layer 2 Discovery Protocols
• Implement an Initial Router Configuration
• Configure Default Gateway
• Explore Packet Forwarding
• Troubleshoot Switch Media and Port Issues
• Troubleshoot Port Duplex Issues
• Configure Basic IPv6 Connectivity
• Configure and Verify IPv4 Static Routes
• Configure IPv6 Static Routes
• Implement IPv4 Static Routing
• Implement IPv6 Static Routing
• Configure VLANs and Trunk
• Troubleshoot VLANs and Trunk
• Configure Inter-VLAN Routing
• Implement Multiple VLANs and Basic Routing Between the VLANs
• Configure and Verify Single-Area OSPF
• Configure and Verify EtherChannel
• Improve Redundant Switched Topologies with EtherChannel
• Configure and Verify IPv4 ACLs
• Implement Numbered and Named IPv4 ACLs
• Configure a Provider-Assigned IPv4 Address
• Configure Static NAT
• Configure Dynamic NAT and Port Address Translation (PAT)
• Implement PAT
• Explore the Cisco DNA™ Center
• Configure and Verify NTP
• Configure System Message Logging
• Create the Cisco IOS Image Backup
• Upgrade Cisco IOS Image 
• Secure Console and Remote Access
• Enable and Limit Remote Access Connectivity
• Secure Device Administrative Access
• Configure and Verify Port Security
• Implement Device Hardening
• Log into and Monitor the WLC
• Configure an Open Wireless Network
• Define a RADIUS Server and Enable SNMP and Syslog
• Configure a WLAN to Use WPA2 PSK