Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

Course Overview

Achieving CCNA certification is the first step in preparing for a career in IT technologies. To earn CCNA certification, you pass one exam that covers a broad range of fundamentals for IT careers, based on the latest networking technologies, software development skills, and job roles.

Through NCTI and its training partner, Sunset Learning Institute, students have several options to prepare for, and/or take the CCNA certification exam.

To order any of the following products or services, please contact NCTI Customer Care. All prices are listed in US Dollars.

** All prices subject to change **

Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA Preparatory Course-see curriculum details below)

» Online/Digital: $800

» Online/Digital with Practice Exam (five attempts): $899

» Individual (Combination of 5 days classroom, 3 days online): $4,195

» 8-Person Bundle (5 days classroom, 3 days online): Please call NCTI Customer Care for pricing

» Custom course experience available for groups, please contact NCTI Customer Care for details

CCNA Self-Paced Bundle (Includes training content, practice exam, Sunset neXT

Platform subscription, and Exam Voucher)

Please note:

» The training content is available for six months from the date you purchase the Self-Paced Bundle.

» The Sunset neXT Platform is a 12-month subscription which starts from the date you purchase the Self-Paced Bundle.

» $1,500

» Without Exam Voucher: $1,100

CCNA Guided Program – 5 Week Program

» CCNA Subscription content access – 6 months

» Bi-weekly Live Discussions for 5 weeks

» Practice Exam Software – 5 practice exams

» Next On Demand

» Exam Voucher

» $2395

Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions – Course Description

The Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA) v1.0 course gives you a broad range of fundamental knowledge for all IT careers. Through a combination of lecture and hands-on labs, you will learn how to install, operate, configure, and verify basic IPv4 and IPv6 networks. The course covers configuring network components such as switches, routers, and wireless LAN controllers; managing network devices; and identifying basic security threats. The course also gives you a foundation in network programmability, automation, and software-defined networking.

This class includes lecture sections and some self-study sections. In instructor-led classes, lectures are delivered in real-time, either in person or via video conferencing. In e-learning classes, the lectures are pre-recorded videos.

For classroom/online hybrid course (5 days classroom, 3 days online):

• Please contact NCTI Customer Care for available dates, locations, and times.

• You must provide your own laptop for both classroom and online activities.

Ideal For:

Headend technician

Network engineer or administrator

• Also appropriate for server/data center tech staff

NOC support specialist/technician

Central office technician -> migrating into IP-based cable support role

Field tech for HFC plant -> trying to get end-to-end understanding of cable operations

Pre-Requisites:

Basic computer literacy

Basic PC operating system navigation skills

Basic Internet usage skills

Basic IP address knowledge

The estimated completion time for this course is eight days.

Course Objectives

Describe network fundamentals and build simple LANs

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

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