Cisco Certified Network Associate

 Functions of Routers, Switches, Bridges and Hubs  OSI and TCP/IP models  Data flow between two hosts across a network LAN Switching Technologies  Identify basic switching concepts  Types of switching  Collision / Broadcast Domains  CAM Table  Configure and verify initial switch configuration  Switch operation (ping, telnet and ssh)  Identify enhanced switching technologies  RSTP / PVSTP  Ether channels • Configure and verify VLANs / Trunking  DTP / Auto negotiation • Configure and verify PVSTP operation  Root bridge election / STP Modes IP Routing Technologies  Describe basic routing concepts  C E F  Packet forwarding  Router lookup process  Describe the boot process of Cisco IOS routers  Configure and verify basic Router configuration  Configure and verify interface (serial and Ethernet)  Configure and verify Static & Default routing  Manage Cisco IOS Files  Boot preferences / Cisco IOS image(s)  Licensing  Differentiate methods of routing and routing protocols  Static vs. Dynamic  Link state vs. Distance Vector  Administrative distance  Configure and verify OSPF (single area)  Benefit of single area  Neighbor adjacencies  OSPF states, Multi area  Configure OSPF v2 & OSPF v3  Router ID, Passive interface, LSA types  Configure and verify EIGRP (single AS)  Feasible Distance / Feasible Successors  Administrative distance  Feasibility condition  Metric composition  Router ID, Auto summary, Path selection  Load balancing (Equal & Unequal)  Passive interface  InterVLAN routing (Router on a stick)  sub interfaces, encapsulation  Configure SVI interfaces IP Services  Configure and verify DHCP (IOS Router)  Configuring router interfaces to use DHCP  DHCP options  Excluded addresses, Lease time  ACL (Types, Features & Applications of ACLs)  Standard, Extended, Named & Numbered  Log option  Configure and verify ACL.  Identify the basic operation of NAT  Purpose, Pool, Static, 1 to 1 & Overloading  Source addressing & One way NAT  Configure and verify NAT  Configure and verify NTP as a client  Recognize High availability (VRRP, HSRP & GLBP)  Configure and verify Syslog  Describe SNMP v2 & v3 IP addressing (IPv4 / IPv6)  Private and public IP addresses for IPv4  IPv6 addressing scheme  IPv4 addressing scheme using VLSM and summarization  IPv6 in conjunction with IPv4 such as (dual stack)  Describe IPv6 addresses  Global unicast  Multicast  Link local  Unique local  eui 64  auto configuration Network Device Security • Configure and verify network device security  Enable secret vs enable  Disable telnet  SSH / VTYs  Physical security  Service password • Configure and verify Switch Port Security  Sticky MAC / MAC address limitation  Static / dynamic  Violation modes (Err disable/Shutdown)  Protect restrict  Err disable recovery Troubleshooting • Troubleshoot and Resolve VLAN problems  Identify that VLANs are configured  port membership correct  IP address configured • Troubleshoot and Resolve trunking problems  correct trunk states  correct encapsulation configured  correct vlans allowed • Troubleshoot and Resolve STP  Root switch  Priority  Mode is correct  Port states • Troubleshoot and Resolve routing issues  Routing is enabled  Routing table is correct  Correct path selection • Troubleshoot and Resolve OSPF problems  Neighbor advances  Hello and Dead timers  OSPF area, Interface MTU  Network types, Neighbor states  OSPF topology database • Troubleshoot and Resolve EIGRP problems  Neighbor adjancies  AS number  Load balancing • Troubleshoot and Resolve interVLAN  Connectivity  Encapsulation  Subnet, Native VLAN  Port mode trunk status • Troubleshoot and Resolve ACL issues  Statistics, Permitted networks, Direction • Troubleshoot and Resolve WAN implementation issues  Serial interfaces, PPP, Frame relay • Monitor NetFlow statistics • Troubleshoot etherchannel problems WAN Technologies • Identify different WAN Technologies  Metro Ethernet, VSAT, Cellular 3G & 4G  ISDN, DSL, Frame relay, MPLS, VPN & Cable • Configure and verify Frame Relay on Cisco router