Course in ICND2

This hands-on Cisco course builds from the ICND 1 course and provides students with a technical knowledge for the rest of the Authorized Cisco curriculum. This course will provide the entire information which is needed to pass the CCNA certification exams.

Course Content:

Module 1: Small Network Implementation

Lesson 1: Introducing the Review Lab

Module 2: Medium-Sized Switched Network Construction

Lesson 1: Implementing VLANs and Trunks

* Define the purpose and function of VTP on Cisco Catalyst switches
* List the steps required to configured a normal-range VLAN that uses VTP and 802.1Q trunking

Lesson 2: Improving Performance with Spanning Tree

* Describe the methods that are used to create fast physical connections between switches in a redundant topology
* Identify the potential issues of a redundant switched topology

Lesson 3: Routing Between VLANs

* Describe the purpose of subinterfaces for inter-VLAN routing
* Configure inter-VLAN routing using 802.1Q and an external router

Lesson 4: Securing the Expanded Network

* Describe the security needs of the expanded network and the characteristics of an organizational security policy
* Describe how to secure switch devices, including securing access to the switch

Lesson 5: Troubleshooting Switched Networks

* Identify and resolve VLAN and trunking issues
* Identify and resolve VTP issues
* Identify and resolve STP issues

Module 3: Medium-Sized Routed Network Construction

Lesson 1: Reviewing Routing Operations

* Describe the purpose and types of dynamic routing protocols
* Describe the operation and implementation of distance vector routing protocols
* Describe the operation and implementation of link-state routing protocols

Lesson 2: Implementing VLSM

* Review subnet mask calculation
* Describe the purpose of a VLSM and calculate VLSM
* Describe the route summarization process and how routers manage route summarization

Module 4: Single-Area OSPF Implementation

Lesson 1: Implementing OSPF

* Describe the features of OSPF
* Describe how OSPF neighbor adjacencies are established
* Describe the SPF algorithm that OSPF uses
* Configure a single-area OSPF network
* Configure a loopback interface to be used as the router ID
* Verify a single-area OSPF network configuration
* Use the OSPF debug commands to troubleshoot OSPF
* Configure load balancing with OSPF
* Configure authentication for OSPF

Lesson 2: Troubleshooting OSPF

* Describe the basic components of OSPF troubleshooting
* Identify and resolve errors with OSPF neighbor adjacencies
* Identify and resolve errors with OSPF routing tables
* Identify and resolve authentication problems

Module 5: EIGRP Implementation

Lesson 1: Implementing EIGRP

* Describe the features of EIGRP
* Configure and verify EIGRP
* Configure load balancing with EIGRP
* Configure MD5 authentication with EIGRP

Lesson 2: Troubleshooting EIGRP

* Describe the basic components of troubleshooting a network that is running EIGRP
* Identify and resolve EIGRP neighbor relationship issues
* Identify and resolve EIGRP routing table issues
* Identify and resolve EIGRP authentication

Module 6: Access Control Lists

Lesson 1: Introducing ACL Operation

* Explain the purpose of ACLs and give examples of when to use them
* Explain how inbound and outbound ACLs operate
* Describe numbered and named, standard and extended IPv4 ACLs
* Describe time-based, reflexive, and dynamic extended ACLs
* Use wildcard masking to create IPv4 ACLs

Lesson 2: Configuring and Troubleshooting ACLs

* Configure and verify numbered standard IPv4 ACLs
* Configure and verify numbered extended IPv4 ACLs
* Configure and verify both standard and extended named IPv4 ACLs
* Identify and resolve common ACL configuration errors

Module 7: Address Space Management

Lesson 1: Scaling the Network with NAT and PAT

* Describe the features and benefits of NAT and PAT
* Describe how to translate inside source addresses by using static and dynamic translation and configure NAT
* Configure PAT by overloading an inside global address
* Identify and resolve issues with the NAT translation table
* Identify and resolve issues with using the correct translation entry

Lesson 2: Transitioning to IPv6

* Explain the need for IPv6
* Describe the format of the IPv6 address
* Explain the methods that are used to assign an IPv6 address
* Explain how IPv6 affects common routing protocols and the necessary modifications you need to make to these protocols
* Explain transition strategies for implementing IPv6
* Configure IPv6 with RIPng through an IPv4 network

Module 8: LAN Extension into a WAN

Lesson 1: Introducing VPN Solutions

* Define a VPN
* Define the different types of and uses for VPNs
* Describe the components of VPN
* Describe IPsec and its components
* Describe how encryption, integrity, and authentication are applied to the IPsec protocol suite

Lesson 2: Establishing a Point-to-Point WAN Connection with PPP

* Describe the types of encapsulation that are available on Cisco routers
* Describe the features and functionality of PPP
* Configure and verify PPP

Lesson 3: Establishing a WAN Connection with Frame Relay

* Describe the features and functions of Frame Relay
* Configure Frame Relay
* Verify that Frame Relay is functioning as configured

Lesson 4: Troubleshooting Frame Relay WANs

* Describe the basic steps that are used to troubleshoot a Frame Relay WAN
* Identify and resolve the most common Frame Relay connectivity issues