Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices - Part 1 (ICND1)

This course focuses on providing the skills and knowledge necessary to install, operate, and troubleshoot a small branch office Enterprise network, including configuring a switch, a router, and connecting to a WAN and implementing network security.

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

• Describe how networks function, identifying major components, function of network components and the Open System Interconnection (OSI) reference model.
• Using the host-to-host packet delivery process, describe issues related to increasing traffic on an Ethernet LAN and identify switched LAN technology solutions to Ethernet networking issues.
• Describe the reasons for extending the reach of a LAN and the methods that can be used with a focus on RF wireless access.
• Describe the reasons for connecting networks with routers and how routed networks transmit data through networks using TCP / IP.
• Describe the function of Wide Area Networks (WANs), the major devices of WANs, and configure PPP encapsulation, static and dynamic routing, PAT and RIP routing.
• Use the command-line interface to discover neighbors on the network and managing the routers startup and configuration.

Course Outline

Lesson 1: Building a Simple Network

• Exploring the Functions of Networking
• Securing the Network
• Understanding the Host-to-Host Communications Model
• Understanding the TCP/IP Internet Layer
• Understanding the TCP/IP Transport Layer
• Exploring the Packet Delivery Process
• Understanding Ethernet Connecting to an Ethernet LAN

Lesson 2: Ethernet Local Area Networks

• Understanding the Challenges of Shared LANs
• Solving Network Challenges with Switched LAN Technology
• Exploring the Packet Delivery Process
• Operating Cisco IOS Software
• Starting a Switch
• Understanding Switch Security
• Maximizing the Benefits of Switching
• Troubleshooting Switch Issues

Lesson 3: Wireless Local Area Networks

• Exploring Wireless Networking
• Understanding WLAN Security
• Implementing a WLAN

Lesson 4: Local Area Network Connections

• Exploring the Functions of Routing
• Understanding Binary Basics
• Constructing a Network
• Addressing Scheme
• Starting a Cisco Router
• Configuring a Cisco Router
• Exploring the Packet Delivery Process
• Understanding Cisco Router Security
• Using Cisco SDM Using a Cisco Router as a DHCP
• Server Accessing Remove Devices

Lesson 5: Wide Area Networks Connections

• Understanding WAN Technologies
• Enabling the Internet Connection
• Enabling Static Routing
• Configuring Serial Encapsulation
• Enabling RIP

Lesson 6: Network Environment Management

• Discovering Neighbors on the Network
• Managing Cisco Router Startup and Configuration
• Managing Cisco Devices