Cisco Certified Networking Associate (CCNA)

CCNA R&S (Routing & Switching) Course Description

• Recognize the purpose and functions of various network devices such as routers,
• switches, bridges, and hubs
• Select the components required to meet a given network specification
• Identify common applications and their impact on the network
• Describe the purpose and basic operation of the protocols in the OSI and TCP/IP models
• Predict the data flow between two hosts across a network
• Identify the appropriate media, cables, ports, and connectors to connect CISCO network devices to other network devices and hosts in a LAN
• Determine the technology and media access control method for Ethernet networks
• Identify basic switching concepts and the operation of Cisco switches
• Configure and verify initial switch configuration including remote access management
• Verify network status and switch operation using basic utilities such as ping, telnet and ssh
• Describe how VLANs create logically separate networks and the need for routing between them
• Configure and verify VLANs
• Configure and verify trunking on Cisco switches
• Describe the operation and necessity of using private and public IP addresses for IPv4 addressing
• Identify the appropriate IPv6 addressing scheme to satisfy addressing requirements in a LAN/WAN environment
• Identify the appropriate IPv4 addressing scheme using VLSM and summarization to satisfy addressing requirements in a LAN/WAN environment
• Describe the technological requirements for running IPv6 in conjunction with IPv4
• Describe IPv6 addresses
• Describe basic routing concepts
• Configure and verify utilizing the CLI to set basic router configuration
• Verify router configuration and network connectivity
• Configure and verify network device security features Configure and verify routing configuration for a static or default route given specific routing requirements
• Differentiate methods of routing and routing protocols
• Configure and verify DHCP
• Troubleshoot and correct common problems associated with IP addressing and host configurations

Students who complete CCNA: Routing and Switching Essentials will be able to perform various routing tasks including, but not limited to:

• Recognize the purpose and functions of various network devices such as routers, switches, bridges, and hubs
• Select the components required to meet a given network specification
• Identify common applications and their impact on the network
• Describe the purpose and basic operation of the protocols in the OSI and TCP/IP models
• Predict the data flow between two hosts across a network
• Identify the appropriate media, cables, ports, and connectors to connect Cisco network devices to other network devices and hosts in a LAN
• Identify basic switching concepts and the operation of Cisco switches
• Configure and verify initial switch configuration including remote access management
• Verify network status and switch operation using basic utilities such as ping, telnet, and ssh
• Describe how VLANs create logically separate networks and the need for routing between them
• Configure and verify VLANs
• Configure and verify trunking on Cisco switches
• Identify the appropriate IPv6 addressing scheme to satisfy addressing requirements in a LAN/WAN environment
• Identify the appropriate IPv4 addressing scheme using VLSM and summarization to satisfy addressing requirements in a LAN/WAN environment
• Describe IPv6 addresses
• Describe basic routing concepts
• Configure and verify utilizing the CLI to set basic router configuration
• Configure and verify operation status of an Ethernet interface
• Verify router configuration and network connectivity
• Configure and verify routing configuration for a static or default route given specific routing requirements
• Differentiate methods of routing and routing protocols
• Configure and verify OSPF (single area)
• Configure and verify interVLAN routing (router on a stick)
• Configure SVI interfaces
• Describe the types, features, and applications of ACLs
• Configure and verify ACLs in a network environment
• Configure and verify NAT for given network requirements
• Configure and verify network device security features
• Configure and verify ACLs to filter network traffic
• Troubleshoot and resolve VLAN problems
• Troubleshoot and resolve ACL issues

Students who complete CCNA: Scaling Networks will be able to perform various switching and wireless tasks including, but not limited to:

• Identify enhanced switching technologies, such as: RSTP, PVSTP, and Etherchannel
• Configure and verify PVSTP operation
• Describe the boot process of Cisco IOS routers
• Configure and verify operation status of a serial interface.
• Manage Cisco IOS files
• Configure and verify OSPF (multi-area)
• Configure and verify EIGRP (single AS)
• Recognize high availability (FHRP)
• Configure and verify Syslog
• Describe SNMP v2 & v3
• Identify and correct common network problems
• Utilize NetFlow data
• Monitor NetFlow statistics
• Troubleshoot Etherchannel problems

Students who complete CCNA: Connecting Networks will be able to perform various WAN-related tasks including, but not limited to:  

• Identify different WAN technologies
• Configure and verify a basic WAN serial connection
• Configure and verify a PPP connection between Cisco routers
• Configure and verify Frame Relay on Cisco routers
• Implement and troubleshoot PPPoE
• Troubleshoot and resolve spanning tree operation issues
• Troubleshoot and resolve spanning tree operation issues
• Troubleshoot and resolve routing issues
• Troubleshoot and resolve OSPF problems
• Troubleshoot and resolve EIGRP problems
• Troubleshoot and resolve inter-VLAN routing problems
• Troubleshoot and resolve WAN implementation issues

Contact Details 

Ms Farren Foutie 

Farren.Foutie@mandela.ac.za 

041 504 3668