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Course Length:
5 Days
Course Description:
ICND1 v1.1 focuses on providing the skills and knowledge necessary to implement and support a small switched and routed network. For the purpose of this course, a small network is defined as 1-20 hosts connected to a single switch with the switch running a single VLAN. The switch is also connected to a router that is providing a routed link (RIP & default) to a simulated Internet and corporate office. ICND1 v1.0 works from the bottom up providing knowledge and skills as they are needed. The course starts with an introduction to networking. It then introduces host-to-host communications using TCP/ IP. Next Layer 2 devices (switches, etc.) are introduced into the network. Next Layer 3 devices (routers) are introduced into the network. The introduction of Layer 3 devices leads to the use of WANs and routing to connect the site to the Internet and corporate sites. Finally, device management skills (CDP, TFTP, etc.) are introduced.
Who Should Attend:
The primary audience for this course includes Network Administrators, Network Engineers, Network Managers, and Systems Engineers.
Benefits of Attendance:
Upon completion of this course, students will 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 router’s startup and configuration.
Prerequisites:
Students should have basic computer literacy, basic Windows navigation skills, basic Internet usage skills, and basic e-mail usage skills.
Course Outline:
  • Course Introduction
  • Module1: Building a Simple Network
    1. Exploring the Functions of Networking
    2. Securing the Network
    3. Understanding the Host-to-Host Communication Model
    4. Understanding TCP/IP's Internet Layer
    5. Understanding TCP/IP’s Transport Layer
    6. Exploring the Packet Delivery Process
    7. Understanding Ethernet
    8. Connecting to an Ethernet LAN
    9. Lab 1-1: Using Windows Applications as Network Tools
    10. Lab 1-2: Observing the TCP Three-W ay Handshake
    11. Lab 1-3: Observing Extended PC Network Information
  • Module 2: Ethernet Local Area Networks (LAN's)
    1. Understanding the Challenges of Shared LANs
    2. Solving Network Challenges with Switched LAN Technology
    3. Exploring the Packet Delivery Process
    4. Operating Cisco IOS Software
    5. Starting a Switch
    6. Understanding Switch Security
    7. Maximizing the Benefits of Switching
    8. Troubleshooting Switch Issues
    9. Lab 2-1: Connecting to Remote Lab Equipment
    10. Lab 2-2: Switch Startup and Initial Configuration
    11. Lab 2-3: Enhancing Security of Switch Configuration
    12. Lab 2-4: Operating and Configuring a Cisco IO S Dev ice
  • Module 3: Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN's)
    1. Exploring Wireless Networking
    2. Understanding WLAN Security
    3. Implementing a WLAN
  • Module 4: Local Area Network Connections
    1. Exploring the Functions of Routing
    2. Understanding Binary Basics
    3. Constructing a Network Addressing Scheme
    4. Starting a Router
    5. Configuring a Router
    6. Exploring the Packet Delivery Process
    7. Understanding Router Security
    8. Using Cisco Router and Security Device Manager
    9. Using a Router as a DHCP Server
    10. Accessing Remote Devices
    11. Lab 4-1: Converting Decimal to Binary and Binary to Decimal
    12. Lab 4-2: Classifying Network Addressing
    13. Lab 4-3: Computing Usable Sub-networks and Hosts
    14. Lab 4-4: Calculating Subnet Masks
    15. Lab 4-5: Initial Router Startup
    16. Lab 4-6: Initial Router Configuration
    17. Lab 4-7: Enhancing Security of Initial Router Configuration
    18. Lab 4-8: Using SDM to Configure DHCP Server Function
    19. Lab 4-9: Managing Remote Access Sessions
  • Module 5: Wide Area Networks (WANs)
    1. Understanding WAN Technologies
    2. Enabling the Internet Connection
    3. Enabling Static Routing
    4. Configuring Serial Encapsulation
    5. Enabling Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
    6. Lab 5-1: Connecting to the Internet
    7. Lab 5-2: Connecting to the Main Office
    8. Lab 5-3: Enable Dynamic Routing to Main Office
  • Module 6: Network Environment Management
    1. Managing Cisco Devices
    2. Lab 6-1: Using CDP
    3. Lab 6-2: Managing Router Startup Options
    4. Lab 6-3: Managing Cisco Dev ices
    5. Lab 6-4: Confirming the Re-Configuration of the Branch Network