Cisco Networking Foundations

Study to pass the Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT) exam, Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 (100-105), with this comprehensive test prep course.

CCENT (Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician) certification "opens the doors to a career in networking." Study to pass the CCENT Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 (100-105 ICND1) exam with this comprehensive test prep course. Networking expert and best-selling author Todd Lammle covers all of the exam objectives, including internetworking, subnetting, routing, switching, and network security. This test is the first step in achieving CCNA, CCNP, or CCIE certification—the accreditations employers look for most. Todd provides insights from his own 30+ years in networking, along with hands-on examples featuring Cisco routers and switches. Unlike other Cisco exam prep courses, this video-based training helps you see concepts in action and follow along at your own pace. So whether you're taking the test for the first time, or brushing up on key topics for recertification, you can find the time to learn.

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Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know
• The CCNA exam
• Lab environment overview

1. Internetworking

• Introduction to internetworking
• Internetworking devices
• Overview of the OSI reference model

2. Ethernet

• Ethernet overview
• Ethernet addressing
• Ethernet cables
• Data encapsulation and the Cisco three-layer model

3. Introduction to TCP/IP

• Overview of TCP/IP model
• Application/process layer
• Transport/host-to-host layer
• Internet layer
• IP addressing

4. Easy Subnetting

• Subnet basics
• Subnet block sizing
• Subnet by example
• Determine subnet from an IP address
• Class B subnetting

5. VLSM, Summarization, and Troubleshooting TCP/IP

• VLSM
• VLSM by hand

6. Cisco Internetworking Operating System (IOS)

• Introduction to the IOS CLI
• Interface and password commands
• Basic CLI commands
• Administrative configurations
• Router and switch interfaces
• Telnet and SSH
• View, save, and erase configurations
• Troubleshoot the Cisco IOS

7. Managing a Cisco Internetwork

• Router and switch components
• Back up and restore Cisco configurations
• Configure DHCP
• Configure DHCP relay
• Syslog and Network Time Protocol (NTP)
• CDP/LLDP and resolving hostnames

8. IP Routing

• Overview of IP routing
• The IP routing process
• Configure IP routing
• Static routing
• Default routing
• Administrative distances and routing protocols
• Overview of Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
• Configure RIPv2
• Verify RIPv2 routing

9. Layer 2 Switching

• Overview of switching services
• Configure a Catalyst switch
• Overview of port security
• Configure port security

10. VLANs and InterVLAN Routing (IVR)

• Overview of VLANs
• Configure VLANs
• Configure trunk links
• Overview of IVR
• Configure IVR on a router
• Configure IVR on a layer 3 switch

11. Security

• Introduction to access lists
• Configure access lists
• Secure VTY (telnet/SSH) access

12. Network Address Translation (NAT)

• Introduction to NAT
• Static NAT
• Configure static NAT
• Dynamic NAT
• Configure dynamic NAT
• NAT overload (PAT)
• Configure NAT overload

13. IPv6

• Introduction to IPv6
• IPv6 addresses and expressions
• Stateless and stateful autoconfiguration
• Compare IPv6 and IPv4 headers
• Overview of ICMPv6
• IPv6 addressing in an internetwork
• Configure IPv6
• Static and default IPv6 routing

Conclusion

• Next steps