Target Audience
The target audience is anyone who desires a practical and technical introduction to the field of networking. This includes high school, community college, and lifelong-learning students who are interested in careers as network technicians, network engineers, network administrators, and network help-desk staff.
Prerequisites
The successful completion of this course requires the following:
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Reading age level of 13 or higher•
Successful completion of CCNA 1The following prerequisites are beneficial, but not required:
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Prior experience with computer hardware and command line interfaces•
Background in computer programmingCourse Description
CCNA 2: Routers and Routing Basics is the second of four CCNA courses that lead to the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) designation. CCNA 2 focuses on initial router configuration, Cisco IOS Software management, routing protocol configuration, TCP/IP, and access control lists (ACLs). Students will learn how to configure a router, manage Cisco IOS software, configure routing protocols on routers, and set access lists to control access to routers.
Course Objectives
The CCNA certification indicates knowledge of networking for the small office, home office (SOHO) market and the ability to work in small businesses or organizations that use networks with fewer than 100 nodes. A CCNA-certified individual can perform the following tasks:
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Install and configure Cisco switches and routers in multiprotocol internetworks that use LAN and WAN interfaces•
Provide Level 1 troubleshooting service•
Improve network performance and security•
Perform entry-level tasks in the planning, design, installation, operation, and troubleshooting of Ethernet and TCP/IP Networks
Students must successfully complete the CCNA 2 course before they can achieve CCNA certification.
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to perform tasks related to the following:
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Routers and their roles in WANs•
Cisco IOS Software Management•
Router configuration•
Router file management•
RIP and IGRP routing protocols•
TCP/IP error and control messages•
Router troubleshooting•
Intermediate TCP•
Access control listsCertification Alignment
The curriculum is aligned with the following Cisco Internet Learning Solution Group (ILSG) courses:
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CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate)•
INTRO (Introduction to Cisco Networking Technologies) The Course 2 claims state that students will be able to complete the following tasks:•
Identify the key characteristics of common wide-area network (WAN) configurations and technologies, and differentiate between these and common LAN technologies•
Describe the role of a router in a WAN•
Describe the purpose and operations of the router Internet Operating System (IOS)•
Establish communication between a terminal device and the router IOS, and use IOS for system analysis, configuration, and repair•
Identify the major internal and external components of a router, and describe the associated functionality•
Connect router Fast Ethernet, serial WAN, and console ports•
Perform, save, and test an initial configuration on a router•
Configure additional administrative functionality on a router•
Use embedded data-link layer functionality to perform network neighbor discovery and analysis from the router console•
Use embedded Layer 3 through Layer 7 protocols to establish, test, suspend, or disconnect connectivity to remote devices from the router console•
Identify the stages of the router boot-up sequence and show how the configuration register and boot system commands modify that sequence•
Manage system image and device configuration files•
Describe the operation of the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) and identify the reasons, types, and format of associated error and control messages•
Identify, configure, and verify the use of static and default routes•
Evaluate the characteristics of routing protocols•
Identify, analyze, and show how to rectify inherent problems associated with distance vector routing protocols•
Configure, verify, analyze, and troubleshoot simple distance vector routing protocols•
Use commands incorporated within IOS to analyze and rectify network problems•
Describe the operation of the major transport layer protocols and the interaction and carriage of application layer data•
Identify the application of packet control through the use of various access control lists•
Analyze, configure, implement, verify, and rectify access control lists within a router configurationCourse Overview
The course has been designed for 70 contact hours. Approximately 35 hours will be
designated to lab activities and 35 hours will be designated to curriculum content. A case
study on routing is required. The format and timing should be determined by the Local
Academy.