ICND1 v2.0 – Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices

Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices, Part 1 (ICND1) v2.0 is a instructor-led training course that teaches learners how to install, operate, configure, and verify a basic IPv4 and IPv6 network, including configuring a LAN switch, configuring an IP router, connecting to a WAN, and identifying basic security threats.

The course maybe followed by the Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices, Part2 (ICND2) v2.0 course, which covers topics in more depth and teaches learners how to perform basic troubleshooting steps in enterprise branch office networks, preparing learners for Cisco CCNA certification.

Objectives:

Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:

• Describe network fundamentals and build simple LANs
• Establish Internet connectivity
• Manage network device security
• Expand small- to medium-sized networks with WAN connectivity
• Describe IPv6 basics

Prerequisites:

The knowledge and skills that a learner must have before attending this course are as follows:

• Basic computer literacy
• Basic PC operating system navigation skills
• Basic Internet usage skills
• Basic IP address knowledge

Benefit/Career:

• Target Candidate: Individuals seeking the Cisco CCENT certification, or Cisco CCNA Routing and Switching certification. The course is also appropriate for pre-sales and post-sales network engineers involved in the installation and support of enterprise branch office networks.
• Key Job Tasks:
  • Configure: Implement the identified solution by applying the planned implementation processes using Cisco IOS commands and applications in the correct order to the selected devices and portions of the network.
  • Verify: Use the appropriate show and debug commands and applications to ensure that the solution was correctly implemented and is performing as desired.
• Job roles: Entry Level Network Engineer, Network Administrator, Network Support Technician, and/or Help Desk Technician.

Course Description:

Lesson1: Functions of Networking

• Introduction to Network?
• Physical Components of a Network
• Interpreting a Network Diagram
• Impact of User Applications on the Network
• Properties of a Network
• Physical vs. Logical Topologies
• Summary

Lesson2: Host-to-Host Communications Model

• Host-to-Host Communications
• OSI Reference Model
• TCP/IP Protocol Suite
• Encapsulation and De-Encapsulation
• Peer-to-Peer Communications
• Summary

Lesson 3: Introducing LANs

• Local Area Networks and Components
• Switches and its functions
• Summary

Lesson 4: Operating Cisco IOS Software

• Cisco IOS Software Features and Functions
• Cisco IOS CLI Functions
• User EXEC Mode
• Privileged EXEC Mode
• Help Functions in the CLI
• CLI Error Messages
• Managing Cisco IOS Configurations
• Improving the User Experience in the CLI
• Summary

Lesson 5: Starting a Switch

• Switch Installation, LED Indicators, and Console
• Basic Switch Configuration
• Verifying the Switch Initial Startup Status
• Summary

Lesson 6: Understanding Ethernet and Switch Operation

• Ethernet LAN Connection Media
• Ethernet Frame Structure
• MAC Addresses
• Switching Operation
• Duplex Communication
• Configuring Duplex and Speed Options
• Summary

Lesson 7: Troubleshooting Common Switch Media Issues

• Common Troubleshooting Tools
• Media Issues and Troubleshooting Switch Media Issues
• Port Issues and Troubleshooting
• Summary

Lesson 8: IP Addressing and Subnets

• Subnets and Masks
• Octet Values of a Subnet Mask
• Default Gateways
• Computing Usable Subnetworks and Hosts
• Applying Subnet Masks
• Determining the Network Addressing Scheme
• Applying Subnet Masks
• Example: Addressing Scheme
• Variable-Length Subnet Mask
• VLSM Example
• Summary

Lesson 9: Introduction to TCP/IP Transport Layer

• TCP/IP Transport Layer Functions
• Reliable vs. Best-Effort Transport
• TCP vs. UDP Analogy
• UDP Characteristics
• TCP Characteristics
• TCP/IP Applications
• Lesson Summary

Lesson 10: Functions of Routing

• Role of a Router, Characteristics, and Functions
• Path Determination, Routing Table, and Types of Routes
• Dynamic Routing Protocols
• Lesson Summary

Lesson 11: Configuring a Cisco Router

• Initial Router Startup and Setup
• Configuring Router Interfaces
• Configuring the Cisco Router IP Address
• Verifying Interface Configuration and Status
• Exploring Connected Devices
• Cisco Discovery Protocol
• Discovering Neighbors Using Cisco Discovery Protocol
• Lesson Summary

Lesson 12: Exploring the Packet Delivery Process

• Layer 2 Addressing
• Layer 3 Addressing
• Address Resolution Protocol
• Host-to-Host Packet Delivery
• Role of a Switch in Packet Delivery
• Lesson Summary

Lesson 13: Enabling Static Routing

• Routing Operations
• Static and Dynamic Routing Comparison
• When to Use Static Routing
• Static Route Configuration
• Default Routes
• Static Route Configuration Verification
• Lesson Summary

Lesson 14: Managing Traffic Using ACLs

• Using ACLs
• ACL Operation
• ACL Wildcard Masking
• Wildcard Bit Mask Abbreviations
• Types of ACLs
• Testing an IP Packet Against a Numbered Standard Access List
• Basic Configuration of Numbered Standard IPv4 ACLs
• Lesson Summary

Lesson 15: Enabling Internet Connectivity

• The Demarcation Point
• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
• Options for Configuring a Provider-Assigned IP Address
• Configuring a Static Provider-Assigned IP Address
• Configuring a DHCP Client
• Public vs. Private IPv4 Addresses
• Introducing NAT
• Types of Addresses in NAT
• Types of NAT
• Understanding and Configuring Static NAT
• Verifying Static NAT Configuration
• Understanding Dynamic NAT
• Configuring Dynamic NAT
• Verifying Dynamic NAT Configuration
• Understanding and Configuring PAT
• Verifying PAT Configuration
• Troubleshooting NAT and Case Study
• Lesson Summary

Lesson 16: Securing Administrative Access

• Network Device Security Overview
• Securing Access to Privileged EXEC Mode
• Securing Console Access
• Securing Remote Access
• Enabling Remote Access Connectivity
• Limiting Remote Access with ACLs
• External Authentication Options
• Configuring the Login Banner
• Lesson Summary

Lesson 16: Implementing Device Hardening

• Securing Unused Ports
• Port Security, Configuration, and Verification
• Disabling Unused Services
• Network Time Protocol
• Configuring NTP
• Verifying NTP
• Lesson Summary

Lesson 17: Implementing Traffic Filtering with ACLs

• Using ACLs to Filter Network Traffic
• ACL Operation
• Applying ACLs to Interfaces
• The Need for Extended ACLs
• Configuring Numbered, Extended IPv4 ACLs
• Configuring Named ACLs
• ACL Configuration Guidelines
• Monitoring ACLs
• Troubleshooting Common ACL Errors
• Lesson Summary

Lesson 18: Implementing VLANs and Trunks

• Issues in a Poorly Designed Network
• VLAN Introduction
• Trunking with 802.1Q
• Creating a VLAN
• Assigning a Port to a VLAN
• Configuring an 802.1Q Trunk
• VLAN Design Considerations
• Physical Redundancy in a LAN
• Lesson Summary

Lesson 19: Routing Between VLANs

• Purpose and Options of Inter-VLAN Routing
• Configuring a Router with a Trunk Link
• Lesson Summary

Lesson 20: Using a Cisco Network Device as a DHCP Server

• Need for a DHCP Server
• Understanding DHCP
• Configuring a DHCP Server
• Monitoring DHCP Server Functions
• DHCP Relay Agent
• Lesson Summary

Lesson 21: Introducing WAN Technologies

• Introducing WANs
• WANs vs. LANs
• Role of Routers in WANs
• WAN Communication Link Options
• Point-to-Point Connectivity
• Configuring a Point-to-Point Link
• Lesson Summary

Lesson 22: Introducing Dynamic Routing Protocols

• Purpose of Dynamic Routing Protocols
• Interior and Exterior Routing Protocols
• Distance Vector and Link-State Routing Protocols
• Understanding Link-State Routing Protocols
• Lesson Summary

Lesson 23: Implementing OSPF

• Introducing OSPF
• OSPF Adjacencies
• SPF Algorithm
• Router ID
• Configuring Single-Area OSPF
• Verifying OSPF Configuration
• Lesson Summary

Lesson 24: Introducing Basic IPv6

• IPv4 Addressing Exhaustion Workarounds
• IPv6 Features, Addresses, Unicast
• IPv6 Addresses Allocation
• Basic IPv6 Connectivity
• Lesson Summary

Lesson 25: Understanding IPv6

• IPv6 Header Changes and Benefits
• ICMPv6
• Neighbor Discovery
• Stateless Auto-configuration
• Lesson Summary

Lesson 26: Configuring IPv6 Routing

• Routing for IPv6
• Static Routing
• OSPFv3
• Lesson Summary