Cisco CCNA 200-301
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    • Description
    • Before the Exame
    • CCNA Exam Topics
  • Network fundamentals
    • Topics - Network fundamentals
    • Explain the role and function of network components
    • Describe characteristics of network topology architectures
    • Compare physical interface and cabling types
    • Identify interface and cable issues
    • Compare TCP to UDP
    • Configure and verify IPv4 addressing and subnetting
    • Describe the need for private IPv4 addressing
    • Configure and verify IPv6 addressing and prefix
    • Compare IPv6 address types
    • Verify IP parameters for Client OS
    • Describe wireless principles
    • Explain virtualization fundamentals
    • Describe switching concepts
  • Network access
    • Configure and verify VLANs (normal range) spanning multiple switches
    • Configure and verify interswitch connectivity
    • Configure and verify Layer 2 discovery protocols
    • Configure and verify (Layer 2/Layer 3) EtherChannel (LACP)
    • Describe the need for and basic operations of Rapid PVST+ Spanning Tree Protocol and identify basic
    • Compare Cisco Wireless Architectures and AP modes
    • Describe physical infrastructure connections of WLAN components
    • Describe AP and WLC management access connections
    • Configure the components of a wireless LAN access
    • Summary
  • IP connectivity
    • Interpret the components of routing table
    • Determine how a router makes a forwarding decision by default
    • Configure and verify IPv4 and IPv6 static routing
    • Configure and verify single area OSPFv2
    • Describe the purpose of first hop redundancy protocol
  • IP services
    • Configure and verify inside source NAT using static and pools
    • Configure and verify NTP operating in a client and server mode
    • Explain the role of DHCP and DNS within the network
    • Explain the function of SNMP in network operations
    • Describe the use of syslog features including facilities and levels
    • Configure and verify DHCP client and relay
    • Explain the forwarding per-hop behavior (PHB)
    • Configure network devices for remote access using SSH
    • Describe the capabilities and function of TFTP/FTP in the network
  • Security fundamentals
    • Define key security concepts
    • Describe security program elements
    • Configure device access control using local passwords
    • Describe security password policies elements, such as management, complexity, and password alternati
    • Describe remote access and site-to-site VPNs
    • Configure and verify access control lists
    • Configure Layer 2 security features
    • Differentiate authentication, authorization, and accounting concepts
    • Describe wireless security protocols
    • Configure WLAN using WPA2 PSK using the GUI
  • Automation and programmability
    • Explain how automation impacts network management
    • Compare traditional networks with controller-based networking
    • Describe controller-based and software defined architectures
    • Compare traditional campus device management with Cisco DNA Center enabled device management
    • Describe characteristics of REST-based APIs
    • Recognize the capabilities of configuration management mechanisms Puppet, Chef, and Ansible
    • Interpret JSON encoded data
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  1. Network fundamentals

Topics - Network fundamentals

  • 1.1 Explain the role and function of network components

    • 1.1.a Routers

    • 1.1.b Layer 2 and Layer 3 switches

    • 1.1.c Next-generation firewalls and IPS

    • 1.1.d Access points

    • 1.1.e Controllers (Cisco DNA Center and WLC)

    • 1.1.f Endpoints

    • 1.1.g Servers

    • 1.1.h PoE

  • 1.2 Describe characteristics of network topology architectures

    • 1.2.a Two-tier

    • 1.2.b Three-tier

    • 1.2.c Spine-leaf

    • 1.2.d WAN

    • 1.2.e Small office/home office (SOHO)

    • 1.2.f On-premise and cloud

  • 1.3 Compare physical interface and cabling types

    • 1.3.a Single-mode fiber, multimode fiber, copper

    • 1.3.b Connections (Ethernet shared media and point-to-point)

  • 1.4 Identify interface and cable issues (collisions, errors, mismatch duplex, and/or speed)

  • 1.5 Compare TCP to UDP

  • 1.6 Configure and verify IPv4 addressing and subnetting

  • 1.7 Describe the need for private IPv4 addressing

  • 1.8 Configure and verify IPv6 addressing and prefix

  • 1.9 Describe IPv6 address types

    • 1.9.a Unicast (global, unique local, and link local)

    • 1.9.b Anycast

    • 1.9.c Multicast

    • 1.9.d Modified EUI 64

  • 1.10 Verify IP parameters for Client OS (Windows, Mac OS, Linux)

  • 1.11 Describe wireless principles

    • 1.11.a Nonoverlapping Wi-Fi channels

    • 1.11.b SSID

    • 1.11.c RF

    • 1.11.d Encryption

  • 1.12 Explain virtualization fundamentals (server virtualization, containers, and VRFs)

  • 1.13 Describe switching concepts

    • 1.14 MAC learning and aging

    • 1.15 Frame switching

    • 1.16 Frame flooding

    • 1.17 MAC address table

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