Cisco CCNA // CCNA220

ICND2 - Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part2

The next step towards CCNA Certification. This comprehensive, hands-on, 5-day Authorized Cisco® course builds on the foundation provided by the CCNA210 – ICND1 Mastering Entry-Level Internetworking Part 1.

Course Description

This Cisco CCNA course will provide a technical foundation for the rest of the Authorized Cisco® curriculum. CCNA220: ICND2 is focused on expansion and progression of the skills learned in the CCNA210: ICND1 by adding advanced technologies and diving deeper into the technologies previously mastered in the CCNA 210 (ICND1) to cultivate further mastery into the CCNA® - level. This course escalates the scope of the CCNA210 course from a small network to a medium-sized switched and routed internetwork for business-class environments such as SMB. Whether your goal is to familiarize yourself with Cisco® technology or to eventually become a Cisco® Certified Internetworking Expert - CCIE®, the CCNA® is the place to begin. If you are looking to operate most proficiently in Cisco® network environments, the CCNA220: ICND2 prepares you to take on the real-life challenges that are commonplace within medium-sized switched and routed internetworks in today’s business-class systems, properly apply Cisco® solutions, and achieve mastery of CCNA® skills. You will be operating in a ‘live’ dynamic, hands-on networking environment with tons of live Cisco® gear and all of the tools you need to be successful; come prepared to have a great experience and challenge yourself to learn. This class prepares students for the 640-816 ICND2 certification exam.

Audience

CCNA220: ICND2 is a very challenging course designed for those candidates who have completed the CCNA210 - Mastering Entry-Level Internetworking’, now possessing a firm background in IP data networking, have hands-on experience with Cisco® routers and switches, and are looking to increase their knowledge of installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting medium-sized switched and routed networks in a business-class environment, or for those who are looking to achieve the next level of Cisco® certification, the CCNA®. Note that prerequisite Cisco® experience for the CCNA220 is acquired in the ‘CCNA210 - Mastering Entry-Level Internetworking’ course and is not reiterated in this course.

Prerequisites

Candidates for this course should have completed course CCNA210: ICND1 - Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 and feel as if they have mastered its content, or, through industry experience, already possess the equivalent skills.
Since the CCNA220 builds onto the skills gained in the CCNA210 course and does not reiterate its content, it is critical that such knowledge and skills are already in place.
Students new to internetworking and Cisco® hardware or career changers should begin with the CCNA210 - Mastering Entry-Level Internetworking course to maximize the return on their training investment.

What You Will Learn

Your journey towards mastery of CCNA opens with a Composite Lab Evolution, in which you will review and rebuild the final topology used in the CCNA210 (ICND1) course and prepare to extend the network to the full CCNA® internetwork layout.

You will explore and master the advanced routing, switching, security and other essential technologies required of a Cisco® Certified Network Associate.

This will be accomplished through a series of technology and scenario discussions that are teamed with extremely realistic hands-on exercises used to validate your mastery of skills. All discussions and exercises fixate on mastery of each technology based on its practical orientation within the ‘Big Picture’ and implementation using industry proven technique and ‘best practice’.

The hands-on exercises, known as ‘Evolutions’ will test your ability to create solutions to internetwork scenarios, implement each technology and troubleshoot efficiently within a dynamic network environment. All Evolutions within the CCNA220 follow the Interface HardHat™ framework, which focuses on the development of planning, execution and problem-solving skills critical in the real world.

The HardHat™ framework is deliberately architected to mimic the realistic and universal scenarios, forcing you to think through them and implement precise solutions based solely on stated objectives. Step-by-step instructions do not exist for real-life and therefore do not exist in HardHat™.

You will gain invaluable experience operating on a wide range of Cisco hardware; from Cisco Aggregation routers and ISRs to several models of Catalyst switch, 2960 to 6500, all of which is in the room with you for you to build yourself. You will configure your 6500s for the network to function correctly; nothing is ‘pre’ configured.

Preparation for Cisco Exam: 640-816 - ICND2 or Cisco Exam: 640-802 – CCNA Composite

Course Outline

1. Small Network Implementation
Introducing the Review Lab
  • Cisco IOS CLI Functions 
  • Configuration Modes of Cisco IOS Software 
  • Help Facilities of the Cisco IOS CLI 
  • Commands Review
2. Medium-Sized Switched Network Construction
Implementing VLANs and Trunks
  • Understanding VLANs 
  • Understanding Trunking with 802.1Q 
  • Understanding VLAN Trunking Protocol 
  • Configuring VLANs and Trunks
Optimizing Spanning Tree Performance
  • Building a Redundant Switched Topology 
  • Recognizing Issues of a Redundant Switched Topology 
  • Resolving Issues with STP 
  • STP Operation 
  • Configuring RSTP
Routing Between VLANs
  • Understanding Inter-VLAN Routing 
  • Configuring Inter-VLAN Routing 

Securing the Expanded Network

  • Overview of Switch Security Concerns 
  • Secure Switch Devices
Troubleshooting Switched Networks
  • Troubleshooting Switches 
  • Troubleshooting Port Connectivity 
  • Troubleshooting VLANs and Trunking 
  • Troubleshooting VTP 
  • Troubleshooting Spanning Tree
3. Medium-Sized Routed Network Construction
Reviewing Routing Operations 
  • Reviewing Dynamic Routing 
  • Understanding Distance Vector Routing Protocols 
  • Understanding Link-State Routing Protocols
Implementing VLSM
  • Reviewing Subnets 
  • Introducing VLSMs 
  • Understanding Route Summarization
4. Single-Area OSPF Implementation 

Implementing OSPF

  • Introducing OSPF 
  • Establishing OSPF Neighbor Adjacencies 
  • SPF Algorithm 
  • Configuring and Verifying OSPF 
  • Loopback Interfaces 
  • Verifying the OSPF Configuration 
  • Using OSPF debug Commands 
  • Load Balancing with OSPF 
  • OSPF Authentication
Troubleshooting OSPF
  • Components of Troubleshooting OSPF 
  • Troubleshooting OSPF Neighbor Adjacencies 
  • Troubleshooting OSPF Routing Tables 
  • Troubleshooting Plaintext Password Authentication 
5. EIGRP Implementation
Implementing EIGRP
  • EIGRP Features 
  • Configuring and Verifying EIGRP 
  • Load Balancing with EIGRP 
  • Configuring EIGRP Authentication 
  • Troubleshooting EIGRP Authentication
Troubleshooting EIGRP
  • Components of Troubleshooting EIGRP 
  • Troubleshooting EIGRP Neighbor Issues 
  • Troubleshooting EIGRP Routing Tables
6. Access Control Lists
Introducing ACL Operation
  • Understanding ACLs 
  • ACL Operation 
  • Types of ACLs 
  • Additional Types of ACLs 
  • ACL Wildcard Masking
Configuring and Troubleshooting ACLs
  • Configuring Numbered Standard IPv4 ACLs 
  • Configuring Numbered Extended IPv4 ACLs 
  • Configuring Named ACLs 
  • Troubleshooting ACLs
7. Address Space Management
Scaling the Network with NAT and PAT
  • Introducing NAT and PAT 
  • Translating Inside Source Addresses 
  • Overloading an Inside Global Address 
  • Resolving Translation Table Issues 
  • Resolving Issues with Using the Correct Translation Entry
Transitioning to IPv6
  • Reasons for Using IPv6 
  • Understanding the IPv6 Address 
  • Assigning IPv6 Addresses 
  • Configuring IPv6 
  • Routing Considerations with IPv6 
  • DNS Considerations with IPv6 
  • Strategies for Implementing IPv6
8. LAN Extension into a WAN 
 
Introducing VPN Solutions
  • VPNs and Their Benefits 
  • Types of VPNs 
  • Components of VPNs 
  • Introducing IPsec 
  • IPsec Protocol Framework
Establishing a Point-to-Point WAN Connection with PPP
  • Understanding WAN Encapsulations 
  • Overview of PPP 
  • Configuring and Verifying PPP
Establishing a WAN Connection with Frame Relay
  • Understanding Frame Relay 
  • Configuring Frame Relay 
  • Verifying Frame Relay
Troubleshooting Frame Relay WANs
  • Components of Troubleshooting Frame Relay 
  • Troubleshooting Frame Relay Connectivity Issues