CISCO Network Academy
Aim
At the end of the course, CCNA certified professionals will be able to:
- Configure and operate LAN, WAN and dial-access services for small networks (100 nodes or fewer)
- Apply common network protocols such as IP,IGRP, Serial PPP, Frame Relay, OSPF, and EIGRP.
- Configure switched networks incorporating VLANs and trunk links
- Monitor network performance using specialist software
- Troubleshoot ethernet networks
- Implement secure networks through IP access lists
- Build common network cables.
Objectives
The CNAP training programme is designed for IT professionals who need to design, implement and support small to medium sized networks. This includes:
- Individuals entering the IT industry
- Individuals seeking a career change
- Experienced IT professionals who support other network operating systems and now intend to support Cisco products
- Current support professionals wishing to update their skills
- Senior support professionals responsible for the planning, design, implementation, maintenance or management of a network infrastructure wanting to understand how to incorporate Cisco products into their networks.
Course Content
Part 1: introduces you to the basics of networking.
Part 2: uses the foundation of unit 1 to build simple routed LANs and introduces more advanced routing concepts.
Part 3: considers advanced networking and switching concepts. This completes the LAN and Switched LAN element of the programme.
Part 4: concentrates on WAN design and implementation.
- Practicals
- Networking Fundamentals
- Making and testing Cat V cable
- Ethernet technologies
- Peer to peer networks
- Cabling LANs and WANs
- Network monitoring
- TCP/IP protocol and IP addressing
- Network design
- TCP/IP transport and applications
- Topics
- Practicals
- Examine router elements
- Configuring a router
- Identify IOS features
- Copying IOS files to a TFTP server
- Prepare to back up a router IOS
- Troubleshooting a network
- Routing protocols (IGRP, RIP)
- Configure routing protocols
- Securing a Network
- Build a secure ACL firewall network
- Topics
- Practicals
- Describe LAN segmentation
- Configuring switches
- Discuss switching methods
- Building switching networks
- How to resolve network congestion
- Multi-protocol routing (OSPF/EIGRP
- Features of spanning tree lists
- Standard and extended access
- Introduction to VLANs
- Configure VLANs
- Redundant switched networks
- Configure spanning tree protocol
- Trunk Links
- Configuring backbone trunk links
- Topics
- Practicals
- Type of WAN
- ISDN dial up networking
- Network management
- Frame relay configuration
- WAN design
- PPP configuration
Assessment
All practical activities take place in one of the best equipped Cisco labs in Scotland. We offer Small Office Home Office equipment in addition to four racks of routers, switches and hubs, fiber links, and wireless equipment. The lab now includes telephony equipment for Analogue and Digital Wide area networking.
Entry Requirements
Experience of using a PC and Windows is essential. In addition, a basic knowledge of computer networking would be advantageous. This could be obtained by attending the “Introduction to Computer Networking” course. This course is challenging and requires a considerable amount of commitment. Most students on this course find that they spend at least 6 hours of study per week in addition to the time spent attending classes.
