This five–day workshop for intermediate routing technicians is designed for IT professionals who want to learn to implement Cisco switches and routers in small to medium-size enterprise and branch networks. Participants will learn about redundant topologies and fault tolerance through hands-on instruction and lab projects. This course provides the installation, configuration, and troubleshooting information that intermediate routing technicians need to operate Cisco products effectively.

NOTE: Our certified instructors use the official Cisco Press textbook, mapping to the exams for Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Routing & Switching certification.

Performance Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course you should be able to:

• Operate a medium-sized LAN with multiple switches
  • Identify enhancements to the Spanning Tree Protocol
  • Configure and verify PVSTP operation
• Perform network management
  • Configure boot preferences
  • Utilize syslog and SNMP
  • Manage Cisco IOS files and licensing
• Understand routing protocol advancements
  • Configure multi-area OSPF and OSPF for IPv6
  • Configure EIGRP and EIGRPv6
  • Create redundant first-hop routers
• Extend the Network to WANS
  • Establish serial point-to-point connections
  • Establish a frame relay PVC connection

Competencies covered in this course: Prepares participants implement Cisco switches and routers.

Intended Audience: Network administration professionals and CCNA exam candidates.

Pre-requisites: Participants must have a strong working knowledge of networking terminology and familiarity with the Cisco IOS command line. Understanding of TCP/IP fundamentals and IP subnetting is required. The ICND1 course or CCENT certification is strongly recommended.