Lesson 1: Building a Simple Network

• Exploring the Functions of Networking
• Securing the Network
• Host-to-Host Communication Model
• TCP/IP's Internet Layer
• TCP/IP's Transport Layer
• Packet Delivery Process
• Understanding Ethernet
• Connecting to an Ethernet LAN

Lesson 2: Ethernet LANs

• Challenges of Shared LANs
• Solving Network Challenges with Switched LAN Technology
• Packet Delivery Process
• Operating Cisco IOS Software
• Starting the Switch
• Understanding Switch Security
• Maximizing the Benefits of Switching
• Troubleshooting Switch Issues

Lesson 3: Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANS)

• Exploring Wireless Networking
• Understanding WLAN Security
• Implementing a WLAN

Lesson 4: LAN Connections

• Functions of Routing
• Understanding Binary Basics
• Constructing a Network Addressing Scheme
• Starting a Router
• Configuring a Router
• Packet Delivery Process
• Understanding Router Security
• Using Cisco Router and Security Device Manager
• Using a Router as a DHCP Server
• Accessing Remote Devices

Lesson 5: Network Environment Management

• Discovering Neighbors on the Network
• Managing Router Startup and Configuration
• Managing Cisco Devices

Lesson 6: Small Network Implementation

• Review Lab: Review of a Small Network Environment

Lesson 7: Medium-Sized Switched Network Construction

• Implementing VLANs and Trunks
• Improving Performance with Spanning Tree
• Routing Between VLANs
• Securing the Expanded Network
• Troubleshooting Switched Networks

Lesson 8: Wide Area Networks (WANs)

• WAN Technologies
• Enabling the Internet Connection
• Enabling Static Routing
• Configuring Serial Encapsulation
• Enabling Routing Information Protocol (RIP)

Lesson 9: LAN Extension into a WAN

• Establishing a Point-to-Point WAN Connection with PPP
• Establishing a WAN Connection with Frame Relay
• Troubleshooting Frame Relay WANs
• Introducing VPN Solutions

Lesson 10: Medium-Sized Routed Network Construction

• Reviewing Routing Operations
• Implementing VLSM

Lesson 11: Single Area OSPF Implementation

• Implementing OSPF
• Troubleshooting OSPF

Lesson 12: EIGRP Implementation

• Implementing EIGRP
• Troubleshooting EIGRP

Lesson 13: Access Control Lists (ACLs)

• Introducing ACL Operation
• Configuring and Troubleshooting ACLs

Lesson 14: Address Space Management

• Scaling the Network with NAT and PAT
• Transitioning to IPv6

Lab 1: Using Host-Based Tools
Lab 2: Observing the TCP Three-Way Handshake
Lab 3: Observing Extended PC Network Information
Lab 4: Connecting to Remote Lab Equipment
Lab 5: Switch Startup and Initial Configuration
Lab 6: Configuring Expanded Switch Networks
Lab 7: Troubleshooting Switched Networks
Lab 8: Enhancing Security of Switch Configuration
Lab 9: Using CDP
Lab 10: Managing Router Startup Operations
Lab 11: Managing Cisco Devices
Lab 12: Operating and Configuring a Cisco IOS Device
Lab 13: Converting Decimal to Binary and Binary to Decimal
Lab 14: Classifying Network Addressing
Lab 15: Computing Usable Subnetworks and Hosts
Lab 16: Calculating Subnet Masks
Lab 17: Initial Router Startup
Lab 18: Initial Router Configuration
Lab 19: Enhancing Security of Initial Router Configuration
Lab 20: Using Security Device Manager (SDM) to Configure DHCP
Lab 21: Managing Remote Access Sessions
Lab 22: Connecting to the Internet
Lab 23: Connecting to the Main Office
Lab 24: Establishing a Frame Relay WAN
Lab 25: Troubleshooting Frame Relay WANs
Lab 26: Enable Dynamic Routing to Main Office
Lab 27: Implementing OSPF
Lab 28: Troubleshooting OSPF
Lab 29: Implementing EIGRP
Lab 30: Troubleshooting EIGRP
Lab 31: Implementing and Troubleshooting Access Control Lists (ACLs)
Lab 32: Configuring NAT and Port Address Translation (PAT)
Lab 33: Implementing IPv6
Lab 34: Implementing a Small Network (Review Lab)
Lab 35: Confirming the Re-Configuration of the Branch Network