Course Overview
This course focuses on the skills and knowledge necessary to install, operate, and troubleshoot a small-to-medium size branch office Enterprise network, including configuring several switches and routers, connecting to a WAN and implementing network security.
This course helps students prepare for ICND2 Exam #640-816 or, coupled with mastery of the ICND1 topics, the CCNA Composite Exam #640-802.
Target Audience
ICND2 is designed for those who have a firm background in data networking, have some hands-on experience with Cisco routers and switches, and are looking to increase their knowledge of installation, maintaining, and troubleshooting medium-sized switched and routed networks or for those who are looking to achieve the first level of Cisco certification, the CCNA.
Prerequisites
- Skills and knowledge equivalent to those learned in ICND Part 1
- Know how to install, configure, and troubleshoot a small network
Course Objectives
- Review how to configure and troubleshoot a small network.
- Expand the switched network from a small LAN to a medium-sized LAN with multiple switches, supporting VLAN, trunking and spanning tree.
- Describe routing concepts as they apply to a medium-sized network and discuss considerations when implementing routing on the network.
- Configure, verify, and troubleshoot OSPF.
- Configure, verify and troubleshoot EIGRP.
- Determine how to apply ACLs based on network requirements, and to configure, verify, and troubleshoot ACLs on a medium-sized network.
- Describe when to use NAT or PAT on a medium-sized network, and configure NAT or PAT on routers.
- Identify and implement the appropriate WAN technology based on network requirements.
Course Outline
- Course Introduction
- Small Network Implementation
- Medium-Sized Switched Network Construction
- Medium-Sized Routed Network Construction
- Single Area OSPF Implementation
- EIGRP Implementation
- Access Control Lists
- Address Space Management
- LAN Extension into a WAN