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CCNA Practical Lab Workshop: Build, Validate & Troubleshoot (CCNA-PLW)
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Because enterprise networks are best learned by building them.
CCNA Practical Lab Workshop: Build, Validate & Troubleshoot is an intensive, bootcamp-style 4-day hands-on lab program designed to address a clear market gap in networking training. It provides a 4-day immersive, instructor-led experience focused on enterprise networking job skills. Participants build, configure, validate, and troubleshoot an end-to-end, multi-site enterprise network using Cisco routing, switching, services, resiliency, and foundational security—developing the operational confidence needed for network engineering, NOC, and infrastructure roles.
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Spend 4 Days Building A Network from the Ground Up
Day 1
Enterprise Switching & Segmentation
Day 2
WAN Connectivity & Dynamic Routing
Day 3
Network Resiliency & High Availability
Day 4
Network
Services &
Security
This course doesn’t replace CCNA, it completes it.
See how they compare:
| Course Dimension | CCNA Course | CCNA Practical Lab Workshop |
|---|---|---|
| Learning Goal | Understand networking concepts and pass the CCNA exam | Build operational confidence as a network engineer |
| Scope of Content | Broad, foundational networking topics | Practical, enterprise-focused implementations |
| Network Design Approach | Small, isolated examples | End-to-end, multi-site enterprise network |
| Hands-On Experience | Labs aligned to exam objectives | Extensive hands-on labs and troubleshooting |
| Skill Emphasis | Knowing what technologies are | Knowing how to deploy, operate, and fix them |
| Career Placement | Entry-level networking foundation | Post-CCNA, pre-CCNP skills bridge |
| Outcome | Exam readiness | Job readiness for enterprise networking roles |
Course Outline and Details
Prerequisites
- Participants should have CCNA-level networking knowledge or equivalent experience, including familiarity with TCP/IP, IPv4/IPv6 addressing, VLANs, basic routing concepts, OSPF fundamentals, and Cisco IOS CLI navigation.
Target Audience
- CCNA-certified professionals
- Network administrators moving into engineering roles
- NOC engineers transitioning to network engineering
- Early-career network engineers
- IT professionals preparing for advanced enterprise networking responsibilities
Course Objectives
- Deploy and manage enterprise Cisco network devices
- Design scalable switching and routing architectures
- Implement dynamic routing across multiple sites
- Configure enterprise network services
- Apply foundational network security controls
- Validate and troubleshoot production networks
Course Outline
Day 1 Enterprise Switching & Segmentation
- Cisco IOS and CLI operational refresher
- Enterprise switching design concepts
- VLAN architecture and segmentation strategies
- Trunking, routed switch ports, and SVIs
- Inter-VLAN routing using router-on-a-stick and multilayer switching
Hands-on Labs:
- VLAN creation and port assignment
- Trunk and routed uplink configuration
- Inter-VLAN routing validation
Day 2 – WAN Connectivity & Dynamic Routing
- Enterprise WAN and Internet edge architecture
- Default routing and next-hop strategies
- OSPF fundamentals, including OSPFv2 and OSPFv3
- Routing convergence and verification
Hands-on Labs:
- WAN interface configuration
- Internet edge routing
- OSPF deployment and troubleshooting
Day 3 – Network Resiliency & High Availability
- Spanning Tree Protocol (STP and RSTP)
- Root bridge selection and optimization
- EtherChannel and link aggregation
- Gateway redundancy using HSRP
Hands-on Labs:
- STP tuning and RSTP configuration
- Port-channel implementation
- HSRP configuration and failover testing
Day 4 – Network Services & Security
- Core IP services: DHCP, NAT, and NTP
- Device access security and management hardening
- Access Control Lists (ACLs)
- Layer 2 security features including port security, DHCP snooping, and Dynamic ARP Inspection
Hands-on Labs:
- DHCP, NAT, and NTP configuration
- Secure device management
- ACL and Layer 2 security implementation