Cisco Certified Network Associate + Security Preparation Certificate

Upon completion of this program a student will be able to:

• Describe common network devices; the OSI model; common network protocols; features of LANs and WANs; types of network topologies; bandwidth.
• Describe characteristics of Ethernet networks; client/server networks; function of network devices; router serial ports; characteristics of WAN technologies.
• Describe basics of Ethernet technologies; framing process; MAC; CSMA/CD; types of duplex; 10/100/1000/10000BPS Ethernet technologies.
• Describe commands used to name a router, how administrators set passwords on a router, the use of the show commands, the command and steps required to configure a serial interface, the command and steps required to configure an Ethernet interface, how an administrator executes changes to a router, how an administrator saves changes to a router, the command and steps required to configure an interface description, the command and steps required to configure a log-in banner, the command and steps required to configure host tables, the purpose of backup documentation, and the steps for password recovery on a router.
• Describe the basic principles of routing, the difference between routed and routing protocols, what interior and exterior protocols are used for in routing, the difference between static versus dynamic routes, how static routes are configured, how default routes are configured, some methods for troubleshooting static route configurations, why dynamic routing protocols are necessary, distance vector routing, link-state routing, and how different routing protocols are used in context.
• Describe classless interdomain routing (CIDR); calculate subnets with variable length subnet masking (VLSM); describe route aggregation with VLSM and Routing Information Protocol version 2 (RIPv2); configure, verify and troubleshoot RIPv2, EIGRP, and OSPF.
• Describe micro-segmentation, how a switch learns addresses, and switch forwarding; describe switches and collision domains and switches and broadcast domains; configure LAN switches; verify LAN switch configuration; and manage LAN switches.
• Describe the goals of redundant topologies; define Spanning Tree Protocol (STP); describe the stages of spanning-tree port states and election of designated ports; describe the stages of selecting a root bridge; describe Path cost; set STP timers; explain how STP helps convergence; and describe Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP).
• Explain what VLANs are; cite reasons to create VLANs and describe the benefits of VLANs; name and describe the methods of VLAN implementation; create, verify, and delete VLAN configurations; describe basic VLAN troubleshooting methods.
• 解释局域网和广域网之间的区别;识别广域网中使用的设备;列表广域网标准;描述WAN封装;分类各种广域网连接选项;区分分组交换和电路交换广域网技术;描述广域网设计的步骤。
• Identify and describe the basic components that define Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) communication; define and describe the use of link control protocol (LCP) and Network Control Protocol (NCP) frames in PPP; describe the process for configuring and verifying PPP; describe and explain PPP authentication; define and describe the use of password authentication; define and describe the use of Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP).
• 描述帧中继服务、标准和组件;描述本地管理接口(LMI)特性;描述帧中继子接口的使用;configure, verify, and troubleshoot basic Frame Relay.
• Describe industry security terminology and acronyms, basic security vulnerabilities, and design and manage a security policy.
• Design and implement trust and identity technology at layer 2 and 3 of the OSI Model.
• Configure, monitor, and maintain advanced router firewall installation.
• 实现安全网络设计。