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Implementing Cisco IP Switched Networks
In this course, you will gain the knowledge and skills needed to create an efficient and expandable enterprise network. You will focus on Layer 2 and multilayer switch functions including VLANs,...
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$600 USD
GSA
$513.85
Course Code
SWITCH-v2-0-SUB
Available Formats
Self Paced
In this course, you will gain the knowledge and skills needed to create an efficient and expandable enterprise network. You will focus on Layer 2 and multilayer switch functions including VLANs, trunks, inter-VLAN routing, port aggregation, spanning tree, first hop redundancy, as well as network security and high availability features.
Skills Gained
- Components of the Cisco Enterprise Campus Architecture including the operation of Layer 2 and multilayer switches
- Switching Database Manager (SDM) templates and how they are used
- Implementing device features including LLDP and PoE
- VLANs and trunks and how VTP works
- Configuring a device to be a DHCP server and relay agent, for both IPv4 and IPv6
- Configuring Layer 2 and Layer 3 port aggregation
- Different types of spanning tree protocols and mechanisms, including STP, RSTP, and MST
- Implementing inter-VLAN routing on both a router and a multilayer switch
- Network high availability including NTP, SNMPv3, IP SLA, port mirroring, and switch virtualization
- First hop redundancy protocols for IPv4 and IPv6 including HSRP, VRRP, and GLBP
- Implementing network security features including port security, storm control, DHCP snooping, IP source guard, dynamic ARP inspection, VLAN ACLs, and private VLANs
- Using an external authentication server in your network, including implementing IEEE 802.1x
Who Can Benefit
- Network engineers and technicians
- Support engineers
- Systems engineers
- Network analysts
- Senior network administrators
- Anyone involved in planning, implementing, verifying, and troubleshooting switch-based solutions in enterprise networks
Prerequisites
- Taking ICND1 v2.0 and ICND2 v2.0 (or CCNAX v2.0) is highly recommended
- Know how to:
- Configure network fundamentals, including the ability to establish Internet, LAN, and WAN connectivity using both IPv4 and IPv6
- Operate and support a medium-sized LAN that has multiple switches, including VLANs, trunking, and spanning tree functionality
- Troubleshoot IPv4 and IPv6 connectivity issues
- Configure and troubleshoot EIGRP and OSPF, for both IPv4 and IPv6
- Configure devices for SNMP, Syslog, and NetFlow
- Manage network device security, Cisco device configurations, Cisco IOS images, and licenses
Course Details
Cisco Digital E-Learning benefits students in many ways, as it’s:
- Effective: Covers every learning style, with HD instructor-led video, searchable transcripts, and full Student Guide textbook
- Interactive: Offers engaging Discovery Labs for hands-on learning, plus graded challenge assignments to measure progress
- Flexible: Increases learning convenience, as students can work at their own pace, anytime, anywhere
- Integrated: Provides everything in one place; no multiple systems to log into
- Unrivaled: Gives you the benefits of Cisco expertise, based on years of unmatched learning and certification experience
Other Instructional features include:
- Search, which lets students go through all the instruction guides, as well as transcripts of videos
- Lab recordings, which let students see how other students performed in labs, to improve peer learning
- Labs-at-a-glance, showing each student’s complete and incomplete labs, so they can track progress and make improvements
- Compatibility with smartphones and tablets, so students can learn wherever they go, with their progress saved for them
- Synchronized learning on multiple devices, so students can switch between a laptop and a tablet without losing their place
- Gamification, with achievement badges and medals awarded for mastering content and study techniques
- Leaderboard, indicating how the top 10 students rank, to add a friendly, competitive element
- Bookmarking, which lets students flag and add notes to important concepts or areas they want to review
- Glossary that can be easily browsed, with important terms highlighted
- Social media links, so students can share their progress on Facebook, LinkedIn, or Twitter
- Certificate of completion awarded to all students who finish each course
- Topic videos, including slides and a whiteboard to illustrate important fundamentals from a specific topic or subtopic
