Cisco Systems CCNA 2 manual Lab-Centric Instruction, Ccna labs

B.2 Lab-Centric Instruction

B.2.1 CCNA labs

The CCNA curriculum teaches students how to plan, design, install, operate, and troubleshoot TCP/IP, Ethernet, routed, and switched networks with some remote connectivity.

The CCNA curriculum consists of four courses:

•Networking Basics

•Routers and Routing Basics

•Switching Basics and Intermediate Routing

•WAN Technologies

The curriculum is lab intensive. Approximately 50 percent of all class time is spent on lab exercises.

The required lab equipment for CCNA 1 includes workstations, hubs, switches, a variety of cable making and cable testing tools, and cable installation materials. CCNA 1 students acquire lab skills that enable them to perform the following tasks:

•Configure networking properties on workstations

•Make and test patch cables

•Install and test cable runs, jacks, and patch panels

The required lab equipment for CCNA 2 includes workstations, hubs, switches, and routers. CCNA 2 students acquire lab skills that enable them to perform the following tasks:

•Interconnect networking devices

•Use the Cisco Internet Operating System (IOS) to configure and test routers

•Build and troubleshoot a five-router network

The required lab equipment for CCNA 3 includes workstations, hubs, switches, and routers. CCNA 3 students acquire lab skills that enable them to perform the following tasks:

•Switch configuration

•VLAN configuration

•Intermediate routing protocol implementation

•Use of access control lists to provide traffic control and security on a simple network

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