About This Course
The CCNA 200-301 is the current CCNA exam and replacement for the CCNA 200-125 which was retired in February 2020.
Who this course is for:
- Anyone who wants to pass the Cisco CCNA 200-301 exam and start or improve a career in networking.
- IT helpdesk engineers who are interested in careers such as network engineers, network administrators, systems administrators, or solution architects. This course can help start your career journey into these fields.
- Network engineers who are not Cisco CCNA certified or who have an expired certification. Even if you’re an experienced professional, you’ll fill gaps in your knowledge and master concepts like IPv6, EIGRP, and OSPF in this course.
- IT professionals who want a comprehensive resource on Cisco networking theory, configuration and troubleshooting.
What you’ll learn:
- Develop a deep understanding of Cisco’s features and functions
- Walk through complete and easy to understand explanations of each technology area covered in the exam
- Follow simple step-by-step instructions to build your own fully featured lab on your laptop for free
- Gain hands on configuration and troubleshooting experience through comprehensive lab exercises
- Learn how networking really works through real world examples throughout the course
- Build the skills and confidence to crush the CCNA 200-301 exam
- Gain demonstrable knowledge and practical experience to supercharge your networking career
Requirements:
- You’ll need basic knowledge of how to operate a computer and browse the Internet; that’s it!
- Absolute beginners to networking are welcome. I start with beginner level networking and explain every single acronym and concept you need to pass the exam.
This is the one course you need to get your CCNA. It offers an easy to understand, structured approach to shortcut your path to mastering Cisco networking to the CCNA level and beyond.
If you want to jumpstart your career in IT and networking by acing the Cisco Certified Network Associate CCNA exam, then this course is for you! It gives you a full understanding of all the concepts and topics you need to earn the most in-demand networking certification today by passing the Cisco CCNA 200-301 exam.
Full lab exercises are included so you’ll get the hands-on practical skills you need to work on real world networks.
Supercharge Your Learning with Hands-on Practice
This course is chock full of activities. You’ll get over 300 pages of hands-on lab exercises with detailed answers to check your understanding every step of the way and build your configuration and troubleshooting skills. Full diagrams and lab setup files are included so you can get started immediately with just your laptop. No equipment or previous experience is required.
All slides in the course are also included in supplemental study notes format with expanded bullet points clearly explaining the technologies. Easily review exam topics to solidify your understanding and get a final refresher when test day is approaching.
Why Learn from Me
In this course, you won’t just gain the book smarts to pass the exam. You’ll also hone your hands-on skills to succeed as a network engineer in the real world. I’m a professional instructor who has been entrusted by Cisco since 2007 to develop and deliver training courses for their own engineers and partners. I’ve also designed multiple training courses for the largest service providers in the Asia Pacific region such as IBM, Verizon, and the Australian National Broadband Network. I’ve spent years distilling my decade’s worth of networking experience from the field into mentoring and supporting other systems engineers, and I’m passionate about passing my knowledge of Cisco networks onto others.
Value
If you take a comparable course at a training centre it will cost you thousands of dollars, and when it’s over you can’t experience the tutorials again or ask the instructor any more questions. When you take my course, you can learn anytime you want in the comfort of your own home, and I’m always here for you whenever you need any help.
When you’re done with the course, you’ll have everything you need to crush the Cisco CCNA exam. I’m excited to share all of my knowledge with you.
Our Promise to You
By the end of this course, you will have learned about Cisco networking to the CCNA level.
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Course Curriculum
| Section 1 - Welcome | |||
| Course Resources | 00:00:00 | ||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| How To Make The Most Of This Course | 00:00:00 | ||
| The Study Plan | 00:00:00 | ||
| Recommended Practice Exams | 00:00:00 | ||
| Why Passing The CCNA Is Going To Turbo Charge Your Career | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 2 - How To Set Up The Lab | |||
| How To Set Up The Lab Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| Cisco Packet Tracer Installation | 00:00:00 | ||
| How To Use The Course Lab Exercises | 00:00:00 | ||
| Packet Tracer Installation Notes And FAQ | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 3 - Host To Host Communications | |||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| A (Very) Basic Introduction To Networking | 00:00:00 | ||
| The OSI Reference Model Overview | 00:00:00 | ||
| The TCP/IP Stack | 00:00:00 | ||
| The Upper OSI Layers | 00:00:00 | ||
| The Lower OSI Layers | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 4 - The Cisco IOS Operating System | |||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| Cisco Operating Systems | 00:00:00 | ||
| Connecting To A Cisco Device Over The Network | 00:00:00 | ||
| Making The Initial Connection To A Cisco Device | 00:00:00 | ||
| Navigating The Cisco IOS Operating System Part 1 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Navigating The Cisco IOS Operating System Part 2 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Cisco IOS Configuration Management | 00:00:00 | ||
| The IOS Operating System – Lab Exercises | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 5 - OSI Layer 4 - The Transport Layer | |||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| The Transport Layer Header, TCP And UDP | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 6 - OSI Layer 3 - The Network Layer | |||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| The IP Header | 00:00:00 | ||
| Unicast, Broadcast And Multicast Traffic | 00:00:00 | ||
| How To Count In Binary | 00:00:00 | ||
| IPv4 Addresses | 00:00:00 | ||
| Calculating An IPv4 Address In Binary | 00:00:00 | ||
| The Subnet Mask | 00:00:00 | ||
| Slash Notation | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 7 - IP Address Classes | |||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| Class A IP Addresses | 00:00:00 | ||
| IP Address Classes B And C | 00:00:00 | ||
| IP Address Classes D And E | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 8 - Subnetting | |||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| CIDR Classless Inter-Domain Routing | 00:00:00 | ||
| Subnetting Overview | 00:00:00 | ||
| Subnetting Class C Networks And VLSM | 00:00:00 | ||
| Subnetting Practice Questions | 00:00:00 | ||
| Variable Length Subnet Masking Example Part 1 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Variable Length Subnet Masking Example Part 2 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Subnetting Large Networks Part 1 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Subnetting Large Networks Part 2 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Subnetting On The 3rd Octet – Written Example | 00:00:00 | ||
| Subnetting On The 4th Octet – Written Example | 00:00:00 | ||
| Private IP Addresses Part 1 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Private IP Addresses Part 2 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Where To Get More Subnetting Practice | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 9 - OSI Layer 2 - The Data-Link Layer | |||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| Local Area Network Layer 2 – Ethernet | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 10 - OSI Layer 1 - The Physical Layer | |||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| Ethernet Connection Media | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 11 - Cisco Device Functions | |||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| Switches Vs Hubs | 00:00:00 | ||
| Switch Operation | 00:00:00 | ||
| Routers | 00:00:00 | ||
| Other Cisco Devices | 00:00:00 | ||
| Cisco Device Functions – Lab Exercises | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 12 - The Life Of A Packet | |||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| DNS The Domain Name System | 00:00:00 | ||
| DNS On Cisco Routers | 00:00:00 | ||
| ARP Address Resolution Protocol | 00:00:00 | ||
| ARP For Routed Traffic | 00:00:00 | ||
| Life Of A Packet Example Part 1 – DNS | 00:00:00 | ||
| Life Of A Packet Example Part 1 – HTTP | 00:00:00 | ||
| The Life Of A Packet – Lab Exercises | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 13 - The Cisco Troubleshooting Methodology | |||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| The Cisco Troubleshooting Methodology | 00:00:00 | ||
| Cisco Troubleshooting Methodology – Lab Example | 00:00:00 | ||
| The Cisco Troubleshooting Methodology – Lab Exercises | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 14 - Cisco Router And Switch Basics | |||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| Basic Router And Switch Configuration | 00:00:00 | ||
| The Setup Wizard | 00:00:00 | ||
| Speed And Duplex Settings | 00:00:00 | ||
| CDP And LLDP | 00:00:00 | ||
| Basic Layer 1 And 2 Troubleshooting | 00:00:00 | ||
| Basic Layer 1 And 2 Troubleshooting – Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| Cisco Router And Switch Basics – Lab Exercises | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 15 - Cisco Device Management | |||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| The Boot Up Process | 00:00:00 | ||
| The Boot Up Process Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| Factory Reset And Password Recovery | 00:00:00 | ||
| Password Recovery Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| Backing Up The System Image And Configuration | 00:00:00 | ||
| Upgrading IOS | 00:00:00 | ||
| Cisco Device Management – Lab Exercises | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 16 - Routing Fundamentals | |||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| Connected And Local Routes | 00:00:00 | ||
| Connected And Local Routes Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| Static Routes | 00:00:00 | ||
| Static Routes Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| Summarisation And Default Routes | 00:00:00 | ||
| Summary Routes And Longest Prefix Match Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| Default Routes And Load Balancing Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| Routing Fundamentals – Lab Exercises | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 17 - Dynamic Routing Protocols | |||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| Dynamic Routing Protocols Vs Static Routes | 00:00:00 | ||
| Dynamic Routing Protocols Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| Routing Protocol Types | 00:00:00 | ||
| Routing Protocol Types Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| Routing Protocol Metrics | 00:00:00 | ||
| Routing Protocol Metrics Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| Equal Cost Multi Path | 00:00:00 | ||
| Equal Cost Multi Path Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| Administrative Distance | 00:00:00 | ||
| Administrative Distance Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| Loopback Interfaces | 00:00:00 | ||
| Adjacencies And Passive Interfaces | 00:00:00 | ||
| Adjacencies And Passive Interfaces Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| Dynamic Routing Protocols – Lab Exercises | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 18 - Connectivity Troubleshooting | |||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| Basic Connectivity Troubleshooting | 00:00:00 | ||
| Connectivity Troubleshooting – Lab Exercises | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 19 - IGP Interior Gateway Protocol Fundamentals | |||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| RIP The Routing Information Protocol | 00:00:00 | ||
| RIP Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| EIGRP – The Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol | 00:00:00 | ||
| EIGRP Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| IGP Fundamentals Configuration – Lab Exercises | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 20 - OSPF - Open Shortest Path First | |||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| OSPF Characteristics | 00:00:00 | ||
| OSPF Basic Configuration | 00:00:00 | ||
| OSPF Basic Configuration Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| OSPF Advanced Topics | 00:00:00 | ||
| OSPF Advanced Topics Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| Bandwidth Vs Clock Rate And Speed | 00:00:00 | ||
| OSPF Cost Metric | 00:00:00 | ||
| OSPF Cost Metric Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| OSPF Adjacencies | 00:00:00 | ||
| OSPF DR And BDR Designated Routers | 00:00:00 | ||
| OSPF DR And BDR Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| OSPF Areas | 00:00:00 | ||
| OSPF Areas Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| OSPF Configuration – Lab Exercises | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 21 - VLANs Virtual Local Area Networks | |||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| Campus LAN Design – Core, Distribution And Access Layers | 00:00:00 | ||
| Spine-Leaf Network Design | 00:00:00 | ||
| Why We Have VLANs | 00:00:00 | ||
| VLAN Access Ports | 00:00:00 | ||
| VLAN Access Ports Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| VLAN Trunk Ports | 00:00:00 | ||
| VLAN Trunk Ports Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| DTP Dynamic Trunking Protocol | 00:00:00 | ||
| VTP VLAN Trunking Protocol | 00:00:00 | ||
| VTP Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| VLAN Configuration Lab Exercises | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 22 - Inter-VLAN Routing | |||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| Router With Separate Interfaces | 00:00:00 | ||
| Router On A Stick | 00:00:00 | ||
| Layer 3 Switch | 00:00:00 | ||
| Layer 3 Switch Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| VLAN And Inter-VLAN Routing Configuration – Lab Exercises | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 23 - DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol | |||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol | 00:00:00 | ||
| Cisco DHCP Server | 00:00:00 | ||
| External DHCP Server | 00:00:00 | ||
| Cisco DHCP Client | 00:00:00 | ||
| Windows, Mac And Linux Client IP settings | 00:00:00 | ||
| DHCP Configuration – Lab Exercises | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 24 - HSRP - Hot Standby Router Protocol | |||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| Network Redundancy | 00:00:00 | ||
| FHRP First Hop Redundancy Protocols | 00:00:00 | ||
| HSRP Hot Standby Router Protocol | 00:00:00 | ||
| HSRP Advanced Topics | 00:00:00 | ||
| HSRP Configuration – Lab Exercises | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 25 - STP - Spanning Tree Protocol | |||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| Layer 3 Path Selection And Loop Prevention Review | 00:00:00 | ||
| Why We Have The Spanning Tree Protocol | 00:00:00 | ||
| Spanning Tree Terminology – The Bridge | 00:00:00 | ||
| How Spanning Tree Works | 00:00:00 | ||
| Spanning Tree Versions | 00:00:00 | ||
| Verification – Show Spanning-Tree | 00:00:00 | ||
| Verification – Show Mac Address-Table | 00:00:00 | ||
| Manipulating The Root Bridge Election | 00:00:00 | ||
| Spanning Tree And HSRP Alignment | 00:00:00 | ||
| Portfast, BPDU Guard And Root Guard | 00:00:00 | ||
| STP Troubleshooting – Lab Exercises | 00:00:00 | ||
| STP Configuration – Lab Exercises | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 26 - EtherChannel | |||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| Why We Have EtherChannel | 00:00:00 | ||
| EtherChannel Load Balancing | 00:00:00 | ||
| EtherChannel Protocols And Configuration | 00:00:00 | ||
| EtherChannel Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| StackWise, VSS And vPC | 00:00:00 | ||
| Layer 3 EtherChannel | 00:00:00 | ||
| EtherChannel Configuration – Lab Exercises | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 27 - Switch Security | |||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| DHCP Snooping | 00:00:00 | ||
| DAI Dynamic ARP Inspection | 00:00:00 | ||
| 802.1X Identity Based Networking | 00:00:00 | ||
| Preventing Unauthorised Devices With Port Security | 00:00:00 | ||
| Preventing Unauthorised Devices With Port Security Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| Locking Ports To Hosts With Port Security | 00:00:00 | ||
| Locking Ports To Hosts With Port Security Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| Port Security Configuration – Lab Exercises | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 28 - ACLs - Access Control Lists | |||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| Access Control Lists Overview | 00:00:00 | ||
| Standard, Extended And Named ACLs | 00:00:00 | ||
| ACL Syntax | 00:00:00 | ||
| ACL Operations | 00:00:00 | ||
| Numbered ACLs Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| Named ACLs Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| Access Control Lists Configuration – Lab Exercise | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 29 - NAT - Network Address Translation | |||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| IPv4 Address Exhaustion And NAT | 00:00:00 | ||
| Static NAT | 00:00:00 | ||
| NAT Translations – Inside Local, Inside Global, Outside Local, Outside Global | 00:00:00 | ||
| Static NAT Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| Dynamic NAT | 00:00:00 | ||
| Dynamic NAT Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| PAT Port Address Translation | 00:00:00 | ||
| PAT Port Address Translation Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| Network Address Translation Configuration – Lab Exercise | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 30 - IPv6 Addressing And Routing | |||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| Why We Need IPv6 | 00:00:00 | ||
| The IPv6 Address Format | 00:00:00 | ||
| IPv6 Global Unicast Addresses | 00:00:00 | ||
| IPv6 Global Unicast Addresses Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| EUI-64 Addresses | 00:00:00 | ||
| Unique Local And Link Local Addresses | 00:00:00 | ||
| Link Local Addresses Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| SLAAC Stateless Address AutoConfiguration | 00:00:00 | ||
| IPv6 Static Routes | 00:00:00 | ||
| IPv6 Static Routes Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| IPv6 Addressing and Routing – Lab Exercise | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 31 - WAN - Wide Area Networks | |||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| WAN Overview | 00:00:00 | ||
| VPN – Virtual Private Networks | 00:00:00 | ||
| WAN Connectivity Options | 00:00:00 | ||
| Leased Lines | 00:00:00 | ||
| MPLS Multi Protocol Label Switching | 00:00:00 | ||
| PPPoE Point To Point Protocol Over Ethernet | 00:00:00 | ||
| WAN Topology Options | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 32 - The Security Threat Landscape | |||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| The Security Threat Landscape | 00:00:00 | ||
| Common Attacks | 00:00:00 | ||
| Firewalls And IDS/IPS | 00:00:00 | ||
| Firewalls Vs Packet Filters | 00:00:00 | ||
| Cryptography | 00:00:00 | ||
| TLS Transport Layer Security | 00:00:00 | ||
| Site-To-Site VPN Virtual Private Networks | 00:00:00 | ||
| Remote Access VPN Virtual Private Networks | 00:00:00 | ||
| Threat Defense Solutions | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 33 - Cisco Device Security | |||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| Line Level Security | 00:00:00 | ||
| Privileged Exec And Password Encryption | 00:00:00 | ||
| Line Level Security Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| Usernames And Privilege Levels | 00:00:00 | ||
| SSH Secure Shell | 00:00:00 | ||
| SSH Secure Shell Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| AAA Authentication, Authorization And Accounting | 00:00:00 | ||
| AAA Configuration | 00:00:00 | ||
| Global Security Best Practices | 00:00:00 | ||
| Global Security Best Practices Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| Cisco Device Security Configuration – Lab Exercises | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 34 - Network Device Management | |||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| Syslog | 00:00:00 | ||
| Terminal Monitor And Logging Synchronous | 00:00:00 | ||
| Syslog Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol | 00:00:00 | ||
| SNMP Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| SNMPv3 Configuration | 00:00:00 | ||
| SNMPv3 Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| Syslog Vs SNMP | 00:00:00 | ||
| Network Device Management – Lab Exercises | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 35 - QoS Quality Of Service | |||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| QoS Overview | 00:00:00 | ||
| Classification And Marking | 00:00:00 | ||
| Congestion Management | 00:00:00 | ||
| Policing And Shaping | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 36 - Cloud Computing | |||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| Traditional IT Deployment Models | 00:00:00 | ||
| Defining Cloud Computing | 00:00:00 | ||
| Cloud Computing Case Study | 00:00:00 | ||
| Server Virtualization | 00:00:00 | ||
| Virtualizing Network Devices | 00:00:00 | ||
| Cloud Service Models | 00:00:00 | ||
| Cloud Deployment Models | 00:00:00 | ||
| Cloud Computing Advantages | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 37 - Wireless Networking Fundamentals | |||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| Wireless Network Types | 00:00:00 | ||
| Infrastructure Mode And Wireless Access Points | 00:00:00 | ||
| Wireless LAN Controllers And CAPWAP | 00:00:00 | ||
| Switch Configuration For Wireless Networks | 00:00:00 | ||
| Wireless Channels And Radio Frequencies | 00:00:00 | ||
| Wireless Security | 00:00:00 | ||
| Switch Configuration For Wireless – Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| Wireless Network Configuration – Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| Wireless Fundamentals: Lab Exercises | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 38 - Network Automation And Programmability | |||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| The Benefits Of Network Automation And Programmability | 00:00:00 | ||
| Python, Git, GitHub And CI-CD | 00:00:00 | ||
| Data Serialization Formats: XML, JSON And YAML | 00:00:00 | ||
| APIs – CRUD, REST And SOAP | 00:00:00 | ||
| Model Driven Programmability – YANG, NETCONF, RESTCONF And gRPC | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lab Demo – Testing APIs With Postman | 00:00:00 | ||
| Configuration Management Tools – Ansible, Puppet And Chef | 00:00:00 | ||
| Ansible Lab Demo | 00:00:00 | ||
| SDN Software Defined Networking | 00:00:00 | ||
| Software Defined Architecture – DNA Center | 00:00:00 | ||
| Software Defined Architecture – SD-Access | 00:00:00 | ||
| Software Defined Architecture – SD-WAN | 00:00:00 | ||
| Further Learning Resources | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 39 - Recommended Practice Tests | |||
| BONUS! Recommended Practice Tests | 00:00:00 | ||
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