Prerequisites:
- Basic computer literacy.
- Basic knowledge of PC hardware configurations.
- Basic understanding to network business drivers.

Part 1: Introduction to Cisco Networking Technologies
The TCP/IP and OSI Networking Models
- The TCP/IP Protocol Architecture
- OSI Reference Model

Fundamentals of WANs
- OSI Layer 1 for Point-to-Point WANs
- OSI Layer 2 for Point-to-Point WANs
- Packet-Switching Services

Fundamentals of IP
- Typical Features of the OSI Layer 3
- IP Addressing Fundamentals
- Network Layer Utilities
- IP Routing and Routing Protocols

Fundamentals of TCP and UDP
- Typical Features of the OSI Layer 4
- The Transmission Control Protocol
- The User Datagram Protocol

Operating Cisco Routers
- The Cisco IOS Software Command-Line Interface
- Configuring Cisco IOS Software
- Upgrading Cisco IOS Software and the Cisco IOS Software Boot Process

LAN Cabling, Standards and Topologies
- Network Topologies
- Cabling and Connectors
- Ethernet Standards
- Wireless Communications

IP Addressing and Subnetting
- IP Addressing Review
- Analyzing and Interpreting IP Addresses and Subnets
- Scaling the IP Address Space for the Internet

Basic Router Configuration and Operation
- Configuring IP Addresses
- IP Troubleshooting Features

Part 2: Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices
LAN Switching Review and Configuring Cisco 2950 LAN Switches
- Brief Review of LAN Switching
- Basic Configuration and Operation Commands for the Cisco 2950 Switch

Spanning Tree Protocol
- Spanning Tree Protocol – what it does and how it works
- Rapid Spanning Tree
- Spanning Tree Protocol Configuration

Virtual LANs and Trunking
- Review of LAN Concepts
- Trunking with ISL and 802.1Q
- VLAN Trunking Protocol
- VLAN and Trunking Configuration

IP Addressing and Subnetting
- IP Addressing Review
- Analyzing and Interpreting IP Addresses and Subnets

RIP, IGRP, and Static Route Concepts and Configuration
- Configuring and Testing Static Routes
- Distance Vector Concepts
- Configuring RIP and IGRP

OSPF and EIGRP Concepts and Configuration
- Link-State Routing Protocol and OSPF Concepts
- Balanced Hybrid Routing Protocol and EIGRP Concepts
- OSPF Configuration
- EIGRP Configuration

Frame Relay
- Frame Relay Protocols
- Frame Relay Configuration

Network Security
- Standard IP Access Control Lists
- Extended IP Access Control Lists
- ACL Topics

Associated Certification
CCNA Exam Number 640-801