IT 235 CCNA 11

CCNA 11 (Cisco) course description 

The course describes the architecture, components, and operations of routers and switches in a small-to-medium network. We learned how to configure a router, switch and a wireless local area network (WLAN) for basic fundamentality. We were also able to configure and  troubleshoot  routers, switches and wireless resolve common issues with STP, DHCPv4, FHRPs, WLC, virtual LANs, and inter-VLAN routing in both IPv4 and IPv6 networks. This course also prepares you for certification as a Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA).

Personal Reflection 

The CISCO 11 Class

Having done Cisco 1, this class further broaden my knowledge in device configuration using security best practices. The class was very interactive and intense especially when it came to the configurations. I had many sleepless nights in trying to configure and troubleshoot configurations, however, it was always a joy when in the final analysis, your configurations worked flawlessly. 

Overall Learning Objective of CISCO 11 Class

The course gave me a broader understanding of networking, the origin of networking and why do we use networks. The main focus of this course were,

• The implementation of basic device configuration  using best practices.

• Describe how a switch forwards frames based on VLAN configuration in multi-switch environment.

• Configure switches and end devices to provide access to local and remote network resources.

• Configure inter-VLAN routing layer 3 switching, and troubleshoot common inter-VLAN configuration issues.

• Describe how STP operates in a simple switch network.

• Implement DHCPv6 to operate across multiple LANs.

• Give explanations as to how an IPv6 host can acquire its IPv6 configuration.

• And give a description on how vulnerabilities compromises LAN securities.

During the course, we were given a number of assignments where we had to use Cisco packet tracer for the assigned tasks.