Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices (ICND)

Description

The Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices (ICND) 2.2 course is a necessity for any student interested in configuring the switches and routers found in Local Area Networks (LANs) or Wide Area Networks (WANs) of a small to medium-sized enterprises. While this is often considered an entry-level course, students acquire incredibly valuable skills upon completion of the curriculum including the ability to select, connect, configure, and troubleshoot various Cisco network devices. Students easily verify their comprehension and solidify their understanding through the completion of sophisticated hands-on exercises that provide real-world applications within all modules of the course. This critical networking course provides pre-requisite knowledge and training for nearly all advanced courses across Cisco's wide range of technologies.

Objectives

Upon completion of the Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices (ICND) course, the student will be able to:

• Explain how bridging and switching operate
• Explain the purpose and operation of the Spanning-Tree Protocol
• Build a functional router configuration to support specified network operational requirements, given a network design
• Describe the features and operation of static routing
• Build a functional configuration to support specified network operational requirements, given a network design
• Use the appropriate show commands to display network operational parameters so that anomalies are detected
• Use the appropriate debug commands to monitor network operational parameters so that events and anomalies are detected
• Configure a Catalyst switch for basic operations, given a need for plug-and-play operation
• Configure and troubleshoot Virtual LANs (VLANs), given an operational access layer switch
• Configure and troubleshoot Routing Information Protocol (RIP), Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (IGRP), Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), given operational routers
• Configure IP access lists, given a functioning router
• Configure serial interfaces using PPP and High-Level Data Link Control (HDLC), given a functioning router
• Configure Frame Relay, given functioning Cisco routers
• Configure DDR between two routers with Basic Rate interface (BRI) or Primary Rate Interface (PRI), given a functioning remote access router and a physical ISDN connection

Audience

This course is a necessity for any student that desires to learn the configuration and operation of Cisco network devices, including both routers and switches.

Prerequisites

Students enrolled in this course should possess experience with networking technologies and should also be proficient with TCP/IP. Successful completion of the following course (or equivalent experience) is strongly recommended:

• Introduction to Cisco Networking Technologies (INTRO)

Included Materials

Recorded Virtual Classroom courses provide:

• Unlimited 24 x 7 access to Campus for the entire program. (All courses are launched from this personalized web site that organizes and manages your training experience.)
• Expert Now - a recorded version of the expert-led training course, for anytime anywhere access to expert instruction.
• Hands on Labs - a perfectly simulated, real-world environment to test skills without risk.
• Engaging course demos and real-world examples
• Practice Exams - Simulated certification exams designed to validate exam readiness.
• Classroom Support Materials - an online version of the classroom student guide that can be searched and printed, and the ability to record and review class notes.

Included Labs

• Basic Configs - Access
• Configuring VTP/VLANs
• Routing IP: RIP
• Routing IP: IGRP
• Routing IP: EIGRP
• Routing IP: OSPF
• IP Access Lists
• Configuring NAT
• Configuring Serial WAN Connections
• Connecting to Frame Relay Services
• ISDN BRI and DDR

Outline

Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices (ICND)

• Module 1: Configuring Catalyst Switch Operations
• 1-03 Introducing Basic Layer 2 Switching and Bridging Functions
• 1-15 Identifying Problems That Occur inRedundant Switched Topologies
• 1-23 Introducing Spanning-Tree Protocol Overview
• 1-39 Configuring a Catalyst Switch
• Basic Configs - Access
• Module 2: Extending Switched Networks with VLANs
• 2-03 Introducing VLAN Operations
• 2-21 Configuring VLANs
• Configuring VTP/VLANs
• Module 3: Determining IP Routes
• 3-03 Introducing Routing
• 3-27 Introducing Distance Vector Routing
• 3-53 Introducing Link-State and Balanced Hybrid Routing
• 3-67 Enabling RIP
• 3-81 Enabling IGRP
• 3-99 Enabling EIGRP
• 3-109 Enabling OSPF
• 3-125 Implementing Variable-Length Subnet Masks
• Routing IP: RIP
• Routing IP: IGRP
• Routing IP: EIGRP
• Routing IP: OSPF
• Module 4: Managing IP Traffic with Access Lists
• 4-03 Introducing ACLs
• 4-21 Configuring IP Access Lists
• 4-45 Scaling the Network with NAT and PAT
• IP Access Lists
• Configuring NAT
• Module 5: Establishing Serial Point-to-Point Connections
• 5-03 Introducing Wide Area Networking
• 5-13 Configuring Serial Point-to-Point Encapsulation
• Configuring Serial WAN Connections
• Module 6: Establishing Frame Relay Connections
• 6-03 Introducing Frame Relay
• 6-27 Configuring Frame Relay
• Connecting to Frame Relay Services
• Module 7: Completing ISDN Calls
• 7-03 Configuring ISDN BRI and PRI
• 7-27 Configuring Dial-on-Demand Routing
• ISDN BRI and DDR

Skills

This course provides instruction in the use of the following hardware/operating system technologies:

Hardware:

• All Cisco IOS Routers, including the new 1800, 2800, and 3800 series
• All Cisco IOS Switches, including Catalyst 1900 and 2950 series

• All Cisco IOS releases