CCNA 200-301 Official Cert Guide Volume 2

Introduction

• About Cisco Certifications and CCNA
• Course Organization, Lessons, and Appendixes

Introduction to TCP/IP Transport and Applications

• TCP/IP Layer 4 Protocols: TCP and UDP
• TCP/IP Applications
• Review All the Key Topics

Basic IPv4 Access Control Lists

• IPv4 Access Control List Basics
• Standard Numbered IPv4 ACLs
• Practice Applying Standard IP ACLs
• Command References
• Review All the Key Topics

Advanced IPv4 Access Control Lists

• Extended Numbered IP Access Control Lists
• Named ACLs and ACL Editing
• Command References
• Review All the Key Topics

Security Architectures

• Security Terminology
• Common Security Threats
• Controlling and Monitoring User Access
• Developing a Security Program to Educate Users
• Review All the Key Topics

Securing Network Devices

• Securing IOS Passwords
• Firewalls and Intrusion Prevention Systems
• Command References
• Review All the Key Topics

Implementing Switch Port Security

• Port Security Concepts and Configuration
• Port Security Violation Modes
• Command References
• Review All the Key Topics

Implementing DHCP

• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
• Identifying Host IPv4 Settings
• Command References
• Review All the Key Topics

DHCP Snooping and ARP Inspection

• DHCP Snooping
• Dynamic ARP Inspection
• Command References
• Review All the Key Topics

Device Management Protocols

• System Message Logging (Syslog)
• Network Time Protocol (NTP)
• Analyzing Topology Using CDP and LLDP
• Command References
• Review All the Key Topics

Network Address Translation

• Perspectives on IPv4 Address Scalability
• Network Address Translation Concepts
• NAT Configuration and Troubleshooting
• Command References
• Review All the Key Topics

Quality of Service (QoS)

• Introduction to QoS
• Classification and Marking
• Queuing
• Shaping and Policing
• Congestion Avoidance
• Review All the Key Topics

Miscellaneous IP Services

• First Hop Redundancy Protocol
• Simple Network Management Protocol
• FTP and TFTP
• Command References
• Review All the Key Topics

LAN Architecture

• Analyzing Campus LAN Topologies
• Small Office/Home Office
• Power over Ethernet (PoE)
• Review All the Key Topics

WAN Architecture

• Metro Ethernet
• Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
• Internet VPNs
• Review All the Key Topics

Cloud Architecture

• Server Virtualization
• Cloud Computing Services
• WAN Traffic Paths to Reach Cloud Services
• Review All the Key Topics

Introduction to Controller-Based Networking

• SDN and Controller-Based Networks
• Examples of Network Programmability and SDN
• Comparing Traditional Versus Controller-Based Networks
• Review All the Key Topics

Cisco Software-Defined Access (SDA)

• SDA Fabric, Underlay, and Overlay
• DNA Center and SDA Operation
• DNA Center as a Network Management Platform
• Review All the Key Topics

Understanding REST and JSON

• REST-Based APIs
• Data Serialization and JSON
• Review All the Key Topics

Understanding Ansible, Puppet, and Chef

• Device Configuration Challenges and Solutions
• Ansible, Puppet, and Chef Basics
• Review All the Key Topics

Appendix A: Numeric Reference Tables

Appendix B: Topics from Previous Editions

• Cisco Device Hardening
• Implementing DHCP
• Troubleshooting with IPv4 ACLs
• Implementing HSRP
• Gateway Load Balancing Protocol (GLBP)
• Implementing Simple Network Management Protocol
• Analyzing LAN Physical Standard Choices
• Metro Ethernet
• MPLS VPNs

Appendix C: Exam Topics Cross-Reference

• CCNA 200-301 Exam Topic Order
• Course Lessons, with Exam Topics Covered in Each

Appendix D: Study Planner