NTC-362: Fundamentals of Networking

• Perspectives on Networking
• TCP/IP Networking Model
• Data Encapsulation Terminology
• An Overview of LANs
• Building Physical Ethernet LANs with UTP
• Building Physical Ethernet LANs with Fiber
• Sending Data in Ethernet Networks
• Wide-Area Networks
• IP Routing
• Other Network Layer Features

7 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →

• Accessing the Cisco Catalyst Switch CLI
• Configuring Cisco IOS Software
• LAN Switching Concepts
• Verifying and Analyzing Ethernet Switching
• Securing the Switch CLI
• Enabling IPv4 for Remote Access
• Miscellaneous Settings Useful in the Lab
• Configuring Switch Interfaces
• Analyzing Switch Interface Status and Statistics
• Virtual LAN Concepts
• VLAN and VLAN Trunking Configuration and Verification
• Troubleshooting VLANs and VLAN Trunks
• STP and RSTP Basics
• Details Specific to STP (and Not RSTP)
• Rapid STP Concepts
• Understanding RSTP Through Configuration
• Configuring Layer 2 EtherChannel
• Command References

6 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →

• Introduction to Subnetting
• Analyze Subnetting and Addressing Needs
• Make Design Choices
• Plan the Implementation
• Classful Network Concepts
• Practice with Classful Networks
• Subnet Mask Conversion
• Identifying Subnet Design Choices Using Masks
• Defining a Subnet
• Analyzing Existing Subnets: Binary
• Analyzing Existing Subnets: Decimal
• Practice Analyzing Existing Subnets
• Installing Cisco Routers
• Enabling IPv4 Support on Cisco Router Interfaces
• IP Routing
• Configuring IP Addresses and Connected Routes
• Configuring Static Routes
• IP Forwarding with the Longest Prefix Match
• VLAN Routing with Router 802.1Q Trunks
• VLAN Routing with Layer 3 Switch SVIs
• VLAN Routing with Layer 3 Switch Routed Ports
• Problem Isolation Using the ping Command
• Problem Isolation Using the traceroute Command
• Telnet and SSH
• Command References

5 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →

• Comparing Dynamic Routing Protocol Features
• OSPF Concepts and Operation
• OSPF Areas and LSAs
• Implementing Single-Area OSPFv2
• Using OSPFv2 Interface Subcommands
• Additional OSPFv2 Features
• OSPF Network Types
• OSPF Neighbor Relationships
• Introduction to IPv6
• IPv6 Addressing Formats and Conventions
• Global Unicast Addressing Concepts
• Unique Local Unicast Addresses
• Implementing Unicast IPv6 Addresses on Routers
• Special Addresses Used by Routers
• Connected and Local IPv6 Routes
• Static IPv6 Routes
• The Neighbor Discovery Protocol
• Command References

5 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →

• Comparing Wired and Wireless Networks
• Wireless LAN Topologies
• Other Wireless Topologies
• RF Overview
• Autonomous AP Architecture
• Cloud-based AP Architecture
• Split-MAC Architectures
• Comparing Wireless LAN Controller Deployments
• Anatomy of a Secure Connection
• Wireless Client Authentication Methods
• Wireless Privacy and Integrity Methods
• WPA, WPA2, and WPA3
• Connecting a Cisco AP
• Accessing a Cisco WLC
• Connecting a Cisco WLC
• Configuring a WLAN