Essentials for ICDN 2/CCNA Certification

ZNET- 009    Essentials for ICDN 2/CCNA Certification (32 hours)
Fee: $1,195    Includes all Notes and Handouts.
                       * There is an additional fee of approximately $150 if you need to purchase the required textbooks for this course.
                          Books were supplied with Prerequisite ZNET-008 Essentials for ICDN 1/CCENT Certification
 

ICDN 2/CCNA Certification

Sect. 01 November 19, 24, 26, 5:00-9:00 p.m. and
Saturday November 22, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and
December 1, 3, 8,10, 5:00-9:00 p.m.
 
Sect. 02 March 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 5:00-9:00 p.m. and
Saturday, March 7, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and
Saturday, March 14, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
 

CCNA Discount Offer

Enroll in both courses at the same time  (ICDN 1 & ICDN 2 bundled together/64 hours) to prepare for your CCNA certification
and receive a $100 discount off the total cost, includes all textbooks, network simulator software, materials, and practice exams for both courses. Click here for complete details and the schedule for ICDN 1/CCENT & ICDN 2/CCNA Certification.

Course Description      

This course is designed to be a continuation of the ZNET-008 Essentials for ICDN 1/CCENT Certification Course. This course focuses on providing the skills and knowledge necessary to pass the 640-816 Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 2 (ICND 2) exam and achieving CCNA certification.  Taking the two courses back to back can be very beneficial because of the course material overlap between the two courses.  The benefit of two courses is the defined outline of what is on each exam, allowing students to focus on the  correct material when studying for the exams.           

Topics covered in this course are; skills required to successfully install, operate, and troubleshoot a small to medium size enterprise branch network. The exam covers topics on VLSM and IPv6 addressing; extending switched networks with VLANs; configuring, verifying and troubleshooting VLANs; the VTP, RSTP, OSPF and EIGRP protocols; determining IP routes; managing IP traffic with access lists; NAT, DHCP; establishing point-to- point connections; and establishing Frame Relay connections.

The course consists of classroom lectures reinforced with hands-on labs to be completed in class/lab environment.  Students will also use a Network Simulator to complete labs both in the classroom lab and at home to help prepare for the certification exam.

Prerequisites:

The prerequisite for the Essentials for ICDN 2/CCNA Certification is one of the following

  • Complete the ZNET-008 Essentials for ICDN 1/CCENT Certification course, you do not need to have taken the exam.  Taking the two courses back to back can be very beneficial because of the course material overlap between the two courses.
  • Cisco CCENT Certification
  • Previous CCNA certification and looking to renew your CCNA certification

Course Material

  • Each student will receive:
    • Wendell Odom's CCNA  Reference Library (ICDN 1 & ICDN 2) published by Cisco Press
    • Todd Lammle's CCNA Book published by Sybex.
    • Scott Empson's CCNA Command Quick Reference Guide published by Cisco Press
    • Each student will receive Sybex's  Network Simulator Software to help prepare for the exams.
  • These materials will be used in both ICDN1 & ICDN 2
  • The Network Simulator software will allow students to practice at home the skills they need to master to pass the exams
  • Students who do not have the current software and library of books will be responsible for purchasing them and will be quoted the price during registration

Cisco Certification Paths  (CCENT & CCNA)

The 2 course approach allows students the time they need to learn and prepare for their Cisco exams with expanded lectures and additional hands-on practice labs in the classroom as well as at home with their own network simulator software. 

  • Essentials for Cisco ICDN 1/CCENT Certification  prepares students for the CCENT exam (640-822). 
  • Essentials for Cisco ICDN 2/CCNA Certification (this course)  builds upon the skills learned in the CCENT course and prepares students for the ICDN 2 exam (640-816).
  • Passing both the CCENT 640-822 exam and the ICDN 2 (640-816) exam earns the student CCNA certification.  
  • Students have the option of bypassing CCENT certification and taking just one exam for CCNA Certification (640-802)

Instructor

Jim Beane
Director of Program Development for the Center for Business and Technology, STCC
Phone: (413) 755-4506
Email: beane@stcc.edu
Cisco Certified CCENT, CCNA, CCDA
CompTIA Certified A+, Network+, i-Net+, e-Biz+, Server+
Microsoft Certified MCDST, MCP
Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW) Professional/Instructor
IBM Certified iSeries 400 Operations

If you have any questions about the course content please feel free to contact Jim.

If you have any questions about costs, registration, or books please contact the CBT office at (413) 755-4503

ICDN 2 Exam Topics

The following topics are general guidelines for the content likely to be included on the Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 2 exam (640-816). These topics are a continuation of the ICDN 1 course topics.  So, it is strongly recommended that students take both ZNET-008 and ZNET-009 courses when preparing for the CCENT & CCNA exams.

Configure, verify and troubleshoot a switch with VLANs and interswitch communications
  • Describe enhanced switching technologies (including: VTP, RSTP, VLAN, PVSTP, 802.1q)
  • Describe how VLANs create logically separate networks and the need for routing between them
  • Configure, verify, and troubleshoot VLANs
  • Configure, verify, and troubleshoot trunking on Cisco switches
  • Configure, verify, and troubleshoot interVLAN routing
  • Configure, verify, and troubleshoot VTP
  • Configure, verify, and troubleshoot RSTP operation
  • Interpret the output of various show and debug commands to verify the operational status of a Cisco switched network
  • Implement basic switch security (including: port security, unassigned ports, trunk access, etc.)
Implement an IP addressing scheme and IP Services to meet network requirements in a medium-size Enterprise branch office network
  • Calculate and apply a VLSM IP addressing design to a network
  • Determine the appropriate classless addressing scheme using VLSM and summarization to satisfy addressing requirements in a LAN/WAN environment
  • Describe the technological requirements for running IPv6 (including: protocols, dual stack, tunneling, etc)
  • Describe IPv6 addresses
  • Identify and correct common problems associated with IP addressing and host configurations
Configure and troubleshoot basic operation and routing on Cisco devices
  • Compare and contrast methods of routing and routing protocols
  • Configure, verify and troubleshoot OSPF
  • Configure, verify and troubleshoot EIGRP
  • Verify configuration and connectivity using ping, traceroute, and telnet or SSH
  • Troubleshoot routing implementation issues
  • Verify router hardware and software operation using SHOW & DEBUG commands
  • Implement basic router security
Implement, verify, and troubleshoot NAT and ACLs in a medium-size Enterprise branch office network.
  • Describe the purpose and types of access control lists
  • Configure and apply access control lists based on network filtering requirements
  • Configure and apply an access control list to limit telnet and SSH access to the router
  • Verify and monitor ACL's in a network environment
  • Troubleshoot ACL implementation issues
  • Explain the basic operation of NAT
  • Configure Network Address Translation for given network requirements using CLI
  • Troubleshoot NAT implementation issues
Implement and verify WAN links

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