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Cisco Networking Essentials (non-certification course)
Learn basic networking concepts and skills you can put to use right away. Networking is at the heart of the digital transformation. The network is essential to many business functions today, including business critical data and operations, cybersecurity, and so much more. A wide variety of career paths rely on the network — so it’s important to understand what the network can do, how it operates, and how to protect it.
This is a great course for developers, data scientists, cybersecurity specialists, and other professionals looking to broaden their networking domain knowledge. It’s also an excellent launching point for students pursuing a wide range of career pathways – from cybersecurity to software development to business and more. A Networking Academy digital badge is available for the instructor-led version of this course. No prerequisites required.
Skills You Will Learn
- Plan and install a home or small business network using wireless technology, then connect it to the Internet.
- Develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills using Cisco Packet Tracer.
- Practice verifying and troubleshooting network and Internet connectivity.
- Recognize and mitigate security threats to a home network.
Cisco CCNA: Introduction to Networks
The first course in a 3-course CCNA series designed to prepare you for entry-level networking job. Begin preparing for a networking career with this introduction to how networks operate. This first course in the 3-course CCNA series introduces architectures, models, protocols, and networking elements – functions needed to support the operations and priorities of Fortune 500 companies to small innovative retailers. You’ll even get the chance to build simple local area networks (LANs). Developing a working knowledge of IP addressing schemes, foundational network security, you’ll be able to perform basic configurations for routers and switches. No prerequisites required. After completing all three CCNA courses, you are ready to take the CCNA Certification.
Skills You Will Learn
- Build simple LANs, perform basic configurations for routers and switches, and implement IPv4 and IPv6 addressing schemes.
- Configure routers, switches, and end devices to provide access to local and remote network resources and to enable end-to-end connectivity between remote devices.
- Develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills using real equipment and Cisco Packet Tracer.
- Configure and troubleshoot connectivity a small network using security best practices.
Length: 70 hours
Learning Type: Instructor-led
Experience level: Intermediate
Prerequisites: No Prerequisites. 1+ years of experience implementing and administering Cisco solutions is recommended.
Achievement: Badge
Exams: Individuals will be prepared for the CCNA exam after completing three CCNA courses. Exams can be taken in-person or online. Students receive a voucher that reduces the cost of the exam.
Cisco CCNA: Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials
Cisco CCNA: Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials
The second course in a 3-course CCNA series designed to prepare you for networking technician job. This course focuses on switching technologies and router operations that support small-to-medium business networks, including wireless local area networks (WLAN) and security concepts. In this second course in a 3-course CCNA series you’ll perform basic network configuration and troubleshooting, identify and mitigate LAN security threats, and configure and secure a basic WLAN. Recommended preparation: CCNA: Introduction to Networks or having equivalent knowledge. After completing all three CCNA courses, you are ready to take the CCNA Certification.
Skills You Will Learn
- Work with routers, switches and wireless devices to configure and troubleshoot VLANs, Wireless LANs and Inter-VLAN routing.
- Configure and troubleshoot redundancy on a switched network using STP and EtherChannel.
- Develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills using real equipment and Cisco Packet Tracer.
- Explain how to support available and reliable networks using dynamic addressing and first-hop redundancy protocols.
Length: 70 hours
Learning Type: Instructor-led
Experience level: Intermediate
Prerequisites: CCNA: Introduction to Networks or equivalent knowledge is recommended
Achievement Badge: Badge
Exams: Individuals will be prepared for the CCNA exam after completing 3 CCNA courses. Exams can be taken in-person or online. Students receive a voucher that reduces the cost of the exam.
Cisco CCNA: Enterprise Networking, Security, and Automation
The third course in a 3-course CCNA series prepares you for networking analyst & engineering. Large enterprises depend heavily on the smooth operation of their network infrastructures. This final course in the CCNA series describes the architectures and considerations related to designing, securing, operating, and troubleshooting enterprise networks. It covers wide area network (WAN) technologies and quality of service (QoS) mechanisms used for secure remote access along with the introduction of software-defined networking, virtualization, and automation concepts that support the digitalization of networks. Recommended preparation: CCNA: Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials or possessing equivalent knowledge.
Skills You Will Learn
- Work with routers and switches using OSPF in point-to-point and multiaccess networks.
- Mitigate threats and enhance network security using access control lists and security best practices.
- Develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills using real equipment and Cisco Packet Tracer.
- Understand virtualization, SDN, and how APIs and configuration management tools enable network automation.
Length: 70 hours
Learning Type: Instructor-led
Experience level: Advanced
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Achievement Badge: Badge, Certification Aligned
Exams: Individuals will be prepared for the CCNA exam after completing 3 CCNA courses. Exams can be taken in-person or online. Students receive a voucher that reduces the cost of the exam.
