Qualification type:
Short Course
What's the Cisco CCNA Exploration course about?
The Cisco CCNA Exploration curriculum provides an integrated and comprehensive coverage of networking topics, while providing opportunities for hands-on practical experience and soft skills development. It emphasizes critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration, and the practical application of skills in a real world environment.
The curriculum consists of four courses:
1. Network Fundamentals
- Use network protocol models to explain the layers of communications in data networks
- Design, calculate, and apply subnet masks and addresses
- Build a simple Ethernet network using routers and switches
- Employ basic cabling and network designs to connect devices
- Use Cisco CLI commands to perform basic router and switch configuration and verification
- Analyze the operations and features of the transport and network layer protocols and services
2. Routing Protocols and Concepts
- Configure and verify router interfaces
- Demonstrate comprehensive RIPv1 configuration skills
- Design and implement a classless IP addressing scheme for a network
- Use advanced configuration commands with routers implementing EIGRP
- Apply the basic RIPv2 configuration commands and evaluate RIPv2 classless routing updates
- Identify the characteristics of distance vector routing protocols
3. LAN Switching and Wireless
- Troubleshoot common network problems at Layers 1, 2, 3, and 7 using a layered model approach
- Interpret network diagrams
- Perform and verify initial switch configuration tasks including remote access management
- Configure, verify, and troubleshoot VLANs, inter VLAN routing, VTP, trunking on Cisco switches, and RSTP operation
- Manage IOS configuration files
- Identify the basic parameters to configure a wireless network and common implementation issues
4. Accessing the WAN
- Describe the impact of applications (Voice Over IP and Video Over IP) on a network
- Configure, verify, and troubleshoot DHCP and DNS operation on a router
- Verify, monitor, and troubleshoot ACLs in a network environment
- Configure and verify a basic WAN serial connection, a PPP connection between Cisco routers, and Frame Relay
- Configure and verify a PPP connection between Cisco routers, and Frame Relay on Cisco routers
- Troubleshoot WAN implementation issues
Assessments include hands-on labs, simulation-based learning activities, and online assessments and can be as simple as a multiple choice question or as complex as troubleshooting a simulated network.
What will I be able to do after I've completed this course?
Today nearly every company in every industry relies on IT, so the skills learned on the Cisco CCNA Exploration course can provide a powerful foundation for a career in almost any field a student may choose to pursue. In particular it will help to prepare students for entry level networking and IT careers, such as: network administrator; network engineer; network installer; network technician; or help desk technician. Students could also progress onto other qualifications in the CISCO framework such as Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) and Cisco CCNA Security.
What qualifications or experience do I need to do this course?
Network Fundamentals is the first course of the qualification and it has no prerequisites. It is a prerequisite for the other three courses in the suite. The courses are delivered in the sequence as stated above.
Which qualification will I be awarded if I successfully complete the Cisco CCNA Exploration course?
You will be prepared for the industry-standard CCNA certification exam which is highly valued in the global networking industry.
How much will the course cost me?
You can call our Course Enquiry Team on FREECALL 0800 068 8585 for details of the fees for this course.
How do I apply?
For further information or to apply for a course, contact our Course Enquiry Team on FREECALL 0800 068 8585 or email enquiries@themanchestercollege.ac.uk.
You can also apply on line for the Cisco CCNA Exploration course.
Please note, the course information on this website is provided as a reference guide only and is subject to change. It is therefore important that you check all course details, including location, timetable, fee, etc, at enrolment as the college operates a no refund policy.
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