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.
Course length:
14 Week(s)
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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