Many organizations rely on Cisco-based networks to connect users to the enterprise infrastructure. To achieve optimal network performance, networking managers and technicians need detailed knowledge of Cisco systems. The ability to efficiently deploy and manage Cisco routers and switches has become a fundamental requirement for networking professionals.
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to deploying Cisco devices in an internetworked environment. Through extensive hands-on exercises, you gain the fundamental knowledge and skills necessary to create Cisco device configuration files from scratch, configure IP routing protocols, effectively manage and maintain Cisco routers with SNMP, and troubleshoot complex IP routing problems.
You learn how to deploy multilayer Cisco switched infrastructures in enterprise networks. You gain the knowledge and skills to configure industry-standard and Cisco-proprietary VLANs, optimize distribution networks using Cisco Fast EtherChannel and VTP, and address router performance problems with mutlilayer switching.
In this course, you gain the knowledge and skills required to master the advanced features of Cisco router configuration. You learn to manage IP information flows with Cisco routers; deploy scalable routing protocols such as EIGRP, OSPF and BGP; and map between private and public addresses with Network Address Translation (NAT).
