Course curriculum

  1. 01

    • 0.0 Introduction and How to Use

    • 0.1 Intro to GNS3

    • 0.2 Setting up GNS3

    • 0.3 Working with Physical Devices
  2. 02

    • 1.0 Network Terminology

    • 1.1.1 Network Components - Routers, switches, firewalls

    • 1.1.2 Network Components - APs, Controllers, endpoints

    • 1.2 Network Topologies

    • 1.3 Physical Cabling

    • 1.4 Layer 1 Troubleshooting

    • 1.5 Layer 2 Concepts

    • 1.6 Layer 3 - IPv4 concepts and configuration

    • 1.7 Layer 3 - IPv6 Addresses and Configuration

    • 1.8 Layer 4 - Comparing TCP and UDP

    • 1.9 Wireless Principles

    • 1.10 Virtualization Fundamentals
  3. 03

    • 2.1 VLAN Fundamentals and Configuration

    • 2.2 dot1Q Fundamentals and configuration

    • 2.3 Layer 2 Discovery Protocols

    • 2.4 RPVST+ Part 1

    • 2.5 RPVST Part 2

    • 2.6 Etherchannels Concepts and Configuration

    • 2.7 Wireless Architectures and AP Modes

    • 2.8 Physical WLAN connections and management

    • 2.9 Configuring an SSID in a WLC
  4. 04

    • 3.1 Reading a Routing Table

    • 3.2 Routing decisions and route attributes

    • 3.3 IPv4 and IPv6 Static Routing

    • 3.4 OSPFv2 - part 1

    • 3.5 OSPFv2 - part 2

    • 3.6 First Hop Redundancy Protocols
  5. 05

    • 4.1 Configuring Source NAT

    • 4.2 Configuring NTP

    • 4.3 DHCP and DNS Fundamentals

    • 4.4 Configuring DHCP

    • 4.5 SNMP and Syslogging

    • 4.6 QoS

    • 4.7 SSH

    • 4.8 FTP and TFTP
  6. 06

    • 5.1 Defining Key Security Concepts

    • 5.2 Elements of a Security Program

    • 5.3 AAA

    • 5.4 S2S and RA VPN

    • 5.5 ACLs

    • 5.6 Layer 2 Security

    • 5.7 Wireless Security
  7. 07

    • 6.1 Automating Network Management

    • 6.2 Controller Based and SDN Architectures

    • 6.3 REST APIs

    • 6.4 Configuration Management Systems