Cisco® Interconnecting Cisco® Networking Devices Part 1 (ICND1)

This course focuses on providing the skills and knowledge necessary to install, operate, and troubleshoot a small branch office Enterprise network, including configuring a switch, a router, and connecting to a WAN and implementing network security.

Lesson 1: Building a Simple Network

• Exploring the Functions of Networking
• Securing the Network
• Understanding the Host-to-Host Communications Model
• Understanding the TCP/IP Internet Layer
• Understanding the TCP/IP Transport Layer
• Exploring the Packet Delivery Process
• Understanding Ethernet
• Connecting to an Ethernet LAN
• Lab 1-1: Using Windows Applications as Network Tools
• Lab 1-2: Observing the TCP Three-Way Handshake
• Lab 1-3: Observing Extended PC Network Information

Lesson 2: Ethernet Local Area Networks

• Understanding the Challenges of Shared LANs
• Solving Network Challenges with Switched LAN Technology
• Exploring the Packet Delivery Process
• Operating Cisco IOS Software
• Starting a Switch
• Understanding Switch Security
• Maximizing the Benefits of Switching
• Troubleshooting Switch Issues
• Lab 2-1: Connecting to Remote Lab Equipment
• Lab 2-2: Performing Switch Startup and Initial Configuration
• Lab 2-3: Enhancing the Security of Initial Switch Configuration
• Lab 2-4: Operating and Configuring a Cisco IOS Device

Lesson 3: Wireless Local Area Networks

• Exploring Wireless Networking
• Understanding WLAN Security
• Implementing a WLAN

Lesson 4: Local Area Network Connections

• Exploring the Functions of Routing
• Understanding Binary Basics
• Constructing a Network Addressing Scheme
• Starting a Cisco Router
• Configuring a Cisco Router
• Exploring the Packet Delivery Process
• Understanding Cisco Router Security
• Using Cisco SDM
• Using a Cisco Router as a DHCP Server
• Accessing Remote Devices
• Lab 4-1: Converting Decimal to Binary and Binary to Decimal
• Lab 4-2: Classifying Network Addressing
• Lab 4-3: Computing Usable Subnetworks and Hosts
• Lab 4-4: Calculating Subnet Masks
• Lab 4-5: Performing Initial Router Startup
• Lab 4-6: Performing Initial Router Configuration
• Lab 4-7: Enhancing the Security of Initial Router Configuration
• Lab 4-8: Using Cisco SDM to Configure DHCP Server Function
• Lab 4-9: Managing Remote Access Sessions

Lesson 5: Wide Area Networks Connections

• Understanding WAN Technologies
• Enabling the Internet Connection
• Enabling Static Routing
• Configuring Serial Encapsulation
• Enabling RIP
• Lab 5-1: Connecting to the Internet
• Lab 5-2: Connecting to the Main Office
• Lab 5-3: Enabling Dynamic Routing to the Main Office

Lesson 6: Network Environment Management

• Discovering Neighbors on the Network
• Managing Cisco Router Startup and Configuration
• Managing Cisco Devices
• Lab 6-1: Using Cisco Discovery Protocol
• Lab 6-2: Managing Router Startup Options
• Lab 6-3: Managing Cisco Devices
• Lab 6-4: Confirming the Reconfiguration of the Branch Network

• Westerville, OH - April 23, 2012
• Washington, DC - April 30, 2012
• Garfield Heights, OH - April 30, 2012
• Urbandale, IA - April 30, 2012
• Wauwatosa, WI - April 30, 2012
• Orlando, FL - May 7, 2012
• Memphis, TN - May 7, 2012
• Chicago, IL - May 7, 2012
• Charleston, SC - May 14, 2012
• Columbia, SC - May 14, 2012
• Greenville, SC - May 14, 2012
• Durham, NC - May 14, 2012
• Charleston, WV - May 14, 2012
• Mechanicsburg, PA - May 14, 2012
• Livonia, MI - May 14, 2012
• Wauwatosa, WI - May 14, 2012
• Appleton, WI - May 14, 2012
• Metairie, LA - May 21, 2012
• Burbank, CA - May 21, 2012
• Nashville, TN - May 21, 2012
• Miami, FL - June 4, 2012
• Orlando, FL - June 4, 2012
• Jacksonville, FL - June 4, 2012
• Charleston, SC - June 4, 2012
• Columbia, SC - June 4, 2012
• Greenville, SC - June 4, 2012
• Charleston, WV - June 4, 2012
• McLean, VA - June 4, 2012
• Carmel, IN - June 4, 2012
• Urbandale, IA - June 4, 2012