Build the Network. Build Your Career.
Learn key networking skills and prepare for the CCNA certification with real-world labs and guided lessons at your pace.
Course Overview
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) CertPREP Course
This comprehensive program covers everything from the fundamentals of TCP/IP networking and Ethernet LANs to advanced routing concepts and security architectures. Each lesson is designed to build your skills progressively, starting with an introduction to networking perspectives and evolving into complex subjects like implementing IPv6 and understanding wireless networks.
You will gain hands-on experience through practice labs and real-world scenarios, equipping you with the essential tools and knowledge to confidently navigate and manage modern network environments. Prepare for your CCNA certification with a structured curriculum that emphasizes both theoretical knowledge and practical application, making you a valuable asset in today’s technology-driven landscape.
What you'll learn
By the end of this course, participants will:
- Understand network fundamentals and TCP/IP architecture
- Configure and troubleshoot Ethernet LANs and switches
- Set up and verify IPv4 and IPv6 addressing
- Implement routing protocols and manage network traffic
- Secure network devices and apply access control measures
- Prepare confidently for the CCNA certification exam
Course Details
- Overview of the course and learning objectives
- Perspectives on Networking
- TCP/IP Networking Model
- Data Encapsulation Terminology
- Review
- Overview of LANs
- Building Physical Ethernet LANs with UTP
- Building Physical Ethernet LANs with Fiber
- Sending Data in Ethernet Networks
- Review
- Wide-Area Networks
- IP Routing
- Other Network Layer Features
- Review
- Accessing the Cisco Catalyst Switch CLI
- Configuring Cisco IOS Software
- Review
- LAN Switching Concepts
- Verifying and Analyzing Ethernet Switching
- Review
- Securing the Switch CLI
- Enabling IPv4 for Remote Access
- Miscellaneous Settings Useful in the Lab
- Review
- Configuring Switch Interfaces
- Analyzing Switch Interface Status and Statistics
- Review
- Virtual LAN Concepts
- VLAN and VLAN Trunking Configuration and Verification
- Troubleshooting VLANs and VLAN Trunks
- Review
- STP and RSTP Basics
- Details Specific to STP (and Not RSTP)
- Rapid STP Concepts
- Review
- Understanding RSTP Through Configuration
- Configuring Layer 2 EtherChannel
- Review
- Introduction to Subnetting
- Analyze Subnetting and Addressing Needs
- Make Design Choices
- Plan the Implementation
- Review
- Classful Network Concepts
- Practice with Classful Networks
- Review
- Subnet Mask Conversion
- Identifying Subnet Design Choices Using Masks
- Review
- Defining a Subnet
- Analyzing Existing Subnets: Binary
- Analyzing Existing Subnets: Decimal
- Practice Analyzing Existing Subnets
- Review
- Installing Cisco Routers
- Enabling IPv4 Support on Cisco Router Interfaces
- Review
- IP Routing
- Configuring IP Addresses and Connected Routes
- Configuring Static Routes
- IP Forwarding with the Longest Prefix Match
- Review
- VLAN Routing with Router 802.1Q Trunks
- VLAN Routing with Layer 3 Switch SVIs
- VLAN Routing with Layer 3 Switch Routed Ports
- Review
- Problem Isolation Using the ping Command
- Problem Isolation Using the traceroute Command
- Telnet and SSH
- Review
- Comparing Dynamic Routing Protocol Features
- OSPF Concepts and Operation
- OSPF Areas and LSAs
- Review
- Implementing Single-Area OSPFv2
- Using OSPFv2 Interface Subcommands
- Additional OSPFv2 Features
- Review
- OSPF Network Types
- OSPF Neighbor Relationships
- Review
- Introduction to IPv6
- IPv6 Addressing Formats and Conventions
- Review
- Global Unicast Addressing Concepts
- Unique Local Unicast Addresses
- Review
- Implementing Unicast IPv6 Addresses on Routers
- Special Addresses Used by Routers
- Review
- Connected and Local IPv6 Routes
- Static IPv6 Routes
- The Neighbor Discovery Protocol
- Review
- Comparing Wired and Wireless Networks
- Wireless LAN Topologies
- Other Wireless Topologies
- RF Overview
- Review
- Autonomous AP Architecture
- Cloud-based AP Architecture
- Split-MAC Architectures
- Comparing Wireless LAN Controller Deployments
- Review
- Anatomy of a Secure Connection
- Wireless Client Authentication Methods
- Wireless Privacy and Integrity Methods
- WPA, WPA2, and WPA3
- Review
- Connecting a Cisco AP
- Accessing a Cisco WLC
- Connecting a Cisco WLC
- Configuring a WLAN
- Review
- Overview of advanced topics
- TCP/IP Layer 4 Protocols: TCP and UDP
- TCP/IP Applications
- Review
- IPv4 Access Control List Basics
- Standard Numbered IPv4 ACLs
- Practice Applying Standard IP ACLs
- Review
- Extended Numbered IP Access Control Lists
- Named ACLs and ACL Editing
- Review
- Security Terminology
- Common Security Threats
- Controlling and Monitoring User Access
- Developing a Security Program to Educate Users
- Review
- Securing IOS Passwords
- Firewalls and Intrusion Prevention Systems
- Review
- Port Security Concepts and Configuration
- Port Security Violation Modes
- Review
- Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
- Identifying Host IPv4 Settings
- Review
- DHCP Snooping
- Dynamic ARP Inspection
- Review
- System Message Logging (Syslog)
- Network Time Protocol (NTP)
- Analyzing Topology Using CDP and LLDP
- Review
- Perspectives on IPv4 Address Scalability
- Network Address Translation Concepts
- NAT Configuration and Troubleshooting
- Review
- Introduction to QoS
- Classification and Marking
- Queuing
- Shaping and Policing
- Congestion Avoidance
- Review
- First Hop Redundancy Protocol
- Simple Network Management Protocol
- FTP and TFTP
- Review
- Analyzing Campus LAN Topologies
- Small Office/Home Office
- Power over Ethernet (PoE)
- Review
- Metro Ethernet
- Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
- Internet VPNs
- Review
- Server Virtualization
- Cloud Computing Services
- WAN Traffic Paths to Reach Cloud Services
- Review
- SDN and Controller-Based Networks
- Examples of Network Programmability and SDN
- Comparing Traditional Versus Controller-Based Networks
- Review
- SDA Fabric, Underlay, and Overlay
- DNA Center and SDA Operation
- DNA Center as a Network Management Platform
- Review
- REST-Based APIs
- Data Serialization and JSON
- Review
- Device Configuration Challenges and Solutions
- Ansible, Puppet, and Chef Basics
- Review
- Advice About the Exam Event
- CCNA Practice Labs
- Scheduling and Information
- Videos Sorted by Volume
- Assessment Type: Hands-on labs, quizzes, and simulated CCNA exams
- Certification: Completion badge for prep class (not the official CCNA certification)
By enrolling in this course, participants will;
- Self-paced modules for flexible study
- Beginner-friendly breakdown of core networking concepts
- Real labs with Cisco simulation tools
- Covers full CCNA exam topics
- Great for IT support, helpdesk, and entry-level engineers
- Completion badge to showcase your progress
Course Features
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Self PacedSelf Paced
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Networking & IT InfrastructureNetworking & IT Infrastructure
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Level: Beginner to IntermediateLevel: Beginner to Intermediate
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Course Duration: 12 MonthsCourse Duration: 12 Months
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Course Delivery Mode: onlineCourse Delivery Mode: online
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Prerequisites: Basic understanding of computer systems and internet protocolsPrerequisites: Basic understanding of computer systems and internet protocols
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Training Fee: ₦270,000Training Fee: ₦270,000
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