Cisco Routing, Switching, and Wireless Literacy (Beginner Level)

Topics covered

• configure IPv4 addresses on physical interfaces and logical interfaces and verify that IP addresses have been set using the command line interface
• configure management access options on a Cisco WLC devices GUI interface to improve security
• configure RADIUS or TACACS+ for user management and authentication on a cisco WLC device using the GUI interface
• describe and configure Layer 3 EtherChannel and describe how the configuration differs from configuring L2 EtherChannel
• describe concepts an IT professional should know in relation to virtualization
• describe some of the different types of VLANs, as well as how to configure them and verify the configuration
• describe the basics of identifying IPv6 addresses and why you should be using them
• describe the different port configurations needed to support the hardware connectivity for a Cisco wireless network
• describe the different types of STP and configure Rapid PVST+ on Cisco switches
• describe the functionality of the WLC and lightweight access point modes
• describe the purpose of L2 Discovery Protocols, and configure and verify the use of Cisco Discovery Protocol
• describe the reasons for using PortFast and BPDU Guard and why you do not configure them on trunks
• describe the wireless network standards, naming conventions, and frequencies used for those standards
• describe why Spanning Tree Protocol is needed, how to verify it is working, and set up for per-VLAN STP
• describe why VLANs are created and how to create them on switches
• distinguish between the different wireless encryption standards used to protect data in transit
• find the IP addressing information in a Windows OS, MacOS, and Linux OS
• perform VLSm with an address space
• recognize the components and connection requirements for using a WLC
• recognize the hardware and software that a CCNA professional should be able to identify, where these components are used, and how they are connected for networking
• recognize the physical network and management ports provided on a Cisco WLC device
• recognize the QoS policy default and available options for the GUI interface on a Cisco WLC device
• subnet a class C network and describe the requirements
• verify interswitch connectivity
• work with and understand how settings are managed through the GUI interface on a Cisco WLC