Suggested Course Track:
Net+ Sec+  >   CCENT  >   CCNA  >   CCNA: Wireless

Course includes a guest lecture by best selling author, Todd Lammle!

Overview

On June 25, 2007, Cisco® announced a revision to the CCNA and the introduction of a brand-new entry level certification.  GlobalNet Training is currently delivering a 5-Day CCENT course complete with Todd Lammle curriculum, the same equipment topology as our highly respected CCNA courses, exam voucher, and onsite testing.

Cisco® Certified Entry Network Technician

The highly respected CCNA certification is the industry standard for networking professionals, yet is an awfully big step and commitment for some.  Professionals in entry level positions don't develop the skills to pass CCNA for several years, thus creating an opportunity for Cisco to introduce a certification designed specifically for those with less than three years of networking job experience.  Research also confirmed interest among employers for a certification covering entry level IT skills, reducing the risk inherent in hiring employees with little or no previous networking experience.

The new Cisco® Certified Entry Network Technician (CCENT) certification is a terrific introduction — it's the answer for inexperienced people who want a much more user-friendly way to break into the internetworking profession.

GlobalNet's CCENT instructor-led course now includes a current lab topology to assist you with the Cisco® intensive simulation exam. Our repetitive hands-on labs feature individual student pods with Cisco® high-end Catalyst switches.

GlobalNet's 5-day CCENT boot camp will provide you with everything you need to be successful in a Cisco routing and switching environment and to pass the new Cisco Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 (ICND1) certification exam.

We do not rely on outdated third party test preparation material or courseware. We have been writing our own curriculum since our company began delivering boot camps in 1997. Your instructor wrote the material used in class and updates it before each course.

GlobalNet's CCENT course offers high levels of classroom participation, interaction and collaboration:

• Certified Expert Instructor
• 4 Routers Per Student Pod, 2 Switches, including Cisco’s Catalyst Switch, Per Student Pod
• 35 > Labs
• Todd Lammle’s CCENT : Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician Study Guide
• 350+ Prep Questions
• Test Voucher Included
• Onsite Testing in the Dallas location
• Course Guarantee!

Two FREE Weeks of Rack Time

Sign up for any GlobalNet Cisco CCNA or CCENT class and receive two free weeks of online rack access using three routers!

You will receive access to the following network using step-by-step hands-on labs written by Cisco author and GlobalNet Training CEO Todd Lammle.

Equipment

CCENT Lab Topology

Understanding how to configure routers and switches is important, and GlobalNet's Cisco students gain that experience by training on 4 Routers and 2 Switches, including the Cisco Catalyst Switch series and the brand new Cisco ISR Router series, per student pod.

No sharing equipment!

Plus, GlobalNet Training offers more lab time than any of our competitors with over 35 labs!

We encourage students to bring their own laptops to take full advantage of our labs after class each day.

 

Prerequisites

The Cisco CCENT (Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician) certification validates the skills required for entry-level network support positions, the starting point for many successful careers in networking. Candidates should have the knowledge and skill to install, operate and troubleshoot a small enterprise branch network, including basic network security. CCENT certification is the first step toward achieving CCNA, which covers medium size enterprise branch networks with more complex connections. The new Cisco Certified Entry Network Technician (CCENT) is not a required pre-requisite for the CCNA.

Course Outline

Monday

• CCNA:Describe network devices and their function
• CCNA:Selecting components to meet network requirements
• CCNA:Describe the purpose and basic operation of the protocols in the OSI and TCP models
• CCNA:Explain how data flows in a network using the OSI and TCP/IP models
• CCNA:Describe and verify DNS operation
• CCNA:Describe the operation and benefits of using private and public IP addressing
• CCNA:Determine the path between two hosts across a network
• CCNA:Describe the components required for network and Internet communications
• CCNA:Describe common networking applications including web applications
• CCNA:Describe the impact Voice Over IP and Video Over IP on a network
• CCNA:Interpret network diagrams
• CCNA:Identify and correct common network problems at layers 1, 2, 3 and 7 using a layered model approach
• CCNA:Differentiate between LAN/WAN operation and features
• CCNA:Describe the need and role of addressing in a network
• CCNA:Create and apply an addressing scheme to a network
• Assign and verify valid IP addresses to hosts, servers, and networking devices in a LAN environment

Tuesday

• Select the appropriate media, cables, ports, and connectors to connect switches to other network devices and hosts
• Explain the technology and media access control method for Ethernet
• Explain network segmentation and basic traffic management concepts
• Explain the operation of Cisco switches and basic switching concepts
• Perform, save and verify initial switch configuration tasks including remote access management
• Verify network status and switch operation using basic utilities (including: ping, traceroute, telnet, SSH, arp, ipconfig), SHOW & DEBUG commands
• Implement and verify basic security for a switch (port security, deactivate ports)
• Identify, prescribe, and resolve common switched network media issues, configuration issues, autonegotiation, and switch hardware failures

Wednesday

• Explain the basic uses and operation of NAT in a small network connecting to one ISP
• Enable NAT for a small network with a single ISP and connection using SDM and verify operation using CLI and ping
• Configure, verify and troubleshoot DHCP and DNS operation on a router.(including: CLI/SDM)
• Implement static and dynamic addressing services for hosts in a LAN environment
• Identify and correct IP addressing issues
• Describe basic routing concepts (including: packet forwarding, router lookup process)
• Describe the operation of Cisco routers (including: router bootup process, POST, router components)
• Select the appropriate media, cables, ports, and connectors to connect routers to other network devices and hosts
• Configure, verify, and troubleshoot RIPv2
• Access and utilize the router CLI to set basic parameters
• Connect, configure, and verify operation status of a device interface
• Verify device configuration and network connectivity using ping, traceroute, telnet, SSH or other utilities
• Perform and verify routing configuration tasks for a static or default route given specific routing requirements
• Manage IOS configuration files (including: save,nedit, upgrade, restore)
• Manage Cisco IOS
• Implement password and physical security
• Verify network status and router operation using basic utilities (including: ping, traceroute, telnet, SSH, arp, ipconfig), SHOW & DEBUG commands

Thursday

• Describe standards associated with wireless media (including: IEEE WI-FI Alliance, ITU/FCC)
• Identify and describe the purpose of the components in a small wireless network. (including: SSID, BSS, ESS)
• Identify the basic parameters to configure on a wireless network to ensure that devices connect to the correct access point
• Compare and contrast wireless security features and capabilities of WPA security (including: open, WEP, WPA-1/2)
• Identify common issues with implementing wireless networks
• Explain today's increasing network security threats and the need to implement a comprehensive security policy to mitigate the threats
• Explain general methods to mitigate common security threats to network devices, hosts, and applications
• Describe the functions of common security appliances and applications
• Describe security recommended practices including initial steps to secure network devices
• Describe different methods for connecting to a WAN
• Configure and verify a basic WAN serial connection

Friday

• Review and test — Class is concluded by 2:00pm CST

Guarantee

GlobalNet Training will refund 100% of your tuition upon return of all course materials, if, by the end of the first day of class, you notify your instructor that the course, curriculum, or instructor does not meet your expectations. Plus, we offer the opportunity to re-sit another available course for an administrative/facility fee of $25 per day in Dallas or $125 per day at any of our other locations for up to one year following the original course date. Re-sits are granted on a space-available basis only.  GlobalNet Training will only allow a free resit opportunity provided the exam number(s) do not change from the original course attended.

We will also provide you one retake voucher should you require it at no additional charge. Retake vouchers MUST be claimed within 14 days of completing the course.  Retake voucher requests received after 14 days from the conclusion of your course will not be honored.  Please note that this guarantee is also predicated upon your keeping your cellular phone or pager on mute during class hours. You also must arrive on time to class and not leave early.

If GlobalNet Training cancels your class for any reason we will refund your course tuition in full if you are unable to reschedule to the next class session. All classes in Dallas are guaranteed to run! Many other training providers will keep re-scheduling until they have full classes. GlobalNet Training will deliver your class in Dallas - even with very low enrollment - as we realize your time is valuable.

 

Exams

The Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 (ICND1) 640-822 exam tests a candidate's knowledge and skills required to successfully install, operate, and troubleshoot a small branch network, including basic network security.

The Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 (ICND1) 640-822 exam is offered onsite on the last day of class in Dallas if you are ready. If you choose not to take the exam on that Friday afternoon, a voucher will be emailed to you upon your request.