ITNW-2312 Routers

Fred Lover

Credit Fall 2023

Section(s)

ITNW-2312-003 (68940)
LEC MW 9:30am - 10:25am DIL DLS DIL

LAB MW 10:25am - 11:50am DIL DLS DIL

Course Requirements

An introduction to Cisco basic router configuration for local area networks and wide area networks. Topics include initial router configuration for TCP/IP, IP addressing techniques, management of the router configuration, backup of router configuration files, and intermediate routing protocols.

Course Requirements

 

There are 3 exam and Activities that represent the total graded. Exams scheduled priory to the due receive full credit.

Exam past due date or retakes are also available however the total credit will be maximized at 80% credit.

 

Exam and Activities (Lab and assignment)

% of Grade

Activities

20%

Midterm (Open book)

20%

Final Part 1 (Open book)

20%

Final Part 2 (Timed)

40

 

Readings

 

CCNA 200-301 Official Cert Guide, Volume 1

 

REQUIRED |By ODOM

EDITION:   16 PUBLISHER:   PEARSON

ISBN-13:  9780135792735

 

Course Subjects

To introduce students to a broad range of IP routing and security topics including: basics of Cisco router configuration, mechanics and implementation of static and dynamic routing, DHCP and NAT configuration in a routed environment, and packet filtering

 

COURSE OUTLINE

 

Session

Topics

Chapter Readings

1

Introduction to TCP/IP Networking

  • Perspectives on networking
  • TCP/IP networking model
  • Data encapsulation terminology

 

Fundamentals of Ethernet LANs

  • Overview of LANs
  • Building physical Ethernet LANs with UTP
  • Building physical Ethernet LANs with fiber
  • Sending data in Ethernet networks

Chapters 1 and 2

2

Fundamentals of WANs and IP Routing

  • Wide area networks
  • IP routing
  • Other network layer functions

 

Chapter 3

3

Using the Command-Line Interface

  • Accessing the Cisco Catalyst Switch CLI
  • Configuring Cisco IOS software

Analyzing Ethernet LAN Switching

  • LAN switching concepts
  • Verifying and analyzing Ethernet switching

Chapters 4 and 5

4

Configuring Basic Switch Management

  • Securing the switch CLI
  • Enabling IP for remote access
  • Miscellaneous settings useful in lab

Configuring and Verifying Switch Interfaces

  • Configuring switch interfaces
  • Analyzing switch interface status and statistics

Chapters 6 and 7

5

Implementing Ethernet Virtual LANs

  • Virtual LAN concepts
  • VLAN and VLAN trunking configuration and verification
  • Troubleshooting VLANs and VLAN trunks

Spanning Tree Protocol Concepts

  • STP and RSTP basics
  • Details specific to STP
  • Rapid STP concepts

Midterm 1 (Open Book)

Chapters 8 and 9

Midterm 1

6

RSTP and EtherChannel Configuration

  • Understanding RSTP through configuration
  • Implementing EtherChannel

Chapter 10

7

Perspectives on IPv4 Subnetting

  • Analyze requirements
  • Make design choices

Analyzing Classful IPv4 Networks

  • Classful network concepts

Chapters 11 and 12

8

Analyzing Subnet Masks

  • Subnet mask conversion
  • Defining the format of IPv4 addresses

Analyzing Existing Subnets

  • Defining a subnet
  • Analyzing existing subnets: binary
  • Analyzing existing subnets: decimal

Chapters 13 and 14

9

Operating Cisco Routers

  • Installing Cisco routers
  • Enabling IPv4 support on Cisco routers

Configuring IPv4 Addressing and Static Routes

  • IP routing
  • Configuring connected routes
  • Configuring static routes
  • IP forwarding with the longest prefix match

Chapters 15 and 16

10

IP Routing in the LAN

  • VLAN routing with Router 802.1Q trunks
  • VLAN routing with Layer 3 switch SVIs
  • VLAN routing with Layer 3 switch routed ports

Troubleshooting IPv4 Routing

  • Isolating problems with ping
  • Isolating problems with traceroute
  • Telnet and SSH

Midterm 2 Open Book

Chapters 17 and 18

Midterm 2

11

Understanding OSPF Concepts

  • Comparing dynamic routing protocol features
  • OSPF concepts and operation
  • OSPF areas and LSAs

Implementing OSPF

  • Implementing single-area OSPFv2
  • OSPFv2 interface configuration
  • Additional OSPFv2 features

Chapter 19 and 20

12

OSPF Network Types and Neighbors

  • OSPF network types
  • OSPF neighbor relationships

Chapter 21

13

Fundamentals of IP Version 6

  • Introduction to IPv6
  • IPv6 addressing formats and conventions

IPv6 Addressing and Subnetting

  • Global unicast addressing concepts
  • Unique local unicast addresses

Chapters 22 and 23

14

Implementing IPv6 Addressing on Routers

  • Implementing unicast IPv6 addresses on routers
  • Special addresses used by routers

Implementing IPv6 Routing

  • Connected and local IPv6 routes
  • Static IPv6 routes
  • The neighbor discovery protocol

Chapters 24 and 25

15

Fundamentals of Wireless Networks

  • Comparing wired and wireless networks
  • Wireless LAN topologies
  • Other wireless topologies
  • Wireless bands and channels

Analyzing Cisco Wireless Architectures

  • Autonomous AP architectures
  • Cloud-based AP architecture
  • Split-MAC architectures
  • Comparing wireless LAN controller deployments
  • Cisco AP modes

Final Part 1 (Open)

Chapters 26 and 27

Final Part1

16

Securing Wireless Networks

  • Anatomy of a secure connection
  • Wireless client authentication methods
  • Wireless privacy and integrity methods
  • WPA, WPA2, and WPA3

Building a Wireless LAN

  • Connecting a Cisco AP
  • Accessing a Cisco WLC
  • Connecting a Cisco WLC
  • Configuring a WLAN

Final Part 2 (Timed)

Chapters 28 and 29

Final Part 2

Note: This course outline is subject to change

 

 

Student Learning Outcomes/Learning Objectives

  1. Explain the process of packet delivery between different L3 networks and understand the necessity of packet routing
  2. Describe hardware and software components of a router
  3. Explain and manage boot process of a router
  4. Perform basic configuration of the IOS
  5. Configure Ethernet and serial interfaces for IP communications
  6. Compare static and dynamic routing
  7. Manage and interpret routing tables
  8. Plan and configure static routes
  9. Understand internal mechanics of RIP, RIPv2, OSPF, and EIGRP
  10. Implement dynamic routing using RIP, RIPv2, OSPF, ad EIGRP
  11. Troubleshoot IP connectivity using network utilities and router commands
  12. Configure DHCP and NAT within routed environment
  13. Implement packet filtering using ACLs

 

Office Hours

M T W Th F S Su 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM Virtual and Face-to-Face

NOTE By appointment Virtual and Face-to-Face via Calendly

Office Hours

M T W Th F S Su 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM Virtual and Face-to-Face

NOTE By appointment Virtual and Face-to-Face via Calendly

Published: 08/20/2023 13:23:08