Unit 1 – Internetworking Review
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Lesson 1 – Network Reference Models (OSI model review, Data Encapsulation/decapsulation,
The Cisco Three-Layer Model)
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Lesson 2 – LAN and WAN Cabling Specifications (Ethernet media connections 10Base and
100Base media types, Cabling Devices RJ-45, straight-through, cross over and roll-over cables, serial transmissions, WAN connector types, DCE/DTEs)
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Lesson 3 – Ethernet Review (Ethernet technology and frame types)
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Lesson 4 – Networking Devices and Cisco Products (Router, Switch and Hub device review,
Collision and Broadcast Domains, Selecting Cisco Devices, Routers, Switches, Hubs)
Activities and Extended Activities
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Unit 1, Lesson 1, 2, 3, 4 - Activities and Lesson 1 Extended Activities (Review answers on-line)
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Extra Credit and/or Research project: do Lessons 3 and/or 4 Extended Activities
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Unit 1 Quiz (Review answers on-line)
LAB: Lesson 2 - Extended Activity: making a straight through, or cross-over cable if materials are available. (Note: Detailed directions for the cable making lab available on Westnet’s website.)
Review units 1 and 2, answer questions, review unit quizes
Unit 2 – Switch Technology
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Lesson 1 – Switch fundamentals (Bridges vs. Switches , Learning, forwarding, filtering, LAN switch types - Store & forward, Cut through, fragment free)
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Lesson 2 – Spanning Tree Protocol (Network redundancy, Loop avoidance with spanning tree protocol, STP port states, root bridge, designated bridge, etc.)
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Lesson 3 – Cisco IOS Basics (Using the Command Line Interface (CLI), Getting help, using show commands, Accessing different privileged modes)
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Lesson 4 – Catalyst 1900 Switch Configuration Commands (Configuring the switch device for
Hostname, IP address, etc., Hands on lab activities using the CCNA e-trainer program)
Activities and Extended Activities
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Unit 2, Lessons 1, 2, and 4 - Activities and Extended Activities
LAB: Unit 2, Lesson 3 - Activities and Extended Activities, Unit 2, Lesson 4 - Extended Activities
Unit 3 – Virtual LANS (VLANs)
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Lesson 1 – Defining VLAN Components (Describe VLAN technology, Static vs. Dynamic
VLANs membership, Frame Tagging and Inter-Switch Link Protocol, Trunking, and VLAN
Trunking Protocol, VTP modes of operation, Routing between VLANs)
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Lesson 2 – Configuring VLANs
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Lesson 3 – Reviewing VLAN configuration
Activities and Extended Activities
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Unit 2, Lesson 1 - Activities and Extended Activities (questions 1-5), Question 6 Extra Credit
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Unit 2, Lesson 2 and Lesson 3 - Activities
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Unit 2 and Unit 3 Quiz, (review answers online)
LABs: Perform Lesson 2 and Lesson 3 - Extended Activities if one or two Catalyst 1900 Switches are available in lab environment. VLAN labs are not available in the Sybex E-trainer simulation CD-ROM.

Review Unit 3, answer questions
Unit 4 – Router IOS
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Lesson 1 – Router Components, the Boot Sequence, and Basic Setup (Managing a Cisco
Internetwork, Router boot, and Configuration registry numbers)
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Lesson 2 – Router Commands and Configuration (Config and IOS Management Commands,
Using the Router IOS, setting up a Cisco Router, Accessing the CLI and Privileged modes,
Configuration modes and Interfaces and subinterfaces configuration, Setting passwords, banners, hostnames)
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Lesson 3 – Configuration and IOS Administration (View router config, backup IOS with TFTP)
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Lesson 4 – Documenting a Network with CDP (Use Cisco Discovery Protocol to locate neighbors)
LAB: Perform Unit 4, Lesson 1 - Extended Activities if a router is available in the classroom.
Unit 4, Lesson 2, 3 and 4 - Activities and Extended Activities (CD-ROM)
Unit 5 – IP Protocol Suite
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Lesson 1 - TCP/IP Review (TCP/IP and the DoD models, Port number assignments, UDP, TCP and IP header information, ICMP, ARP and RARP operations)
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Lesson 2 - IP Addressing (Binary/Decimal Conversions, Address classes)
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Unit 5, Lesson 1 – Activities, Lesson 2 – Activities and Extended Activities
Review Unit 5 lessons 1 and 2
Unit 5 – IP Protocol Suite
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Lesson 3 – Subnetting (why subnet, defining networks and hosts, subnetting process)
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Lesson 4 – Configuring IP (IP address, subnet mask and default gateway settings)
Activities and Extended Activities
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Unit 5, Lesson 3 – Written Activities and Extended Activities
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Review Unit 5 quiz
LAB: Unit 5, Lesson 4 – Activities and Extended Activities (e-trainer CD-ROM)
Note: This lab must be complete before doing any other lab exercises.
Unit 6 – IP Routing
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Lesson 1 – Routing Overview (The routing process, default and static routing, using routing protocols - distance vector, link-state, hybrid)
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Lesson 2 – RIP (RIP overview, configuring and verifying RIP)
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Lesson 3 – IGRP (IGRP overview, configuring and verifying IGRP)
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Lesson 4 – Internetwork Connectivity (Build a host table, Telneting to another device, using trace and ping commands)
Unit 6, Lesson 1 – Activities and Extended Activities, Unit 6 quiz (review answers on-line)
LAB: Lesson 2, 3and 4 – Activities and Extended Activities (e-trainer CD-ROM)
The CCNA exam no longer includes the IPX protocol, however it does include questions associated with
MAC addresses which are mentioned in Lesson 1.
Unit 7 – The IPX Protocol
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Lesson 1 – IPX Overview (RIP and SAP, IPX addressing, encapsulation methods)
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Unit 7, Lesson 1 – Activities and Extended Activities
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Lesson 2 – Configuring IPX on a Router (addressing, routing, encapsulation types, load balancing)
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Lesson 3 – Verifying IPX Configuration (Showing and verify IPX config, routing tables)
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Unit 7, Lesson 2 – Activities, Unit 7 quiz
LAB: Unit 7, Lesson 2 – Extended Activities, Lesson 3 – Activities and Extended Activities (CD-ROM)

Review Units 6 and 7, answer questions
Unit 8 – Access Lists
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Lesson 1 - Access List Overview (standard vs. extended, inbound vs. outbound, syntax, guidelines)
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Lesson 2 - IP Access Lists (Standard & Extended IP access lists, controlling telnet access)
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Unit 9, Lesson 1 – WAN overview (if time)
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Unit 8, Lesson 1 – Activities, Unit 8 quiz
LAB: Unit 8, Lesson 2 - Activities and Extended Activities
Unit 8 – Access Lists
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Lesson 3 - IPX Access Lists (Standard & Extended IPX access lists)
LAB: Unit 8, Lesson 3 – Activities, and unit 8 quiz
Unit 9 - Wide Area Networking Protocols
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Lesson 1 - WAN Overview (WAN connection types, HDLC review)
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Unit 9, Lesson 1 – Activities and Extended Activities
Unit 9 - Wide Area Networking Protocols
Review unit 8, lesson 3 and unit 9 lesson 1, answer questions
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Lesson 2 – PPP (PPP review with authentication methods)
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Lesson 3 – ISDN (Dial on Demand Routing DDR)
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Lesson 4 – Frame Relay Connections (Frame Relay terminology, encapsulation, DLCIs and LMI,
Creating subinterfaces on the router, mapping Frame Relay interfaces)
Activities and Extended Activities
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Lesson 2 – Activities and Extended Activities (questions 1-5)
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Lesson 3 – Activities and Extended Activities (questions 1and 2)
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Lesson 4 – Activities
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Unit 9 quiz
LAB: Unit 9, Lesson 4 – Extended Activities (CD-ROM)
Review homework answers
Practice with Lab activities off Sybex e-trainer CD-ROM
Course quiz (review answers online)