Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA®) validates the ability to install, configure, operate, and troubleshoot medium-size route and switched networks, including implementation and verification of connections to remote sites in a WAN. CCNA curriculum includes basic mitigation of security threats, introduction to wireless networking concepts and terminology, and performance-based skills. This new curriculum also includes (but is not limited to) the use of these protocols: IP, Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), Serial Line Interface Protocol Frame Relay, Routing Information Protocol Version 2 (RIPv2),VLANs, Ethernet, access control lists (ACLs).
The Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification covers switch and router administration for small- and medium-sized networks. You will gain skills in managing Cisco devices on a private network, with multiple subnets, connected to the Internet. Gaining the CCNA certification qualifies you for the following job roles: Cisco network administrator, Cisco entry-level help desk. Yu must have successfully completed the Cisco Technician Program and have your CCENT before studying for your CCNA.
The CCNA certification exam includes performance-based questions that require you to complete switch and router configuration or troubleshooting tasks. For this reason, you will not be able to get certified without hands-on experience. TestOut LabSim for CCNA fully prepares you for the certification exam by giving you practice in a virtual environment using our patented online labs. Here are many of the tasks you will practice:
- Configure basic device settings (hostname, passwords, banners)
- Configure CDP settings
- Enable and disable switch ports
- Configure and enable router interfaces
- Configure a wireless client
- Configure router serial interfaces
- Configure VLANs, trunking, and VTP
- Configure spanning tree
- Secure routing traffic using access lists
- Configure and troubleshoot routing protocols (RIP, OSPF, EIGRP)
- Configure Frame Relay (static, point-to-point, multipoint)
- Configure NAT