Cisco CCNA 200-301: The Complete Guide to Getting Certified

Cisco CCNA 200-301: The Complete Guide to Getting Certified

by Neil Anderson
Released October 2024
Publisher(s): Packt Publishing
ISBN: 9781789130089

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Video description

This course offers a comprehensive guide to mastering Cisco's CCNA 200-301 certification, a crucial step for networking professionals. You'll start with the basics of networking, covering host-to-host communication, OSI layers, and the TCP/IP stack. From there, the course dives into Cisco device configuration using IOS, exploring routing protocols like RIP, OSPF, and EIGRP, along with IP addressing and subnetting.

Hands-on lab exercises ensure you gain practical experience, simulating real-world networking environments. You'll work through scenarios involving VLANs, WAN technologies, and network security concepts such as ACLs and VPNs. This approach reinforces both the theoretical and practical aspects, preparing you not only for the CCNA exam but for challenges in real-world networking jobs.

In the final sections, the course covers advanced topics like network automation and wireless networking, ensuring you're well-versed in modern technologies. By the end, you'll have the skills to pass the CCNA 200-301 exam and the confidence to excel in your networking career.

What you will learn

  • Understand networking fundamentals and the OSI model.
  • Configure and manage Cisco devices using IOS commands.
  • Implement VLANs, routing protocols, and subnetting.
  • Apply network security measures such as ACLs and VPNs.
  • Master network automation and programmability with tools like Python and Ansible.

Audience

This course is ideal for aspiring network engineers, IT professionals, and anyone looking to pass the CCNA 200-301 exam. No prior experience is required, but a basic understanding of networking will help. It's perfect for beginners who want a comprehensive learning path to certification.

About the Author

Neil Anderson: Neil Anderson's mission is to build the best cloud and data center systems engineers possible. He dropped out of school at the age of 15 with no qualifications or future plans. When he got a little older and wiser, he realized he should make a career for himself, so he pulled himself up by learning about IT technologies through books and online resources. It's his passion now to help you do the same.

He loves to make things as easy to understand as possible and see you get that lightbulb moment. He genuinely cares about giving you the best experience possible, both in the quality of his training and in ongoing support. Prior to focusing on training, he worked in the field for over 10 years in a variety of systems and network engineering and IT management roles.

Table of contents

  1. Chapter 1 : Welcome
    1. Introduction
    2. How to Make the Most of This Course
    3. The Study Plan
    4. Recommended Practice Exams - Teachable
    5. Why Passing the CCNA is Going to Turbo Charge Your Career
    6. Course is Updated to CCNA v1.1
  2. Chapter 2 : How to Use the Lab Exercises and Anki Flashcards
    1. How to Use the Lab Exercises and Anki Flashcards Introduction
    2. Cisco Packet Tracer Installation
    3. How to Use the Course Lab Exercises
    4. How to Use the Anki Flashcards
  3. Chapter 3 : Host to Host Communications
    1. Introduction
    2. A (Very) Basic Introduction to Networking
    3. The OSI Reference Model Overview
    4. The TCP/IP Stack
    5. The Upper OSI Layers
    6. The Lower OSI Layers
  4. Chapter 4 : The Cisco IOS Operating System
    1. Introduction
    2. Cisco Operating Systems
    3. Connecting to a Cisco Device over the Network
    4. Making the Initial Connection to a Cisco Device
    5. Navigating the Cisco IOS Operating System Part 1
    6. Navigating the Cisco IOS Operating System Part 2
    7. Cisco IOS Configuration Management
  5. Chapter 5 : OSI Layer 4 - The Transport Layer
    1. Introduction
    2. The Transport Layer Header, TCP and UDP
  6. Chapter 6 : OSI Layer 3 - The Network Layer
    1. Introduction
    2. The IP Header
    3. Unicast, Broadcast and Multicast Traffic
    4. Converting from Decimal to Binary
    5. IPv4 Addresses
    6. Calculating an IPv4 Address in Binary
    7. The Subnet Mask
    8. Slash Notation
  7. Chapter 7 : IP Address Classes
    1. Introduction
    2. Class A IP Addresses
    3. IP Address Classes B and C
    4. IP Address Classes D and E
  8. Chapter 8 : Subnetting
    1. Introduction
    2. CIDR Classless Inter-Domain Routing
    3. Subnetting Overview
    4. Subnetting Class C Networks and VLSM
    5. Subnetting Practice Questions
    6. Variable Length Subnet Masking Example Part 1
    7. Variable Length Subnet Masking Example Part 2
    8. Subnetting Large Networks Part 1
    9. Subnetting Large Networks Part 2
    10. Private IP Addresses Part 1
    11. Private IP Addresses Part 2
    12. Where to Get More Subnetting Practice
  9. Chapter 9 : OSI Layer 2 - The Data-Link Layer
    1. Introduction
    2. Local Area Network Layer 2 - Ethernet
  10. Chapter 10 : OSI Layer 1 - The Physical Layer
    1. Introduction
    2. Ethernet Connection Media
  11. Chapter 11 : Cisco Device Functions
    1. Introduction
    2. Switches vs Hubs
    3. Switch Operation
    4. Routers
    5. Other Cisco Devices
  12. Chapter 12 : The Life of a Packet
    1. Introduction
    2. DNS The Domain Name System
    3. DNS on Cisco Routers
    4. ARP Address Resolution Protocol
    5. ARP for Routed Traffic
    6. Life of a Packet Example Part 1 - DNS
    7. Life of a Packet Example Part 2 - HTTP
  13. Chapter 13 : The Cisco Troubleshooting Methodology
    1. Introduction
    2. The Cisco Troubleshooting Methodology
    3. Cisco Troubleshooting Methodology - Lab Example
  14. Chapter 14 : Cisco Router and Switch Basics
    1. Introduction
    2. Basic Router and Switch Configuration
    3. The Setup Wizard
    4. Speed and Duplex Settings
    5. CDP and LLDP
    6. Basic Layer 1 and 2 Troubleshooting
    7. Basic Layer 1 and 2 Troubleshooting - Lab Demo
  15. Chapter 15 : Cisco Device Management
    1. Introduction
    2. The Boot Up Process
    3. The Boot Up Process Lab Demo
    4. Factory Reset and Password Recovery
    5. Password Recovery Lab Demo
    6. Backing up the System Image and Configuration
    7. Upgrading IOS
  16. Chapter 16 : Routing Fundamentals
    1. Introduction
    2. Connected and Local Routes
    3. Connected and Local Routes Lab Demo
    4. Static Routes
    5. Static Routes Lab Demo
    6. Summarisation, Longest Prefix Match, and Default Routes
    7. Summary Routes and Longest Prefix Match Lab Demo
    8. Default Routes and Load Balancing Lab Demo
  17. Chapter 17 : Dynamic Routing Protocols
    1. Introduction
    2. Dynamic Routing Protocols vs Static Routes
    3. Dynamic Routing Protocols Lab Demo
    4. Routing Protocol Types
    5. Routing Protocol Types Lab Demo
    6. Routing Protocol Metrics
    7. Routing Protocol Metrics Lab Demo
    8. Equal Cost Multi Path
    9. Equal Cost Multi Path Lab Demo
    10. Administrative Distance
    11. Administrative Distance Lab Demo
    12. Loopback Interfaces
    13. Adjacencies and Passive Interfaces
    14. Adjacencies and Passive Interfaces Lab Demo
    15. Route Precedence
  18. Chapter 18 : Connectivity Troubleshooting
    1. Introduction
    2. Basic Connectivity Troubleshooting
  19. Chapter 19 : IGP Interior Gateway Protocol Fundamentals
    1. Introduction
    2. RIP the Routing Information Protocol
    3. RIP Lab Demo
    4. EIGRP - the Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
    5. EIGRP Lab Demo
  20. Chapter 20 : OSPF - Open Shortest Path First
    1. Introduction
    2. OSPF Characteristics
    3. OSPF Basic Configuration
    4. OSPF Basic Configuration Lab Demo
    5. OSPF Advanced Topics
    6. OSPF Advanced Topics Lab Demo
    7. OSPF Areas
    8. OSPF Areas Lab Demo
    9. Bandwidth vs Clock Rate and Speed
    10. OSPF Cost Metric
    11. OSPF Cost Metric Lab Demo
    12. OSPF Adjacencies
    13. OSPF Adjacencies Lab Demo
    14. OSPF DR and BDR Designated Routers
    15. OSPF DR and BDR Lab Demo
  21. Chapter 21 : VLANs Virtual Local Area Networks
    1. Introduction
    2. Campus LAN Design - Core, Distribution and Access Layers
    3. Spine-Leaf Network Design
    4. Why we have VLANs
    5. VLAN Access Ports
    6. VLAN Access Ports Lab Demo
    7. VLAN Trunk Ports
    8. VLAN Trunk Ports Lab Demo
    9. DTP Dynamic Trunking Protocol
    10. VTP VLAN Trunking Protocol
    11. VTP Lab Demo
  22. Chapter 22 : Inter-VLAN Routing
    1. Introduction
    2. Router with Separate Interfaces
    3. Router on a Stick
    4. Layer 3 Switch
    5. Layer 3 Switch Lab Demo
  23. Chapter 23 : DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
    1. Introduction
    2. DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
    3. Cisco DHCP Server
    4. External DHCP Server
    5. Windows, Mac and Linux client IP settings
    6. Cisco DHCP Client
  24. Chapter 24 : HSRP - Hot Standby Router Protocol
    1. Introduction
    2. Network Redundancy
    3. FHRP First Hop Redundancy Protocols
    4. HSRP Hot Standby Router Protocol
    5. HSRP Advanced Topics
  25. Chapter 25 : STP - Spanning Tree Protocol
    1. Introduction
    2. Layer 3 Path Selection and Loop Prevention Review
    3. Why we have the Spanning Tree Protocol
    4. Spanning Tree Terminology - The Bridge
    5. How Spanning Tree Works
    6. Spanning Tree Versions
    7. Verification - show spanning-tree
    8. Verification - show mac address-table
    9. Manipulating the Root Bridge Election
    10. Spanning Tree and HSRP Alignment
    11. Portfast, BPDU Guard and Root Guard
    12. Portfast and BPDU Guard Lab Demo
    13. Root Guard Lab Demo
    14. CCNA v1.1: BPDU Filter
    15. CCNA v1.1: Loop Guard
    16. CCNA v1.1: PVST+ versus RPVST+ Convergence
    17. CCNA v1.1: RPVST+ and Hub Interoperability
  26. Chapter 26 : EtherChannel
    1. Introduction
    2. Why we have EtherChannel
    3. EtherChannel Load Balancing
    4. EtherChannel Protocols and Configuration
    5. EtherChannel Lab Demo
    6. StackWise, VSS and vPC
    7. Layer 3 EtherChannel
  27. Chapter 27 : Switch Security
    1. Introduction
    2. DHCP Snooping
    3. DAI Dynamic ARP Inspection
    4. 802.1X Identity Based Networking
    5. Preventing Unauthorized Devices with Port Security
    6. Preventing Unauthorized Devices with Port Security Lab Demo
    7. Locking Ports to Hosts with Port Security
    8. Locking Ports to Hosts with Port Security Lab Demo
  28. Chapter 28 : ACLs - Access Control Lists
    1. Introduction
    2. Access Control Lists Overview
    3. Standard, Extended and Named ACLs
    4. ACL Syntax
    5. ACL Operations
    6. Numbered ACLs Lab Demo
    7. Named ACLs Lab Demo
  29. Chapter 29 : NAT - Network Address Translation
    1. Introduction
    2. IPv4 Address Exhaustion and NAT
    3. Static NAT
    4. NAT Translations - Inside Local, Inside Global, Outside Local, Outside Global
    5. Static NAT Lab Demo
    6. Dynamic NAT
    7. Dynamic NAT Lab Demo
    8. PAT Port Address Translation
    9. PAT Port Address Translation Lab Demo
  30. Chapter 30 : IPv6 Addressing and Routing
    1. Introduction
    2. Why We Need IPv6
    3. The IPv6 Address Format
    4. IPv6 Global Unicast Addresses
    5. IPv6 Global Unicast Addresses Lab Demo
    6. EUI-64 Addresses
    7. Unique Local and Link Local Addresses
    8. Link Local Addresses Lab Demo
    9. SLAAC Stateless Address AutoConfiguration
    10. IPv6 Static Routes
    11. IPv6 Static Routes Lab Demo
  31. Chapter 31 : WAN - Wide Area Networks
    1. Introduction
    2. WAN Overview
    3. VPN - Virtual Private Networks
    4. WAN Connectivity Options
    5. Leased Lines
    6. MPLS Multi Protocol Label Switching
    7. PPPoE Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet
    8. WAN Topology Options
  32. Chapter 32 : The Security Threat Landscape
    1. Introduction
    2. The Security Threat Landscape
    3. Common Attacks
    4. Firewalls and IDS/IPS
    5. Firewalls vs Packet Filters
    6. Cryptography
    7. TLS Transport Layer Security
    8. Site-to-Site VPN Virtual Private Networks
    9. Remote Access VPN Virtual Private Networks
    10. Threat Defense Solutions
  33. Chapter 33 : Cisco Device Security
    1. Introduction
    2. Line Level Security
    3. Privileged Exec and Password Encryption
    4. Line Level Security Lab Demo
    5. Usernames and Privilege Levels
    6. SSH Secure Shell
    7. SSH Secure Shell Lab Demo
    8. AAA Authentication, Authorization and Accounting
    9. AAA Configuration
    10. Global Security Best Practices
    11. Global Security Best Practices Lab Demo
  34. Chapter 34 : Network Device Management
    1. Introduction
    2. Syslog
    3. Terminal Monitor and Logging Synchronous
    4. Syslog Lab Demo
    5. SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol
    6. SNMP Lab Demo
    7. SNMPv3 Configuration
    8. SNMPv3 Lab Demo
    9. Syslog vs SNMP
  35. Chapter 35 : QoS Quality of Service
    1. Introduction
    2. QoS Overview
    3. Classification and Marking
    4. Congestion Management
    5. Policing and Shaping
  36. Chapter 36 : Cloud Computing
    1. Introduction
    2. Traditional IT Deployment Models
    3. Defining Cloud Computing
    4. Cloud Computing Case Study
    5. Server Virtualization
    6. Virtualizing Network Devices
    7. Cloud Service Models
    8. Cloud Deployment Models
    9. Cloud Computing Advantages
  37. Chapter 37 : Wireless Networking Fundamentals
    1. Introduction
    2. Wireless Network Types
    3. Infrastructure Mode and Wireless Access Points
    4. Wireless LAN Controllers and CAPWAP
    5. Switch Configuration for Wireless Networks
    6. Wireless Channels and Radio Frequencies
    7. Wireless Security
    8. Switch Configuration for Wireless - Lab Demo
    9. Wireless Network Configuration - Lab Demo
  38. Chapter 38 : Network Automation and Programmability
    1. Introduction
    2. DNA Center renamed to Catalyst Center
    3. The Benefits of Network Automation and Programmability
    4. Python, Git, GitHub and CI-CD
    5. Data Serialization Formats: XML, JSON and YAML
    6. CCNA v1.1: APIs - CRUD, REST and SOAP
    7. Model Driven Programmability - YANG, NETCONF, RESTCONF and gRPC
    8. Lab Demo - Testing APIs with Postman
    9. CCNA v1.1: Configuration Management Tools - Ansible and Terraform
    10. Ansible Lab Demo
    11. SDN Software Defined Networking
    12. Software Defined Architecture - Catalyst Center (formerly DNA Center)
    13. Software Defined Architecture - SD-Access
    14. Software Defined Architecture - SD-WAN
    15. CCNA v1.1: Cisco Meraki
    16. Further Learning Resources
  39. Chapter 39 : CCNA v1.1: AI Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
    1. CCNA v1.1: Introduction
    2. CCNA v1.1: AI Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Overview
    3. CCNA v1.1: Generative AI Models
    4. CCNA v1.1: RAG Retrieval-Augmented Generation
    5. CCNA v1.1: Cisco AIOps Products
  40. Chapter 40 : BONUS! Recommended Practice Tests
    1. BONUS! Recommended Practice Tests

Product information

  • Title: Cisco CCNA 200-301: The Complete Guide to Getting Certified
  • Author(s): Neil Anderson
  • Release date: October 2024
  • Publisher(s): Packt Publishing
  • ISBN: 9781789130089