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This course prepares for the EC-Council Certified Network Defender (CND) exam. You will gain key skills that network engineers need to protect, detect and respond to the threats on their networks.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.10 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online. The materials are non-refundable upon registration.

This comprehensive online course is specifically designed to prepare network engineers for the Certified Network Defender (CND) certification exam offered by the EC-Council (ECC). The CND certification is globally recognized and validates your ability to protect networks and maintain operations during cyber-attacks effectively.

Throughout this CND course, you will delve into various modules that cover essential topics such as network security controls, protocols, and devices. You will learn how to strengthen security infrastructures by effectively implementing intrusion detection and prevention systems and troubleshooting network problems. The course also provides in-depth training on implementing secure virtual private networks (VPNs) for organizations and identifying and mitigating threats to wireless networks.

One of the key highlights of this CND training program is its alignment with global CND responsibilities and Department of Defense (DoD) job roles for system/network administrators. This ensures that the skills and knowledge you acquire are highly relevant and applicable in real-world scenarios. The course follows a vendor-neutral approach, allowing you to understand network security principles and practices comprehensively without being tied to any specific technology or platform.

Upon completing this course, you will receive a voucher covering the certifying exam's cost. This allows you to schedule and take the exam remotely using a proctor function, providing flexibility and convenience in the certification process.

By enrolling in this course and earning the CND certification, you will become proficient in network security, gain the necessary skills to protect networks from cyber breaches, and enhance your professional credibility in this high-demand field.

1. Network Attacks and Defense Strategies
2. Administrative Network Security
3. Technical Network Security
4. Network Perimeter Security
5. Endpoint Security-Windows Systems
6. Endpoint Security-Linux Systems
7. Endpoint Security- Mobile Devices
8. Endpoint Security-IoT Devices
9. Administrative Application Security
10. Data Security
11. Enterprise Virtual Network Security
12. Enterprise Cloud Network Security
13. Enterprise Wireless Network Security
14. Network Traffic Monitoring and Analysis
15. Network Logs Monitoring and Analysis
16. Incident Response and Forensic Investigation
17. Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
18. Risk Anticipation with Risk Management
19. Threat Assessment with Attack Surface Analysis
20. Threat Prediction With Cyber Threat Intelligence

What you will learn

• Acquire knowledge of basic networking concepts, including network security controls, protocols, and devices, to design a robust networking infrastructure

• Evaluate potential vulnerabilities and threats to the network infrastructure, assess the potential impact of network security breaches, and analyze available countermeasures
• Explore various network security mechanisms, analyze available security controls, and develop plans for implementing and configuring these controls
• Recognize the significance of network security policies and develop comprehensive policies to protect the network infrastructure
• Gain an understanding of the functioning of different networking devices and devise secure configuration strategies for these devices
• Troubleshooting key network problems
• Learn how to implement a secure VPN for organizational use and engage in monitoring and signature analysis to detect attacks and policy violations

How you will benefit

• This course satisfies the exam eligibility requirements for the Certified Network Defender (CND)—exam number 312-38 and includes sample CND questions
• Gain the necessary technical knowledge to design a secure network, understand network operations, and analyze related materials
• Develop skills in designing effective network security policies and incident response plans, as well as building resiliency and ensuring continuity of operations during attacks
• Upon successfully passing the certification exam, you will earn the title of Certified Network Defender (CND)

Eric Reed

Eric Reed has over 15 years' experience in IT consulting. He has consulted and delivered certification and customized training to the U.S. military, and for many Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies. Eric has delivered CEH, CHFI, and ECSA/LPT for the last ten years and was named "EC-Council Instructor of the Year" seven times, as well as being the recipient of the Circle of Excellence Award in 2006, 2007 and 2010. Eric holds many industry certifications, including EC-Council's CND, CNDA, CHFI, ECSA, CEH and LPT.

This course is intended for network security engineers and those looking to attain their CCNP Security certification.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Microsoft Word Online
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

The Implementing Cisco Collaboration Core Technologies (CLCOR) course provides you with skills needed to implement and deploy core collaboration and networking technologies, including infrastructure and design, protocols, codecs, and endpoints, Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS®) XE gateway and media resources, call control, Quality of Service (QoS), and additional Cisco collaboration applications.

In the Implementing Cisco Collaboration Applications (CLICA) course, you will learn collaboration applications, including single sign-on, Cisco Unified IM and Presence, Cisco Unity Connection, Cisco Unity Express, and application clients.

The course will also prepare you to sit for the Cisco CCNP Collaboration Core exam CLCOR and the Cisco CCNP Collaboration Concentration exam CLICA. These exams in tandem will earn you the CCNP Collaboration certification. This course offers enrollment with or without a voucher. The voucher is prepaid access to sit for the certifying exam upon eligibility.

1. Overview of Infrastructure and Design
   1. Traditional Voice Versus Unified Voice
2. Overview of Cisco Collaborations
   1. Overview of Cisco Collaborations Architecture
   2. Understanding Cisco IP Phones
   3. Voice Port Codec and DSP
   4. Introduction to Cisco Unified CM Deployment Model
   5. Overview of Installation & Hardware Platform
   6. Getting Started with GUI and Initial Configuration
   7. Overview and Configuration of SSL Certificate for Collaboration
   8. Deployment of SIP and SCCP Endpoint
   9. Deployment of Cisco Collaboration Features
3. Voice Gateways & Trunks
   1. Deployment & Configurations of H323 Gateways and Trunks
   2. Deployment & Configurations of MGCP Gateway
   3. Deployment & Configurations of Call Routing
4. Understanding & Configuring Call Routing
   1. Understanding Call Routing Digit Analysis and Calling Privileges
   2. Configure Globalized Call Routing in Cisco Unified CM
   3. Describe Mobile and Remote Access
5. Cisco Unity Connection
   1. Overview and Configure these in Cisco Unity Connection
   2. Understanding Features in Cisco Unity Connection
6. Describe Cisco Unified IM & P Protocols and Deployment
   1. Deploy Cisco Jabber on Premises
7. Describe Problems That Can Lead to Poor Voice and Video Quality
8. Troubleshooting Cisco Collaboration
   1. Troubleshooting Cisco Unity Connection Integration
9. Single Sign-On (SSO) for Collaboration Applications
   1. Introduction to Single Sign-On
   2. Types of SSO
   3. Configuring SSO
   4. Introduction to SAML SSO
10. Configuring Cisco Unified IM and Presence
    1. Introduction to Cisco Unity Connection
    2. Introduction to CUC multicluster operation
    3. Configuring on-prem Cisco Unified Instant Message and Presence
    4. Troubleshooting on prem Cisco Unified Instant Message and Presence
11. Configuring Cisco Unity Connection and Cisco Unity Express
    1. Configuring call operation and rules in Cisco Unity Connection
    2. Troubleshoot Cisco Unity Connection
    3. Implementing toll fraud prevention
    4. Configuring Cisco Unity Express integration to Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express
12. Application Clients
    1. Introduction to Cisco Unified Attendant Console
    2. Configuring service discovery
    3. Configuring Jabber client installation switches
    4. Troubleshooting Cisco Jabber

What you will learn

CLCOR

• Describe the Cisco Collaboration solutions architecture
• Compare the IP Phone signaling protocols of Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), H323, Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP), and Skinny Client Control Protocol (SCCP)
• Integrate and troubleshoot Cisco Unified Communications Manager with LDAP for user synchronization and user authentication
• Implement Cisco Unified Communications Manager provisioning features
• Describe the different codecs and how they are used to transform analog voice into digital streams
• Describe a dial plan, and explain call routing in Cisco Unified Communications Manager
• Implement Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) access using MGCP gateways
• Implement a Cisco gateway for PSTN access
• Configure calling privileges in Cisco Unified Communications Manager
• Implement toll fraud prevention
• Implement globalized call routing within a Cisco Unified Communications Manager cluster
• Implement and troubleshoot media resources in Cisco Unified Communications Manager
• Describe Cisco Instant Messaging and Presence, including call flows and protocols
• Describe and configure endpoints and commonly required features
• Configure and troubleshoot Cisco Unity Connection integration
• Configure and troubleshoot Cisco Unity Connection call handlers
• Describe how Mobile Remote Access (MRA) is used to allow endpoints to work from outside the company
• Analyze traffic patterns and quality issues in converged IP networks supporting voice, video, and data traffic
• Define QoS and its models
• Implement classification and marking
• Configure classification and marking options on Cisco Catalyst® switches

CLICA

• Configure and utilize the Single Sign-On application
• Describe Cisco Unity Connection
• Describe the CUC multicluster operation
• Configure on-prem Cisco Unified Instant Message and Presence
• Configure call operation and rules in Unity Connection
• Implement toll fraud prevention
• Describe Cisco Unified Attendant Console
• Configure and troubleshoot Cisco Jabber

How you will benefit

• You will be prepared to sit for the Cisco CCNP Collaboration core exam: 350-801 CLCOR: Implementing and Operating Cisco Collaboration Core Technologies
• You will be prepared to sit for the Cisco CCNP Security concentration exam: 300-810 CLICA: Implementing Cisco Collaboration Applications

Faisal Khan

Faisal Khan is an expert in Cisco telephony and collaboration and the world of AWS, holding many certifications with their cloud technologies. These credentials include Cisco CCIE Collaboration, Cisco CCNP, Cisco CCNA, and AWS Solutions Architect.

In addition to his certifications, Faisal has expert knowledge in the following areas: Cisco Collaboration, Amazon AWS, Cisco UCCE/UCCX, and Cisco networking.

Faisal is deeply interested in understanding technologies at the most granular level.

This course is intended for network security engineers and those looking to attain their CCNP Security certification.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Microsoft Word Online
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

The Implementing Cisco Collaboration Core Technologies (CLCOR) course provides you with skills needed to implement and deploy core collaboration and networking technologies, including infrastructure and design, protocols, codecs, and endpoints, Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS®) XE gateway and media resources, call control, Quality of Service (QoS), and additional Cisco collaboration applications.

In the Implementing Cisco Collaboration Applications (CLICA) course, you will learn collaboration applications, including single sign-on, Cisco Unified IM and Presence, Cisco Unity Connection, Cisco Unity Express, and application clients.

The course will also prepare you to sit for the Cisco CCNP Collaboration Core exam CLCOR and the Cisco CCNP Collaboration Concentration exam CLICA. These exams in tandem will earn you the CCNP Collaboration certification. This course offers enrollment with or without a voucher. The voucher is prepaid access to sit for the certifying exam upon eligibility.

1. Overview of Infrastructure and Design
   1. Traditional Voice Versus Unified Voice
2. Overview of Cisco Collaborations
   1. Overview of Cisco Collaborations Architecture
   2. Understanding Cisco IP Phones
   3. Voice Port Codec and DSP
   4. Introduction to Cisco Unified CM Deployment Model
   5. Overview of Installation & Hardware Platform
   6. Getting Started with GUI and Initial Configuration
   7. Overview and Configuration of SSL Certificate for Collaboration
   8. Deployment of SIP and SCCP Endpoint
   9. Deployment of Cisco Collaboration Features
3. Voice Gateways & Trunks
   1. Deployment & Configurations of H323 Gateways and Trunks
   2. Deployment & Configurations of MGCP Gateway
   3. Deployment & Configurations of Call Routing
4. Understanding & Configuring Call Routing
   1. Understanding Call Routing Digit Analysis and Calling Privileges
   2. Configure Globalized Call Routing in Cisco Unified CM
   3. Describe Mobile and Remote Access
5. Cisco Unity Connection
   1. Overview and Configure these in Cisco Unity Connection
   2. Understanding Features in Cisco Unity Connection
6. Describe Cisco Unified IM & P Protocols and Deployment
   1. Deploy Cisco Jabber on Premises
7. Describe Problems That Can Lead to Poor Voice and Video Quality
8. Troubleshooting Cisco Collaboration
   1. Troubleshooting Cisco Unity Connection Integration
9. Single Sign-On (SSO) for Collaboration Applications
   1. Introduction to Single Sign-On
   2. Types of SSO
   3. Configuring SSO
   4. Introduction to SAML SSO
10. Configuring Cisco Unified IM and Presence
    1. Introduction to Cisco Unity Connection
    2. Introduction to CUC multicluster operation
    3. Configuring on-prem Cisco Unified Instant Message and Presence
    4. Troubleshooting on prem Cisco Unified Instant Message and Presence
11. Configuring Cisco Unity Connection and Cisco Unity Express
    1. Configuring call operation and rules in Cisco Unity Connection
    2. Troubleshoot Cisco Unity Connection
    3. Implementing toll fraud prevention
    4. Configuring Cisco Unity Express integration to Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express
12. Application Clients
    1. Introduction to Cisco Unified Attendant Console
    2. Configuring service discovery
    3. Configuring Jabber client installation switches
    4. Troubleshooting Cisco Jabber

What you will learn

CLCOR

• Describe the Cisco Collaboration solutions architecture
• Compare the IP Phone signaling protocols of Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), H323, Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP), and Skinny Client Control Protocol (SCCP)
• Integrate and troubleshoot Cisco Unified Communications Manager with LDAP for user synchronization and user authentication
• Implement Cisco Unified Communications Manager provisioning features
• Describe the different codecs and how they are used to transform analog voice into digital streams
• Describe a dial plan, and explain call routing in Cisco Unified Communications Manager
• Implement Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) access using MGCP gateways
• Implement a Cisco gateway for PSTN access
• Configure calling privileges in Cisco Unified Communications Manager
• Implement toll fraud prevention
• Implement globalized call routing within a Cisco Unified Communications Manager cluster
• Implement and troubleshoot media resources in Cisco Unified Communications Manager
• Describe Cisco Instant Messaging and Presence, including call flows and protocols
• Describe and configure endpoints and commonly required features
• Configure and troubleshoot Cisco Unity Connection integration
• Configure and troubleshoot Cisco Unity Connection call handlers
• Describe how Mobile Remote Access (MRA) is used to allow endpoints to work from outside the company
• Analyze traffic patterns and quality issues in converged IP networks supporting voice, video, and data traffic
• Define QoS and its models
• Implement classification and marking
• Configure classification and marking options on Cisco Catalyst® switches

CLICA

• Configure and utilize the Single Sign-On application
• Describe Cisco Unity Connection
• Describe the CUC multicluster operation
• Configure on-prem Cisco Unified Instant Message and Presence
• Configure call operation and rules in Unity Connection
• Implement toll fraud prevention
• Describe Cisco Unified Attendant Console
• Configure and troubleshoot Cisco Jabber

How you will benefit

• You will be prepared to sit for the Cisco CCNP Collaboration core exam: 350-801 CLCOR: Implementing and Operating Cisco Collaboration Core Technologies
• You will be prepared to sit for the Cisco CCNP Security concentration exam: 300-810 CLICA: Implementing Cisco Collaboration Applications

Faisal Khan

Faisal Khan is an expert in Cisco telephony and collaboration and the world of AWS, holding many certifications with their cloud technologies. These credentials include Cisco CCIE Collaboration, Cisco CCNP, Cisco CCNA, and AWS Solutions Architect.

In addition to his certifications, Faisal has expert knowledge in the following areas: Cisco Collaboration, Amazon AWS, Cisco UCCE/UCCX, and Cisco networking.

Faisal is deeply interested in understanding technologies at the most granular level.

This course is intended for network engineers, system engineers, network administrators, and those looking to attain their CCNP Enterprise certification.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Microsoft Word Online
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

The CCNP Enterprise: ENCOR is the first step to mastering the implementation of core enterprise network technologies. The goal of this online training course is to provide you with the skills needed to install, manage, and administer dual stack architecture, virtualization, network assurance, security, and automation in an enterprise network.

The CCNP Enterprise: ENARSI provides you with the knowledge of implementation and troubleshooting for advanced routing technologies and services. In this course, you will learn about Layer 3, VPN services, infrastructure security, infrastructure services, and infrastructure automation.

The course will also prepare you to sit for the Cisco CCNP Enterprise Core exam ENOR and the Cisco CCNP Enterprise Concentration exam ENARSI. This course offers enrollment with or without a voucher. The voucher is prepaid access to sit for the certifying exam upon eligibility.

1. Course Overview
   1. Introduction to ENCOR Course and Exam Objectives
2. Campus Architecture and Device Fundamentals
   1. Campus Architecture
   2. Device Architecture
3. Access and Distribution Layer Features and Services
   1. Configuring and Verifying VLANs
   2. Configuring and Verifying Trunks
   3. VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)
   4. STP Overview and Algorithm Deep Dive
   5. STP Convergence, Configuration and Manipulation
   6. STP PortFast, and BPDU Guard
   7. Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)
   8. EtherChannels
   9. Inter-VLAN Routing
   10. First-Hop Redundancy Protocol (FHRP)
4. Routing
   1. Routing Introduction
   2. Dynamic Routing Overview
   3. OSPFv2 Overview, Packets, States, and Design
   4. OSPFv2 Configuration and Verification
   5. Text BoxOSPFv2 Network Types and DR/BDR Election
   6. OSPFv2 LSAs and Metric
   7. OSPFv2 Summarization
   8. OSPFv2 Filtering
   9. EBGP Overview, Configuration and Verification
   10. Text BoxShapeBGP Best Path Selection Process
   11. Network Address Translation (NAT)
   12. Multicast Protocol Overview
5. VPN's
   1. GRE Tunnel Configuration and Verification
   2. IPSec Introduction
   3. IPSec Site-to-Site VPN Tunnel Configuration and Verification
   4. GRE over IPSec Tunnel Configuration and Verification
   5. Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF)
6. Management Protocols and Services
   1. NTP Configuration and Verification
   2. Syslog Configuration and Verification
   3. Debugs, Conditional Debugs, Ping, and Traceroute
   4. SNMP Configuration and Verification
   5. NetFlow / Flexible NetFlow Configuration and Verification
   6. SPAN, RSPAN, ERSPAN Configuration and Verification
   7. IPSLA Configuration and Verification
   8. Quality of Service (QoS) Overview
   9. Embedded Event Manager (EEM) Configuration
7. Security
   1. Device Access, Authentication Configuration and Verification
   2. AAA Configuration and Verification
   3. Access Control Lists (ACLs)
   4. Control Plane Policing (CoPP)
   5. Next-Gen Firewalls, Network Access Control, MACSec, and TrustSec
8. Next Generation Campus Networks
   1. SD-Access
   2. LISP and VXLAN
   3. SD-WAN
   4. DNA Center Overview
   5. Data Formats
   6. Data Modeling
   7. NetConf / RestConf
   8. Python Exam Prep
   9. ShapeChef, Puppet, Ansible, SaltStack
9. LAN Essentials
10. Course Overview
    1. Introduction to ENARSI Course and Exam Objectives
11. EIGRPv4, EIGRPv6 and Named EIGRP
    1. EIGRPv4 Configuration and Verification
    2. EIGRPv4 Security Features
    3. EIGRPv4 Metric and Path Selection
    4. EIGRPv4 Convergence
    5. EIGRPv4 Summarization
    6. EIGRP Route Manipulation
    7. EIGRPv4 Troubleshooting
    8. EIGRPv6
    9. Named EIGRP
12. OSPFv2, OSPFv3, OSPF Address-Families
    1. OSPFv2 Design, Configuration and Verification
    2. OSPFv2 Security Features
    3. OSPFv2 Packets and States
    4. OSPFv2 LSAs
    5. OSPFv2 Metric
    6. OSPFv2 Network Types and DR/BDR Elections
    7. OSPFv2 Summarization and Area Types
    8. OSPFv2 Filtering, Virtual-Links, and Convergence
    9. OSPFv2 Troubleshooting
    10. OSPFv3
    11. OSPF Address-Families
13. Multi-Protocol BGPv4
    1. BGP Core Operations
    2. BGP Configuration and Verification
    3. BGP Summarization
    4. BGP Filtering
    5. BGP Peer Groups and Route Reflectors
    6. BGP Path Selection Process and Attribute Manipulation
    7. Troubleshooting BGP
    8. BGP for IPv6
14. Redistribution and Advanced Routing Control
    1. Redistribution Configuration and Verification
    2. Redistribution Filtering
    3. Redistribution Challenges
    4. Redistribution for IPv6
    5. Policy Based Routing Configuration and Verification
    6. IPSLA Configuration and Verification
15. VPNs
    1. VRF-Lite Configuration and Verification
    2. MPLS Overview
    3. MPLS L3 VPNS
    4. GRE Review
    5. DMVPN Configuration and Verification
    6. DMPVN IPSec Configuration and Verification
16. Management Protocol and Services
    1. Device Access and Authentication Configuration and Verification
    2. IOS Management Tools
    3. Syslog Configuration and Verification
    4. SNMP Configuration and Verification
    5. NetFlow and Flexible NetFlow Configuration and Verification
    6. DHCPv4 and DHCPv6 for Cisco IOS
17. Device Security
    1. uRPF Configuration and Verification
    2. CoPP Configuration and Verification
    3. IPv4 ACL Review
    4. IPv6 ACL Review
    5. IPv6 First Hop Security Features

What you will learn

• ENCOR
  • Configuration of VRF, GRE, VLANs, RSTP, MST, NTP, IPSec VPNs, and more
  • Advanced Routing
  • Configure and verify device management
  • Cisco DNA Center
  • Examine threat defense, endpoint security, and introduction to the Next-Generation Firewall
• ENARSI
  • Route Maps
  • Redistribution
  • Policy-Based Routing
  • VRF-Lite
  • eBGP and iBGP
  • DMVPNs
  • IOS AAA
  • DCHP for IPv4 and IPv6
  • IPv4 and IPv6 ACL's

How you will benefit

• You will be prepared to sit for the Cisco CCNP Enterprise core exam: 350-401 ENCOR: Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies
• You will be prepared to sit for the Cisco CCNP Enterprise concentration exam: 300-410 ENARSI: Implementing Cisco Enterprise Advanced Routing and Services

Raymond Lacoste

Raymond Lacoste is a highly recognized instructor and IT professional who holds the Cisco Sirius Instructor Award. He has authored Cisco Press publications on the Cisco ENARSI and Cisco TSHOOT exams.

Raymond's areas of expertise include Cisco Enterprise networking, Cisco Routing and Switching, Cisco Datacenter Networking, ITIL, and Amazon AWS. He also holds certifications in Cisco CCSI, Cisco CCNP Routing and Switching, Cisco CCNP Enterprise, ITIL Foundations, ITIL Practitioner, ITIL Intermediate, Amazon AWS System Operations, Amazon AWS Architect, Amazon AWS Developer, and CISSP.

In addition to his certifications and experience, Raymond's engaging instruction style makes even the most obscenely complicated or obtuse concepts relatable and understandable. Outside of class, he enjoys dominating both on the golf course and the basketball court.

This course is intended for network engineers, system engineers, network administrators, and those looking to attain their CCNP Enterprise certification.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Microsoft Word Online
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

The CCNP Enterprise: ENCOR is the first step to mastering the implementation of core enterprise network technologies. The goal of this online training course is to provide you with the skills needed to install, manage, and administer dual stack architecture, virtualization, network assurance, security, and automation in an enterprise network.

The CCNP Enterprise: ENARSI provides you with the knowledge of implementation and troubleshooting for advanced routing technologies and services. In this course, you will learn about Layer 3, VPN services, infrastructure security, infrastructure services, and infrastructure automation.

The course will also prepare you to sit for the Cisco CCNP Enterprise Core exam ENOR and the Cisco CCNP Enterprise Concentration exam ENARSI. This course offers enrollment with or without a voucher. The voucher is prepaid access to sit for the certifying exam upon eligibility.

1. Course Overview
   1. Introduction to ENCOR Course and Exam Objectives
2. Campus Architecture and Device Fundamentals
   1. Campus Architecture
   2. Device Architecture
3. Access and Distribution Layer Features and Services
   1. Configuring and Verifying VLANs
   2. Configuring and Verifying Trunks
   3. VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)
   4. STP Overview and Algorithm Deep Dive
   5. STP Convergence, Configuration and Manipulation
   6. STP PortFast, and BPDU Guard
   7. Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)
   8. EtherChannels
   9. Inter-VLAN Routing
   10. First-Hop Redundancy Protocol (FHRP)
4. Routing
   1. Routing Introduction
   2. Dynamic Routing Overview
   3. OSPFv2 Overview, Packets, States, and Design
   4. OSPFv2 Configuration and Verification
   5. Text BoxOSPFv2 Network Types and DR/BDR Election
   6. OSPFv2 LSAs and Metric
   7. OSPFv2 Summarization
   8. OSPFv2 Filtering
   9. EBGP Overview, Configuration and Verification
   10. Text BoxShapeBGP Best Path Selection Process
   11. Network Address Translation (NAT)
   12. Multicast Protocol Overview
5. VPN's
   1. GRE Tunnel Configuration and Verification
   2. IPSec Introduction
   3. IPSec Site-to-Site VPN Tunnel Configuration and Verification
   4. GRE over IPSec Tunnel Configuration and Verification
   5. Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF)
6. Management Protocols and Services
   1. NTP Configuration and Verification
   2. Syslog Configuration and Verification
   3. Debugs, Conditional Debugs, Ping, and Traceroute
   4. SNMP Configuration and Verification
   5. NetFlow / Flexible NetFlow Configuration and Verification
   6. SPAN, RSPAN, ERSPAN Configuration and Verification
   7. IPSLA Configuration and Verification
   8. Quality of Service (QoS) Overview
   9. Embedded Event Manager (EEM) Configuration
7. Security
   1. Device Access, Authentication Configuration and Verification
   2. AAA Configuration and Verification
   3. Access Control Lists (ACLs)
   4. Control Plane Policing (CoPP)
   5. Next-Gen Firewalls, Network Access Control, MACSec, and TrustSec
8. Next Generation Campus Networks
   1. SD-Access
   2. LISP and VXLAN
   3. SD-WAN
   4. DNA Center Overview
   5. Data Formats
   6. Data Modeling
   7. NetConf / RestConf
   8. Python Exam Prep
   9. ShapeChef, Puppet, Ansible, SaltStack
9. LAN Essentials
10. Course Overview
    1. Introduction to ENARSI Course and Exam Objectives
11. EIGRPv4, EIGRPv6 and Named EIGRP
    1. EIGRPv4 Configuration and Verification
    2. EIGRPv4 Security Features
    3. EIGRPv4 Metric and Path Selection
    4. EIGRPv4 Convergence
    5. EIGRPv4 Summarization
    6. EIGRP Route Manipulation
    7. EIGRPv4 Troubleshooting
    8. EIGRPv6
    9. Named EIGRP
12. OSPFv2, OSPFv3, OSPF Address-Families
    1. OSPFv2 Design, Configuration and Verification
    2. OSPFv2 Security Features
    3. OSPFv2 Packets and States
    4. OSPFv2 LSAs
    5. OSPFv2 Metric
    6. OSPFv2 Network Types and DR/BDR Elections
    7. OSPFv2 Summarization and Area Types
    8. OSPFv2 Filtering, Virtual-Links, and Convergence
    9. OSPFv2 Troubleshooting
    10. OSPFv3
    11. OSPF Address-Families
13. Multi-Protocol BGPv4
    1. BGP Core Operations
    2. BGP Configuration and Verification
    3. BGP Summarization
    4. BGP Filtering
    5. BGP Peer Groups and Route Reflectors
    6. BGP Path Selection Process and Attribute Manipulation
    7. Troubleshooting BGP
    8. BGP for IPv6
14. Redistribution and Advanced Routing Control
    1. Redistribution Configuration and Verification
    2. Redistribution Filtering
    3. Redistribution Challenges
    4. Redistribution for IPv6
    5. Policy Based Routing Configuration and Verification
    6. IPSLA Configuration and Verification
15. VPNs
    1. VRF-Lite Configuration and Verification
    2. MPLS Overview
    3. MPLS L3 VPNS
    4. GRE Review
    5. DMVPN Configuration and Verification
    6. DMPVN IPSec Configuration and Verification
16. Management Protocol and Services
    1. Device Access and Authentication Configuration and Verification
    2. IOS Management Tools
    3. Syslog Configuration and Verification
    4. SNMP Configuration and Verification
    5. NetFlow and Flexible NetFlow Configuration and Verification
    6. DHCPv4 and DHCPv6 for Cisco IOS
17. Device Security
    1. uRPF Configuration and Verification
    2. CoPP Configuration and Verification
    3. IPv4 ACL Review
    4. IPv6 ACL Review
    5. IPv6 First Hop Security Features

What you will learn

ENCOR

• Configuration of VRF, GRE, VLANs, RSTP, MST, NTP, IPSec VPNs, and more
• Advanced Routing
• Configure and verify device management
• Cisco DNA Center
• Examine threat defense, endpoint security, and introduction to the Next-Generation Firewall

ENARSI

• Route Maps
• Redistribution
• Policy-Based Routing
• VRF-Lite
• eBGP and iBGP
• DMVPNs
• IOS AAA
• DCHP for IPv4 and IPv6
• IPv4 and IPv6 ACL's

How you will benefit

• You will be prepared to sit for the Cisco CCNP Enterprise core exam: 350-401 ENCOR: Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies
• You will be prepared to sit for the Cisco CCNP Enterprise concentration exam: 300-410 ENARSI: Implementing Cisco Enterprise Advanced Routing and Services

Raymond Lacoste

Raymond Lacoste is a highly recognized instructor and IT professional who holds the Cisco Sirius Instructor Award. He has authored Cisco Press publications on the Cisco ENARSI and Cisco TSHOOT exams.

Raymond's areas of expertise include Cisco Enterprise networking, Cisco Routing and Switching, Cisco Datacenter Networking, ITIL, and Amazon AWS. He also holds certifications in Cisco CCSI, Cisco CCNP Routing and Switching, Cisco CCNP Enterprise, ITIL Foundations, ITIL Practitioner, ITIL Intermediate, Amazon AWS System Operations, Amazon AWS Architect, Amazon AWS Developer, and CISSP.

In addition to his certifications and experience, Raymond's engaging instruction style makes even the most obscenely complicated or obtuse concepts relatable and understandable. Outside of class, he enjoys dominating both on the golf course and the basketball court.

This course is intended for network engineers, system engineers, network administrators, and those looking to attain their CCNP Enterprise certification.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Microsoft Word Online
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

The CCNP Enterprise: ENCOR is the first step to mastering the implementation of core enterprise network technologies. The goal of this online training course is to provide you with the skills needed to install, manage, and administer dual stack architecture, virtualization, network assurance, security, and automation in an enterprise network.

CCNP Enterprise: ENARSI provides you with knowledge of Cisco solutions in advanced addressing and routing solutions, advanced enterprise campus networks, WAN, security and network services, and Software-Defined Access.

The course will also prepare you to sit for the Cisco CCNP Enterprise Core exam ENOR and the Cisco CCNP Enterprise Concentration exam ENSLD. This course offers enrollment with or without a voucher. The voucher is prepaid access to sit for the certifying exam upon eligibility.

1. Course Overview
   1. Introduction to ENCOR Course and Exam Objectives
2. Campus Architecture and Device Fundamentals
   1. Campus Architecture
   2. Device Architecture
3. Access and Distribution Layer Features and Services
   1. Configuring and Verifying VLANs
   2. Configuring and Verifying Trunks
   3. VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)
   4. STP Overview and Algorithm Deep Dive
   5. STP Convergence, Configuration and Manipulation
   6. STP PortFast, and BPDU Guard
   7. Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)
   8. EtherChannels
   9. Inter-VLAN Routing
   10. First-Hop Redundancy Protocol (FHRP)
4. Routing
   1. Routing Introduction
   2. Dynamic Routing Overview
   3. OSPFv2 Overview, Packets, States, and Design
   4. OSPFv2 Configuration and Verification
   5. Text BoxOSPFv2 Network Types and DR/BDR Election
   6. OSPFv2 LSAs and Metric
   7. OSPFv2 Summarization
   8. OSPFv2 Filtering
   9. EBGP Overview, Configuration and Verification
   10. Text BoxShapeBGP Best Path Selection Process
   11. Network Address Translation (NAT)
   12. Multicast Protocol Overview
5. VPN's
   1. GRE Tunnel Configuration and Verification
   2. IPSec Introduction
   3. IPSec Site-to-Site VPN Tunnel Configuration and Verification
   4. GRE over IPSec Tunnel Configuration and Verification
   5. Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF)
6. Management Protocols and Services
   1. NTP Configuration and Verification
   2. Syslog Configuration and Verification
   3. Debugs, Conditional Debugs, Ping, and Traceroute
   4. SNMP Configuration and Verification
   5. NetFlow / Flexible NetFlow Configuration and Verification
   6. SPAN, RSPAN, ERSPAN Configuration and Verification
   7. IPSLA Configuration and Verification
   8. Quality of Service (QoS) Overview
   9. Embedded Event Manager (EEM) Configuration
7. Security
   1. Device Access, Authentication Configuration and Verification
   2. AAA Configuration and Verification
   3. Access Control Lists (ACLs)
   4. Control Plane Policing (CoPP)
   5. Next-Gen Firewalls, Network Access Control, MACSec, and TrustSec
8. Next Generation Campus Networks
   1. SD-Access
   2. LISP and VXLAN
   3. SD-WAN
   4. DNA Center Overview
   5. Data Formats
   6. Data Modeling
   7. NetConf / RestConf
   8. Python Exam Prep
   9. ShapeChef, Puppet, Ansible, SaltStack
9. LAN Essentials
10. Routed Protocols - Addressing
    1. IPv4 addressing (create plan)
    2. IPv6 addressing (create plan)
    3. IPv6 migration methods (determine)
11. Routing Protocols – Secure and scale (create design)
    1. IS-IS
    2. EIGRP
    3. OSPF
    4. BGP – address families, attributes, filtering, RR's, load sharing, balancing, symmetry
12. Enterprise Campus Networks (design)
    1. HA – GR, FHRP's
    2. L2 – xSTP, loop prevention, convergence
    3. L3 – convergence, vrf, redistribution, filtering, summarization
    4. SD-Access architecture and design (describe) – underlay, overlay, control and data planes
13. Wide Area Networks (WAN)
    1. Options (compare) – L2/3 VPN's, metro ethernet, DWDM, SD-Wan ce
    2. Site to site VPN (design) – L2/L3, GRE, DMVPN, GET VPN
    3. HA (design) – single, multi, backup, failover
    4. SD-WAN architecture and design (describe) – various planes, QoS, multicast
14. End-to-End Quality of Service (QoS)
    1. QoS strategies – IntServ/Diffserv (design)
    2. End-to-End QoS – Classify, mark, shape, police, queue (design)
    3. Network management techniques, out-of-band, in-band (design)
15. Multicast
    1. Concepts – source/shared trees, RPF, RP (describe)
    2. Services – PIM bi-dir, SSM, MSDP (design)
16. Automation
    1. YANG data models (IETF, Openconfig, Cisco native) – recognize differences
    2. Netconf and Restconf – recognize differences
    3. Telemetry model-driven (periodic/on-change publication and dial-in/dial-out) – recognize differences and impact

What you will learn

ENCOR

• Configuration of VRF, GRE, VLANs, RSTP, MST, NTP, IPSec VPNs, and more!
• Advanced Routing
• Configure and verify device management
• Cisco DNA Center
• Examine threat defense, endpoint security, and introduction to the Next-Generation Firewall

ENSLD

• Describe and apply advanced addressing and routing solutions
• Describe and apply advanced enterprise campus networks
• Describe and apply WAN
• Describe and apply security and network services
• Describe and apply Software-Defined Access

How you will benefit

• You will be prepared to sit for the Cisco CCNP Enterprise core exam: 350-401 ENCOR: Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies
• You will be prepared to sit for the Cisco CCNP Enterprise concentration exam: 300-420 ENSLD: Designing Cisco Enterprise Networks

Raymond Lacoste

Raymond Lacoste is a highly recognized instructor and IT professional who holds the Cisco Sirius Instructor Award. He has authored Cisco Press publications on the Cisco ENARSI and Cisco TSHOOT exams. Raymond's areas of expertise include Cisco Enterprise networking, Cisco Routing and Switching, Cisco Datacenter Networking, ITIL, and Amazon AWS. He also holds certifications in Cisco CCSI, Cisco CCNP Routing and Switching, Cisco CCNP Enterprise, ITIL Foundations, ITIL Practitioner, ITIL Intermediate, Amazon AWS System Operations, Amazon AWS Architect, Amazon AWS Developer, and CISSP. In addition to his certifications and experience, Raymond's engaging instruction style makes even the most obscenely complicated or obtuse concepts relatable and understandable. Outside of class, he enjoys dominating both on the golf course and the basketball court.

Aaron Gould

Aaron Gould is a highly knowledgeable network engineer with heavy experience in the Internet Service Provider space. Aaron holds multiple professional-level certifications with Juniper and Cisco equipment as well as Juniper - JNCIP-SP, Juniper - JNCIS-SP, Juniper - JNCDS-DC, Juniper - AAA (JNCIA X 3), Juniper – JNCDA, Juniper - JNCIA-Cloud, Juniper - JNCIA-Junos, Cisco - CCNP SP, Cisco – CCIP, Cisco – CCDP, Cisco - CCNP R/S, MEF CECP, and IPv6 Forum - Silver certifications. Aaron's extensive expertise includes Cisco IOS Routing and Switching, Cisco Network Design, Cisco Service Provider Routing, and Juniper Service Provider Routing.

This course is intended for network engineers, system engineers, network administrators, and those looking to attain their CCNP Enterprise certification.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Microsoft Word Online
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

The CCNP Enterprise: ENCOR is the first step to mastering the implementation of core enterprise network technologies. The goal of this online training course is to provide you with the skills needed to install, manage, and administer dual stack architecture, virtualization, network assurance, security, and automation in an enterprise network.

CCNP Enterprise: ENARSI provides you with knowledge of Cisco solutions in advanced addressing and routing solutions, advanced enterprise campus networks, WAN, security and network services, and Software-Defined Access.

The course will also prepare you to sit for the Cisco CCNP Enterprise Core exam ENOR and the Cisco CCNP Enterprise Concentration exam ENSLD. This course offers enrollment with or without a voucher. The voucher is prepaid access to sit for the certifying exam upon eligibility.

1. Course Overview
   1. Introduction to ENCOR Course and Exam Objectives
2. Campus Architecture and Device Fundamentals
   1. Campus Architecture
   2. Device Architecture
3. Access and Distribution Layer Features and Services
   1. Configuring and Verifying VLANs
   2. Configuring and Verifying Trunks
   3. VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)
   4. STP Overview and Algorithm Deep Dive
   5. STP Convergence, Configuration and Manipulation
   6. STP PortFast, and BPDU Guard
   7. Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)
   8. EtherChannels
   9. Inter-VLAN Routing
   10. First-Hop Redundancy Protocol (FHRP)
4. Routing
   1. Routing Introduction
   2. Dynamic Routing Overview
   3. OSPFv2 Overview, Packets, States, and Design
   4. OSPFv2 Configuration and Verification
   5. Text BoxOSPFv2 Network Types and DR/BDR Election
   6. OSPFv2 LSAs and Metric
   7. OSPFv2 Summarization
   8. OSPFv2 Filtering
   9. EBGP Overview, Configuration and Verification
   10. Text BoxShapeBGP Best Path Selection Process
   11. Network Address Translation (NAT)
   12. Multicast Protocol Overview
5. VPN's
   1. GRE Tunnel Configuration and Verification
   2. IPSec Introduction
   3. IPSec Site-to-Site VPN Tunnel Configuration and Verification
   4. GRE over IPSec Tunnel Configuration and Verification
   5. Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF)
6. Management Protocols and Services
   1. NTP Configuration and Verification
   2. Syslog Configuration and Verification
   3. Debugs, Conditional Debugs, Ping, and Traceroute
   4. SNMP Configuration and Verification
   5. NetFlow / Flexible NetFlow Configuration and Verification
   6. SPAN, RSPAN, ERSPAN Configuration and Verification
   7. IPSLA Configuration and Verification
   8. Quality of Service (QoS) Overview
   9. Embedded Event Manager (EEM) Configuration
7. Security
   1. Device Access, Authentication Configuration and Verification
   2. AAA Configuration and Verification
   3. Access Control Lists (ACLs)
   4. Control Plane Policing (CoPP)
   5. Next-Gen Firewalls, Network Access Control, MACSec, and TrustSec
8. Next Generation Campus Networks
   1. SD-Access
   2. LISP and VXLAN
   3. SD-WAN
   4. DNA Center Overview
   5. Data Formats
   6. Data Modeling
   7. NetConf / RestConf
   8. Python Exam Prep
   9. ShapeChef, Puppet, Ansible, SaltStack
9. LAN Essentials
10. Routed Protocols - Addressing
    1. IPv4 addressing (create plan)
    2. IPv6 addressing (create plan)
    3. IPv6 migration methods (determine)
11. Routing Protocols – Secure and scale (create design)
    1. IS-IS
    2. EIGRP
    3. OSPF
    4. BGP – address families, attributes, filtering, RR's, load sharing, balancing, symmetry
12. Enterprise Campus Networks (design)
    1. HA – GR, FHRP's
    2. L2 – xSTP, loop prevention, convergence
    3. L3 – convergence, vrf, redistribution, filtering, summarization
    4. SD-Access architecture and design (describe) – underlay, overlay, control and data planes
13. Wide Area Networks (WAN)
    1. Options (compare) – L2/3 VPN's, metro ethernet, DWDM, SD-Wan ce
    2. Site to site VPN (design) – L2/L3, GRE, DMVPN, GET VPN
    3. HA (design) – single, multi, backup, failover
    4. SD-WAN architecture and design (describe) – various planes, QoS, multicast
14. End-to-End Quality of Service (QoS)
    1. QoS strategies – IntServ/Diffserv (design)
    2. End-to-End QoS – Classify, mark, shape, police, queue (design)
    3. Network management techniques, out-of-band, in-band (design)
15. Multicast
    1. Concepts – source/shared trees, RPF, RP (describe)
    2. Services – PIM bi-dir, SSM, MSDP (design)
16. Automation
    1. YANG data models (IETF, Openconfig, Cisco native) – recognize differences
    2. Netconf and Restconf – recognize differences
    3. Telemetry model-driven (periodic/on-change publication and dial-in/dial-out) – recognize differences and impact

What you will learn

ENCOR

• Configuration of VRF, GRE, VLANs, RSTP, MST, NTP, IPSec VPNs, and more!
• Advanced Routing
• Configure and verify device management
• Cisco DNA Center
• Examine threat defense, endpoint security, and introduction to the Next-Generation Firewall

ENSLD

• Describe and apply advanced addressing and routing solutions
• Describe and apply advanced enterprise campus networks
• Describe and apply WAN
• Describe and apply security and network services
• Describe and apply Software-Defined Access

How you will benefit

• You will be prepared to sit for the Cisco CCNP Enterprise core exam: 350-401 ENCOR: Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies
• You will be prepared to sit for the Cisco CCNP Enterprise concentration exam: 300-420 ENSLD: Designing Cisco Enterprise Networks

Raymond Lacoste

Raymond Lacoste is a highly recognized instructor and IT professional who holds the Cisco Sirius Instructor Award. He has authored Cisco Press publications on the Cisco ENARSI and Cisco TSHOOT exams. Raymond's areas of expertise include Cisco Enterprise networking, Cisco Routing and Switching, Cisco Datacenter Networking, ITIL, and Amazon AWS. He also holds certifications in Cisco CCSI, Cisco CCNP Routing and Switching, Cisco CCNP Enterprise, ITIL Foundations, ITIL Practitioner, ITIL Intermediate, Amazon AWS System Operations, Amazon AWS Architect, Amazon AWS Developer, and CISSP. In addition to his certifications and experience, Raymond's engaging instruction style makes even the most obscenely complicated or obtuse concepts relatable and understandable. Outside of class, he enjoys dominating both on the golf course and the basketball court.

Aaron Gould

Aaron Gould is a highly knowledgeable network engineer with heavy experience in the Internet Service Provider space. Aaron holds multiple professional-level certifications with Juniper and Cisco equipment as well as Juniper - JNCIP-SP, Juniper - JNCIS-SP, Juniper - JNCDS-DC, Juniper - AAA (JNCIA X 3), Juniper – JNCDA, Juniper - JNCIA-Cloud, Juniper - JNCIA-Junos, Cisco - CCNP SP, Cisco – CCIP, Cisco – CCDP, Cisco - CCNP R/S, MEF CECP, and IPv6 Forum - Silver certifications. Aaron's extensive expertise includes Cisco IOS Routing and Switching, Cisco Network Design, Cisco Service Provider Routing, and Juniper Service Provider Routing.

This course is intended for network engineers, system engineers, network administrators, and those looking to attain their CCNP Enterprise certification.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Microsoft Word Online
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

The CCNP Enterprise: ENCOR is the first step to mastering the implementation of core enterprise network technologies. The goal of this online training course is to provide you with the skills needed to install, manage, and administer dual stack architecture, virtualization, network assurance, security, and automation in an enterprise network.

In CCNP Enterprise: ENWLSI, you will be given the skills and knowledge to implement wireless networks, including FlexConnect, QoS, Multicast, advanced location services, security for client connectivity, monitoring, and device hardening.

The course will prepare you to sit for the Cisco CCNP Enterprise Core exam ENCOR and the Cisco CCNP Enterprise Concentration exam ENWLSI. This course offers enrollment with or without a voucher. The voucher is prepaid access to sit for the certifying exam upon eligibility.

1. Course Overview
   1. Introduction to ENCOR Course and Exam Objectives
2. Campus Architecture and Device Fundamentals
   1. Campus Architecture
   2. Device Architecture
3. Access and Distribution Layer Features and Services
   1. Configuring and Verifying VLANs
   2. Configuring and Verifying Trunks
   3. VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)
   4. STP Overview and Algorithm Deep Dive
   5. STP Convergence, Configuration and Manipulation
   6. STP PortFast, and BPDU Guard
   7. Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)
   8. EtherChannels
   9. Inter-VLAN Routing
   10. First-Hop Redundancy Protocol (FHRP)
4. Routing
   1. Routing Introduction
   2. Dynamic Routing Overview
   3. OSPFv2 Overview, Packets, States, and Design
   4. OSPFv2 Configuration and Verification
   5. Text BoxOSPFv2 Network Types and DR/BDR Election
   6. OSPFv2 LSAs and Metric
   7. OSPFv2 Summarization
   8. OSPFv2 Filtering
   9. EBGP Overview, Configuration and Verification
   10. Text BoxShapeBGP Best Path Selection Process
   11. Network Address Translation (NAT)
   12. Multicast Protocol Overview
5. VPN's
   1. GRE Tunnel Configuration and Verification
   2. IPSec Introduction
   3. IPSec Site-to-Site VPN Tunnel Configuration and Verification
   4. GRE over IPSec Tunnel Configuration and Verification
   5. Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF)
6. Management Protocols and Services
   1. NTP Configuration and Verification
   2. Syslog Configuration and Verification
   3. Debugs, Conditional Debugs, Ping, and Traceroute
   4. SNMP Configuration and Verification
   5. NetFlow / Flexible NetFlow Configuration and Verification
   6. SPAN, RSPAN, ERSPAN Configuration and Verification
   7. IPSLA Configuration and Verification
   8. Quality of Service (QoS) Overview
   9. Embedded Event Manager (EEM) Configuration
7. Security
   1. Device Access, Authentication Configuration and Verification
   2. AAA Configuration and Verification
   3. Access Control Lists (ACLs)
   4. Control Plane Policing (CoPP)
   5. Next-Gen Firewalls, Network Access Control, MACSec, and TrustSec
8. Next Generation Campus Networks
   1. SD-Access
   2. LISP and VXLAN
   3. SD-WAN
   4. DNA Center Overview
   5. Data Formats
   6. Data Modeling
   7. NetConf / RestConf
   8. Python Exam Prep
   9. ShapeChef, Puppet, Ansible, SaltStack
9. LAN Essentials
10. Securing and Troubleshooting the Wireless Network Infrastructure including
    1. Secure access to Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs) and Access Points (APs)
    2. Configuration management via Cisco DNA Center, Cisco Prime Infrastructure (PI)
11. Implementing and Troubleshooting Secure Client Connectivity including
    1. 802.1X Authentication, AAA services, and Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences (CMX)
12. Implementing and Troubleshooting QoS in Wireless Networks including
    1. Cisco Application Visibility and Control (AVC), Multicast DNS (mDNS), and Cisco Media Stream
13. Implementing and Troubleshooting Advanced Wireless Network Services including
    1. Location Services, Analytics, and wireless spectrum management

What you will learn

ENCOR

• Configuration of VRF, GRE, VLANs, RSTP, MST, NTP, IPSec VPNs, and more
• Advanced Routing
• Configure and verify device management
• Cisco DNA Center
• Examine threat defense, endpoint security, and introduction to the Next-Generation Firewall

ENWLSI

• Implement network settings to provide a secure wireless network infrastructure and troubleshoot security issues as it relates to the wireless network infrastructure
• Implement a secure wireless client and troubleshoot wireless client connectivity issues
• Implement and troubleshoot QoS in wireless networks
• Implement and troubleshoot advanced capabilities in wireless network services

How you will benefit

• You will be prepared to sit for the Cisco CCNP Enterprise core exam: 350-401 ENCOR: Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies
• You will be prepared to sit for the Cisco CCNP Enterprise concentration exam: 300-430 ENWLSI: Implementing Cisco Enterprise Wireless Networks

Raymond Lacoste

Raymond Lacoste is a highly recognized instructor and IT professional who holds the Cisco Sirius Instructor Award. He has authored Cisco Press publications on the Cisco ENARSI and Cisco TSHOOT exams. Raymond's areas of expertise include Cisco Enterprise networking, Cisco Routing and Switching, Cisco Datacenter Networking, ITIL, and Amazon AWS. He also holds certifications in Cisco CCSI, Cisco CCNP Routing and Switching, Cisco CCNP Enterprise, ITIL Foundations, ITIL Practitioner, ITIL Intermediate, Amazon AWS System Operations, Amazon AWS Architect, Amazon AWS Developer, and CISSP. In addition to his certifications and experience, Raymond's engaging instruction style makes even the most obscenely complicated or obtuse concepts relatable and understandable. Outside of class, he enjoys dominating both on the golf course and the basketball court.

Dan Goodman

Dan Goodman is an IT professional specializing in Linux administration, Palo Alto firewalls, and wireless networking. He holds certifications in CompTIA Linux+, CWNP: CWNA, and Palo Alto PCNSA. In addition to his highly recognizable certifications, Dan is an expert in Linux administration, Palo Alto firewall administration, and wireless networking. Dan enjoys teaching the technologies focusing on real-world application of the theory. Outside of class-related efforts, he runs an animal shelter teaming with rescue animals.

This course is intended for network engineers, system engineers, network administrators, and those looking to attain their CCNP Enterprise certification.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Microsoft Word Online
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

The CCNP Enterprise: ENCOR is the first step to mastering the implementation of core enterprise network technologies. The goal of this online training course is to provide you with the skills needed to install, manage, and administer dual stack architecture, virtualization, network assurance, security, and automation in an enterprise network.

In CCNP Enterprise: ENWLSI, you will be given the skills and knowledge to implement wireless networks, including FlexConnect, QoS, Multicast, advanced location services, security for client connectivity, monitoring, and device hardening.

The course will prepare you to sit for the Cisco CCNP Enterprise Core exam ENCOR and the Cisco CCNP Enterprise Concentration exam ENWLSI. This course offers enrollment with or without a voucher. The voucher is prepaid access to sit for the certifying exam upon eligibility.

1. Course Overview
   1. Introduction to ENCOR Course and Exam Objectives
2. Campus Architecture and Device Fundamentals
   1. Campus Architecture
   2. Device Architecture
3. Access and Distribution Layer Features and Services
   1. Configuring and Verifying VLANs
   2. Configuring and Verifying Trunks
   3. VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)
   4. STP Overview and Algorithm Deep Dive
   5. STP Convergence, Configuration and Manipulation
   6. STP PortFast, and BPDU Guard
   7. Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)
   8. EtherChannels
   9. Inter-VLAN Routing
   10. First-Hop Redundancy Protocol (FHRP)
4. Routing
   1. Routing Introduction
   2. Dynamic Routing Overview
   3. OSPFv2 Overview, Packets, States, and Design
   4. OSPFv2 Configuration and Verification
   5. Text BoxOSPFv2 Network Types and DR/BDR Election
   6. OSPFv2 LSAs and Metric
   7. OSPFv2 Summarization
   8. OSPFv2 Filtering
   9. EBGP Overview, Configuration and Verification
   10. Text BoxShapeBGP Best Path Selection Process
   11. Network Address Translation (NAT)
   12. Multicast Protocol Overview
5. VPN's
   1. GRE Tunnel Configuration and Verification
   2. IPSec Introduction
   3. IPSec Site-to-Site VPN Tunnel Configuration and Verification
   4. GRE over IPSec Tunnel Configuration and Verification
   5. Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF)
6. Management Protocols and Services
   1. NTP Configuration and Verification
   2. Syslog Configuration and Verification
   3. Debugs, Conditional Debugs, Ping, and Traceroute
   4. SNMP Configuration and Verification
   5. NetFlow / Flexible NetFlow Configuration and Verification
   6. SPAN, RSPAN, ERSPAN Configuration and Verification
   7. IPSLA Configuration and Verification
   8. Quality of Service (QoS) Overview
   9. Embedded Event Manager (EEM) Configuration
7. Security
   1. Device Access, Authentication Configuration and Verification
   2. AAA Configuration and Verification
   3. Access Control Lists (ACLs)
   4. Control Plane Policing (CoPP)
   5. Next-Gen Firewalls, Network Access Control, MACSec, and TrustSec
8. Next Generation Campus Networks
   1. SD-Access
   2. LISP and VXLAN
   3. SD-WAN
   4. DNA Center Overview
   5. Data Formats
   6. Data Modeling
   7. NetConf / RestConf
   8. Python Exam Prep
   9. ShapeChef, Puppet, Ansible, SaltStack
9. LAN Essentials
10. Securing and Troubleshooting the Wireless Network Infrastructure including
    1. Secure access to Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs) and Access Points (APs)
    2. Configuration management via Cisco DNA Center, Cisco Prime Infrastructure (PI)
11. Implementing and Troubleshooting Secure Client Connectivity including
    1. 802.1X Authentication, AAA services, and Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences (CMX)
12. Implementing and Troubleshooting QoS in Wireless Networks including
    1. Cisco Application Visibility and Control (AVC), Multicast DNS (mDNS), and Cisco Media Stream
13. Implementing and Troubleshooting Advanced Wireless Network Services including
    1. Location Services, Analytics, and wireless spectrum management

What you will learn

ENCOR

• Configuration of VRF, GRE, VLANs, RSTP, MST, NTP, IPSec VPNs, and more
• Advanced Routing
• Configure and verify device management
• Cisco DNA Center
• Examine threat defense, endpoint security, and introduction to the Next-Generation Firewall

ENWLSI

• Implement network settings to provide a secure wireless network infrastructure and troubleshoot security issues as it relates to the wireless network infrastructure
• Implement a secure wireless client and troubleshoot wireless client connectivity issues
• Implement and troubleshoot QoS in wireless networks
• Implement and troubleshoot advanced capabilities in wireless network services

How you will benefit

• You will be prepared to sit for the Cisco CCNP Enterprise core exam: 350-401 ENCOR: Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies
• You will be prepared to sit for the Cisco CCNP Enterprise concentration exam: 300-430 ENWLSI: Implementing Cisco Enterprise Wireless Networks

Raymond Lacoste

Raymond Lacoste is a highly recognized instructor and IT professional who holds the Cisco Sirius Instructor Award. He has authored Cisco Press publications on the Cisco ENARSI and Cisco TSHOOT exams. Raymond's areas of expertise include Cisco Enterprise networking, Cisco Routing and Switching, Cisco Datacenter Networking, ITIL, and Amazon AWS. He also holds certifications in Cisco CCSI, Cisco CCNP Routing and Switching, Cisco CCNP Enterprise, ITIL Foundations, ITIL Practitioner, ITIL Intermediate, Amazon AWS System Operations, Amazon AWS Architect, Amazon AWS Developer, and CISSP. In addition to his certifications and experience, Raymond's engaging instruction style makes even the most obscenely complicated or obtuse concepts relatable and understandable. Outside of class, he enjoys dominating both on the golf course and the basketball court.

Dan Goodman

Dan Goodman is an IT professional specializing in Linux administration, Palo Alto firewalls, and wireless networking. He holds certifications in CompTIA Linux+, CWNP: CWNA, and Palo Alto PCNSA. In addition to his highly recognizable certifications, Dan is an expert in Linux administration, Palo Alto firewall administration, and wireless networking. Dan enjoys teaching the technologies focusing on real-world application of the theory. Outside of class-related efforts, he runs an animal shelter teaming with rescue animals.

This course is intended for network security engineers and those looking to attain their CCNP Security certification.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Microsoft Word Online
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

The CCNP Security: SCOR course provides you with the knowledge to implement and operate core Cisco security technologies. You will learn about common security vulnerabilities, Email Security Appliance (ESA), Web Security Appliance (WSA), Cloud Email Security (CES), mobile device management (MDM), VPN configuration, and more.

The Configuring Cisco Identity Services Engine (SISE) course provides you with the skills and knowledge to deploy and use the Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE), policy enforcement, profiling services, web authentication and guest access services, BYOD, endpoint compliance services, and TACACS+ device administration. Crucial elements of this course include the ability to use Cisco ISE to gain visibility into what is happening in your network, streamline security policy management, and contribute to operational efficiency.

The course will prepare you to sit for the Cisco CCNP Security Core exam SCOR and the Cisco CCNP Security Concentration exam SISE. These exams in tandem will earn you the CCNP Security certification. This course offers enrollment with or without a voucher. The voucher is prepaid access to sit for the certifying exam upon eligibility.

1. Security Foundations
   1. Attacks against on-premises and cloud resources
   2. Common security vulnerabilities
   3. Cryptography concepts and applications
   4. Managing Cisco security devices via application programming interfaces (APIs)
2. Implementing Security
   1. Security in common cloud environments
   2. Division of responsibility (shared responsibility model)
   3. DevSecOps, continuous integration, and orchestration
3. Cloud Concepts and Security
   1. Configuring and Verifying VLANs
   2. Configuring and Verifying Trunks
   3. VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)
   4. STP Overview and Algorithm Deep Dive
   5. STP Convergence, Configuration and Manipulation
   6. STP PortFast, and BPDU Guard
   7. Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)
   8. EtherChannels
   9. Inter-VLAN Routing
   10. First-Hop Redundancy Protocol (FHRP)
4. Application-Specific Security Tools
   1. Email Security Appliance (ESA)
   2. Web Security Appliance (WSA)
   3. Cloud Email Security (CES)
   4. Securing DNS with Cisco Umbrella
5. Securing Endpoints
   1. Antimalware concepts
   2. Mobile device management (MDM)
   3. Multifactor authentication (MFA)
   4. Network access control
   5. Patch management
6. Network Access Control and Visibility
   1. 802.1x, WebAuth, and MAB
   2. Network visibility and evasion techniques
   3. Cisco network analytics technologies
7. Introducing Cisco ISE Architecture and Deployment
   1. Using Cisco ISE as a Network Access Policy Engine
   2. Cisco ISE Use Cases
   3. Describing Cisco ISE Functions
   4. Cisco ISE Deployment Models
   5. Context Visibility
8. Cisco ISE Policy Enforcement
   1. Using 802.1X for Wired and Wireless Access
   2. Using MAC Authentication Bypass for Wired and Wireless Access
   3. Introducing Identity Management
   4. Configuring Certificate Services
   5. Introducing Cisco ISE Policy
   6. Implementing Third-Party Network Access Device Support
   7. Introducing Cisco TrustSec
   8. Cisco TrustSec Configuration
   9. Easy Connect
9. Web Authentication and Guest Services
   1. Introducing Web Access with Cisco ISE
   2. Introducing Guest Access Components
   3. Configuring Guest Access Settings
   4. Configuring Sponsor and Guest Portals
10. Cisco ISE Profiler
    1. Introducing Cisco ISE Profiler
    2. Profiling Deployment and Best Practices
11. Cisco ISE BYOD
    1. Introducing the Cisco ISE BYOD Process
    2. Describing BYOD Flow
    3. Configuring the My Devices Portal
    4. Configuring Certificates in BYOD Scenarios
12. Cisco ISE Endpoint Compliance Services
    1. Introducing Endpoint Compliance Services
    2. Configuring Client Posture Services and Provisioning in Cisco ISE
13. Working with Network Access Devices
    1. Review TACACS+
    2. Cisco ISE TACACS+ Device Administration
    3. Configure TACACS+ Device Administration
    4. TACACS+ Device Administration Guidelines and Best Practices
    5. Migrating from Cisco ACS to Cisco ISE

What you will learn

SCOR

• Cisco security devices via an API
• Layer 2 and Layer 3+ security
• VPNs
• Cloud security concepts
• Email Security Appliance (ESA)
• Web Security Appliance (WSA)
• Cloud Email Security (CES)
• DNS with Cisco Umbrella
• Mobile device management (MDM)
• Multifactor authentication (MFA)

SISE

• Describe Cisco ISE deployments, including core deployment components and how they interact to create a cohesive security architecture
• Describe the advantages of such a deployment and how each Cisco ISE capability contributes to these advantages
• Describe concepts and configure components related to 802.1X and MAC Authentication Bypass (MAB) authentication, identity management, and certificate services
• Describe how Cisco ISE policy sets are used to implement authentication and authorization and how to leverage this capability to meet the needs of your organization
• Describe third-party Network Access Devices (NADs), Cisco TrustSec®, and Easy Connect
• Describe and configure web authentication, processes, operation, and guest services, including guest access components and various guest access scenarios
• Describe and configure Cisco ISE profiling services and understand how to monitor these services to enhance your situational awareness about network-connected endpoints
• Describe best practices for deploying this profiler service in your specific environment
• Describe BYOD challenges, solutions, processes, and portalsConfigure a BYOD solution and describe the relationship between BYOD processes and their related configuration components
• Describe and configure various certificates related to a BYOD solution
• Describe the value of the My Devices portal and how to configure this portal
• Describe endpoint compliance, compliance components, posture agents, posture deployment and licensing, and the posture service in Cisco ISE
• Describe and configure TACACS+ device administration using Cisco ISE, including command sets, profiles, and policy sets
• Understand the role of TACACS+ within the Authentication, Authentication, and Accounting (AAA) framework and the differences between the RADIUS and TACACS+ protocols
• Migrate TACACS+ functionality from Cisco Secure Access Control System (ACS) to Cisco ISE, using a migration tool

How you will benefit

• You will be prepared to sit for the Cisco CCNP Security core exam: 350-701 SCOR: Implementing and Operating Cisco Security Core Technologies
• You will be prepared to sit for the Cisco CCNP Security concentration exam: 300-715 SISE: Implementing and Configuring Cisco Identity Services Engine

Shane Sexton

Shane Sexton is a cybersecurity-focused instructor with a hunger for using technology to combat real-world challenges. He holds many professional IT certifications such as Citrix CCA, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Linux+, CompTIA CySA+, ITIL Foundations, Cisco CCNA, AWS SysOps, and Cisco CCNP Security. Shane's extensive professional expertise includes Citrix Virtualization, Citrix Virtualization, Computer Hardware support, Cisco networking, Cybersecurity Blue Team, Cybersecurity Red Team, Cisco security, Amazon AWS, and ITIL. Inside the classroom, Shane makes the complicated seem approachable. Outside the classroom, Shane is a mad scientist with automation, coding, and scripting, tying them back to technologies he teaches in class. If he isn't watching the latest SpaceX launch, he can usually be found tinkering with something.

Doug Bassett

Doug Bassett is an IT instructor specializing in Microsoft Azure, Server 2016/19, and Exchange messaging. He holds many highly sought-after IT certifications, including Microsoft MCSE, Microsoft MCSA, CompTIA Network+, Cisco CCNA, and Microsoft MCT. In addition to his certifications, Doug has expert knowledge of Microsoft Server 2000, 2003, 2008/2012/2016/2019, Exchange Server and Exchange Online, and Networking structure and applications. As an instructor, Doug is deeply involved in helping his students understand complex concepts and loves to approach teaching a subject from multiple angles.

This course is intended for network security engineers and those looking to attain their CCNP Security certification.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Microsoft Word Online
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

The CCNP Security: SCOR course provides you with the knowledge to implement and operate core Cisco security technologies. You will learn about common security vulnerabilities, Email Security Appliance (ESA), Web Security Appliance (WSA), Cloud Email Security (CES), mobile device management (MDM), VPN configuration, and more.

The Configuring Cisco Identity Services Engine (SISE) course provides you with the skills and knowledge to deploy and use the Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE), policy enforcement, profiling services, web authentication and guest access services, BYOD, endpoint compliance services, and TACACS+ device administration. Crucial elements of this course include the ability to use Cisco ISE to gain visibility into what is happening in your network, streamline security policy management, and contribute to operational efficiency.

The course will prepare you to sit for the Cisco CCNP Security Core exam SCOR and the Cisco CCNP Security Concentration exam SISE. These exams in tandem will earn you the CCNP Security certification. This course offers enrollment with or without a voucher. The voucher is prepaid access to sit for the certifying exam upon eligibility.

1. Security Foundations
   1. Attacks against on-premises and cloud resources
   2. Common security vulnerabilities
   3. Cryptography concepts and applications
   4. Managing Cisco security devices via application programming interfaces (APIs)
2. Implementing Security
   1. Security in common cloud environments
   2. Division of responsibility (shared responsibility model)
   3. DevSecOps, continuous integration, and orchestration
3. Cloud Concepts and Security
   1. Configuring and Verifying VLANs
   2. Configuring and Verifying Trunks
   3. VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)
   4. STP Overview and Algorithm Deep Dive
   5. STP Convergence, Configuration and Manipulation
   6. STP PortFast, and BPDU Guard
   7. Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)
   8. EtherChannels
   9. Inter-VLAN Routing
   10. First-Hop Redundancy Protocol (FHRP)
4. Application-Specific Security Tools
   1. Email Security Appliance (ESA)
   2. Web Security Appliance (WSA)
   3. Cloud Email Security (CES)
   4. Securing DNS with Cisco Umbrella
5. Securing Endpoints
   1. Antimalware concepts
   2. Mobile device management (MDM)
   3. Multifactor authentication (MFA)
   4. Network access control
   5. Patch management
6. Network Access Control and Visibility
   1. 802.1x, WebAuth, and MAB
   2. Network visibility and evasion techniques
   3. Cisco network analytics technologies
7. Introducing Cisco ISE Architecture and Deployment
   1. Using Cisco ISE as a Network Access Policy Engine
   2. Cisco ISE Use Cases
   3. Describing Cisco ISE Functions
   4. Cisco ISE Deployment Models
   5. Context Visibility
8. Cisco ISE Policy Enforcement
   1. Using 802.1X for Wired and Wireless Access
   2. Using MAC Authentication Bypass for Wired and Wireless Access
   3. Introducing Identity Management
   4. Configuring Certificate Services
   5. Introducing Cisco ISE Policy
   6. Implementing Third-Party Network Access Device Support
   7. Introducing Cisco TrustSec
   8. Cisco TrustSec Configuration
   9. Easy Connect
9. Web Authentication and Guest Services
   1. Introducing Web Access with Cisco ISE
   2. Introducing Guest Access Components
   3. Configuring Guest Access Settings
   4. Configuring Sponsor and Guest Portals
10. Cisco ISE Profiler
    1. Introducing Cisco ISE Profiler
    2. Profiling Deployment and Best Practices
11. Cisco ISE BYOD
    1. Introducing the Cisco ISE BYOD Process
    2. Describing BYOD Flow
    3. Configuring the My Devices Portal
    4. Configuring Certificates in BYOD Scenarios
12. Cisco ISE Endpoint Compliance Services
    1. Introducing Endpoint Compliance Services
    2. Configuring Client Posture Services and Provisioning in Cisco ISE
13. Working with Network Access Devices
    1. Review TACACS+
    2. Cisco ISE TACACS+ Device Administration
    3. Configure TACACS+ Device Administration
    4. TACACS+ Device Administration Guidelines and Best Practices
    5. Migrating from Cisco ACS to Cisco ISE

What you will learn

SCOR

• Cisco security devices via an API
• Layer 2 and Layer 3+ security
• VPNs
• Cloud security concepts
• Email Security Appliance (ESA)
• Web Security Appliance (WSA)
• Cloud Email Security (CES)
• DNS with Cisco Umbrella
• Mobile device management (MDM)
• Multifactor authentication (MFA)

SISE

• Describe Cisco ISE deployments, including core deployment components and how they interact to create a cohesive security architecture
• Describe the advantages of such a deployment and how each Cisco ISE capability contributes to these advantages
• Describe concepts and configure components related to 802.1X and MAC Authentication Bypass (MAB) authentication, identity management, and certificate services
• Describe how Cisco ISE policy sets are used to implement authentication and authorization and how to leverage this capability to meet the needs of your organization
• Describe third-party Network Access Devices (NADs), Cisco TrustSec®, and Easy Connect
• Describe and configure web authentication, processes, operation, and guest services, including guest access components and various guest access scenarios
• Describe and configure Cisco ISE profiling services and understand how to monitor these services to enhance your situational awareness about network-connected endpoints
• Describe best practices for deploying this profiler service in your specific environment
• Describe BYOD challenges, solutions, processes, and portalsConfigure a BYOD solution and describe the relationship between BYOD processes and their related configuration components
• Describe and configure various certificates related to a BYOD solution
• Describe the value of the My Devices portal and how to configure this portal
• Describe endpoint compliance, compliance components, posture agents, posture deployment and licensing, and the posture service in Cisco ISE
• Describe and configure TACACS+ device administration using Cisco ISE, including command sets, profiles, and policy sets
• Understand the role of TACACS+ within the Authentication, Authentication, and Accounting (AAA) framework and the differences between the RADIUS and TACACS+ protocols
• Migrate TACACS+ functionality from Cisco Secure Access Control System (ACS) to Cisco ISE, using a migration tool

How you will benefit

• You will be prepared to sit for the Cisco CCNP Security core exam: 350-701 SCOR: Implementing and Operating Cisco Security Core Technologies
• You will be prepared to sit for the Cisco CCNP Security concentration exam: 300-715 SISE: Implementing and Configuring Cisco Identity Services Engine

Shane Sexton

Shane Sexton is a cybersecurity-focused instructor with a hunger for using technology to combat real-world challenges. He holds many professional IT certifications such as Citrix CCA, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Linux+, CompTIA CySA+, ITIL Foundations, Cisco CCNA, AWS SysOps, and Cisco CCNP Security. Shane's extensive professional expertise includes Citrix Virtualization, Citrix Virtualization, Computer Hardware support, Cisco networking, Cybersecurity Blue Team, Cybersecurity Red Team, Cisco security, Amazon AWS, and ITIL. Inside the classroom, Shane makes the complicated seem approachable. Outside the classroom, Shane is a mad scientist with automation, coding, and scripting, tying them back to technologies he teaches in class. If he isn't watching the latest SpaceX launch, he can usually be found tinkering with something.

Doug Bassett

Doug Bassett is an IT instructor specializing in Microsoft Azure, Server 2016/19, and Exchange messaging. He holds many highly sought-after IT certifications, including Microsoft MCSE, Microsoft MCSA, CompTIA Network+, Cisco CCNA, and Microsoft MCT. In addition to his certifications, Doug has expert knowledge of Microsoft Server 2000, 2003, 2008/2012/2016/2019, Exchange Server and Exchange Online, and Networking structure and applications. As an instructor, Doug is deeply involved in helping his students understand complex concepts and loves to approach teaching a subject from multiple angles.

This course is intended for network security engineers and those looking to attain their CCNP Security certification.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Microsoft Word Online
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

The CCNP Security: SCOR course provides you with the knowledge to implement and operate core Cisco security technologies. You will learn about common security vulnerabilities, Email Security Appliance (ESA), Web Security Appliance (WSA), Cloud Email Security (CES), mobile device management (MDM), VPN configuration, and more.

The Implementing Secure Solutions with Virtual Private Networks (SVPN) course focuses on implementing secure remote communications with Virtual Private Network (VPN) solutions, including secure communications, architectures, and troubleshooting on Cisco ASAs and Cisco IOS Routers.

The course will prepare you to sit for the Cisco CCNP Security Core exam SCOR and the Cisco CCNP Security Concentration exam SVPN. These exams in tandem will earn you the CCNP Security certification. This course offers enrollment with or without a voucher. The voucher is prepaid access to sit for the certifying exam upon eligibility.

1. Security Foundations
   1. Attacks against on-premises and cloud resources
   2. Common security vulnerabilities
   3. Cryptography concepts and applications
   4. Managing Cisco security devices via application programming interfaces (APIs)
2. Implementing Security
   1. Security in common cloud environments
   2. Division of responsibility (shared responsibility model)
   3. DevSecOps, continuous integration, and orchestration
3. Cloud Concepts and Security
   1. Configuring and Verifying VLANs
   2. Configuring and Verifying Trunks
   3. VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)
   4. STP Overview and Algorithm Deep Dive
   5. STP Convergence, Configuration and Manipulation
   6. STP PortFast, and BPDU Guard
   7. Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)
   8. EtherChannels
   9. Inter-VLAN Routing
   10. First-Hop Redundancy Protocol (FHRP)
4. Application-Specific Security Tools
   1. Email Security Appliance (ESA)
   2. Web Security Appliance (WSA)
   3. Cloud Email Security (CES)
   4. Securing DNS with Cisco Umbrella
5. Securing Endpoints
   1. Antimalware concepts
   2. Mobile device management (MDM)
   3. Multifactor authentication (MFA)
   4. Network access control
   5. Patch management
6. Network Access Control and Visibility
   1. 802.1x, WebAuth, and MAB
   2. Network visibility and evasion techniques
   3. Cisco network analytics technologies
7. Introduction to VPN Technologies
   1. Site-to-site and remote access VPNs
   2. Cryptography concepts
   3. Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
   4. IPsec Concepts
   5. IKEv1 and IKEv2
   6. AH and ESP
8. VPN Configuration
   1. Traditional crypto map IPsec configuration
   2. VTI configuration
   3. Configuring and troubleshooting DMVPN
   4. Deploying and troubleshooting FlexVPN
9. Remote Access VPN Configuration
   1. SSL concepts
   2. Clientless AnyConnect deployments
   3. Client-based AnyConnect deployments
   4. Extended functionality with plugins
   5. Local, remote, and two-factor authentication
   6. Host scan and posture assessment
   7. AnyConnect troubleshooting

What you will learn

SCOR

• Cisco security devices via an API
• Layer 2 and Layer 3+ security
• VPNs
• Cloud security concepts
• Email Security Appliance (ESA)
• Web Security Appliance (WSA)
• Cloud Email Security (CES)
• DNS with Cisco Umbrella
• Mobile device management (MDM)
• Multifactor authentication (MFA)

SVPN

• Implement secure remote communications with Virtual Private Network (VPN) solutions including secure communications, architectures, and troubleshooting
• Implementing Site to Site IPsec VPN on Routers & ASA
• Implementing FlexVPN with IKEv2 on Cisco Routers
• Implementing DMVPN on Cisco Routers
• Implementing Cisco AnyConnect

How you will benefit

• You will be prepared to sit for the Cisco CCNP Security core exam: 350-701 SCOR: Implementing and Operating Cisco Security Core Technologies
• You will be prepared to sit for the Cisco CCNP Security concentration exam: 300-730 SVPN: Implementing Secure Solutions with Virtual Private Networks

Shane Sexton

Shane Sexton is a cybersecurity-focused instructor with a hunger for using technology to combat real-world challenges. He holds many professional IT certifications such as Citrix CCA, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Linux+, CompTIA CySA+, ITIL Foundations, Cisco CCNA, AWS SysOps, and Cisco CCNP Security. Shane's extensive professional expertise includes Citrix Virtualization, Citrix Virtualization, Computer Hardware support, Cisco networking, Cybersecurity Blue Team, Cybersecurity Red Team, Cisco security, Amazon AWS, and ITIL. Inside the classroom, Shane makes the complicated seem approachable. Outside the classroom, Shane is a mad scientist with automation, coding, and scripting, tying them back to technologies he teaches in class. If he isn't watching the latest SpaceX launch, he can usually be found tinkering with something.

This course is intended for network security engineers and those looking to attain their CCNP Security certification.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Microsoft Word Online
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

The CCNP Security: SCOR course provides you with the knowledge to implement and operate core Cisco security technologies. You will learn about common security vulnerabilities, Email Security Appliance (ESA), Web Security Appliance (WSA), Cloud Email Security (CES), mobile device management (MDM), VPN configuration, and more.

The Implementing Secure Solutions with Virtual Private Networks (SVPN) course focuses on implementing secure remote communications with Virtual Private Network (VPN) solutions, including secure communications, architectures, and troubleshooting on Cisco ASAs and Cisco IOS Routers.

The course will prepare you to sit for the Cisco CCNP Security Core exam SCOR and the Cisco CCNP Security Concentration exam SVPN. These exams in tandem will earn you the CCNP Security certification. This course offers enrollment with or without a voucher. The voucher is prepaid access to sit for the certifying exam upon eligibility.

1. Security Foundations
   1. Attacks against on-premises and cloud resources
   2. Common security vulnerabilities
   3. Cryptography concepts and applications
   4. Managing Cisco security devices via application programming interfaces (APIs)
2. Implementing Security
   1. Security in common cloud environments
   2. Division of responsibility (shared responsibility model)
   3. DevSecOps, continuous integration, and orchestration
3. Cloud Concepts and Security
   1. Configuring and Verifying VLANs
   2. Configuring and Verifying Trunks
   3. VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)
   4. STP Overview and Algorithm Deep Dive
   5. STP Convergence, Configuration and Manipulation
   6. STP PortFast, and BPDU Guard
   7. Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)
   8. EtherChannels
   9. Inter-VLAN Routing
   10. First-Hop Redundancy Protocol (FHRP)
4. Application-Specific Security Tools
   1. Email Security Appliance (ESA)
   2. Web Security Appliance (WSA)
   3. Cloud Email Security (CES)
   4. Securing DNS with Cisco Umbrella
5. Securing Endpoints
   1. Antimalware concepts
   2. Mobile device management (MDM)
   3. Multifactor authentication (MFA)
   4. Network access control
   5. Patch management
6. Network Access Control and Visibility
   1. 802.1x, WebAuth, and MAB
   2. Network visibility and evasion techniques
   3. Cisco network analytics technologies
7. Introduction to VPN Technologies
   1. Site-to-site and remote access VPNs
   2. Cryptography concepts
   3. Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
   4. IPsec Concepts
   5. IKEv1 and IKEv2
   6. AH and ESP
8. VPN Configuration
   1. Traditional crypto map IPsec configuration
   2. VTI configuration
   3. Configuring and troubleshooting DMVPN
   4. Deploying and troubleshooting FlexVPN
9. Remote Access VPN Configuration
   1. SSL concepts
   2. Clientless AnyConnect deployments
   3. Client-based AnyConnect deployments
   4. Extended functionality with plugins
   5. Local, remote, and two-factor authentication
   6. Host scan and posture assessment
   7. AnyConnect troubleshooting

What you will learn

SCOR

• Cisco security devices via an API
• Layer 2 and Layer 3+ security
• VPNs
• Cloud security concepts
• Email Security Appliance (ESA)
• Web Security Appliance (WSA)
• Cloud Email Security (CES)
• DNS with Cisco Umbrella
• Mobile device management (MDM)
• Multifactor authentication (MFA)

SVPN

• Implement secure remote communications with Virtual Private Network (VPN) solutions including secure communications, architectures, and troubleshooting
• Implementing Site to Site IPsec VPN on Routers & ASA
• Implementing FlexVPN with IKEv2 on Cisco Routers
• Implementing DMVPN on Cisco Routers
• Implementing Cisco AnyConnect

How you will benefit

• You will be prepared to sit for the Cisco CCNP Security core exam: 350-701 SCOR: Implementing and Operating Cisco Security Core Technologies
• You will be prepared to sit for the Cisco CCNP Security concentration exam: 300-730 SVPN: Implementing Secure Solutions with Virtual Private Networks

Shane Sexton

Shane Sexton is a cybersecurity-focused instructor with a hunger for using technology to combat real-world challenges. He holds many professional IT certifications such as Citrix CCA, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Linux+, CompTIA CySA+, ITIL Foundations, Cisco CCNA, AWS SysOps, and Cisco CCNP Security. Shane's extensive professional expertise includes Citrix Virtualization, Citrix Virtualization, Computer Hardware support, Cisco networking, Cybersecurity Blue Team, Cybersecurity Red Team, Cisco security, Amazon AWS, and ITIL. Inside the classroom, Shane makes the complicated seem approachable. Outside the classroom, Shane is a mad scientist with automation, coding, and scripting, tying them back to technologies he teaches in class. If he isn't watching the latest SpaceX launch, he can usually be found tinkering with something.

Finish your CompTIA A+ certification prep by learning how to select, install, and service video, sound, and portable computers. In this final course needed in the three-part A+ certification series, you will learn how to network, secure, and troubleshoot.

The CompTIA A+ Certification Prep 3: Networking/Security course focuses on fun and practical technology. You will learn how to select, install, and service sound and display components, and how to set up, maintain, and troubleshoot wired and wireless networks.

During this network/security training, you will also learn about many aspects of PC and network security and discover how to configure and troubleshoot tablets and smartphones.

Note: This CompTIA A+ Prep 3 course completes the three-course CompTIA A+ certification exam prep series that is needed to prepare you for both the 220-1101/1102 exams and your career as a certified technician.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.
• A Windows PC that you can experiment on. You will probably want to remove/install various devices, such as video, sound, and modems. Because of the dangers of electro-static discharge (to the machine, not the student), however, we do not require you to tear apart your own primary computer. This is a class that trains you to be a technician - having a machine to play with greatly helps your learning.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

The CompTIA A+ Certification Prep 3: Networking/Security course focuses on keeping our networks and systems secure from outside threats and how to troubleshoot issues as they appear.

If you want to jumpstart your career with your first tech support job, this third and final course in our CompTIA prep series is a necessary component to prepare you for the A+ certification exam successfully.

According to CompTIA, getting your A+ certification can lead to a rewarding IT career—with average salaries ranging from $45,000-$60,000, depending on the role you pursue.

Note: Students need to complete CompTIA A+ Certification Prep 1: Hardware and CompTIA A+ Certification Prep 2: Software before attempting CompTIA A+ Certification Prep 3: Networking/Security to properly prepare to sit for the A+ certification exam.

1. Video Technologies
2. Multimedia
3. Essentials of Networking
4. Local Area Networking
5. Wireless Networking
6. Internet Connections and Cloud Computing
7. Internet Protocols and Troubleshooting
8. Facility and Workstation Security
9. Authentication and Data Security
10. Network Security
11. Understanding Mobile Devices
12. Care and Feeding of Mobile Devices

What you will learn

• Learn how to install and troubleshoot video technologies properly
• Understand how to upgrade, manage, maintain, and repair portable computing devices
• Learn the essentials of networking, including local area networking and wireless networking
• Discover the best ways to keep your network secure
• Understand how to work with mobile devices

How you will benefit

• Prepare for both the 1001/1002 CompTIA A+ Certification Exams
• Complete the third and final course needed to prepare for your CompTIA A+ certification
• Open the door to new opportunities as a technician once certification is achieved

This course will prepare you for a career as a network technician and qualify you to take the CompTIA Network+ certification exam (N10-009). You will master a variety of networking concepts and gain a fundamental knowledge of network design, security, cloud computing, and routing and switching.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.
• Labs included in this program are not supported on mobile devices (i.e., phones and tablets).
• Please note that a Windows environment is required to complete some course assignments.
• A motherboard capable of client-side virtualization:
  • A 64-bit CPU
  • UEFI firmware
  • Hardware virtualization support in UEFI

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 10 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
• Chromebook 113 or later
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Microsoft Word. To complete your assignments, you may need Microsoft Word 2003 or higher, or an equivalent word-processing program, such as LibreOffice, which is available to download for free.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader. (Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.)

Tools:

• Access to copper Ethernet cable-making tools and equipment:
• RJ-45 connectors
• A crimping tool
• Cat5, Cat5e, or Cat6 cable to practice on

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.
• A reliable high-speed Internet connection.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment. The following digital textbook for this course is accessed via links in the course lessons:

• CompTIA Network+ Guide to Networks, by Jill West (eBook)

Knowing how to install, configure, and troubleshoot a computer network is a highly marketable and in-demand skill—and it's an ideal time to explore online CompTIA Network+ courses to expand your career opportunities and earning potential!

This CompTIA Network+ certification course introduces the fundamental building blocks that form a modern network, such as hardware, topologies, and protocols, along with an introduction to the OSI model. The course provides in-depth coverage of the most important concepts in contemporary networking, including TCP/IP, Ethernet, wireless transmission, virtual networks, cloud computing, segmentation, security, performance optimization, and troubleshooting.

After reading the lessons and completing the exercises in this CompTIA Net+ certification course, you will gain the confidence to select the network design, hardware, and software that best fits your environment. You will have the skills to build a network from scratch and maintain, upgrade, troubleshoot, and manage an existing network. Finally, you will be well-prepared to take CompTIA's Network+ certification exam.

You will receive an exam voucher with your enrollment, which covers the fee to sit for the CompTIA Network+ (N10-009) certifying exam upon eligibility.

1. Introduction to CompTIA
2. Introduction to Networking
3. Infrastructure and Documentation
4. Addressing
5. Protocols
6. Cabling
7. Wireless Networking
8. Network Architecture
9. Segmentation
10. Wide Area Networking
11. Risk Management
12. Security in Network Design
13. Performance and Recovery
14. Final Exam

What you will learn

• Compare common network types, topologies, and architectures
• Characteristics and uses of networking hardware and tools
• How to install and configure wired and wireless networks
• TCP/IP functionality and protocols
• IP addressing concepts, including subnetting and VLANs
• Cloud computing, virtualization, and remote access systems and methods
• Tools and practices for monitoring network performance and health
• Network safety and security threats and how to mitigate them
• Explain how to troubleshoot and recover from network problems
• Identify the purposes of network policies and documentation

How you will benefit

• Expand your career opportunities and earning potential
• Course content is aligned with the CompTIA Network+ certification
• Optional hands-on learning activities with simulations and live virtual machine labs
• Opportunity to practice on multiple-choice questions to prepare you for your Network+ certification exam (N10-009)

Linda Matthews

Linda Matthews has years of experience both in the classroom teaching technical material and, in the field, solving a myriad of technical issues.

Linda possesses the background to engage deeply with cybersecurity through teaching and intellectual focus. For the past eight years, she has lived with this vast and fascinating body of knowledge. Now, she regularly trains individuals in several of the most popular security courses from CompTIA and Microsoft.

Linda has a strong love for teaching and igniting the spark that can set students on a most worthwhile and fulfilling path.

Sara Perrott

Sara Perrott has been working in the information technology field for 20+ years and has devoted the last 10 of those to focusing on cybersecurity. She is a published author and a former college professor, and she is passionate about teaching the next generation of cybersecurity professionals. Sara has a Master of Science in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance from Western Governors University Washington and a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems Security from the University of Phoenix.

Brett Glines

Brett Glines holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from BYU and an MBA from Emory University. Since 1995, he has excelled as a consultant and educator in the field of technical education, primarily specializing in information technology and certification. He has helped thousands transition into IT careers and holds certifications in CompTIA A+, Network+, and Security+.

Brett is a master at leveraging online environments for learning and has been training online exclusively since 2015. His focus is on engaging students and ensuring they understand and remember what they learn. He uses practical examples, everyday analogies and recall techniques to make learning easier and more effective.

Justin Burandt

Justin Burandt has built a strong career in information technology (IT) education, holding various leadership and support roles across several universities. As an assistant director at Miami Dade College's Cybersecurity Center of the Americas, he played a key role in developing the IT training infrastructure and expanding certification programs. Additionally, Justin has mentored over 120 students in Western Governors University's IT bachelor's programs. His teaching experience spans both online and in-person, including CompTIA Tech+, A+, and Network+ courses across high school, college, and adult education settings. He has also led IT seminars for various organizations, including governments, financial institutions, and businesses.

Gain practical experience in a hot new career field. Topics include VPNs, security, and Internet connectivity.

Learn real-world applications for the concepts you learned in Introduction to Networking. Continue to build your knowledge of networks and networking, with detailed treatments of TCP/IP, how switches and routers operate, DNS, and more.

You will gain a full understanding of almost every aspect of networking technology, including hot topics such as virtual private networks, security, Internet connectivity, and cloud computing. Completion of this course and its prerequisite should serve as a springboard for a career in computer networking or training for CCNA Certification.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Gain practical experience in a hot new career field. Topics include VPNs, security, and Internet connectivity.

1. Getting up to Speed
2. Path of a Packet
3. Routing
4. Routing Protocols Explained
5. TCP/IP in Detail
6. Fundamentals of Networking Security
7. Encryption
8. Virtual Private Networks
9. DNS Names, Concepts, and Components
10. DNS Resource Records and Resolution
11. Internet Servers and Services
12. Understanding Servers

Learn to perform basic computer networking tasks such as DSL connectivity, configuring connections to an ISP and creating a private network.

Businesses, schools, and other organizations rely on computer networks, which explains why employees and contributors with networking skills are in high demand.

Are you ready to learn the fundamentals of computer networking in terms you can easily understand? If so, the online Introduction to Networking course will help you understand why networks have become so important, how software and hardware make networking possible, and how networks function. This course will also give you the foundation to understand and get ahead in any career involving the world of computers, networks, the Internet, and the cloud.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 10 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Learn to perform basic computer networking tasks such as DSL connectivity, configuring connections to an ISP and creating a private network. This course explains computer networking basics in easy-to-understand terms, using concepts common to everyday, non-computing experience.

History of Networking

Have you ever wondered how networks started? We're surrounded by networks, whether they're computer networks, networks of roads, or the network of telephones that allow us to communicate every day. In our first lesson, you'll learn how networks have evolved over the last hundred years. You'll also find out why every additional device that connects to a network greatly increases the value of the network. By the time you've completed this lesson, you'll have a framework of knowledge that will take you through the rest of the course.

How Networks Operate

In this lesson, you'll jump right into networks and networking, and learn how they work. We'll use examples from our everyday experience. You'll learn how to tell the difference between a network and networking, and realize that computer networks are a lot like freeway networks. You'll never look at an interstate the same way again! You'll also find out why shipping your data from one computer to the next is a lot like sending your distant uncle a new cookie jar for his birthday. Believe it or not, freeways and shipped gifts have a direct correlation to how networks and networking operate!

Peer-to-Peer versus Client/Server

Have you ever heard someone refer to a computer as a server? Maybe you've heard someone talk about connecting computers in a peer-to-peer environment. Understanding the difference between client/server and peer-to-peer networks really helps you learn about computers and networking. So in this lesson, you'll learn how to tell the difference between client/server and peer-to-peer networks, and when to use one instead of the other.

Network Types and Topologies

Many people have heard of Ethernet, but what does that mean exactly? In this lesson, you'll learn all about Ethernet and a whole lot more. Here you'll learn the difference between a star topology and a bus topology, and the advantages of each. Is Ethernet or Token Ring the best modern network technology, and why? In this lesson you'll get those answers and many more!

Segmentation and Routing

In this lesson we'll explore how routers operate, and you'll see why routers operate a lot like how a receptionist in a growing company handles telephone calls. We'll build on information you learned in previous lessons, and then you'll find out how a single interconnected network (the Internet) can actually span the entire globe. A global network is an amazing feat, accomplished by interconnecting network segments and routing data! When you've completed this lesson, you'll understand how routing helps our data to cross the city, state, or an entire ocean.

Protocols

When people communicate they speak a language, such as English or French, to exchange information. Computers communicate similarly over a network, but instead of speaking a language they use something called a protocol. Protocols are similar to languages and in this lesson, you'll learn about the protocols used in networking. You'll also learn which protocol has emerged as the dominant computer protocol, and why!

TCP/IP

In this lesson you'll learn how the networking protocol TCP/IP operates. TCP/IP is a collection of protocols, and we'll discuss how TCP/IP divides its tasks. We'll go over how TCP/IP uses addresses to direct data to its rightful owner - it's similar to how we use street addresses.

Name Resolution and Services

Have you ever wondered how your computer converts a Web address into a website that appears on your screen? In this lesson you'll learn how the Domain Name System (DNS) translates names into numeric addresses, and how all that allows your favorite website, email, or file to appear on your computer screen. You'll also learn how the entire computer industry comes to a consensus about how the Internet should work.

Wide Area Networks (WANs)

We'll take a look at Wide Area Networks (WANs) and how they compare to Local Area Networks (LANs), and we'll discuss different types of modern WANs. You'll learn all about how data gets sent over long distances and how the Internet changed expensive, long-distance network connections. You'll also learn how VPNs secure those Internet connections from prying eyes.

Remote Access

If you connect to the Internet, you use remote access. In this lesson, we'll explore the traditional means of connecting to remote LANs and talk about exactly how DSL and cable Internet access works. Then we'll discuss other means by which many people connect to the Internet, including wireless and cellular networks.

Making Internet Connections

In this lesson you'll apply many of the concepts you've learned so far in this course. We'll walk through the process of building a network with many different wired and wireless devices. Each step of the way, you'll come to understand what's going on behind the scenes. From there we'll jump to connecting to the Internet using broadband connections, configuring a home router, and testing what you've done.

Review and Conclusion

In our final lesson we'll tie all the previous lessons together, clarifying how new information about networks and networking can be quickly understood. You'll learn three categories into which networking knowledge can be placed, and see examples to apply your newfound network categories. By the end of this lesson, your understanding of networking will be solid as a rock, and you'll be well-prepared for a lifetime of continued learning about networks and networking!

What you will learn

• Learn how and why networks work rather than focusing on memorization of terms and numbers
• Be capable of performing basic computer networking tasks
• Understand the difference between client/server and peer-to peer networks
• Learn how routers operate
• Learn to connect to the Internet using broadband connections, configuring a home router, and testing what you've done
• Be well prepared to apply your newfound knowledge to future changes in networks and networking

How you will benefit

• Easily understand how and why computer networking works
• Have access to an instructor who completely understands networking and can convey that understanding to others
• Prove helpful in your day to day dealings with computer networks and the Internet
• Be well prepared for a lifetime of continued learning about networks and networking

Industry expert shows you how wireless networking works, as well as how to plan, deploy, and connect to wireless networks.

Wireless networking is one of the fastest growing segments of the computer industry. Every electronic device seems capable of wireless connections these days: computers, handhelds, cell phones, and even digital cameras are all capable of transmitting without a tether. To many people, those wireless connections are nothing short of technical wizardry. This course will remove the mystery and give you a thorough understanding of this fascinating and lucrative technology.

Becoming knowledgeable about wireless networking is easier than ever. With a practical and thoughtful approach to teaching and an emphasis on giving you a practical, hands-on understanding of how wireless works, this course will teach you everything you want to know about the world of wireless connectivity.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Learn how to plan, deploy, and connect wireless networks from an industry expert. This course removes the mystery behind wireless connections and provide a thorough overview of this fascinating and lucrative technology.

Networking Basics

The first Internet connection was made at UCLA in September 1969 with a thick gray cable between two computers. Times sure have changed! Today, the Internet serves millions of emails and web pages every few minutes, connecting billions of users from all over the world. Don't forget about wireless networking, which is one of the hottest networking technology around. Learning how all those wireless networks operate is as interesting as the Internet itself. In this first lesson, you'll learn about basic network facts and operation, preparing you to expand your knowledge in subsequent lessons.

How Wireless Networking Works

Have you ever wondered how a radio turns invisible waves into music? Or why you can hear bass sounds from farther away than cymbals? Why does a radio station cut out when you go through a mountain tunnel or around a bend? Wireless networks have similar characteristics to radio music transmissions, but there are important differences. This lesson will explain how wireless networking actually works in simple everyday terms that make it easy to understand. You'll also learn about different methods used to pull computer data out of thin air.

Standards in the Wireless World

Why do some electronic devices gain widespread popularity while others sit on the shelf? In this lesson, you'll learn how standards in the networking world help drive the adoption of technology. You'll also get a firsthand look at how standards operate in every real-world business, like clothes and batteries and shampoo. In doing so, you'll learn why some wireless networking technologies have flourished while others have failed miserably (early wireless technologies were a flop!). By the end of this lesson, you'll know who makes the standards, how something becomes standardized, and why it's so important. You'll also see how all this applies to wireless networking standards and gain insight on why wireless networking is so popular today.

Wireless Devices

If you've considered buying wireless networking equipment, you know that there are lots of choices out there. How do you make sense of it all? Which technology is better? What do all of those extra features mean to you? In this lesson, you'll learn all about wireless network devices, what role each device plays, and how to make sense of it all! By the end of this chapter, you'll know exactly what each wireless networking device is capable of doing and which one is right for you.

Wireless Networks—Short Range

In this lesson, you'll investigate short-range wireless network technologies. You'll learn all about Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and the details that make each technology unique. You'll also take a firsthand look at why one is better than the other and where each technology fits into the larger wireless networking picture.

Wireless Networks—Long Range

Would you consider a wireless networking technology capable of traveling 90,000 miles a long-range wireless technology? Probably so! In this lesson, you'll learn which wireless technology can go beyond your house, beyond your neighborhood, and even beyond the atmosphere. You'll also learn the drawbacks of having your data travel into space and back, and about some long-range wireless technologies that might give DSL or cable Internet access a run for their long-range money.

Creating a Wireless Network—Part 1

Now that you've learned all about wireless technologies, it's time to put your knowledge to work. In this lesson, you'll learn how to plan a wireless network. After all, once you learn about wireless networking, you'll want to get wireless working in your house or office! This lesson will walk you through each planning phase, complete with network drawings that depict how a real-life wireless network should be prepared.

Creating a Wireless Network—Part 2

In the previous lesson, you planned a network. In this lesson, you'll install a wireless access point (WAP) to get the wireless network up and running. You'll also learn about issues you should address when configuring a wireless network, including interference with neighboring networks and how to extend your network to reach far-off corners of your home or office.

Connecting to a Wireless Network—Part 1

Once you have a wireless network ready for computers to access, you're ready for the next step: connecting wireless devices. In this lesson, you'll learn how to outfit a computer with a wireless network card, how to connect that computer to your wireless network, and how to make sure that wireless network connection is properly configured. By the end of this lesson, you'll be ready to surf the Internet from your couch! Then, you'll look at the similarities and differences between Windows and Apple software.

Connecting to a Wireless Network—Part 2

Computers aren't the only devices capable of connecting to wireless networks these days. There are all sorts of wireless devices, like Personal Data Assistants (PDAs), that you can connect. In this lesson, you'll learn how to hook those other devices into the wireless network you created in previous lessons. Then you'll get a chance to explore how Bluetooth networks operate, how they differ from Wi-Fi, and how to go about connecting one Bluetooth device to another.

Security in Wireless Networks

You can't take the security of your computer (or network) for granted these days. In this lesson, you'll discover how wireless networks provide security for wireless devices that connect to them. You'll also learn how to make your own wireless network secure, ensuring that only the people you want to connect to your wireless network are capable of doing so. You'll also learn how to secure your wireless device, such as a computer or PDA, when you're roaming all those cool (but potentially unsafe) public access areas like coffee shops or downtown wireless districts.

Conclusions and the Future

What is the future of wireless networking? Is this as cool as it's going to get or will you see all sorts of new wireless technologies in the future? This lesson will discuss where the future of wireless networking is headed and what that future might have in store. You'll learn about the future of cellular networks, the future of answering the telephone on the Internet, and how power lines and broadband might be a match made in heaven! Of course, the future is uncertain, but it's fun to make some educated guesses based on history and how networking technology has moved in the past. Be prepared to add your own thoughts to the discussion on the future of networking—this will be an especially interesting and exciting lesson!