Course Description
Short Course | 16 hours | 1.6 CEUs | $1,495
The Introduction to Networks (ITN) course introduces students to networking architectures, models, protocols, and components. These components facilitate the connection of users, devices, applications, and data through the internet and across modern computer networks. By the end of the course, students can perform basic configurations for routers and switches to build simple local area networks (LANs) that integrate IP addressing schemes and foundational network security.
The Cisco Networking Academy®CCNAv7curriculum is designed for participants who are seeking entry-level jobs in the ICT industry,or hope to fulfill prerequisites to pursue more specialized ICT skills. The CCNAv7 curriculum is presented in three courses: Introduction to Networks (ITN), Switching, Routing and Wireless Essentials (SRWE), and Enterprise Networking, Security, and Automation (ENSA). These three courses provide integrated and comprehensive coverage of networking topics including IP routing and switching fundamentals, network security and services, and network programmability and automation while providing learners extensive opportunities for hands-on practical experience and career skills development.
Learner Outcomes
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Configure switches and end devices to provide access to local and remote network resources.
- Explain how physical and data link layer protocols support the operation of Ethernet in a switched network.
- Configure routers to enable end-to-end connectivity between remote devices.
- Create IPv4 and IPv6 addressing schemes and verify network connectivity between devices.
- Explain how the upper layers of the OSI model support network applications.
- Use security best practices to configure a small network.
- Troubleshoot connectivity in a small network
Additional Information
The topics and design for each of the three courses within CCNAv7 were updated to reflect the new Cisco Certified Network Associate v2.0 (CCNA 200-301) Certification objectives.Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this offering. Learners are expected to have the following skills:
- High school reading level
- Basic computer literacy
- Basic PC operating system navigation skills
- Basic internet usage skills
Duration
16 Hours | 2 Days or 4 Nights*Academic Unit eligibility to be determined by college/university in which you are enrolled in a degree seeking program.