CCNA Course | Networking Courses | Cisco Certification Network Associate

Program Overview

It prepares individuals for careers in network administration, engineering, and support. The part-time weekend course spans 18 weeks, commencing in May 2024, and covers topics such as network design, security, and troubleshooting.

Program Outline

Year One Core Subjects:

• Network Fundamentals
• Routing Protocols and Concepts
• LAN Switching and Wireless
• Accessing the WAN

Network Fundamentals:

• Living in a Network-Centric World
• Communicating over the Network
• Application Layer Functionality and Protocols
• OSI Transport Layer
• OSI Network Layer
• Addressing the Network – IPv4
• Data Link Layer
• OSI Physical Layer
• Ethernet
• Planning and Cabling Your Network
• Configuring and Testing Your Network

Routing Protocols and Concepts:

• Introduction to Routing and Packet Forwarding
• Static Routing
• Introduction to Dynamic Routing Protocols
• Distance Vector Routing Protocols
• RIP version 1
• VLSM and CIDR
• RIPv2
• The Routing Table: A Closer Look
• EIGRP
• Link-State Routing Protocols
• OSPF

LAN Switching and Wireless:

• LAN Design
• Basic Switch Concepts and Configuration
• Virtual VLANs
• VLAN Trunking Protocol
• Spanning Tree Protocol
• Inter-VLAN Routing
• Basic Wireless Concepts and Configuration

Accessing the WAN:

• Wide Area Networks
• Point to Point Protocol
• Frame Relay
• Network Security
• Access Control Lists
• Connecting Teleworkers to the WAN: Cable, DSL, Broadband Wireless, VPNs
• Network Troubleshooting

Careers:

• Network Administrator
• Network Engineer
• Network Technician
• IT Support Specialist
• This course is scheduled to commence in May 2024.
• The course will run one day per week from 9.30am - 3.30pm over 18 weeks.