• Classroom
  • Online, Instructor-Led

This course focuses on providing the skills and knowledge necessary to install, operate, and troubleshoot a small to medium-size branch office Enterprise network, including configuring several switches and routers, connecting to a WAN and implementing network security.

Learning Objectives

  • Configure a Catalyst switch for basic operations, given a need for plug-and-play operation
  • Configure and troubleshoot Virtual LANs (VLANs), given an operational access layer switch
  • Configure and troubleshoot Routing Information Protocol (RIP), Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (IGRP), Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), given operational routers
  • Configure IP access lists, given a functioning router
  • Configure serial interfaces using PPP and High-Level Data Link Control (HDLC), given a functioning router
  • Configure Frame Relay, given functioning Cisco routers
  • Configure DDR between two routers with Basic Rate interface (BRI) or Primary Rate Interface (PRI), given a functioning remote access router and a physical ISDN connection

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):

Specialty Areas

  • Cyber Defense Analysis
  • Network Services
  • Systems Administration

Specialty Areas have been removed from the NICE Framework. With the recent release of the new NICE Framework data, updates to courses are underway. Until this course can be updated, this historical information is provided to give better context as to how it can help you with your cybersecurity goals.