Trust the best-selling Official Cert Guide series from Cisco Press to help you learn, prepare, and practice for exam success. They are built with the objective of providing assessment, review, and practice to help ensure you are fully prepared for your certification exam. Master Cisco CCNA 200-301 exam topics Assess your knowledge with chapter-opening quizzes Review key concepts with exam preparation tasks This is the eBook edition of the CCNA 200-301 Official Cert Guide, Volume 1.This eBook, combined with the CCNA 200-301 Official Cert Guide Volume 2, cover all of exam topics on the CCNA 200-301 exam.This eBook does not include the practice exams that comes with the print edition. CCNA 200-301 Official Cert Guide, Volume 1 presents you with an organized test-preparation routine using proven series elements and techniques. Do I Know This Already? quizzes open each chapter and enable you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section. Exam topic lists make referencing easy. Chapter-ending Exam Preparation Tasks help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly. CCNA 200-301 Official Cert Guide, Volume 1 from Cisco Press enables you to succeed on the exam the first time and is the only self-study resource approved by Cisco. Best-selling author and expert instructor Wendell Odom shares preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills. This complete study package includes A test-preparation routine proven to help you pass the exams Do I Know This Already? quizzes, which enable you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section Chapter-ending and part-ending exercises, which help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly A free copy of the CCNA 200-301 Volume 1 Network Simulator Lite software, complete with meaningful lab exercises that help you hone your hands-on skills with the command-line interface for routers and switches Links to a series of hands-on config labs developed by the author Online, interactive practice exercises that help you hone your knowledge More than 90 minutes of video mentoring from the author A final preparation chapter, which guides you through tools and resources to help you craft your review and test-taking strategies Study plan suggestions and templates to help you organize and optimize your study time Well regarded for its level of detail, study plans, assessment features, challenging review questions and exercises, video instruction, and hands-on labs, this official study guide helps you master the concepts and techniques that ensure your exam success. The CCNA 200-301 Official Cert Guide, Volume 1, combined with CCNA 200-301 Official Cert Guide, Volume 2, walk you through all the exam topics found in the Cisco 200-301 exam. Topics covered in Volume 1 include: Networking fundamentals Implementing Ethernet LANs Implementing VLANs and STP IPv4 addressing IPv4 routing OSPF IPv6 Wireless LANs Companion Website: The companion website contains the CCNA Network Simulator Lite software, online practice exercises, study resources, and 90 minutes of video training. In addition to the wealth of updated content, this new edition includes a series of free hands-on exercises to help you master several real-world configuration and troubleshooting activities. These exercises can be performed on the CCNA 200-301 Network Simulator Lite, Volume 1 software included for free on the companion website that accompanies this book. This software, which simulates the experience of working on actual Cisco routers and switches, contains the following 21 free lab exercises, covering topics in Part II and Part III, the first hands-on configuration sections of the book: 1. Configuring Local Usernames 2. Configuring Hostnames 3. Interface Status I 4. Interface Status II 5. Interface Status III 6. Interface Status IV 7. Configuring Switch IP Settings 8. Switch IP Address 9. Switch IP Connectivity I 10. Switch CLI Configuration Process I 11. Switch CLI Configuration Process II 12. Switch CLI Exec Mode 13. Setting Switch Passwords 14. Interface Settings I 15. Interface Settings II 16. Interface Settings III 17. Switch Forwarding I 18. Switch Security I 19. Switch Interfaces and Forwarding Configuration Scenario 20. Configuring VLANs Configuration Scenario 21. VLAN Troubleshooting
Introduction Your Study Plan Part I Introduction to Networking Chapter 1 Introduction to TCP/IP Networking Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics Perspectives on Networking TCP/IP Networking Model History Leading to TCP/IP Overview of the TCP/IP Networking Model TCP/IP Application Layer TCP/IP Transport Layer TCP/IP Network Layer TCP/IP Data-Link and Physical Layers Data Encapsulation Terminology Names of TCP/IP Messages OSI Networking Model and Terminology Chapter Review Chapter 2 Fundamentals of Ethernet LANs Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics An Overview of LANs Typical SOHO LANs Typical Enterprise LANs The Variety of Ethernet Physical Layer Standards Consistent Behavior over All Links Using the Ethernet Data-Link Layer Building Physical Ethernet LANs with UTP Transmitting Data Using Twisted Pairs Breaking Down a UTP Ethernet Link UTP Cabling Pinouts for 10BASE-T and 100BASE-T UTP Cabling Pinouts for 1000BASE-T Building Physical Ethernet LANs with Fiber Fiber Cabling Transmission Concepts Using Fiber with Ethernet Sending Data in Ethernet Networks Ethernet Data-Link Protocols Sending Ethernet Frames with Switches and Hubs Chapter Review Chapter 3 Fundamentals of WANs and IP Routing Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics Wide-Area Networks Leased-Line WANs Ethernet as a WAN Technology IP Routing Network Layer Routing (Forwarding) Logic How Network Layer Routing Uses LANs and WANs How IP Addressing Helps IP Routing How IP Routing Protocols Help IP Routing Other Network Layer Features Using Names and the Domain Name System The Address Resolution Protocol ICMP Echo and the ping Command Chapter Review Part I Review Part II Implementing Ethernet LANs Chapter 4 Using the Command-Line Interface Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics Accessing the Cisco Catalyst Switch CLI Cisco Catalyst Switches Accessing the Cisco IOS CLI CLI Help Features The debug and show Commands Configuring Cisco IOS Software Configuration Submodes and Contexts Storing Switch Configuration Files Copying and Erasing Configuration Files Chapter Review Chapter 5 Analyzing Ethernet LAN Switching Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics LAN Switching Concepts Overview of Switching Logic Forwarding Known Unicast Frames Learning MAC Addresses Flooding Unknown Unicast and Broadcast Frames Avoiding Loops Using Spanning Tree Protocol LAN Switching Summary Verifying and Analyzing Ethernet Switching Demonstrating MAC Learning Switch Interfaces Finding Entries in the MAC Address Table Managing the MAC Address Table (Aging, Clearing) MAC Address Tables with Multiple Switches Chapter Review Chapter 6 Configuring Basic Switch Management Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics Securing the Switch CLI Securing User Mode and Privileged Mode with Simple Passwords Securing User Mode Access with Local Usernames and Passwords Securing User Mode Access with External Authentication Servers Securing Remote Access with Secure Shell Enabling IPv4 for Remote Access Host and Switch IP Settings Configuring IPv4 on a Switch Configuring a Switch to Learn Its IP Address with DHCP Verifying IPv4 on a Switch Miscellaneous Settings Useful in the Lab History Buffer Commands The logging synchronous, exec-timeout, and no ip domain-lookup Commands Chapter Review Chapter 7 Configuring and Verifying Switch Interfaces Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics Configuring Switch Interfaces Configuring Speed, Duplex, and Description Configuring Multiple Interfaces with the interface range Command Administratively Controlling Interface State with shutdown Removing Configuration with the no Command Autonegotiation Analyzing Switch Interface Status and Statistics Interface Status Codes and Reasons for Nonworking States Interface Speed and Duplex Issues Common Layer 1 Problems on Working Interfaces Chapter Review Part II Review Part III Implementing VLANs and STP Chapter 8 Implementing Ethernet Virtual LANs Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics Virtual LAN Concepts Creating Multiswitch VLANs Using Trunking Forwarding Data Between VLANs VLAN and VLAN Trunking Configuration and Verification Creating VLANs and Assigning Access VLANs to an Interface VLAN Trunking Protocol VLAN Trunking Configuration Implementing Interfaces Connected to Phones Troubleshooting VLANs and VLAN Trunks Access VLANs Undefined or Disabled Mismatched Trunking Operational States The Supported VLAN List on Trunks Mismatched Native VLAN on a Trunk Chapter Review Chapter 9 Spanning Tree Protocol Concepts Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics STP and RSTP Basics The Need for Spanning Tree What Spanning Tree Does How Spanning Tree Works Configuring to Influence the STP Topology Details Specific to STP (and Not RSTP) STP Activity When the Network Remains Stable STP Timers That Manage STP Convergence Changing Interface States with STP Rapid STP Concepts Comparing STP and RSTP RSTP and the Alternate (Root) Port Role RSTP States and Processes RSTP and the Backup (Designated) Port Role RSTP Port Types Optional STP Features Chapter Review Chapter 10 RSTP and EtherChannel Configuration Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics Understanding RSTP Through Configuration The Need for Multiple Spanning Trees STP Modes and Standards The Bridge ID and System ID Extension How Switches Use the Priority and System ID Extension RSTP Methods to Support Multiple Spanning Trees Other RSTP Configuration Options Configuring Layer 2 EtherChannel Configuring a Manual Layer 2 EtherChannel Configuring Dynamic EtherChannels Physical Interface Configuration and EtherChannels EtherChannel Load Distribution Chapter Review Part III Review Part IV IPv4 Addressing Chapter 11 Perspectives on IPv4 Subnetting Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics Introduction to Subnetting Subnetting Defined Through a Simple Example Operational View Versus Design View of Subnetting Analyze Subnetting and Addressing Needs Rules About Which Hosts Are in Which Subnet Determining the Number of Subnets Determining the Number of Hosts per Subnet One Size Subnet Fits All-Or Not Make Design Choices Choose a Classful Network Choose the Mask Build a List of All Subnets Plan the Implementation Assigning Subnets to Different Locations Choose Static and Dynamic Ranges per Subnet Chapter Review Chapter 12 Analyzing Classful IPv4 Networks Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics Classful Network Concepts IPv4 Network Classes and Related Facts Number of Hosts per Network Deriving the Network ID and Related Numbers Unusual Network IDs and Network Broadcast Addresses Practice with Classful Networks Practice Deriving Key Facts Based on an IP Address Practice Remembering the Details of Address Classes Chapter Review Chapter 13 Analyzing Subnet Masks Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics Subnet Mask Conversion Three Mask Formats Converting Between Binary and Prefix Masks Converting Between Binary and DDN Masks Converting Between Prefix and DDN Masks Practice Converting Subnet Masks Identifying Subnet Design Choices Using Masks Masks Divide the Subnet's Addresses into Two Parts Masks and Class Divide Addresses into Three Parts Classless and Classful Addressing Calculations Based on the IPv4 Address Format Practice Analyzing Subnet Masks Chapter Review Chapter 14 Analyzing Existing Subnets Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics Defining a Subnet An Example with Network 172.16.0.0 and Four Subnets Subnet ID Concepts Subnet Broadcast Address Range of Usable Addresses Analyzing Existing Subnets: Binary Finding the Subnet ID: Binary Finding the Subnet Broadcast Address: Binary Binary Practice Problems Shortcut for the Binary Process Brief Note About Boolean Math Finding the Range of Addresses Analyzing Existing Subnets: Decimal Analysis with Easy Masks Predictability in the Interesting Octet Finding the Subnet ID: Difficult Masks Finding the Subnet Broadcast Address: Difficult Masks Practice Analyzing Existing Subnets A Choice: Memorize or Calculate Chapter Review Part IV Review Part V IPv4 Routing Chapter 15 Operating Cisco Routers Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics Installing Cisco Routers Installing Enterprise Routers Installing SOHO Routers Enabling IPv4 Support on Cisco Router Interfaces Accessing the Router CLI Router Interfaces Router Auxiliary Port Chapter Review Chapter 16 Configuring IPv4 Addresses and Static Routes Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics IP Routing IPv4 Routing Process Reference An Example of IP Routing Configuring IP Addresses and Connected Routes Connected Routes and the ip address Command The ARP Table on a Cisco Router Configuring Static Routes Static Network Routes Static Host Routes Floating Static Routes Static Default Routes Troubleshooting Static Routes IP Forwarding with the Longest Prefix Match Using show ip route to Find the Best Route Using show ip route address to Find the Best Route Interpreting the IP Routing Table Chapter Review Chapter 17 IP Routing in the LAN Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics VLAN Routing with Router 802.1Q Trunks Configuring ROAS Verifying ROAS Troubleshooting ROAS VLAN Routing with Layer 3 Switch SVIs Configuring Routing Using Switch SVIs Verifying Routing with SVIs Troubleshooting Routing with SVIs VLAN Routing with Layer 3 Switch Routed Ports Implementing Routed Interfaces on Switches Implementing Layer 3 EtherChannels Troubleshooting Layer 3 EtherChannels Chapter Review Chapter 18 Troubleshooting IPv4 Routing Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics Problem Isolation Using the ping Command Ping Command Basics Strategies and Results When Testing with the ping Command Using Ping with Names and with IP Addresses Problem Isolation Using the traceroute Command traceroute Basics Telnet and SSH Common Reasons to Use the IOS Telnet and SSH Client IOS Telnet and SSH Examples Chapter Review Part V Review Part VI OSPF Chapter 19 Understanding OSPF Concepts Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics Comparing Dynamic Routing Protocol Features Routing Protocol Functions Interior and Exterior Routing Protocols Comparing IGPs Administrative Distance OSPF Concepts and Operation OSPF Overview Becoming OSPF Neighbors Exchanging the LSDB Between Neighbors Calculating the Best Routes with SPF OSPF Areas and LSAs OSPF Areas How Areas Reduce SPF Calculation Time (OSPFv2) Link-State Advertisements Chapter Review Chapter 20 Implementing OSPF Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics Implementing Single-Area OSPFv2 OSPF Single-Area Configuration Wildcard Matching with the network Command Verifying OSPF Operation Verifying OSPF Configuration Configuring the OSPF Router ID Implementing Multiarea OSPF Using OSPFv2 Interface Subcommands OSPF Interface Configuration Example Additional OSPFv2 Features OSPF Passive Interfaces OSPF Default Routes OSPF Metrics (Cost) OSPF Load Balancing Chapter Review Chapter 21 OSPF Network Types and Neighbors Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics OSPF Network Types The OSPF Broadcast Network Type The OSPF Point-to-Point Network Type OSPF Neighbor Relationships OSPF Neighbor Requirements Issues That Prevent Neighbor Adjacencies Issues That Allow Adjacencies but Prevent IP Routes Chapter Review Part VI Review Part VII IP Version 6 Chapter 22 Fundamentals of IP Version 6 Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics Introduction to IPv6 The Historical Reasons for IPv6 The IPv6 Protocols IPv6 Routing IPv6 Routing Protocols IPv6 Addressing Formats and Conventions Representing Full (Unabbreviated) IPv6 Addresses Abbreviating and Expanding IPv6 Addresses Representing the Prefix Length of an Address Calculating the IPv6 Prefix (Subnet ID) Finding the IPv6 Prefix Working with More-Difficult IPv6 Prefix Lengths Chapter Review Chapter 23 IPv6 Addressing and Subnetting Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics Global Unicast Addressing Concepts Public and Private IPv6 Addresses The IPv6 Global Routing Prefix Address Ranges for Global Unicast Addresses IPv6 Subnetting Using Global Unicast Addresses Assigning Addresses to Hosts in a Subnet Unique Local Unicast Addresses Subnetting with Unique Local IPv6 Addresses The Need for Globally Unique Local Addresses Chapter Review Chapter 24 Implementing IPv6 Addressing on Routers Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics Implementing Unicast IPv6 Addresses on Routers Static Unicast Address Configuration Dynamic Unicast Address Configuration Special Addresses Used by Routers Link-Local Addresses IPv6 Multicast Addresses Miscellaneous IPv6 Addresses Anycast Addresses IPv6 Addressing Configuration Summary Chapter Review Chapter 25 Implementing IPv6 Routing Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics Connected and Local IPv6 Routes Rules for Connected and Local Routes Example of Connected IPv6 Routes Examples of Local IPv6 Routes Static IPv6 Routes Static Routes Using the Outgoing Interface Static Routes Using Next-Hop IPv6 Address Static Default Routes Static IPv6 Host Routes Floating Static IPv6 Routes Troubleshooting Static IPv6 Routes The Neighbor Discovery Protocol Discovering Neighbor Link Addresses with NDP NS and NA Discovering Routers with NDP RS and RA Using SLAAC with NDP RS and RA Discovering Duplicate Addresses Using NDP NS and NA NDP Summary Chapter Review Part VII Review Part VIII Wireless LANs Chapter 26 Fundamentals of Wireless Networks Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics Comparing Wired and Wireless Networks Wireless LAN Topologies Basic Service Set Distribution System Extended Service Set Independent Basic Service Set Other Wireless Topologies Repeater Workgroup Bridge Outdoor Bridge Mesh Network RF Overview Wireless Bands and Channels APs and Wireless Standards Chapter Review Chapter 27 Analyzing Cisco Wireless Architectures Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics Autonomous AP Architecture Cloud-based AP Architecture Split-MAC Architectures Comparing Wireless LAN Controller Deployments Cisco AP Modes Chapter Review Chapter 28 Securing Wireless Networks Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics Anatomy of a Secure Connection Authentication Message Privacy Message Integrity Wireless Client Authentication Methods Open Authentication WEP 802.1x/EAP Wireless Privacy and Integrity Methods TKIP CCMP GCMP WPA, WPA2, and WPA3 Chapter Review Chapter 29 Building a Wireless LAN Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics Connecting a Cisco AP Accessing a Cisco WLC Connecting a Cisco WLC Using WLC Ports Using WLC Interfaces Configuring a WLAN Step 1. Configure a RADIUS Server Step 2. Create a Dynamic Interface Step 3. Create a New WLAN Configuring WLAN Security Configuring WLAN QoS Configuring Advanced WLAN Settings Finalizing WLAN Configuration Chapter Review Part VIII Review Part IX Appendixes Appendix A Numeric Reference Tables Appendix B CCNA 200-301, Volume 1 Exam Updates Appendix C Answers to the Do I Know This Already? Quizzes Glossary Online Appendixes Appendix D Practice for Chapter 12: Analyzing Classful IPv4 Networks Appendix E Practice for Chapter 13: Analyzing Subnet Masks Appendix F Practice for Chapter 14: Analyzing Existing Subnets Appendix G Practice for Chapter 22: Fundamentals of IP Version 6 Appendix H Practice for Chapter 24: Implementing IPv6 Addressing on Routers Appendix I Study Planner Appendix J Topics from Previous Editions Appendix K Analyzing Ethernet LAN Designs Appendix L Subnet Design Appendix M Practice for Appendix L: Subnet Design Appendix N Variable-Length Subnet Masks Appendix O Spanning Tree Protocol Implementation Appendix P LAN Troubleshooting Appendix Q Troubleshooting IPv4 Routing Protocols Appendix R Exam Topics Cross Reference
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