Resources for Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT) training

ICND1 Session 8 Recommended Study Guide

Watch ICND1 Session 8, Parts 1 and 2

Homework:

  • Using a lab router, practice the following:
  • Clock Rate command on serial WAN interfaces
  • Clock rate vs Bandwidth statement
  • Default route and Static routes
  • Configure both HDLC and PPP between two routers
  • Create a RIP routing domain
  • Boot a router into ROMMON mode, then boot it back up into IOS

Understand the file management system in a Cisco router

ICND1 Session 7 Recommended Study Guide

Watch ICND1 Session 7, Parts 1 and 2

Homework:

ICND1 Session 6 Recommended Study Guide

1.     Watch ICND1 Session 6, Parts 1 and 2
(Optional) Log into your home wireless router and observe your current security settings

  • Remove SSID broadcast, observe change in behavior
  • Configure WPA2-PSK if not already selected

Understand the following terms:

  • BSS vs ESS vs IBSS (ad hoc)
  • WEP vs WPA-Personal vs WPA-Enterprise

Homework:

Practice binary math using the Windows Programmer calculator (as demonstrated in Part 2)

ICND1 Session 5 Recommended Study Guide

  • Understand the difference between ‘enable password’ and ‘enable secret’
  • Homework:
  • Practice the following in lab:

 

ICND1 Session 4 Recommended Study Guide

  • Watch ICND1 Session 4, Parts 1 and 2
  • Understand crossover and straight-through cables
    • Know which cable to use for any two networking devices
  • Understand the difference between collision domains and broadcast domains
  • Understand the MAC address table
  • Homework:
    • Gain access to your vLabs or Boson NetSim
    • Practice the CLI
    • Do Boson Labs 10 and 11
    • Memorize the CLI shortcuts mentioned in Part 2
  • Supplemental Reading:

ICND1 Session 3 Recommended Study Guide

  • Know and understand the differences between TCP and UDP
  • Understand MAC address construction: format and OUI
  • Homework:
    • Memorize the PDUs of OSI layers 1-4
    • Memorize the TCP and/or UDP port numbers for FTP, Telnet, HTTP, DNS, TFTP, SNMP
    • Understand how ARP binds L2 and L3 addresses
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ICND1 Session 2 Recommended Study Guide

  • Watch ICND1 Session 2, Parts 1 and 2
  • Optional (but encouraged): Download Anki (http://ankisrs.net/)
    • Build flash cards for the OSI Model
    • Use Anki anytime the study plan references memorizing anything
  • Download Wireshark (http://www.wireshark.org/)
    • Capture traffic on your network card, view the IP header information as demonstrated in the session
  • Homework:

Troubleshooting with the OSI Model

Introducing Routers and Switches

ICND1 Session 1 Recommended Study Guide