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INET 1201 - Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials (CCNA-2)

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture 2 Lab 2
Internship hours per week 0
Course Description: This course is the second of three courses designed to prepare students for Cisco CCNA certification, and the second of two courses required for Cisco CCENT Certification. Topics include the architecture, components, and secure operation of routers and switches in a small network.
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): INET 1101  with a grade of C or higher
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: None

Major Content
  1. Switching concepts and configuration
  2. Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs)
  3. Inter-VLAN routing
  4. Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
  5. Etherchannel
  6. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
  7. First Hop Redundancy Protocol (FHRP)
  8. Local Area Network (LAN) Security Concepts
  9. Routing concepts and configuration
  10. Static routing

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be able to:

  1. configure network switches and routers while using security best practices.
  2. describe how Layer 2 switches forward data.
  3. implement VLANs in a switched and routed network environment.
  4. troubleshoot VLANS in a switched and routed network environment.
  5. configure Etherchannel on switched links.
  6. implement DHCPv4 and DHCPv6 to operate across multiple LANs.
  7. explain how FHRP provides default gateway services in a redundant environment.
  8. explain how vulnerabilities compromise LAN security.
  9. implement switch security to mitigate LAN attacks.
  10. implement a WLAN using a wireless router and WLC.
  11. configure IPv4 and IPv6 static routing.

Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC): Goals and Competencies
Competency Goals (MnTC Goals 1-6)
None
Theme Goals (MnTC Goals 7-10)
None


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