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Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (200-301 CCNA)

Provider
Pearson VUE
Time limit
120 minutes
Exam fee
$US300, or use Cisco Learning Credits
Examination outline
  • Network Fundamentals (20%)
    • Explain the role and function of network components
    • Describe characteristics of network topology architectures
    • Compare physical interface and cabling types
    • Identify interface and cable issues (collisions, errors, mismatch duplex, and/or speed)
    • Compare TCP to UDP
    • Configure and verify IPv4 addressing and subnetting
    • Describe private IPv4 addressing
    • Configure and verify IPv6 addressing and prefix
    • Describe IPv6 address types
    • Verify IP parameters for Client OS (Windows, Mac OS, Linux)
    • Describe wireless principles
    • Explain virtualization fundamentals (server virtualization, containers, and VRFs)
    • Describe switching concepts
  • Network Access (20%)
    • Configure and verify VLANs (normal range) spanning multiple switches
    • Configure and verify interswitch connectivity
    • Configure and verify Layer 2 discovery protocols (Cisco Discovery Protocol and LLDP)
    • Configure and verify (Layer 2/Layer 3) EtherChannel (LACP)
    • Interpret basic operations of Rapid PVST+ Spanning Tree Protocol
    • Describe Cisco Wireless Architectures and AP modes
    • Describe physical infrastructure connections of WLAN components (AP, WLC, access/trunk ports, and LAG)
    • Describe network device management access (Telnet, SSH, HTTP, HTTPS, console, TACACS+/RADIUS, and cloud managed)
    • Interpret the wireless LAN GUI configuration for client connectivity, such as WLAN creation, security settings, QoS profiles, and advanced settings
  • IP Connectivity (25%)
    • Interpret the components of routing table
    • Determine how a router makes a forwarding decision by default
    • Configure and verify IPv4 and IPv6 static routing
    • Configure and verify single area OSPFv2
    • Describe the purpose, functions, and concepts of first hop redundancy protocols
  • IP Services (10%)
    • Configure and verify inside source NAT using static and pools
    • Configure and verify NTP operating in a client and server mode
    • Explain the role of DHCP and DNS within the network
    • Explain the function of SNMP in network operations
    • Describe the use of syslog features, including facilities and severity levels
    • Configure and verify DHCP client and relay
    • Explain the forwarding per-hop behavior (PHB) for QoS such as classification, marking, queuing, congestion, policing, and shaping
    • Configure network devices for remote access using SSH
    • Describe the capabilities and functions of TFTP/FTP in the network
  • Security Fundamentals (15%)
    • Define key security concepts (threats, vulnerabilities, exploits, and mitigation techniques)
    • Describe security program elements (user awareness, training, and physical access control)
    • Configure and verify device access control using local passwords
    • Describe security password policy elements, such as management, complexity, and password alternatives (multifactor authentication, certificates, and biometrics)
    • Describe IPsec remote access and site-to-site VPNs
    • Configure and verify access control lists
    • Configure and verify Layer 2 security features (DHCP snooping, dynamic ARP inspection, and port security)
    • Compare authentication, authorization, and accounting concepts
    • Describe wireless security protocols (WPA, WPA2, and WPA3)
    • Configure and verify WLAN within the GUI using WPA2 PSK
  • Automation and Programmability (10%)
    • Explain how automation impacts network management
    • Compare traditional networks with controller-based networking
    • Describe controller-based, software defined architecture (overlay, underlay, and fabric)
    • Explain AI (generative and predictive) and machine learning in network operations
    • Describe characteristics of REST-based APIs (authentication types, CRUD, HTTP verbs, and data encoding)
    • Recognize the capabilities of configuration management mechanisms such as Ansible and Terraform
    • Recognize components of JSON-encoded data
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