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CCNA-200-301

Following Jeremy's IT Lab | Free CCNA 200-301 | Complete Course 2023

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Exam Description

To earn your CCNA certification, you must pass the 200-301 CCNA exam. This 120-minute exam tests your knowledge of:

  • Network Fundamentals
    Network Fundamentals

  • Network Access
    Network Access

  • IP Connectivity
    IP Connectivity

  • IP Services
    IP Services

  • Security Fundamentals
    Security Fundamentals

  • Automation and Programmability
    Automation and Programmability

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  • 1.0 Network Fundamentals

    20%

    • 1.1 Explain the role and function of network components

      • 1.1.a Routers
      • 1.1.b Layer 2 and Layer 3 switches
      • 1.1.c Next-generation firewalls and IPS
      • 1.1.d Access points
      • 1.1.e Controllers (Cisco DNA Center and WLC)
      • 1.1.f Endpoints
      • 1.1.g Servers
      • 1.1.h PoE

    • 1.2 Describe characteristics of network topology architectures

      • 1.2.a Two-tier
      • 1.2.b Three-tier
      • 1.2.c Spine-leaf
      • 1.2.d WAN
      • 1.2.e Small office/home office (SOHO)
      • 1.2.f On-premise and cloud

    • 1.3 Compare physical interface and cabling types

      • 1.3.a Single-mode fiber, multimode fiber, copper
      • 1.3.b Connections (Ethernet shared media and point-to-point)

    • 1.4 Identify interface and cable issues (collisions, errors, mismatch duplex, and/or speed)

    • 1.5 Compare TCP to UDP

    • 1.6 Configure and verify IPv4 addressing and subnetting

    • 1.7 Describe the need for private IPv4 addressing

    • 1.8 Configure and verify IPv6 addressing and prefix

    • 1.9 Describe IPv6 address types

      • 1.9.a Unicast (global, unique local, and link local)
      • 1.9.b Anycast
      • 1.9.c Multicast
      • 1.9.d Modified EUI 64

    • 1.10 Verify IP parameters for Client OS (Windows, Mac OS, Linux)

    • 1.11 Describe wireless principles

      • 1.11.a Nonoverlapping Wi-Fi channels
      • 1.11.b SSID
      • 1.11.c RF
      • 1.11.d Encryption

    • 1.12 Explain virtualization fundamentals (server virtualization, containers, and VRFs)

    • 1.13 Describe switching concepts

      • 1.14 MAC learning and aging
      • 1.15 Frame switching
      • 1.16 Frame flooding
      • 1.17 MAC address table

  • 2.0 Network Access

    20%

    • 2.1 Configure and verify VLANs (normal range) spanning multiple switches

      • 2.1.a Access ports (data and voice)
      • 2.1.b Default VLAN
      • 2.1.c InterVLAN connectivity

    • 2.2 Configure and verify interswitch connectivity

      • 2.2.a Trunk ports
      • 2.2.b 802.1Q
      • 2.2.c Native VLAN

    • 2.3 Configure and verify Layer 2 discovery protocols (Cisco Discovery Protocol and LLDP)

    • 2.4 Configure and verify (Layer 2/Layer 3) EtherChannel (LACP)

    • 2.5 Describe the need for and basic operations of Rapid PVST+ Spanning Tree Protocol and identify basic operations

      • 2.5.a Root port, root bridge (primary/secondary), and other port names
      • 2.5.b Port states (forwarding/blocking)
      • 2.5.c PortFast benefits

    • 2.6 Compare Cisco Wireless Architectures and AP modes

    • 2.7 Describe physical infrastructure connections of WLAN components (AP,WLC, access/trunk ports, and LAG)

    • 2.8 Describe AP and WLC management access connections (Telnet, SSH, HTTP,HTTPS, console, and TACACS+/RADIUS)

    • 2.9 Configure the components of a wireless LAN access for client connectivity using GUI only such as WLAN creation, security settings, QoS profiles, and advanced WLAN settings

  • 3.0 IP Connectivity

    25%

    • 3.1 Interpret the components of routing table

      • 3.1.a Routing protocol code
      • 3.1.b Prefix
      • 3.1.c Network mask
      • 3.1.d Next hop
      • 3.1.e Administrative distance
      • 3.1.f Metric
      • 3.1.g Gateway of last resort

    • 3.2 Determine how a router makes a forwarding decision by default

      • 3.2.a Longest match
      • 3.2.b Administrative distance
      • 3.2.c Routing protocol metric

    • 3.3 Configure and verify IPv4 and IPv6 static routing

      • 3.3.a Default route
      • 3.3.b Network route
      • 3.3.c Host route
      • 3.3.d Floating static

    • 3.4 Configure and verify single area OSPFv2

      • 3.4.a Neighbor adjacencies
      • 3.4.b Point-to-point
      • 3.4.c Broadcast (DR/BDR selection)
      • 3.4.d Router ID

    • 3.5 Describe the purpose, functions, and concepts of first hop redundancy protocols

  • 4.0 IP Services

    10%

    • 4.1 Configure and verify inside source NAT using static and pools

    • 4.2 Configure and verify NTP operating in a client and server mode

    • 4.3 Explain the role of DHCP and DNS within the network

    • 4.4 Explain the function of SNMP in network operations

    • 4.5 Describe the use of syslog features including facilities and levels

    • 4.6 Configure and verify DHCP client and relay

    • 4.7 Explain the forwarding per-hop behavior (PHB) for QoS such as classification, marking, queuing, congestion, policing, shaping

    • 4.8 Configure network devices for remote access using SSH

    • 4.9 Describe the capabilities and function of TFTP/FTP in the network

  • 5.0 Security Fundamentals

    15%

    • 5.1 Define key security concepts (threats, vulnerabilities, exploits, and mitigation techniques)

    • 5.2 Describe security program elements (user awareness, training, and physical access control)

    • 5.3 Configure and verify device access control using local passwords

    • 5.4 Describe security password policies elements, such as management, complexity, and password alternatives (multifactor authentication, certificates, and biometrics)

    • 5.5. Describe IPsec remote access and site-to-site VPNs

    • 5.6 Configure and verify access control lists

    • 5.7 Configure Layer 2 security features (DHCP snooping, dynamic ARP inspection, and port security)

    • 5.8 Differentiate authentication, authorization, and accounting concepts

    • 5.9 Describe wireless security protocols (WPA, WPA2, and WPA3)

    • 5.10 Configure WLAN using WPA2 PSK using the GUI

  • 6.0 Automation and Programmability

    10%

    • 6.1 Explain how automation impacts network management

    • 6.2 Compare traditional networks with controller-based networking

    • 6.3 Describe controller-based and software defined architectures (overlay, underlay, and fabric)

      • 6.3.a Separation of control plane and data plane
      • 6.3.b North-bound and south-bound APIs

    • 6.4 Compare traditional campus device management with Cisco DNA Center enabled device management

    • 6.5 Describe characteristics of REST-based APIs (CRUD, HTTP verbs, and data encoding)

    • 6.6 Recognize the capabilities of configuration management mechanisms Puppet, Chef, and Ansible

    • 6.7 Interpret JSON encoded data