Cert Prep

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Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT) is the test for networking technicians. It validates their ability to install, operate, and troubleshoot a network—and keep it secure. This course is your first step towards CCENT certification and a career in IT. Lazaro Diaz prepares you with practical examples that you'll encounter in the exam and in real life. You'll learn the basics of configuring Cisco routers and switches, IP addressing, routing protocols like RIP and OSPF, and critical security concepts such as switch port security and access control lists. Watch the entire course to start or zero in on the skills you need to practice most. Topics include:

• The basics of networking
• The TCP/IP model vs. OSI model
• Understanding the Cisco three-layer model
• Collision and binary domains
• Converting binary to decimal and hexadecimal
• IP addressing
• Subnetting
• Diagramming summarization
• Working Cisco IOS
• Managing Cisco internetworks
• IP routing
• Switching
• Security with ACLs
• Configuring and verifying NAT
• IPv6 addressing