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Networking Cyber Range

This cyber range helps you develop your knowledge of configuring and troubleshooting networks by practicing on cloud-hosted virtual machines. You’ll build and reinforce your skills as you progress through labs covering a wide range of networking topics, including switches and routers, networking protocols, configuring and verifying different networking devices, and troubleshooting issues. You’ll also perform several labs designed to validate your VLAN and network management skills.
18 hours, 40 minutes
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Course description

This cyber range helps you develop your knowledge of configuring and troubleshooting networks by practicing on cloud-hosted virtual machines. You’ll build and reinforce your skills as you progress through labs covering a wide range of networking topics, including switches and routers, networking protocols, configuring and verifying different networking devices, and troubleshooting issues. You’ll also perform several labs designed to validate your VLAN and network management skills.

Syllabus

Basic Router Interface Configuration

Lab - 00:29:00
Explore basic interface configuration on two routers as you practice in the Networking Cyber Range.
Basic Access Control Lists

Lab - 00:29:00
Explore standard numbered and named ACLs (access control lists) as you practice in the Networking Cyber Range.
BGP Weight, Local Preference and MED

Lab - 00:22:00
Learn about BGP Weight, local preference and MED as you practice in the Networking Cyber Range.
Syslog, Telnet, SSH and Banners

Lab - 00:40:00
Explore four different tools available on your Cisco router’s IOS as you practice in the Networking Cyber Range.
OSPF Area Types

Lab - 00:19:00
Learn about OSPF area types as you practice in the Networking Cyber Range.
Configuring EIGRP

Lab - 00:48:00
Learn how to configure EIGRP on three routers as you practice in the Networking Cyber Range.
Configuring PPP

Lab - 01:08:00
Learn about PPP configuration as you practice in the Networking Cyber Range.
EIGRP Configuration and Verification

Lab - 00:30:00
Learn about EIGRP configuration and verification as you practice in the Networking Cyber Range.
Basic Router Configuration

Lab - 00:56:00
Gain insight into basic Cisco router and switch configurations, including hostname, enable password, console and VTY passwords, as you practice in the Networking Cyber Range.
Introduction to DMVPN

Lab - 00:15:00
Get an introduction to DMVPN as you practice in the Networking Cyber Range.
Basic ACL Configuration

Lab - 00:30:00
Learn about configuring basic access-list with deny and permit statements as you practice in the Networking Cyber Range.
GRE Tunnels Configuration and Verification

Lab - 00:25:00
Learn about Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) tunnel configuration and verification as you practice in the Networking Cyber Range.
Switch Learning

Lab - 00:12:00
Discover how switches learn MAC addresses and gain hands-on experience as you practice in the Networking Cyber Range.
Introduction to IP Routing

Lab - 00:35:00
Learn about static and default routing as you practice in the Networking Cyber Range.
Advanced ACL Configuration

Lab - 00:30:00
Learn about extended ACLs (access control lists) as you practice in the Networking Cyber Range.
DHCP Server Configuration and Verification

Lab - 00:34:00
Explore DHCP server configuration and verification as you practice in the Networking Cyber Range.
VLAN Lab 1

Lab - 00:53:00
Learn how to configure VLANs on Cisco switches as you practice in the Networking Cyber Range.
VLAN Lab 2 - ROAS

Lab - 00:35:00
Learn about configuring Router on a Stick as you practice in the Networking Cyber Range.
OSPF Troubleshooting Examples

Lab - 00:34:00
Learn about troubleshooting OSPF neighbor relationships and advertisements as you practice in the Networking Cyber Range.
Basic Network Address Translation

Lab - 00:28:00
Learn the basics of NAT (Network Address Translation) as you practice in the Networking Cyber Range.
MPLS Layer 2 VPN AToM

Lab - 00:15:00
Learn about Any Transport Over MPLS (AToM) as you practice in the Networking Cyber Range.
EIGRP Simulation

Lab - 00:33:00
Explore EIGRP as you practice in the Networking Cyber Range.
GRE-PPP-EIGRP Troubleshooting

Lab - 00:33:00
Learn about GRE-PPP-EIGRP troubleshooting as you practice in the Networking Cyber Range.
Routing: Basic OSPF

Lab - 00:31:00
Learn the basics of Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routing protocol as you practice in the Networking Cyber Range.
Switch Simlet

Lab - 00:24:00
Learn about a switch simlet as you practice in the Networking Cyber Range.
RIP-V2 Simulation

Lab - 00:33:00
Learn about RIP-V2 as you practice in the Networking Cyber Range.
Cisco TCP Intercept

Lab - 00:23:00
Learn about using the Cisco TCP intercept feature to protect against DoS and DDoS attacks as you practice in the Networking Cyber Range.
STP Configuration and Verification

Lab - 00:39:00
Explore STP configuration and verification as you practice in the Networking Cyber Range.
Introduction to MPLS Layer 3 VPN

Lab - 00:17:00
Get an introduction to MPLS Layer 3 VPNs as you practice in the Networking Cyber Range.
HSRP Configuration and Verification

Lab - 00:22:00
Learn about HSRP configuration and verification as you practice in the Networking Cyber Range.
Quality of Service Configuration and Verification

Lab - 00:32:00
Learn about quality of service configuration and verification as you practice in the Networking Cyber Range.
Cisco IOS - Basic Traffic Shaping and Policing

Lab - 00:31:00
Explore the basics of traffic shaping and traffic policing on a Cisco IOS router as you practice in the Networking Cyber Range.
GLBP Configuration and Verification

Lab - 00:26:00
Learn about GLBP configuration and verification as you practice in the Networking Cyber Range.
Troubleshoot and Resolve Routing Issues - OSPF

Lab - 00:30:00
Explore how to troubleshoot OSPF as you practice in the Networking Cyber Range.
Network Management - Lab 1

Lab - 00:33:00
Learn about network management on Cisco devices, including logging and SNMP, as you practice in the Networking Cyber Range.
Network Management - Lab 2

Lab - 00:26:00
Learn how to configure Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo-based IP Service Level Agreements (SLAs) as you practice in the Networking Cyber Range.

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