CCNA: Introduction to Networks
The first course of the CCNA series: build a solid foundation in network architecture, protocols, addressing and security, and configure your first small network.
- Intermediate
- 70 hours
- 90 labs
- Instructor-led
- Cisco Networking Academy
What you will learn
- Networking today
- Basic switch and end-device configuration
- Protocols and models
- Physical layer and number systems
- Ethernet switching and the network layer
- Address resolution and basic router configuration
- IPv4 and IPv6 addressing, ICMP
- Transport and application layers
- Network security fundamentals
- Build a small network
Who is this course for?
Aspiring network administrators, system administrators and network engineers preparing for CCNA.
Prerequisites
None.
Assessment & certification
Practice final exam and Packet Tracer assessment; Cisco Networking Academy badge. Prepares for CCNA 200-301.
More courses in this track
All coursesCCNA: Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials
The second CCNA course: switching and routing architectures, VLANs, redundancy, LAN security and wireless networks.
CCNA: Enterprise Networking, Security, and Automation
The final CCNA course: scalable enterprise networks with OSPF, ACLs, NAT, VPNs, QoS, virtualization and network automation.
Networking Basics
A beginner-friendly start to networking: how networks connect the world, from home Wi-Fi to IP addressing and the services you use every day.