CCNA 200-301 Exam Cram

CCNA 200-301 Exam Cram, Sixth Edition This is the eBook version of the print title. Note that the eBook does not provide access to the practice test software that accompanies the print book. CCNA 200-301 Exam Cram, Sixth Edition is the perfect study guide to help you pass the Cisco 200-301 CCNA exam, providing coverage and practice questions for every exam topic. The book contains an extensive set of preparation tools, including topic overviews, exam alerts, Cram Savers, Cram Quizzes, chapter-ending review questions, author notes and tips, Packet Tracer labs, and an extensive glossary. The book also contains the extremely useful Cram Sheet tear-out: a collection of essential facts in an easy to review format. Covers the critical information you'll need to know to score higher on your CCNA exam!

• Understand networking fundamentals concepts, including network components, network topology architectures, physical interfaces and cabling types, TCP and UDP, wireless principals, switching concepts, and virtualization fundamentals
• Master IPv4 addressing and subnetting and configure IPv6
• Configure and verify VLANs, interswitch connectivity, and Layer 2 discovery protocols
• Describe Rapid PVST+ Spanning Tree Protocol
• Compare Cisco Wireless Architectures and AP Modes
• Configure and verify IPv4 and IPv6 static routing and single area OSPF
• Understand DHCP, DNS, and other networking services like SNMP, syslog, SSH, and TFTP/FTP
• Configure and verify inside source NAT and NTP
• Enable security technologies including device access control, site-to-site and remote access VPNs, ACLs, Layer 2 security features, and wireless security protocols
• Understand how automation impacts network management, controller-based and software defined architectures, and Cisco DNA Center enabled device management
• Understand network programmability concepts, including characteristics of REST-based APIs (CRUD, HTTP verbs, and data encoding), configuration management mechanisms such as Puppet, Chef, and Ansible, and learn to Interpret JSON encoded data COMPANION WEBSITE The companion website provides access to several digital assets including the Glossary, hands-on Packet Tracer lab, the command reference and Cram Sheet. CCNA 200-301 Exam Cram, Sixth Edition Companion Website Access interactive study tools on this book's companion website, including the Glossary, Packet Tracer lab files, Command Reference, and Cram Sheet To access the companion website, simply follow these steps: 1. Go to www.pearsonitcertification.com/register. 2. Enter the print book ISBN: 9780136632887. 3. Answer the security question to validate your purchase. 4. Go to your account page. 5. Click on the Registered Products tab. 6. Under the book listing, click on the Access Bonus Content link. If you have any issues accessing the companion website, you can contact our support team by going to http://pearsonitp.echelp.org.

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Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . xx Part I: Network Fundamentals 1 CHAPTER 1: The Role and Function of Network Components.. . . . . 3 Topic: Explain the role and function of network components.. . 4 Topic: Next-generation firewalls and IPS.. . . . . . 7 Topic: Controllers (Cisco DNA Center and WLC).. . . . 10 Review Questions.. . . . . . . . . . 13 Answers to Review Questions.. . . . . . . . 15 Additional Resources. . . . . . . . . 16 CHAPTER 2: The Characteristics of Network Topology Architectures.. . . . 17 Topic: 2-tier architectures and 2-tier spine-leaf.. . . . . 18 Topic: WANs and SOHOs.. . . . . . . . 22 Topic: On-premises and cloud.. . . . . . . . 26 Review Questions.. . . . . . . . . . 30 Answers to Review Questions.. . . . . . . . 31 Additional Resources. . . . . . . . . 32 CHAPTER 3: Physical Interfaces and Cabling Types.. . . . . . . 33 Topic: Single-mode fiber, multimode fiber, copper. . . . 34 Topic: Troubleshoot interface and cable issues (collisions, errors, duplex, speed).. . . . . . . . . 40 Review Questions.. . . . . . . . . . 46 Answers to Review Questions.. . . . . . . . 48 Additional Resources. . . . . . . . . 49 CHAPTER 4: Describe TCP and UDP.. . . . . . . . . . 51 Topic: Compare and contrast the OSI and TCP/IP models. . . 52 Topic: Compare and contrast TCP and UDP.. . . . . 57 Review Questions.. . . . . . . . . . 61 Answers to Review Questions.. . . . . . . . 63 Additional Resources. . . . . . . . . 64 CHAPTER 5: Configure and Verify IPv4 Addressing and Subnetting.. . . . 65 Topic: Configure, verify, and troubleshoot IPv4 addressing and subnetting.. . . . . . . . . . . 66 Topic: Compare and contrast IPv4 address types.. . . . 74 Topic: Describe the need for private IPv4 addressing.. . . . 77 Topic: Verify IP parameters for client OS (Windows, Mac OS, Linux).. . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Review Questions.. . . . . . . . . . 83 Answers to Review Questions.. . . . . . . . 85 Hands-On Lab Practice Assignment. . . . . . . 86 Additional Resources. . . . . . . . . 87 CHAPTER 6: Configure IPv6.. . . . . . . . . . . 89 Topic: Compare and contrast IPv6 address types.. . . . 90 Topic: Configure, verify, and troubleshoot IPv6 addressing. . . 95 Topic: Verify IPv6 parameters for the client OS (Windows, macOS, Linux).. . . . . . . . 100 Review Questions.. . . . . . . . . . 103 Answers to Review Questions.. . . . . . . . 105 Hands-On Lab Practice Assignment. . . . . . . 106 Additional Resources. . . . . . . . . 107 CHAPTER 7: Describe Wireless Principles. . . . . . . . . 109 Topic: Describe wireless principles.. . . . . . . 110 Review Questions.. . . . . . . . . . 113 Answers to Review Questions.. . . . . . . . 114 Additional Resource.. . . . . . . . . 115 CHAPTER 8: Explain Virtualization Fundamentals.. . . . . . . 117 Topic: Describe virtualization fundamentals.. . . . . 118 Review Questions.. . . . . . . . . . 122 Answers to Review Questions.. . . . . . . . 123 Additional Resources. . . . . . . . . 124 CHAPTER 9: Describe Switching Concepts. . . . . . . . . 125 Topic: Describe switching concepts.. . . . . . . 126 Topic: Interpret Ethernet frame format. . . . . . 131 Review Questions.. . . . . . . . . . 134 Answers to Review Questions.. . . . . . . . 135 Additional Resources. . . . . . . . . 136 Part II: Network Access 137 CHAPTER 10: Configure and Verify VLANs and Interswitch Connectivity.. . . 139 Topic: Configure, verify, and troubleshoot VLANs (normal range) spanning multiple switches.. . . . . . . . 140 Topic: Configure, verify, and troubleshoot interswitch connectivity.. . . . . . . . . . . 148 Topic: Configure, verify, and troubleshoot (Layer 2/Layer 3) EtherChannel.. . . . . . . . . . 152 Review Questions.. . . . . . . . . . 159 Answers to Review Questions.. . . . . . . . 160 Hands-On Lab Practice Assignment. . . . . . . 161 Additional Resource.. . . . . . . . . 162 CHAPTER 11: Configure and Verify Layer 2 Discovery Protocols.. . . . . 163 Topic: Configure and verify Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP).. . 164 Topic: Configure and verify Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP).. . . . . . . . . . 167 Review Questions.. . . . . . . . . . 169 Answers to Review Questions.. . . . . . . . 170 Additional Resources. . . . . . . . . 171 CHAPT…