CCNA Exam Checklist
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Schedule to take the CCNA Exam at http://www.vue.com. |
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Take at least one practice CCNA exam. |
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Create a diagram of the layered models. |
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Describe the details of sending an email from source to destination. |
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Design, configure, and troubleshoot a basic switched network. |
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Describe how Spanning-Tree Protocol (STP) operates. |
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Design, configure, and troubleshoot a switched network that utilizes VTP, STP, and inter-VLAN routing. |
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Read and review Days 31–22 in this book. |
Checklist for Days 21–11
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Take at least two practice CCNA exams. |
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Design your own network requirements and then create an addressing scheme using a limited address space and your subnetting skills. |
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Design, configure, and troubleshoot the DHCP service on a Cisco router. |
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Describe the structure and operation of IPv6. |
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Describe the various methods that a router can use to learn about and share knowledge of remote networks. |
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Design, configure, and troubleshoot a three-router network to route successfully with only static and default routes. |
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Design, configure, and troubleshoot a three-router network with RIPv2, then EIGRP, then OSPF. |
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Read and review Days 21–11 in this book. |
Checklist for Days 10–5
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Objective |
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Take an additional CCNA practice exam. |
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Describe the basics of wireless LAN connectivity. |
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Describe basic security threats and the methods used to mitigate them. |
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Describe how access control lists work and the various types used by Cisco IOS Software. |
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Describe how NAT improves operates. |
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Design, configure, and troubleshoot a complex routed network that includes a WLAN, NAT, and ACL security. |
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Read and review Days 10–5 in this book |
Checklist for 4–1
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Describe the various WAN technologies currently covered by the CCNA exam. |
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Describe how VPNs operate. |
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Describe the concepts of PPP. |
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Describe the concepts of Frame Relay. |
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Configure the Day 1 network without using any references or the answer key. |
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Attempt all elements of the CCNA Skills Challenge at the end of Day 1. |
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Visit the testing center and talk with the proctor at least two days before the exam. |
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Eat a decent meal, watch a good movie, and get a good night’s rest before the exam. |