- Cover Page
- About This eBook
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Credits
- Contents at a Glance
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- About the Author
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- About the Technical Reviewer
- We Want to Hear from You!
- Reader Services
- Introduction
- How to Prepare for the Exam
- Practice Questions
- Taking a Certification Exam
- Arriving at the Exam Location
- In the Testing Center
- After the Exam
- About This Book
- The Exam Blueprint
- The Chapter Elements
- Other Book Elements
- Packet Tracer Hands-On Lab Practice Assignments
- Pearson Test Prep Practice Test Software
- Accessing the Pearson Test Prep Software Online
- Accessing the Pearson Test Prep Software Offline
- Customizing Your Exams
- Updating Your Exams
- Contacting the Author
- Part I: Network Fundamentals
- Chapter 1. The Role and Function of Network Components
- Chapter 2. The Characteristics of Network Topology Architectures
- Chapter 3. Physical Interfaces and Cabling Types
- Chapter 4. Describe TCP and UDP
- Chapter 5. Configure and Verify IPv4 Addressing and Subnetting
- Topic: Configure, verify, and troubleshoot IPv4 addressing and subnetting
- Topic: Compare and contrast IPv4 address types
- Topic: Describe the need for private IPv4 addressing
- Topic: Verify IP parameters for client OS (Windows, Mac OS, Linux)
- Review Questions
- Answers to Review Questions
- Hands-On Lab Practice Assignment
- Additional Resources
- Chapter 6. Configure IPv6
- Chapter 7. Describe Wireless Principles
- Chapter 8. Explain Virtualization Fundamentals
- Chapter 9. Describe Switching Concepts
- Part II: Network Access
- Chapter 10. Configure and Verify VLANs and Interswitch Connectivity
- Topic: Configure, verify, and troubleshoot VLANs (normal range) spanning multiple switches
- Topic: Configure, verify, and troubleshoot interswitch connectivity
- Topic: Configure, verify, and troubleshoot (Layer 2/Layer 3) EtherChannel
- Review Questions
- Answers to Review Questions
- Hands-On Lab Practice Assignment
- Additional Resource
- Chapter 11. Configure and Verify Layer 2 Discovery Protocols
- Chapter 12. Describe Rapid PVST+ Spanning Tree Protocol
- Chapter 13. Compare Cisco Wireless Architectures and AP Modes
- Chapter 10. Configure and Verify VLANs and Interswitch Connectivity
- Part III: IP Connectivity
- Part IV: IP Services
- Chapter 18. Configure and Verify Inside Source NAT
- Chapter 19. Configure and Verify NTP
- Chapter 20. Understanding DNS and DHCP
- Topic: Describe DNS lookup operation
- Topic: Troubleshoot client connectivity issues involving DNS
- Topic: Configure and verify DHCP on a router (excluding static reservations)
- Topic: Troubleshoot client- and router-based DHCP connectivity issues
- Review Questions
- Answers to Review Questions
- Hands-On Lab Practice Assignment
- Additional Resources
- Chapter 21. Other Networking Services
- Topic: Describe the use of syslog and SNMP features
- Topic: Explain the forwarding per-hop behavior (PHB) for QoS, such as classification, marking, queueing, congestion avoidance, policing, and shaping
- Topic: Using SSH and FTP/TFTP in a network
- Review Questions
- Answers to Review Questions
- Hands-On Lab Practice Assignment
- Additional Resources
- Part V: Security Fundamentals
- Chapter 22. Describe Key Security Concepts
- Chapter 23. Configure Device Access Control
- Chapter 24. Describe Remote Access and Site-to-Site VPNs
- Chapter 25. Configure and Verify Access Control Lists
- Chapter 26. Configure Layer 2 Security Features
- Chapter 27. Describe and Configure Wireless Security Protocols
- Part VI: Automation and Programmability
- Chapter 28. Automation
- Topic: Explain how automation impacts network management
- Topic: Controller-based networking and software-defined architectures (overlay, underlay, and fabric)
- Topic: Compare traditional campus device management with Cisco DNA Center–enabled device management
- Review Questions
- Answers to Review Questions
- Additional Resources
- Chapter 29. Programmability
- Chapter 28. Automation
- Part VII: Practice Exams and Glossary
- Index
- Where are the companion content files? - Register
- Code Snippets
Part VI
Automation and Programmability
This part of the book covers one of the six overall sections you must master for the CCNA exam. This part’s two chapters all deal with the newly emphasized concepts of automation and programmability in today’s networking equipment and beyond.
Part VI begins by examining the common approaches to automation and programmability including the use of RESTful APIs and amazing controller-based solutions like Cisco DNA Center. This part also covers important tools like Ansible and Chef. Part VI includes the following chapters:
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