Enterprise Networking, Security, and Automation Companion Guide (CCNAv7)

by Cisco Networking Academy

• ISBN13: 9780136634324
• ISBN10: 013663432X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2020-07-14
• Publisher: Cisco Press

Summary

Enterprise Networking, Security, and Automation Companion Guide is the official supplemental textbook for the Enterprise Networking, Security, and Automation v7 course in the Cisco Networking Academy CCNA curriculum.

This course describes the architectures and considerations related to designing, securing, operating, and troubleshooting enterprise networks. You will implement the OSPF dynamic routing protocol, identify and protect against cybersecurity threats, configure access control lists (ACLs), implement Network Address Translation (NAT), and learn about WANs and IPsec VPNs. You will also learn about QoS mechanisms, network management tools, network virtualization, and network automation.

The Companion Guide is designed as a portable desk reference to use anytime, anywhere to reinforce the material from the course and organize your time.

The book’s features help you focus on important concepts to succeed in this course:

* Chapter objectives:  Review core concepts by answering the focus questions listed at the beginning of each chapter.
* Key terms:  Refer to the lists of networking vocabulary introduced and highlighted in context in each chapter.
* Glossary:  Consult the comprehensive Glossary with more than 500 terms.
* Summary of Activities and Labs:  Maximize your study time with this complete list of all associated practice exercises at the end of each chapter.
* Check Your Understanding:  Evaluate your readiness with the end-of-chapter questions that match the style of questions you see in the online course quizzes. The answer key explains each answer.

How To:  Look for this icon to study the steps you need to learn to perform certain tasks.
Interactive Activities:  Reinforce your understanding of topics with dozens of exercises from the online course identified throughout the book with this icon.
Videos:  Watch the videos embedded within the online course.
Packet Tracer Activities:  Explore and visualize networking concepts using Packet Tracer exercises interspersed throughout the chapters and provided in the accompanying Labs & Study Guide book.
Hands-on Labs:  Work through all the course labs and additional Class Activities that are included in the course and published in the separate Labs & Study Guide.

This book is offered exclusively for students enrolled in Cisco Networking Academy courses. It is not designed for independent study or professional certification preparation. Visit netacad.com to learn more about program options and requirements.

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Author Biography

Cisco Networking Academy teaches hundreds of thousands of students annually the skills needed to build, design, and maintain networks, improving their career prospects while filling the global demand for networking professionals. With 10,000 academies in 165 countries, it helps individuals prepare for industry-recognized certifications and entry-level information and communication technology careers in virtually every industry—developing foundational technical skills while acquiring vital 21st-century career skills in problem solving, collaboration, and critical thinking. Cisco Networking Academy uses a public-private partnership model to create the "world's largest classroom."

Table of Contents

Previous edition's TOC: 

Introduction to Networks v6

1 Exploring the Network

2 Configure a Network Operating System

3 Network Protocols and Communications

4 Network Access

5 Ethernet

6 Network Layer 

7 IP Addressing

8 Subnetting IP Networks

9 Transport Layer

10 Application Layer

11 Build a Small Network