Cisco: A Beginner's Guide, Fourth Edition - Softcover

Velte, Toby; Velte, Anthony

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072263830 ISBN 13: 9780072263831

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2006

Synopsis

Get started using Cisco technologies quickly and easily

Here is a fully updated edition of the bestselling introductory guide to Cisco products and technologies. Cisco: A Beginner's Guide, Fourth Edition provides you with a practical hands-on resource for successfully designing and managing a Cisco network. Learn to work with Cisco routers and switches, wireless technologies, and storage tools. You'll also get full details on network security, including firewalls, as well as communications solutions such as VoIP. This is a must-have resource for anyone interested in internetworking and Cisco technologies.

• Work with Cisco's Internet technologies
• Configure Cisco routers and networks
• Understand Cisco internetworking technologies including LAN switches, multilayered switching, and VLANs
• Secure your network using CiscoSecure ACS, Cisco PIX firewall, IOS Firewall, and other methods
• Enable wireless internetworking using the Cisco Aironet and Airespace products
• Deploy VoIP via Cisco Unified Communications
• Implement Cisco storage area network (SAN) and content delivery network (CDN) solutions
• Use both open standard routing protocols (RIP, OSPF, BGP) and Cisco-proprietary protocols (IGRP and EIGRP)
• Design, manage, and troubleshoot a robust Cisco network

 

About this title

About the Authors

Toby J. Velte, Ph.D. is an international best-selling author of business technology articles and books. He is co-founder of Velte Publishing, Inc. and the co-author of more than a dozen books published by McGraw-Hill. He is co-author of Green IT: Reduce Your Information System's Environmental Impact While Adding to the Bottom Line and Cloud Computing: A Practical Approach. V. Dr. Velte is currently part of Microsofts North Central practice focused on helping thriving companies with their technology-based initiatives

Anthony T. Velte, CISSP, CISA (Lake Elmo, MN) is cofounder of Velte Publishing, Inc., and coauthor of several books on Cisco technologies.

From the Back Cover

Get started using Cisco technologies quickly and easily

Here is a fully updated edition of the bestselling introductory guide to Cisco products and technologies. Cisco: A Beginner's Guide, Fourth Edition provides you with a practical hands-on resource for successfully designing and managing a Cisco network. Learn to work with Cisco routers and switches, wireless technologies, and storage tools. You'll also get full details on network security, including firewalls, as well as communications solutions such as VoIP. This is a must-have resource for anyone interested in internetworking and Cisco technologies.

• Work with Cisco's Internet technologies
• Configure Cisco routers and networks
• Understand Cisco internetworking technologies including LAN switches, multilayered switching, and VLANs
• Secure your network using CiscoSecure ACS, Cisco PIX firewall, IOS Firewall, and other methods
• Enable wireless internetworking using the Cisco Aironet and Airespace products
• Deploy VoIP via Cisco Unified Communications
• Implement Cisco storage area network (SAN) and content delivery network (CDN) solutions
• Use both open standard routing protocols (RIP, OSPF, BGP) and Cisco-proprietary protocols (IGRP and EIGRP)
• Design, manage, and troubleshoot a robust Cisco network

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0072263830
• ISBN 13: 9780072263831
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 704