CCNA Certification All-In-One for Dummies - Softcover

Angelescu, Silviu

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470489626 ISBN 13: 9780470489628

Publisher: For Dummies, 2010

Synopsis

A complete preparation guide for the entry–level networking CCNAcertification

If you′re planning to advance your career by taking theall–important Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), this is thestudy guide you need! Seven minibooks cover all the concepts andtopics on which you′ll be tested, covering the latest version ofthe exam.

Each part of the exam is covered thoroughly in its own section,so you can readily find the information you want to study. Plentyof review questions help you prepare.

• The Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) is the entry–levelcertification for network professionals
• Seven minibooks in this guide cover Secure Device Manager,Virtual Private Networks, IPv6, 2960 Switches, Cisco NetworkAssistant, Advanced EIGRP and OSPF, and Introduction to WirelessNetworks
• Covers the latest version of the exam, including the new voice,security and wireless components added in 2008
• Packed with review questions to help you prepare
• Includes more security and troubleshooting information

CCNA Certification All–In–One For Dummies is thepreparation guide you need to earn your CCNA certification.

Note: The CD contents should be downloaded from the publishers website.

About this title

About the Author

Silviu Angelescu has been a network and software engineer, consultant, and technical trainer for more than a decade at various high-tech companies and academic institutions. Currently an engineer and trainer at NetApp, he has worked for Computer Associates, CGI, Dawson College, and the University of Montreal.

From the Back Cover

7 BOOKS IN 1

• Networking Basics
• Managing TCP/IP
• Switching with Cisco Switches
• Routing with Cisco Routers
• Wireless Networks
• Network Security
• Wide-Area Networks (WANs)

Pass your CCNA exam and boost your career — here's just what you need!

The demand for Cisco Certified Network Associates is up, so rise to the challenge and get your certification! This guide covers all the stuff you need to know, and even helps get you in test-taking mode with plenty of practice questions on the CD. Plus, you can use this book as a reference after you get your CCNA certification and that great job!

• Basic training — review LANs, WANs, Cisco hardware and software, TCP/IP, and network design
• Switches and routers — learn to manage and troubleshoot Cisco switches and VLANs, STP, port trunking, Ether-Channel, VoIP, routers and routing protocols
• Going wireless — plunge into wireless communication concepts and WLAN standards, operation modes, service sets, and Cisco Unified Wireless Networks architecture
• Feel secure — study network security threats, best practices, access control lists, managing firewalls, and more
• A wide net — learn about wide-area network connection types, DSL networks, data encapsulation protocols, and authentication methods

Open the book and find:

• What hubs, bridges, switches, and routers are for
• All about TCP/IP layers and protocols
• The purpose of a data-link switch
• How to manage a router using Cisco IOS
• What to do with WLAN service sets
• How to handle common network security threats
• How to manage VoIP on Cisco switches
• Authentication methods for WANs

From the Inside Flap

7 BOOKS IN 1

• Networking Basics
• Managing TCP/IP
• Switching with Cisco Switches
• Routing with Cisco Routers
• Wireless Networks
• Network Security
• Wide-Area Networks (WANs)

Pass your CCNA exam and boost your career — here's just what you need!

The demand for Cisco Certified Network Associates is up, so rise to the challenge and get your certification! This guide covers all the stuff you need to know, and even helps get you in test-taking mode with plenty of practice questions on the CD. Plus, you can use this book as a reference after you get your CCNA certification and that great job!

• Basic training — review LANs, WANs, Cisco hardware and software, TCP/IP, and network design
• Switches and routers — learn to manage and troubleshoot Cisco switches and VLANs, STP, port trunking, Ether-Channel, VoIP, routers and routing protocols
• Going wireless — plunge into wireless communication concepts and WLAN standards, operation modes, service sets, and Cisco Unified Wireless Networks architecture
• Feel secure — study network security threats, best practices, access control lists, managing firewalls, and more
• A wide net — learn about wide-area network connection types, DSL networks, data encapsulation protocols, and authentication methods

Open the book and find:

• What hubs, bridges, switches, and routers are for
• All about TCP/IP layers and protocols
• The purpose of a data-link switch
• How to manage a router using Cisco IOS
• What to do with WLAN service sets
• How to handle common network security threats
• How to manage VoIP on Cisco switches
• Authentication methods for WANs

Edition details

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470489626
• ISBN 13: 9780470489628
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 992