Category: Customer Premise Equipment
Length: 3 days

Description:
Intense, 3-day hands-on course covering the Cisco Systems router product. Frequent lab exercises involve router configurations for various network applications along with multiple troubleshooting cases.

Prerequisites:
Completion of TCP/IP course (ISS273) or equivalent experience

Course Outline:
Internetworking Review
Recall basic LAN/WAN and TCP/IP concepts

• Network Models and OSI Architecture Review
• TCP/IP and Addressing Review
• Bridge and Router Operations Overview

Cisco Router Product Overview
Distinguish among Cisco Router product lines and their application; detect router IOS versions

• Cisco Systems Router Product Overview
• Router Product Physical Description and Features
• IOS Software Features

Router Installation
Perform initial activation of the Cisco router

• Router Physical Installation
• Initial Router Activation Basics
• Activation Through Interactive Setup, Config T, and AutoInstall

Router Configuration for Internetworking
Perform detailed router configurations for various network applications

• Global Network Settings
• Serial Line Protocol Configurations
• IP Address Configuration
• Saving and Recalling the Configuration

Cisco Router Operations and Administration
Retrieve router status using administrative commands

• Router User Interface Modes
• Determining Router Status with Administrative Commands
• Managing Traffic and Network Access

Router Troubleshooting
Identify and resolve network troubles using the Cisco router

• Troubleshooting strategies and methods
• Using Router Commands to Diagnose Troubles (ping, trace, show)
• Using "debug" to Observe Router Traffic