What will I learn?

During the Cisco CCNA Routing and Switching Essentials course, you will develop a working knowledge of routing, switching, network applications, protocols, and services. You will study with an instructor in the classroom and access expert content online anytime. You can practice what you learn on both real equipment and Cisco Packet Tracer, a network configuration simulation tool. Practical exercises are spread throughout the course.

You will undertake course assessments and you get immediate feedback on your work through built-in quizzes and tests.

Course content

Semester 1 – Introduction to Networks

This semester is stage one in the series of networking courses. It will introduce the architecture, structure, functions, components, and models of the Internet and computer networks, giving you a general grounding in network knowledge. The principles of IP addressing and the fundamentals of Ethernet concepts, media, and operations are also introduced to you, in order to provide a foundation for the curriculum.  

By the end of the semester, students can build simple local area networks (LAN) that integrate IP addressing schemes, and foundational network security, and perform basic configurations for routers and switches.  

Semester 2 – Switching, Routing and Wireless Essentials

The second course in the CCNA curriculum focuses on switching technologies and router operations that support small-to-medium business networks and includes wireless local area networks (WLAN) and security concepts.  

By the end of this semester, students can perform basic network configuration and troubleshooting, identify and mitigate LAN security threats, and configure and secure a basic WLAN.