CIS 173 - Cisco Networking III

5.0 Credits
Third in a series of four courses that will prepare students for the Cisco Certified Network Associate Exam. Topics include advanced router configurations, switch configuration, VLANS, OSPF and EIGRP. Emphasis is on network design projects. Prerequisite: CIS 171 with a minimum grade of 2.5 or equivalent experience.

Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Describe enhanced switching technologies and explain how VLANs create logically separate networks, and how routing occurs between them. [REASON]
Describe standards associated with wireless media. [COMMUNICATE]
Identify and describe the purpose of the components in a small wireless network, and identify basic configuration parameters on a wireless network to ensure that devices are secure and connect to the correct access points. [COMMUNICATE]
Identify and resolve common switched network media issues, configuration issues, auto-negotiation, and switch hardware failures. [REASON]
Manage Cisco IOS configuration files including save, edit, upgrade, and restore. [REASON]
Configure, verify, and troubleshoot VLANs, trunking on Cisco switches, interVLAN routing, VTP, and RSTP using basic utilities, the show and debug commands. [REASON]