CIS 174 - Cisco Networking IV

5.0 Credits
Fourth in a series of four courses preparing students for the Cisco Certified Network Associate Exam. Topics include PPP and Frame-Relay WAN technologies, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), Access Control Lists (ACLs), Network Address Translation (NAT), IPv6, application of WAN security concepts, principles of traffic manipulation, and enterprise network troubleshooting. Prerequisite: CIS 172 with a minimum grade of 2.5 or equivalent experience.

Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Describe current network security threats and explain how to implement a comprehensive security policy to mitigate common threats to network devices, hosts, and applications. [COMMUNICATE]
Describe the importance, benefits, role, impact, and components of VPN technology. [COMMUNICATE]
Describe ACLs, and verify, monitor and troubleshoot ACLs in a network environment. [REASON]
Explain the basic operation of Network Address Translation (NAT) and Port Address Translation (PAT), and identify, and resolve common NAT and PAT issues. [REASON]
Configure and verify a basic WAN serial connection, a Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) connection between Cisco routers, and Frame Relay on Cisco routers. [REASON]
Explain the operation and benefits of the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and the Domain Name System (DNS), and configure, verify, and troubleshoot DHCP and DNS operations on a router. [REASON]