In this book, you learn how to:
Develop perfect fluency in subnetting
Connect Cisco® equipment, make initial configurations, and connect to other devices to build a network
Configure Cisco routers and back up and restore your Cisco IOS® Software configurations
Explain the functions of Ethernet switching and the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
Configure PPP and Frame Relay for WAN connectivity
Understand and apply wireless LAN concepts
Mitigate network security threats and secure network devices
Build scalable routed systems using dynamic routing protocols including RIPv2, EIGRP, and OSPF
Create VLANs and distribute VLAN information using the VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)
Filter traffic from one network to another with access control lists (ACL)
Understand and implement IPv6
