CCNA Cisco Networking Academy

An academy typical Cisco Certification in Canberra Australia a laboratory of practices that includes a topology of 3 Cisco routers connected in series (In earlier versions topology 5 routers are used) and these in turn are connected by an Ethernet port (Fast Ethernet) to a switch cisco; With this topology all types of connection and configuration practices are carried out. During the first semester, students assemble, test and use network cables following the standards for different types of wiring.

Classes are taught online through a network connection program in which periodic exams are also run that evaluate the final score. At the same time, a number of qualified instructors, are responsible for providing lessons and provide students with practical exercises as password recovery and configuring VLANs and ACLs among others. Students also receive a software that emulates the lab topology so that they can practice and become familiar with the configuration commands at home. The minimum grade required to pass each exam is 80% and some exams include tests in the laboratory. It should be noted that by the final exam must be designed and present a project in which three fully computerized buildings are linked together to form a WAN with scalability to 10 years. The course consists of 4 semesters and upon completion, the student must be able to implement all types of network topologies using protocols such as TCP / IP , RIP , EIGRP , OSPF , DHCP , TFTP , use switches, hubs, etc. as well as have extensive knowledge of the operating system IOS and different network layers of the reference model OSI .

The main themes of the four semesters are:

    First semester: Introduction to networks. (This semester is the most theoretical semester).

    Second semester: Introduction to routing (routers).

    Third semester: Intermediate routing / switching.

    Fourth semester: Theory WANs.

There is another alternative to prepare before trying the certification exam, are the so-called Learning Partners that have higher requirements for their instructors but cost much more and are shorter than ordinary courses in the Academies.