Schedule

Week In-classroom Lab Topics Homework-Online Assignment
(Due at midnight before the next class)

1

Tue

  • Chapter 0: Introduction
    • Section 0.1 Course Introduction
    • Section 0.2 Using the Simulator
  • Chapter 1: Networking Basics
    • Section 1.1: Networking Overview
    • Section 1.2: Network Topologies

2

Wed

  • The OSI Model and Network Protocols
  • Lab 2: Packet Tracer 2
  • Chapter 1: Networking Basics
    • Section 1.3: The OSI Model
    • Section 1.4: Network Protocols
    • Section 1.5: Numbering Systems

3

Thu

  • Quiz 1: Network Basics
  • Cables and Connectors
  • Lab 3:
  • Chapter 2: Cables and Connectors
    • Section 2.1: Twisted Pair
    • Section 2.2: Coaxial
    • Section 2.3: Fiber Optic
    • Section 2.4: Wiring Implementation
    • Section 2.5: Troubleshoot Network Media

4

Tue

  • Quiz 3: Cables and Connectors
  • Networking Devices
  • Lab 4:
  • Chapter 3:  Networking Devices
    • Section 3.1: Network Adapters
    • Section 3.2: Network Devices
    • Section 3.3: Internetwork Devices

5

Wed

  • Ethernet
  • Lab 5:
  • Chapter 4: Ethernet
    • Section 4.1: Ethernet
    • Section 4.2: Ethernet Specifications
    • Section 4.3: Connect Network Devices
    • Section 4.4: Troubleshoot Physical Connectivity

6

Thu

  • Quiz 4: Ethernet
  • IP Addressing and Configuration
  • Lab 6:
  • Chapter 5: IP Configuration
    • Section 5.1: IP Addressing
    • Section 5.2: APIPA and Alternate Addressing
    • Section 5.3: DHCP Server Configuration
    • Section 5.4: DHCP Relay
    • Section 5.5: DNS Name Resolution
    • Section 5.6: IP Version 6

7

Tue

Mid Term Exam (Covers Chapter 1 to 5.6)

 

  • Chapter 5: IP Configuration
    • Section 5.7: Multicast
    • Section 5.8: Troubleshoot IP Configuration Issues
    • Section 5.9: Troubleshoot IP Communications
    • Section 5.10: Troubleshoot Name Resolution

8

Wed

  • Virtual LANs
  • Lab 7:
  • Chapter 6: Switch Management
    • Section 6.1: Switch Access
    • Section 6.2: Switch IP Configuration
    • Section 6.3: Switch Interface Configuration
    • Section 6.4: Virtual LANs

9

Thu

  • Quiz 5: Switch Management
  • Routing
  • Lab 8:
  • Chapter 6: Switch Management
    • Section 6.5: Trunking
    • Section 6.6: Spanning Tree
    • Section 6.7: Switching Troubleshooting
  • Chapter 7: Routing
    • Section 7.1: Routing Basics
    • Section 7.2: Routing Protocols
    • Section 7.3: Network Address Translation

10

Tue

  • Quiz 6: Routing
  • Firewalls
  • Lab 9:
  • Chapter 8 Firewalls
    • Section 8.1: Firewalls
    • Section 8.2: Security Appliances
    • Section 8.3: Firewall Design and Implementation

11

Wed

  • Virtualization and Cloud Computing
  • Lab 10:
  • Chapter 9: Network Customization
    • Section 9.1: Network-Based Storage
    • Section 9.2: Voice over IP (VoIP)
    • Section 9.3: Virtualization
    • Section 9.4: Virtual Networking
    • Section 9.5: Cloud Computing

12

Thu

  • Quiz 7: Network Customization
  • Wireless Networking
  • Lab 11:
  • Chapter 10: Wireless Networking
    • Section 10.1: Wireless Concepts
    • Section 10.2: Wireless Standards
    • Section 10.3: Wireless Configuration
    • Section 10.4: Wireless Network Design
    • Section 10.5: Wireless Network Implementation
    • Section 10.6: Wireless Security
    • Section 10.7: Wireless Troubleshooting

13

Tue

  • Quiz 8: Wireless Networking
  • Wide Area Network
  • Lab 12:
  • Chapter 11: Wide Area Networks
    • Section 11.1: WAN Concepts
    • Section 11.2: WAN Connections
    • Section 11.3: Internet Connectivity
    • Section 11.4: Remote Access
    • Section 11.5: WAN Troubleshooting

14

Wed

  • Network Pro Practice Exam
  • 13.7 Remote Access Security
  • 14.1 Detection and Prevention
  • 14.3 Network Hardening
  • 15.3 Remote Management
  • 15.6 Monitoring

15

Thu

Final Exam (Actual Network Pro Certification Exam)