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Cisco Certified Network Associate (200-301)

Exam Description: CCNA Exam v1.0 (CCNA 200-301) is a 120-minute exam associated with the CCNA certification. This exam tests a candidate's knowledge and skills related to network fundamentals, network access, IP connectivity, IP services, security fundamentals, and automation and programmability. The course, Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA), helps candidates prepare for this exam.

The following topics are general guidelines for the content likely to be included on the exam. However, other related topics may also appear on any specific delivery of the exam. To better reflect the contents of the exam and for clarity purposes, the guidelines below may change at any time without notice.

20%1.0NetworkFundamentals

• 1.1 Explain the role and function of networkcomponents
  • 1.1.a Routers
  • 1.1.b L2 and L3switches
  • 1.1.c Next-generation firewalls andIPS
  • 1.1.d Accesspoints
  • 1.1.e Controllers (Cisco DNA Center andWLC)
  • 1.1.f Endpoints
  • 1.1.g Servers
• 1.2 Describe characteristics of network topologyarchitectures
  • 1.2.a 2tier
  • 1.2.b 3tier
  • 1.2.c Spine-leaf
  • 1.2.d WAN
  • 1.2.e Small office/home office(SOHO)
  • 1.2.f On-premises andcloud
• 1.3 Compare physical interface and cablingtypes
  • 1.3.a Single-mode fiber, multimode fiber,copper
  • 1.3.b Connections (Ethernet shared media andpoint-to-point)
  • 1.3.c Concepts ofPoE

• 1.4 Identify interface and cable issues (collisions, errors, mismatch duplex, and/orspeed)
• 1.5 Compare TCP toUDP
• 1.6 Configure and verify IPv4 addressing andsubnetting
• 1.7 Describe the need for private IPv4addressing
• 1.8 Configure and verify IPv6 addressing andprefix

• 1.9 Compare IPv6 addresstypes
  • 1.9.a Globalunicast
  • 1.9.b Uniquelocal
  • 1.9.c Linklocal
  • 1.9.d Anycast
  • 1.9.e Multicast
  • 1.9.f Modified EUI 64

• 1.10 Verify IP parameters for Client OS (Windows, Mac OS,Linux)

• 1.11 Describe wirelessprinciples
  • 1.11.a Nonoverlapping Wi-Fichannels
    • 1.11.b SSID
    • 1.11.c RF
    • 1.11.d Encryption

• 1.12 Explain virtualization fundamentals (virtualmachines)

• 1.13 Describe switchingconcepts
  • 1.13.a MAC learning andaging
  • 1.13.b Frameswitching
  • 1.13.c Frameflooding
  • 1.13.d MAC addresstable

20% 2.0NetworkAccess

• 2.1 Configure and verify VLANs (normal range) spanning multipleswitches
  • 2.1.a Access ports (data andvoice)
  • 2.1.b DefaultVLAN
  • 2.1.c Connectivity
• 2.2 Configure and verify interswitchconnectivity
  • 2.2.a Trunkports

2.2.b802.1Q

2.2.cNativeVLAN

• 2.3 Configure and verify Layer 2 discovery protocols (Cisco Discovery Protocol andLLDP)

• 2.4 Configure and verify (Layer 2/Layer 3) EtherChannel(LACP)

• 2.5 DescribetheneedforandbasicoperationsofRapidPVST+SpanningTreeProtocoland identify basicoperations
  • 2.5.a Root port, root bridge (primary/secondary), and other portnames
  • 2.5.b Port states(forwarding/blocking)
  • 2.5.c PortFastbenefits

2.6Compare Cisco Wireless Architectures and AP modes

2.7Describe physical infrastructure connections of WLAN components (AP, WLC, access/trunk ports, and LAG)

2.8Describe AP and WLC management access connections (Telnet, SSH, HTTP, HTTPS, console, and TACACS+/RADIUS)

2.9Configure the components of a wireless LAN access for client connectivity using GUI only such as WLAN creation, security settings, QoS profiles, and advanced WLAN settings

25%3.0IP Connectivity

3.1Interpret the components of routing table

• 3.1.a Routing protocolcode
• 3.1.b Prefix
• 3.1.c Networkmask
• 3.1.d Nexthop
• 3.1.e Administrativedistance
• 3.1.f Metric
• 3.1.g Gateway of lastresort

3.2 Determine how a router makes a forwarding decision bydefault

• 3.2.a Longestmatch
• 3.2.b Administrativedistance
• 3.2.c Routing protocolmetric

3.3 Configure and verify IPv4 and IPv6 staticrouting

• 3.3.a Defaultroute
• 3.3.b Networkroute
• 3.3.c Hostroute
• 3.3.d Floatingstatic

3.5Describe the purpose of first hop redundancy protocol

10%4.0IP Services

4.1Configure and verify inside source NAT using static and pools

4.2Configure and verify NTP operating in a client and server mode

4.3Explain the role of DHCP and DNS within the network

4.4Explain the function of SNMP in network operations

4.5Describe the use of syslog features including facilities and levels

4.6Configure and verify DHCP client and relay

4.7Explain the forwarding per-hop behavior (PHB) for QoS such as classification, marking, 

queuing, congestion, policing, shaping 

4.8Configure network devices for remote access using SSH

4.9Describe the capabilities and function of TFTP/FTP in the network

15%5.0Security Fundamentals

5.1Define key security concepts (threats, vulnerabilities, exploits, and mitigation 

techniques)

5.2Describe security program elements (user awareness, training, and physical access control) 

5.3Configure device access control using local passwords

5.4Describe security password policies elements, such as management, complexity, and

password alternatives (multifactor authentication, certificates, and biometrics)

5.5Describe remote access and site-to-site VPNs

5.6Configure and verify access control lists

5.7Configure Layer 2 security features (DHCP snooping, dynamic ARP inspection, and port

security)

5.8Differentiate authentication, authorization, and accounting concepts

5.9Describe wireless security protocols (WPA, WPA2, and WPA3)

5.10Configure WLAN using WPA2 PSK using the GUI

10%6.0Automation and Programmability

6.1Explain how automation impacts network management

6.2Compare traditional networks with controller-based networking

6.3Describe controller-based and software defined architectures (overlay, underlay, and

fabric)

• 6.3.a Separation of control plane and dataplane
• 6.3.b North-bound and south-boundAPIs

6.4 ComparetraditionalcampusdevicemanagementwithCiscoDNACenterenableddevice management

6.5 Describe characteristics of REST-based APIs (CRUD, HTTP verbs, and dataencoding)

6.6 RecognizethecapabilitiesofconfigurationmanagementmechanismsPuppet,Chef,and Ansible

6.7 Interpret JSON encodeddata