Cisco Online


Cisco Training:

    Do you want to pursue the CCNP Certification, but cannot afford the financial or time committment to attend a commercial bootcamp. Nashville State Commumity College is now offering those classes online through the Cisco Networking Academy.  The classes will be offered at an accelerated rate (two classes per semester), allowing you to complete your training within a years time at your own pace. All lab work will be completed on our innovative NetLAb system.  Students will log into actual network equipment (no simulators) via the web. This connection will require a high speed internet connection, dial-up is not sufficient. Cisco does require that each student completes 8 hours of training at our facility.  This requirement will be addressed at one 8 hour Saturday session at the end of the semester.  Listed below are the four CCNP on-line courses offered at NSCC. If interested, please contact David Welch  or  Charlie Hoover.

CNT 2430 (Building Scalable Internetworks v5.0):

        CCNP: Building Scalable Internetworks is the first of four courses leading to the Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) designation. CCNP: Building Scalable Internetworks introduces Cisco Networking Academy Program students to scalable IP networks.  Students will learn how to create an efficient and expandable enterprise network by installing, configuring, monitoring, and troubleshooting network infrastructure equipment (especially routerssuch as Cisco ISRs) according to the Campus Infrastructure module in the Enterprise Composite Network model.
    Topics include how to configure EIGRP, OSPF, IS-IS, and BGP routing protocols and how to manipulate and optimize routing updates between these routing protocols. Other topics include multicast routing, IPv6, and DHCP configuration.

CNT 2430 (Implementing Secure Converged Wide-area Networks v5.0):

        CCNP: Implementing Secure Converged Wide-area Networks is one of four courses leading to the Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) designation. CCNP:    Implementing Secure Converged Wide-area Networks introduces Cisco Networking Academy Program students to providing secure enterprise-class network service for    teleworkers and branch sites. Students will learn how to secure and expand the reach of an enterprise network with focus on VPN configuration and securing network access.
        Topics include teleworker configuration and access, frame-mode MPLS, site-to-site IPSEC VPN, Cisco EZVPN, strategies used to mitigate network attacks, Cisco device    hardening and IOS firewall features.

CNT2530 (Building Multilayer Switched Networks v5.0):

        CCNP: Building Multilayer Switched Networks is one of four courses leading to the Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) designation. Multilayer Switching teaches students about the deployment of state-of-the-art campus LANs. The course focuses on the selection and implementation of the appropriate Cisco IOS services to build reliable, scalable multilayer-switched LANs. Students will develop skills in the following areas:
            • Introduction to Campus Networks
            • Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs)
            • Spanning Tree Protocol
            • Inter-VLAN Routing
            • High Availability in a Campus Environment
            • Wireless Client Access
            • Minimizing Service Loss and Data Theft in a Campus Network
            • Configuring Campus Switches to Support Voice
        This hands-on, lab-oriented course stresses the design, implementation, operation, and troubleshooting of multilayer switched networks.

CNT2540 (CCNP: Optimizing Converged Networks):

        CCNP: Optimizing Converged Networks is one of four courses leading to the Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) designation. CCNP: Optimizing Converged networks introduces Cisco Networking Academy Program students to optimizing and providingeffective QOS techniques in converged networks operating voice, wireless and security applications.
        Topics include implementing a VOIP network, implementing QoS on converged networks, specific IP QoS mechanisms for implementing the DiffServ QoS model, AutoQoS, wireless security and basic wireless management.