ADVANCED CISCO ROUTER CONFIGURATION AND TROUBLESHOOTING

In this seminar you'll learn...

This session is an eye-opening overview of the evolution of networks and protocols. You´ll gain a firm grounding in concepts that you´ll refer to often as you delve deeper into networks. These include common internetworking devices that play a role when you install a Cisco® router in your LAN or WAN environment and the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model that serves as a guide for networking and has become an international standard.
Now you´re ready to focus on routers and how to use them to expand your network and create links between networks that once were incompatible. You´ll look into what types of LANs and WANs Cisco routers support and key concepts behind Cisco´s Internetworking Operating System (IOS®) software.
As the Internet becomes part of more and more corporate environments, network administrators and users need a broader knowledge of TCP/IP. This detailed session walks you through the information you need to confidently deal with this popular protocol. You´ll gain a clear understanding of how to assign IP network addresses, configure subnet masks and more.
Managing traffic across your network is critical to maximum operation. Temporary congestion can be expected. But chronic slowness will result in delays in user applications. Here you´ll learn practical traffic management guidelines, including how to eliminate unwanted traffic, restrict inbound and outbound traffic and enhance security.
Here you´ll gain a better understanding of the protocols common to the Novell environment and how to connect Novell networks to the other networks in your WAN. You´ll also delve into IPX addressing, IPX protocol stack and IPX frame types and configuration.
As IPX™ internetworks grow, it´s critical for network administrators to effectively manage client/server traffic and administrative broadcasts. In this session, you´ll learn key traffic management tools, including standard and extended IPX access lists and SAP filters. You´ll also learn how to meet the challenge of connecting isolated LANs and connecting the protocols operating in those LAN environments.
Network administrators handed the challenge of designing and building a network for their company face the confusing issue of the appropriate protocol or protocols to use. Systems such as Windows-based networks allow you to choose from a variety of protocols. In this session, we´ll discuss some of the protocols available to network users, the pros and cons of each and how to easily configure them.
Traffic prioritization is essential in network traffic management. Cisco offers three queuing options that you´ll learn about here. You´ll also find out how to set a queuing policy to help you meet the challenges of providing an appropriate level of service for all users and controlling expensive WAN costs.
Now you´re ready to configure routers for various types of Wide Area Network connections. WANs may seem overwhelming at first, but in this session, you´ll gain a comfortable understanding of the basic components of wide area networking, including ISDN, X.25 and frame relay.
In this session, you´ll gain a grounding in OSPF and the components that make it so useful in a large network. You´ll learn how to configure OSPF in single and multiple areas, how the Hello protocol is key to OSPF routing and easy-to-implement techniques for monitoring its performance and troubleshooting problems.
This session will explore the advanced features—proprietary to Cisco®—offered by Enhanced IGRP. These include rapid convergence, reduced bandwidth usage and multiple network layer support. You´ll also learn how to configure Enhanced IGRP in an IPX™ and IP network.
When you connect your site to and from the Internet, you´ll face numerous unique challenges. This session will enable you to address them with practical solutions. You´ll learn your options when connecting to an ISP, steps you must complete before you can connect to the Internet, how to reduce administrative headaches and more.
As your LAN expands and you´re ready to connect two dissimilar networks, you´ll need to understand the role of bridging when some protocols cannot be routed. In this session, you´ll learn various bridging types, when to use each, which bridging options Cisco routers support and more.
If your organization needs low-volume, periodic network connections, dial-on-demand routing may be the answer. In this session, you´ll learn all about dial-on-demand routing, how it can reduce your WAN usage costs and guidelines for selecting the most cost-effective service.