CCNA — Switching, VLANs & Spanning Tree
About Course
Already comfortable with the fundamentals? This course is level 2 of the CCNA track and the direct follow-up to the free course “Cisco Networking Fundamentals”. Here we move into the heart of the job: Layer 2 switching and how to organise it with VLANs.
You will secure your switches (SSH, Port Security), segment the network with VLANs and 802.1Q trunk links, get those VLANs talking to each other (router-on-a-stick and Layer 3 SVIs), then make the topology resilient with Spanning Tree (PVST+, Rapid PVST+) and EtherChannel link aggregation.
Every module is built on hands-on Packet Tracer labs and real IOS commands, typed out and verified. By the end, you will configure and troubleshoot an enterprise switched network on your own.
Course Content
Module 1 — Securing switches
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Secure passwords and SSH access
16:00 -
Port Security: locking down access ports
16:00 -
Switch hardening best practices
14:00 -
Quiz — Module 1
Module 2 — VLANs and trunking
Module 3 — Inter-VLAN routing
Module 4 — Spanning Tree and EtherChannel
Go further with a trainer
Technical and educational support is included in your training and remains free of charge. What follows is individual coaching, in addition.
Group workshop
Two hours in a small group, 8 seats. The price shown is per person. To move forward with others and leave with a first deliverable.
- 1 session of 120 minutes
- Remote (video call)
- Written reply within 48 business hours
- To be used within 3 months
Kick-start
Two sessions to unblock a specific point, with a review of your work. The format to try it out.
- 2 sessions of 45 minutes
- 1 deliverable review
- Remote (video call)
- Written reply within 48 business hours
- To be used within 3 months
Ongoing support
Four sessions spread across your course, two reviews of your deliverables. The format that suits most learners.
- 4 sessions of 45 minutes
- 2 deliverable reviews
- Remote (video call), On site at our premises
- Written reply within 48 business hours
- To be used within 6 months
Intensive
Eight sessions and four reviews over a year, on site if you wish. For a career change or a full professional project.
- 8 sessions of 45 minutes
- 4 deliverable reviews
- Remote (video call), On site at our premises, On site at the client's (in-house)
- Written reply within 48 business hours
- To be used within 12 months
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