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CCNA 200-301 Official Cert Guide, Volume 1, Second Edition presents you with an organized test-preparation routine using proven series elements and techniques. “Do I Know This Already?” quizzes open each chapter and enable you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section. Exam topic lists make referencing easy. Chapter-ending Exam Preparation Tasks help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly.

• Master Cisco CCNA 200-301 exam topics
• Assess your knowledge with chapter-opening quizzes
• Review key concepts with exam preparation tasks
• Practice with realistic exam questions in the practice test software

CCNA 200-301 Official Cert Guide, Volume 1, Second Edition from Cisco Press enables you to succeed on the exam the first time and is the only self-study resource approved by Cisco. Best-selling author and expert instructor Wendell Odom shares preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills.

This complete study package includes

• A test-preparation routine proven to help you pass the exams
• Do I Know This Already? quizzes, which enable you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section
• Chapter-ending and part-ending exercises, which help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly
• The powerful Pearson Test Prep Practice Test software, complete with hundreds of well-reviewed, exam-realistic questions, customization options, and detailed performance reports
• A free copy of the CCNA 200-301 Volume 1 Network Simulator Lite software, complete with meaningful lab exercises that help you hone your hands-on skills with the command-line interface for routers and switches
• Links to a series of hands-on config labs developed by the author
• Online, interactive practice exercises that help you hone your knowledge
• More than 6 hours of video mentoring from the author
• A final preparation chapter, which guides you through tools and resources to help you craft your review and test-taking strategies
• Study plan suggestions and templates to help you organize and optimize your study time

Well regarded for its level of detail, study plans, assessment features, challenging review questions and exercises, video instruction, and hands-on labs, this official study guide helps you master the concepts and techniques that ensure your exam success.

This official study guide has been fully updated to help you master the topics on the latest CCNA 200-301 exam. Volume 1 topic coverage includes

• Networking fundamentals
• Implementing Ethernet LANs
• Implementing VLANs and STP
• IPv4 addressing and subnetting
• IPv4 routing
• Implementing OSPF
• IPv6 addressing, subnetting, and routing

Content Update Program

This fully updated second edition includes the latest topics and additional information covering changes to the latest CCNA 200-301 exam. Visit ciscopress.com/newcerts for information on annual digital updates for this book that align to Cisco exam blueprint version changes.

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The companion website contains more than 400 unique practice exam questions, CCNA Network Simulator Lite software, online review and practice exercises, key term flash cards, and 6+ hours of video training.

Also available from Cisco Press for CCNA study is the CCNA 200-301 Official Cert Guide, Volume 1, Premium Edition eBook and Practice Test, Second Edition. This digital-only certification preparation product combines an eBook with enhanced Pearson Test Prep Practice Test.

This integrated learning package

• Enables you to focus on individual topic areas or take complete, timed exams
• Includes direct links from each question to detailed tutorials to help you understand the concepts behind the questions
• Provides unique sets of exam-realistic practice questions
• Tracks your performance and provides feedback on a module-by-module basis, laying out a complete assessment of your knowledge to help you focus your study where it is needed most

In addition to the wealth of updated content, this new edition includes a series of free hands-on exercises to help you master several real-world configuration and troubleshooting activities. These exercises can be performed on the CCNA 200-301 Network Simulator Lite, Volume 1 software included for free on the companion website that accompanies this book. This software, which simulates the experience of working on actual Cisco routers and switches, contains the following free lab exercises, covering topics in Part II and Part III, the first hands-on configuration sections of the book:

1. Configuring Local Usernames
2. Configuring Hostnames
3. Interface Status I
4. Interface Status II
5. Interface Status III
6. Interface Status IV
7. Configuring Switch IP Settings
8. Switch IP Address
9. Switch IP Connectivity I
10. Switch CLI Configuration Process I
11. Switch CLI Configuration Process II
12. Switch CLI Exec Mode
13. Setting Switch Passwords
14. Interface Settings I
15. Interface Settings II
16. Interface Settings III
17. Switch Forwarding I
18. Switch Security I
19. Switch Interfaces and Forwarding Configuration Scenario
20. Configuring VLANs Configuration Scenario
21. VLAN Troubleshooting

Table of Contents

Part I Introduction to Networking

Chapter 1 Introduction to TCP/IP Networking

Chapter 2 Fundamentals of Ethernet LANs

Chapter 3 Fundamentals of WANs and IP Routing

Part I Review

Part II Implementing Ethernet LANs

Chapter 4 Using the Command-Line Interface

Chapter 5 Analyzing Ethernet LAN Switching

Chapter 6 Configuring Basic Switch Management

Chapter 7 Configuring and Verifying Switch Interfaces

Part II Review

Part III Implementing VLANs and STP

Chapter 8 Implementing Ethernet Virtual LANs

Chapter 9 Spanning Tree Protocol Concepts

Chapter 10 RSTP and EtherChannel Configuration

Part III Review

Part IV IPv4 Addressing

Chapter 11 Perspectives on IPv4 Subnetting

Chapter 12 Analyzing Classful IPv4 Networks

Chapter 13 Analyzing Subnet Masks

Chapter 14 Analyzing Existing Subnets

Chapter 15 Subnet Design

Part IV Review

Part V IPv4 Routing

Chapter 16 Operating Cisco Routers

Chapter 17 Configuring IPv4 Addresses and Static Routes

Chapter 18 IP Routing in the LAN

Chapter 19 IP Addressing on Hosts

Chapter 20 Troubleshooting IPv4 Routing

Part V Review

Part VI OSPF 537

Chapter 21 Understanding OSPF Concepts

Chapter 22 Implementing Basic OSPF Features

Chapter 23 Implementing Optional OSPF Features

Chapter 24 OSPF Neighbors and Route Selection

Part VI Review

Part VII IP Version 6

Chapter 25 Fundamentals of IP Version 6

Chapter 26 IPv6 Addressing and Subnetting

Chapter 27 Implementing IPv6 Addressing on Routers

Chapter 28 Implementing IPv6 Addressing on Hosts

Chapter 29 Implementing IPv6 Routing

Part VII Review

Part VIII Exam Updates

Chapter 30 CCNA 200-301 Official Cert Guide, Volume 1, Second Edition

Exam Updates

Part IX Appendixes

Appendix A Numeric Reference Tables

Appendix B Exam Topics Cross-Reference

Appendix C Answers to the “Do I Know This Already?” Quizzes

Online Appendixes

Appendix D Practice for Chapter 12: Analyzing Classful IPv4 Networks

Appendix E Practice for Chapter 13: Analyzing Subnet Masks

Appendix F Practice for Chapter 14: Analyzing Existing Subnets

Appendix G Practice for Chapter 15: Subnet Design

Appendix H Practice for Chapter 25: Fundamentals of IP Version 6

Appendix I Practice for Chapter 27: Implementing IPv6 Addressing on Routers

Appendix J Study Planner

Appendix K Topics from Previous Editions

Appendix L LAN Troubleshooting

Appendix M Variable-Length Subnet Masks

About the Author

Wendell Odom, CCIE Enterprise No. 1624, was the first Cisco Press author for Cisco certification guides. He wrote all prior editions of this book, along with books on topics ranging from introductory networking to CCENT, CCNA R&S, CCNA DC, CCNP ROUTE, CCNP QoS, and CCIE R&S. In his four decades as a networker, he has worked as a network engineer, consultant, systems engineer, instructor, and course developer. He now spends his time focused on updating the CCNA books, his blog (www.certskills.com), building his new CCNA YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/@NetworkUpskill), and teaching online (www.certskills.com/courses). You can find him at www.LinkedIn.com/in/WendellOdom, Twitter (@WendellOdom), and at his blog, which provides a variety of free CCNA learning resources.