CSCO 292 Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials

This is the second course in a series of three designed to prepare students to sit for the CCNA Exam. The focus of this course is on switching technologies and router operations supporting small to medium enterprise networks including local wired and wireless LANs.  By the end of this course students will be able to configure and troubleshoot basic networks, implement wireless (WLAN) configurations, and identify and mitigate security threats to the local LAN.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

CSCO 291

Hours Weekly

2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab

Course Objectives

1. Implement basic device configurations and security on Cisco routers and switches.
2. Configure and troubleshoot basic operations of a small switched network.
3. Describe enhanced switching technologies such as VLANs, VTP, STP, and 802.1q.
4. Configure and verify static and default routing.
5. Describe and implement WLAN configurations and concepts.
6. Identify and mitigate security threats to the local LAN.

Course Objectives

1. Implement basic device configurations and security on Cisco routers and switches.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Lab Practical Exam

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: CISCO Networking - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

   Demonstrate the ability to install, configure, and troubleshoot and apply security configurations to various host and network devices.

2. Configure and troubleshoot basic operations of a small switched network.

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Lab Practical Exam

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: CISCO Networking - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

   Demonstrate the ability to install, configure, and troubleshoot and apply security configurations to various host and network devices.

3. Describe enhanced switching technologies such as VLANs, VTP, STP, and 802.1q.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Lab Practical Exam
4. Configure and verify static and default routing.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Lab Practical Exam
5. Describe and implement WLAN configurations and concepts.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Lab Practical Exam
6. Identify and mitigate security threats to the local LAN.

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Lab Practical Exam

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: CISCO Networking - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

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