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Cisco CCNA Lab Options

All the physical and virtual options for your Cisco CCNA Lab explained

Provided by Neil Anderson

Summary

Price
£12 inc VAT
Study method
Online, On Demand What's this?
Duration
1 hour · Self-paced
Qualification
No formal qualification
Certificates
  • Reed courses certificate of completion - Free

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Overview

The Cisco Certified Network Associate certification is THE best qualification you can achieve to turbo charge your career in networking. Cisco are far and away the market leader in network infrastructure products, and passing the CCNA proves to employers that you have the necessary skills to design, build and maintain their enterprise networks.

Certificates

Reed courses certificate of completion

Digital certificate - Included

Will be downloadable when all lectures have been completed

Curriculum

1
section
10
lectures
1h 2m
total
    • 1: Cisco CCNA Lab Options Update 03:27
    • 2: Course Material Download 01:00
    • 3: How to Build Your Physical or Virtual CCNA Lab Intro 02:51
    • 4: Option 1 - Building a Cisco CCNA Physical Lab 11:15
    • 5: CCNA Lab Option 2 - Use an Online Lab Provider 09:22
    • 6: Option 2 - Using an Online Lab Provider 10:01
    • 7: Option 3 - Virtual Lab - GNS3 09:41
    • 8: Option 4 - Virtual Lab - Cisco VIRL 02:42
    • 9: Option 5 - Software Simulator - Cisco Packet Tracer 06:48
    • 10: Option 6 - Software Simulator - Boson NetSim 03:55

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Description

The Cisco Certified Network Associate certification is THE best qualification you can achieve to turbo charge your career in networking. Cisco are far and away the market leader in network infrastructure products, and passing the CCNA proves to employers that you have the necessary skills to design, build and maintain their enterprise networks.

Passing the exam requires you to understand the theory of a wide range of network technologies, and also have the practical skills to configure and troubleshoot them. This is where having a home lab comes in. It's absolutely essential that you have hands on practice on the network devices, not just for passing the exam but also so you develop real world skills you can use in the workplace.

The multitude of possible ways you can build a lab can be very confusing. There are physical labs, virtual labs, software simulators, and they all have their own benefits and drawbacks. Making the right choice is difficult when you don't know the implications of each option.

That's why I'm here to help. I use live demos to explain all the available options, break down the advantages and disadvantages of each, and tell you where you can find further information detailing how to put each one together.

Please note that I don't give step by step instructions about how to build each lab in this course. I do tell you where you can find this information, so there was no need to reinvent the wheel. Rather I explain what the different options are and help you make the decision on which one is best for you.

Who is this course for?

  • Anyone who wants to know the available Cisco CCNA lab options and their pros and cons

Requirements

You should be studying for (or thinking about studying for) the Cisco CCNA certification

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Provider

Neil Anderson

You want to learn more about IT, earn the respect of others in the trade, and get those high paid roles and promotions, right? Let me help you…

I dropped out of school when I was 15 with no qualifications or future plans. When I got a little bit older and wiser I realised I’d better build a career for myself. I rocketed up the IT career ladder by learning online. I’m here to help you do the same.

I’m proud of my ‘Top Responder’ tag online and I genuinely care about giving you the best experience possible, both in the quality of my training and in ongoing support.

Nothing makes me feel better than hearing I’ve helped you reach the next level in your career.

 

For the last 9 years my main focus has been delivery of technical training and development of course content for large enterprise and service provider customers such as NetApp, Cisco, Verizon and IBM. I train the engineers who design and implement the largest Cloud and Data Center deployments throughout the Asia Pacific region and the rest of the world.

I also provide consultancy to clients and mentoring for the systems engineers in the company I work for.

Prior to focusing on training I worked in the field for over 10 years in a variety of systems and network engineering and IT management roles.

If you have any questions about Cloud, NetApp, Cisco or VMware technologies, ping me a message and I'd love to help you out. 

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