CHAPTER 1 IPv4 Addressing–How It Works
CHAPTER 2 How to Subnet IPv4 Addresses
CHAPTER 3 Variable Length Subnet Masking (VLSM)
CHAPTER 4 Route Summarization
CHAPTER 5 IPv6 Addressing–How It Works
CHAPTER 6 Cables and Connections
CHAPTER 7 The Command-Line Interface
CHAPTER 8 Configuring a Switch
CHAPTER 9 VLANs
CHAPTER 10 VLAN Trunking Protocol and Inter-VLAN Communication
CHAPTER 11 Spanning Tree Protocol
CHAPTER 12 EtherChannel
CHAPTER 13 Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) and Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
CHAPTER 14 Configuring a Cisco Router
CHAPTER 15 Static Routing
CHAPTER 16 Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
CHAPTER 17 DHCP
CHAPTER 18 Network Address Translation (NAT)
CHAPTER 19 Configuring Network Time Protocol (NTP)
CHAPTER 20 Layer Two Security Features
CHAPTER 21 Managing Traffic Using Access Control Lists (ACLs)
CHAPTER 22 Device Monitoring and Hardening
CHAPTER 23 Configuring and Securing a WLAN AP
APPENDIX A How to Count in Decimal, Binary, and Hexadecimal
APPENDIX B How to Convert Between Number Systems
APPENDIX C Binary/Hex/Decimal Conversion Chart
APPENDIX D Create Your Own Journal Here

About the Author

Scott Empson is an instructor in the Department of Information Systems Technology at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, where he has taught for more than 20 years. He teaches technical courses in Cisco routing and switching, along with courses in professional development and leadership. He has a Master of Education degree along with three undergraduate degrees: a Bachelor of Arts, with a major in English; a Bachelor of Education, again with a major in English/language arts; and a Bachelor of Applied Information Systems Technology, with a major in network management. Scott lives in Edmonton, Alberta, with his wife, Trina, and two university-attending-but-still-haven’t-moved-out-yet-but-hope-to-move-out-as-soon-aspossible-after-graduation-so-Dad-can-have-the-TV-room-back children, Zachariah and Shaelyn.

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