The CCNA 200-301 exam will challenge you to focus not only on the theory of a technology but the ability to demonstrate mastery of configuration, verification, and troubleshooting.

In CCNA 200-301 Hands-on Mastery with Packet Tracer, you will be guided through the required configuration, verification, and troubleshooting steps for every technology needed for the latest CCNA exam topics. Each section and chapter concludes with a practical lab that will challenge you to perform the hands-on tasks you must know in a manner very similar to the actual exam.

The many Packet Tracer labs included with this text are all graded simulations, allowing you to receive instant feedback regarding your mastery of the configurations. This text will allow you to learn the best practices used by seasoned engineers when configuring, verifying, and troubleshooting the many technologies called out in the latest exam topic list. Upon completing this text and the accompanying labs, you can approach the CCNA exam with great confidence and a strong desire to attack the hands-on simulations you will face in the actual exam.

Each chapter also provides practice questions and concise overviews of the theory behind the technologies, helping you review key exam topics and setting the context for the labs. This combination of succinct topic overviews, practice questions, and hands-on labs presents a complete test preparation package that ensures you are fully prepared for exam success.

Exam preparation features include:

• Access guidance for acquiring the very latest Cisco Packet Tracer network simulator
• Learn to build realistic Packet Tracer labs
• Learn valuable customizations to the Packet Tracer lab environment
• Practice critical configuration and verification tasks in topic-based, expert-guided, and graded practice labs
• Test your configuration and verification skills in challenging graded Chapter Review labs
• Gain confidence in all configuration and verification tasks possible for the latest CCNA exam topics
• Reinforce key conceptual content also required for success in the latest CCNA exam

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Anthony Sequeira, CCIE No. 15626, is a seasoned trainer and author regarding various levels and tracks of Cisco, Microsoft, and AWS certifications. Anthony formally began his career in the information technology industry in 1994 with IBM in Tampa, Florida. He quickly formed his own computer consultancy, Computer Solutions, and then discovered his true passionteaching and writing about information technologies.   Anthony joined Mastering Computers in 1996 and lectured to massive audiences around the world about the latest in computer technologies. Mastering Computers became the revolutionary online training company KnowledgeNet, and Anthony trained there for many years.   Anthony is currently a full-time instructor with ACI Learning. ACI Learning is a leader in audit, cybersecurity, and IT professional training.

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Introduction xxii

Part I Packet Tracer Fundamentals 1

Chapter 1 Introducing Packet Tracer 3

Accessing and Installing Cisco Packet Tracer 4

Exploring Packet Tracer 9

Chapter Review 13

Chapter 2 Building Your First Simulation 15

Building the Lab Topology 15

Lab 2.1: Building a Sample Lab 16

Configuring and Verifying IP Reachability 19

Lab 2.2: Configuring IP Reachability 19

Chapter Review 22

Chapter 3 Customizing Packet Tracer 23

Customizing Packet Tracer 23

Lab 3.1: Customizing Packet Tracer 23

Customizing Your First Simulation 27

Lab 3.2: Customizing Your First Simulation 27

Chapter Review 30

Part II Network Fundamentals 31

Chapter 4 Cisco IOS Basics 33

Chapter Pretest 34

Answers 34

The Cisco IOS CLI 35

Lab 4.1: The Cisco IOS CLI 37

Configuring Cisco IOS 40

Lab 4.2: Configuring Cisco IOS 42

Lab 4.3: Chapter Review 44

Review Questions 45

Answers to Review Questions 46

Chapter 5 Physical Interfaces and Cabling Types 47

Chapter Pretest 48

Answers 48

Single-Mode Fiber, Multimode Fiber, and Copper 49

Troubleshoot Interface and Cable Issues (Collisions, Errors, Duplex, Speed) 52

Lab 5.1: Working with Interfaces and Cable Types 56

Lab 5.2: Chapter Review 57

Review Questions 58

Answers to Review Questions 60

Chapter 6 Configure and Verify IPv4 Addressing and Subnetting 61

Chapter Pretest 62

Answers 63

Configure, Verify, and Troubleshoot IPv4 Addressing and Subnetting 64

Lab 6.1: IPv4 Address Configuration and Verification 68

Compare and Contrast IPv4 Address Types 71

Lab 6.2: IPv4 Address Types 72

Describe the Need for Private IPv4 Addressing 74

Verify IP Parameters for Client OS (Windows, macOS, Linux) 76

Lab 6.3: Verify IPv4 on a Client OS 77

Lab 6.4: Chapter Review 79

Review Questions 80

Answers to Review Questions 81

Chapter 7 Configure IPv6 83

Chapter Pretest 84

Answers 85

Compare and Contrast IPv6 Address Types 85

Configure, Verify, and Troubleshoot IPv6 Addressing 89

Lab 7.1: IPv6 Address Configuration and Verification 90

Lab 7.2: IPv6 EUI-64 Address Configuration and Verification 92

Verify IPv6 Parameters for the Client OS (Windows, macOS, Linux) 95

Lab 7.3: IPv6 on a Client OS 96

Topic Quiz 97

Topic Quiz Answers 97

Lab 7.4: Chapter Review 97

Review Questions 98

Answers to Review Questions 99

Chapter 8 Describe Wireless Principles 101

Chapter Pretest 101

Answers 102

Wireless Principles 102

Lab 8.1: Chapter Review 104

Review Questions 104

Answers to Review Questions 105

Chapter 9 Configure Switching Basics 107

Chapter Pretest 108

Answers 108

Describe Switching Concepts 109

Interpret Ethernet Frame Format 113

Lab 9.1: Chapter Review 114

Review Questions 115

Answers to Review Questions 116

Part III Network Access 117

Chapter 10 Configure and Verify VLANs and Interswitch Connectivity 119

Chapter Pretest 120

Answers 120

Configure, Verify, and Troubleshoot VLANs (Normal Range) Spanning Multiple Switches 121

Lab 10.1: Configuring VLANs 125

Configure, Verify, and Troubleshoot Interswitch Connectivity 128

Lab 10.2: Configuring Interswitch Connectivity 130

Configure, Verify, and Troubleshoot (Layer 2/Layer 3) EtherChannel 132

Lab 10.3: Configuring EtherChannel 137

Lab 10.4: Chapter Review 139

Review Questions 140

Answers to Review Questions 141

Chapter 11 Configure and Verify Layer 2 Discovery Protocols 143

Chapter Pretest 143

Answers 144

Configure and Verify Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) 144

Configure and Verify Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) 145

Lab 11.1: Chapter Review 147

Review Questions 148

Answers to Review Questions 149

Chapter 12 Configure Rapid PVST+ Spanning Tree Protocol 151

Chapter Pretest 152

Answers 152

Understand Rapid PVST+ Spanning Tree Protocol 152

Lab 12.1: Chapter Review 161

Review Questions 162

Answers to Review Questions 163

Chapter 13 Compare Cisco Wireless Architectures and AP Modes 165

Chapter Pretest 166

Answers 166

Using Cisco Wireless Architectures and AP Modes 166

Lab 13.1: Chapter Review 170

Review Questions 171

Answers to Review Questions 171

Part IV IP Connectivity 173

Chapter 14 Interpret the Components of a Routing Table 175

Chapter Pretest 176

Answers 176

Describe Routing Concepts 177

Interpret the Components of a Routing Table 179

Lab 14.1: Interpret a Routing Table 182

Describe How a Routing Table Is Populated by Different Routing

Information Sources 183

Lab 14.2: Chapter Review 185

Review Questions 186

Answers to Review Questions 187

Chapter 15 Configure and Verify IPv4 and IPv6 Static Routing 189

Chapter Pretest 190

Answers 190

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