Configure, verify and troubleshoot a switch with VLANs and interswitch communications

The following related topics you will learn in this area:

* Select the appropriate media, cables, ports, and connectors to connect switches to other network devices and hosts

    * Explain the technology and media access control method for Ethernet networks

    * Explain network segmentation and basic traffic management concepts

    * Explain basic switching concepts and the operation of Cisco switches

    * Perform and verify initial switch configuration tasks including remote access management

    * Verify network status and switch operation using basic utilities (including: ping, traceroute, telnet, SSH, arp, ipconfig), SHOW & DEBUG commands

    * Identify, prescribe, and resolve common switched network media issues, configuration issues, auto negotiation, and switch hardware failures

    * Describe enhanced switching technologies (including: VTP, RSTP, VLAN, PVSTP, 802.1q)

    * Describe how VLANs create logically separate networks and the need for routing between them

    * Configure, verify, and troubleshoot VLANs

    * Configure, verify, and troubleshoot trunking on Cisco switches

    * Configure, verify, and troubleshoot interVLAN routing

    * Configure, verify, and troubleshoot VTP

    * Configure, verify, and troubleshoot RSTP operation

    * Interpret the output of various show and debug commands to verify the operational status of a Cisco switched network.

    * Implement basic switch security (including: port security, trunk access, management vlan other than vlan1, etc.)

• Implement basic switch security
  
  Implement basic switch security (including: port security, trunk access, management vlan other than vlan1, etc.)
• Configure verify and troubleshoot VTP
  
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