In this book, you learn how to:

* Develop perfect fluency in subnetting
* Connect Cisco® equipment, make initial configurations, and connect to other devices to build a network
* Configure Cisco routers and back up and restore your Cisco IOS® Software configurations
* Explain the functions of Ethernet switching and the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
* Configure PPP and Frame Relay for WAN connectivity
* Understand and apply wireless LAN concepts
* Mitigate network security threats and secure network devices
* Build scalable routed systems using dynamic routing protocols including RIPv2, EIGRP, and OSPF
* Create VLANs and distribute VLAN information using the VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)
* Filter traffic from one network to another with access control lists (ACL)
* Understand and implement IPv6

Deploy Network Address Translation (NAT)