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LAN ROUTING SWITCHING SECURITY NETWORKING LAB LAN01 Computer Networking Computer networking is the engineering discipline concerned with communication between computer systems or devices. Networking, routers, routing protocols, and networking over the public Internet have their specifications defined in documents called RFCs. Computer networking is sometimes considered a sub-discipline of telecommunications, computer science, information technology and/or computer engineering. Computer networks rely heavily upon the theoretical and practical application of these scientific and engineering disciplines. Why Amitec ? · Course content /instructional model Internationally approved · Cost Effective solution · High Speed Links upto 10Gbps Vendor Neutral Emphasis · Covers full range of technologies · Support for IPV6 · 60 different Lab Combinations · Learning by doing Philosophy, Hands-on, 2 students per system · Industry experts reviewed training material Description: The laboratory supports all the features to pass network associate exams and give you a start on your networking professional certification. The routers support IPv6 and SDM. Included is a router with dual 10Gb Ethernet, for use as a Cable/DSL Router. The routers can be used in different ways and will support IPv6. Layer 3 switches provided can do routing just like a router too. Lab Suggestions: Real Routers & Switches are required for Routing & Switching Lab! You need a physical router as the simulators just don't have the ability to give you the hands on you need to see what happens when you disconnect a cable, put a cable in the wrong location or just plain configure the interface incorrectly. Dependent on what you do by mistake, you may see either the interface or protocol go down and based upon that it should give you a clue of where to start troubleshooting(hint, what layer is the interface at and what layer is the protocol at?). Anyway, you will come to find quite quickly that mistakes you make on Router 1 are affecting Router 4 all because you did not attach a cable properly. No simulator can simulate that, so real routers and switches are invaluable. How Many Routers Do I Need for my Basic Networking Lab? Two routers are the bare minimum to see if anything works. If you have a very limited budget, you can receive value from only purchasing a single router over working with a simulator. However, you will not be able to see the main thing we are trying to accomplish; the propagation of route tables and the routing of data! The only way you can see if your configurations really work is to have at least two routers. But if you want the best experience, you will want to go with a three router system. One router will give you the ability to run the commands on it and will allow you to memorize the correct syntax and context in which to run the commands. Two routers will allow you to be able to see route table information propagate, data propagation and path election. In addition, you will see basic device elections. Three or more routers and you will get all of the above, plus more complex topologies and full device elections. Let's say we need to ensure R2 is your DR (designated router). If we just have two routers, we can simply set the priority of R1 to zero which will make that router ineligible to be a DR. So then R2 would be the DR by default. But if we add a third router, then we don't know if the DR will be R2 or R3. More than likely most companies you will work at will have more than two routers, right? So now you can see that we are going to have to do multiple configurations to influence which router is the DR in the more complex topology. So in this scenario, we need to increase the priority of R2 and leave R3 at its default priority to accomplish our goal. You will see that the lab topology on the top has two load balanced WAN links, a subnet off of R1 and R3 where the computers are and from R2 we have multiple paths to get to any of the subnets at the top portion of the topology. Now compare that to the simple two router lab. No load balancing, no multiple paths, no ability to set different costs on the links and obviously not as complex route tables. Let's say one of the WAN links was configured super fast and the other one was a super slow WAN link. You are at the computer off of R3 and you are communicating with a server off of R1. The super fast WAN link goes down. What will your path be to the server off R1? Will the data travel across two routers traversing a super slow WAN link or traverse 3 routers utilizing fast links? Now which lab topology do you think will give you a better learning experience? Do I Need A Switch & If So, How Many? Inter-vlan routing is very important presently. So if you can afford it, yes, switches are required. With only a small margin of error between, not fully understanding switching concepts such as VLANs, STP, and root elections could be the one question that stands between you passing and failing. It would be nice for us to be able to actually see the switching concepts work. One switch will give you the ability to run the commands on the switch and allow you to memorize the correct syntax and context in which to run the commands. It will also allow you to do some of the VLAN labs. Two switches will allow you to see VTP Domain & VLAN information propagate. In addition, you will see basic device elections. Three or more switches you will get all of the above and full device elections. You might not fully understand this now, but by practicing with three switches in a complex topology such as this lab, you definitely will have a much deeper understanding of the technology at hand. Hopefully this example has fully convinced you of the value of a CCNA lab with three switches. 12 Mfd by: Amitec Electronics Ltd. Regd. Off: 504, Nilgiri, 9 Barakhamba Road, New Delhi-110001, India, Works: 4/32, Site-4, Industrial Estate Sahibabad, NCR-201010, India, [email protected], www.amitec.co +91-11-41505510, +91-120-4371276

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LAN ROUTING SWITCHING SECURITY NETWORKING LAB LAN01

Computer NetworkingComputer networking is the engineering discipline concerned with communication between computer systems or devices. Networking, routers, routing protocols, and networking over the public Internet have their specifications defined in documents called RFCs. Computer networking is sometimes considered a sub-discipl ine of telecommunications, computer science, information technology and/or computer engineering. Computer networks rely heavily upon the theoretical and practical application of these scientific and engineering disciplines.

Why Amitec ?· Course content /instructional model Internationally approved· Cost Effective solution· High Speed Links upto 10Gbps Vendor Neutral Emphasis· Covers full range of technologies· Support for IPV6· 60 different Lab Combinations· Learning by doing Philosophy, Hands-on, 2 students per system· Industry experts reviewed training material

Description:The laboratory supports all the features to pass network associate exams and give you a start on your networking professional certification. The routers support IPv6 and SDM. Included is a router with dual 10Gb Ethernet, for use as a Cable/DSL Router. The routers can be used in different ways and will support IPv6. Layer 3 switches provided can do routing just like a router too.

Lab Suggestions:Real Routers & Switches are required for Routing & Switching Lab!

You need a physical router as the simulators just don't have the ability to give you the hands on you need to see what happens when you disconnect a cable, put a cable in the wrong location or just plain configure the interface incorrectly. Dependent on what you do by mistake, you may see either the interface or protocol go down and based upon that it should give you a clue of where to start troubleshooting(hint, what layer is the interface at and what layer is the protocol at?). Anyway, you will come to find quite quickly that mistakes you make on Router 1 are affecting Router 4 all because you did not attach a cable properly. No simulator can simulate that, so real routers and switches are invaluable.

How Many Routers Do I Need for my Basic Networking Lab?Two routers are the bare minimum to see if anything works. If you have a very limited budget, you can receive value from only purchasing a single router over working with a simulator. However, you will not be able to see the main thing we are trying to accomplish; the propagation of route tables and the routing of data! The only way you can see if your configurations really work is to have at least two routers. But if you want the best experience, you will want to go with a three router system.

One router will give you the ability to run the commands on it and will allow you to memorize the correct syntax and context in which to run the commands. Two routers will allow you to be able to see route table information propagate, data propagation and path election. In addition, you will see basic device elections. Three or more routers and you will get all of the above, plus more complex topologies and full device elections.

Let's say we need to ensure R2 is your DR (designated router). If we just have two routers, we can simply set the priority of R1 to zero which will make that router ineligible to be a DR. So then R2 would be the DR by default. But if we add a third router, then we don't know if the DR will be R2 or R3. More than likely most companies you will work at will have more than two routers, right? So now you can see that we are going to have to do multiple configurations to influence which router is the DR in the more complex topology. So in this scenario, we need to increase the priority of R2 and leave R3 at its default priority to accomplish our goal.

You will see that the lab topology on the top has two load balanced WAN links, a subnet off of R1 and R3 where the computers are and from R2 we have multiple paths to get to any of the subnets at the top portion of the topology. Now compare that to the simple two router lab. No load balancing, no multiple paths, no ability to set different costs on the links and obviously not as complex route tables.

Let's say one of the WAN links was configured super fast and the other one was a super slow WAN link. You are at the computer off of R3 and you are communicating with a server off of R1. The super fast WAN link goes down. What will your path be to the server off R1? Will the data travel across two routers traversing a super slow WAN link or traverse 3 routers utilizing fast links? Now which lab topology do you think will give you a better learning experience?

Do I Need A Switch & If So, How Many?

Inter-vlan routing is very important presently. So if you can afford it, yes, switches are required. With only a small margin of error between, not fully understanding switching concepts such as VLANs, STP, and root elections could be the one question that stands between you passing and failing. It would be nice for us to be able to actually see the switching concepts work.

One switch will give you the ability to run the commands on the switch and allow you to memorize the correct syntax and context in which to run the commands. It will also allow you to do some of the VLAN labs. Two switches will allow you to see VTP Domain & VLAN information propagate. In addition, you will see basic device elections. Three or more switches you will get all of the above and full device elections.You might not fully understand this now, but by practicing with three switches in a complex topology such as this lab, you definitely will have a much deeper understanding of the technology at hand. Hopefully this example has fully convinced you of the value of a CCNA lab with three switches.

12Mfd by: Amitec Electronics Ltd.Regd. Off: 504, Nilgiri, 9 Barakhamba Road, New Delhi-110001, India, Works: 4/32, Site-4, Industrial Estate Sahibabad, NCR-201010, India, [email protected], www.amitec.co+91-11-41505510, +91-120-4371276

Summary of Switch Features

2950 2960 3550 3560Layer 3 Switch No No Yes YesAuto-MDIX No Yes No YesPrivate VLans No No No YesVLan ACLs No No Yes YesRouting Protocols No No Yes YesDHCP Server No No Yes YesDHCP v6 No No No YesVLan Port Security No Yes No YesUplinkFast Yes Yes Yes YesSSHv2 Yes Yes Yes YesSNMPv3 Yes Yes Yes Yes

Serial Modules, Cables and Accessories

If you have a 2500 series router, make sure you have a transciever with it so you can covert the Ethernet AUI port to RJ-45 Ethernet.

WIC-1T - A WIC card with a single DB60 serial port. This module can go into any of the modular routers.NM-4A/S - A NM module that has 4 DB60 serial ports.DB60 -serial port built into the 2500 series routers as you can see from our table above. You will generally see a combination of the above modules/routers used together with DB60 DTE/DCE back to back serial cable to simulate a WAN link between two offices.WIC-2T - A card with two Smart Serial ports. Used with a smart serial to smart serial DTE/DCE back to back cable between these modules. This module can go into any of the modular routers.DB60 to Smart Serial Cable - If you have a mix of DB60 and smart serial interfaces, you can use this cable. You just have to order the DCE side on the interface type you want to serve up clocking.We left this part to the end on purpose. We will cover here the use of WIC-1DSU-T1 serial modules. This is not a traditional module like the ones above but is used to keep the cost down in smaller labs. The drawback to them is that they do not scale easily to larger labs which can have 4 or 10 serial ports on a single device. When using these modules you will have a special WIC-1DSU-T1 crossover cable and the commands will not be 100% the same as in the lab workbooks as the other units.Ethernet Crossover Cables - We put these in our labs to make them more complex by sometimes connecting like type devices.

What Three Routers Do I Need In My Basic Lab?The key here is to have the right mix of routers in your lab. So at the bare minimum we want the following features in our lab:One router with dual Ethernet interfaces to do your NAT/PAT labs. We suggest best as these routers can do this and also get you exposure.One router with a FastEthernet interface for inter-VLAN routing.One router with two serial ports for frame-relay labs.In a perfect world we would advise you to get three routers and a switch. But that is not always realistic from a budget perspective. Also it is ok if one router does double duty. An example is you may have a router that is your NAT/PAT router and also the FastEthernet device for your inter-VLAN routing labs. We know with all the options out there, this can be a bit confusing which is why we have pre-configured many of our Lab kits to already have these features balanced giving you the best bang for the buck.

How Do I Know What Interfaces & Options Are Available On A Router?We suggest no matter which router you get, you max out the DRAM and Flash so you can run the most full featured OS available.

Router ALERT! We suggest you have at least one of these in your new Basic lab. This is the cheapest and best choice for an ISR router for your Routing & Switching, MPLS (multi-protocol label switching). This is the router that best compliments our Routing & Switching lab workbook and covers the exam topics. These are a great choice for labs and will serve you well all the way up to your certification. So really your only choice here is will you get the 128/32 version which only supports 12.4 or will you get the 256/64 version which supports 15.1(4)?

Cisco 2500 Series Router This is the cheapest router that works well in a CCNA lab and which can support a vast majority of the commands that you will need to learn for your CCNA test. All 2500 routers only support 12.3 so that is one limitation. But not all routers in your lab need to be 15.x. The 2500 series is also a 10mb router which will not support inter-vlan routing which is hit heavy on the exam. So you need to make sure you have a 100mb router in your lab. You will need to add a transceiver to this unit to convert the Ethernet AUI port to an RJ-45 style Ethernet port. They come with two serial ports built-in which helps to keep the costs of your lab down versus some modular routers where you have to add serial modules at a cost.

Cisco 2501 Router This is the base 10mb Ethernet Router.

Cisco 2502 Router This is a Token Ring router and at this point is a throw-away router.

Cisco 2503 Router This is the same as a Cisco 2501 as 10mb Ethernet except it adds an ISDN BRI port. You will need to add a transceiver to convert the Ethernet AUI port to an RJ-45 style Ethernet port.

Cisco 2507 Router The same as a Cisco 2501 10mb Etherent router except it has a built-in 16 port hub so you do not need a transceiver.

Cisco 2509 Router This is your 8 port terminal server/access server. You can remote access 8 devices from this unit. You will need one octal cable.

Cisco 2511 Router This is your 16 port terminal server/access server. You can remote access 16 devices using two octal cables.

Cisco 2514 Router This router is the same as a Cisco 2501 except instead of one 10mb Ethernet port you have two.

Cisco 2520 or 2521 Router This is a good 4 port serial router that generally will act as a small frame relay switch in your lab. The 2520 is a 10mb Ethernet version and the 2521 is a Token Ring version.

2600 Series Routers (non-XM)These routers only support up to IOS 12.3. They are modular routers which means you have to add WIC or NM modules to them to provide additional functionality. The 10mb versions of these routers are not as good a value as the 2500s. The 100mb versions are not as good a value as the XM version as the XM version supports 12.4.

Cisco 2610 Router This is a 10mb Ethernet router.

Cisco 2611 Router This router is dual 10mb Ethernet so you can use it as your cable/dsl router.

Cisco 2620 Router This is better than the 2610 as it is a 100mb router but get an 2600XM series router to support 12.4.

Cisco 2621 Router This is a dual 100mb Ethernet router so you can use it as your cable/DSL router but get a 2611XM over this router so you get at least 12.4 IOS support

2600XM Series Routers The advantage to these routers over the plain 2600 series is they are all 100mb routers so they can support inter-vlan routing and they support 12.4 and thus Advanced IP IOS.

Cisco 2610XM & 2620XM Router This is a single FastEthernet router.

Cisco 2611XM & 2621XM Router This is a dual FastEthernet router and being a dual FastEthernet router, you can also use it for your NAT/PAT labs.

Cisco 2801 256/64 Router ALERT! We suggest you have at least one of these or a 1841 in your new CCNA 200-120 exam lab. This is the cheapest and best choice for an 15.1(4) IOS ISR router for your CCNA Routing & Switching, CCNP & CCIE exams that supports MPLS(multi-protocol label switching). This router has a bonus over the 1841 router in that is has four interface slots versus the two of the 1841 and can support voice vwics and PVDMs incase you ever decide you want to go down the Voice path as the 1841 will not support Voice.

Cisco 3620 Router This is now basically a throw away router.

Summary of Router Interfaces

Ethernet PortsSerial PortsNM SlotsWIC SlotsCisco 1841 2-100mb 0 0 2Cisco 2501 1-10mb 2 0 0Cisco 2503 1-10mb 2 0 0Cisco 2507/16 16 Port Hub 2 0 0Cisco 2514 2-10mb 2 0 0Cisco 2520 1-10mb 4 0 0Cisco 2610 1-10mb 0 1 2Cisco 2610XM/2620XM 1-100mb 0 1 2Cisco 2611 2-10mb 0 1 2Cisco 2611XM/2621XM 2-100mb 0 1 2Cisco 2801 2-100mb 0 0 4

DRAM/Flash Memory & IOS Required for Feature SupportNow everyone wants to run the latest version of IOS (remember, not every unit has to run 15.1(4) but it doesn't hurt), but are sometimes disappointed if they already purchased a router and they find out it can't support IOS 15 or some of the features they want to run like IPv6.Model Max IOS Ver. IPv6 CCPCisco 1841 15.1(4) requires 256/64 128/32 256/64Cisco 2500 12.3 16/16 Not AvailableCisco 2600 Series 12.3 64/16 Not AvailableCisco 2600XM Series 12.4 128/32 Not AvailableCisco 2801 15.1(4) requires 256/64 128/32 256/64As you can see above, the Cisco 2500 and 2600 non-XM models only support 12.3 whereas the Cisco 2600XM units support 12.4 while the 1841 and 2800 series routers support 15.x. So if you want to have exposure the latest IOS that is running on routers in the real world, right now that is 15.x and the Cisco 1841 and 2801 routers are the most economical choice. But if your budget does not allow for it, you will still find value in the routers that are running the older 12.3 IOS and 12.4 IOS as 90% of the commands and functionality are there.

Now let's review the IPv6 column. IPv6 is a big part of the CCENT 100-101 and CCNA 200-101 exam. So you really want routers that support IPv6 if you can afford them. You also will need all of the routers to support IPv6 if you want proper data communications. Note that if you get a 1841 or 2801 router, they only require 128/32 to run 12.4 and IPv6, but to run 15.1(4) and IPv6 they require 256/64.

Finally, you will also notice the requirements for CCP too. CCP is Cisco's Cisco Configuration Professional and is the GUI option to configure your routers. It is not supported on some of the older models. But the good news from a lab perspective is that you do not need it on every router to get a good grasp on how CCP works. The Cisco 1841 or 2801 Series is the cheapest way to get a router that supports 15.1(4) and CCP and covers concepts on the Cisco CCNA Security 640-554 exam. Now that said, Cisco does not yet have CCP on the CCNA R&S 200-120. But it is on the CCNA Security 640-554 blueprint so you are going to probably need it sooner or later. It is highly suggested that you have at least one 1841 or 2801 256/64 router in your lab.

LAN ROUTING SWITCHING SECURITY NETWORKING LAB LAN01

32Mfd by: Amitec Electronics Ltd.Regd. Off: 504, Nilgiri, 9 Barakhamba Road, New Delhi-110001, India, Works: 4/32, Site-4, Industrial Estate Sahibabad, NCR-201010, India, [email protected], www.amitec.co+91-11-41505510, +91-120-4371276

Mfd by: Amitec Electronics Ltd.Regd. Off: 504, Nilgiri, 9 Barakhamba Road, New Delhi-110001, India, Works: 4/32, Site-4, Industrial Estate Sahibabad, NCR-201010, India, [email protected], www.amitec.co+91-11-41505510, +91-120-4371276

Summary of Switch Features

2950 2960 3550 3560Layer 3 Switch No No Yes YesAuto-MDIX No Yes No YesPrivate VLans No No No YesVLan ACLs No No Yes YesRouting Protocols No No Yes YesDHCP Server No No Yes YesDHCP v6 No No No YesVLan Port Security No Yes No YesUplinkFast Yes Yes Yes YesSSHv2 Yes Yes Yes YesSNMPv3 Yes Yes Yes Yes

Serial Modules, Cables and Accessories

If you have a 2500 series router, make sure you have a transciever with it so you can covert the Ethernet AUI port to RJ-45 Ethernet.

WIC-1T - A WIC card with a single DB60 serial port. This module can go into any of the modular routers.NM-4A/S - A NM module that has 4 DB60 serial ports.DB60 -serial port built into the 2500 series routers as you can see from our table above. You will generally see a combination of the above modules/routers used together with DB60 DTE/DCE back to back serial cable to simulate a WAN link between two offices.WIC-2T - A card with two Smart Serial ports. Used with a smart serial to smart serial DTE/DCE back to back cable between these modules. This module can go into any of the modular routers.DB60 to Smart Serial Cable - If you have a mix of DB60 and smart serial interfaces, you can use this cable. You just have to order the DCE side on the interface type you want to serve up clocking.We left this part to the end on purpose. We will cover here the use of WIC-1DSU-T1 serial modules. This is not a traditional module like the ones above but is used to keep the cost down in smaller labs. The drawback to them is that they do not scale easily to larger labs which can have 4 or 10 serial ports on a single device. When using these modules you will have a special WIC-1DSU-T1 crossover cable and the commands will not be 100% the same as in the lab workbooks as the other units.Ethernet Crossover Cables - We put these in our labs to make them more complex by sometimes connecting like type devices.

What Three Routers Do I Need In My Basic Lab?The key here is to have the right mix of routers in your lab. So at the bare minimum we want the following features in our lab:One router with dual Ethernet interfaces to do your NAT/PAT labs. We suggest best as these routers can do this and also get you exposure.One router with a FastEthernet interface for inter-VLAN routing.One router with two serial ports for frame-relay labs.In a perfect world we would advise you to get three routers and a switch. But that is not always realistic from a budget perspective. Also it is ok if one router does double duty. An example is you may have a router that is your NAT/PAT router and also the FastEthernet device for your inter-VLAN routing labs. We know with all the options out there, this can be a bit confusing which is why we have pre-configured many of our Lab kits to already have these features balanced giving you the best bang for the buck.

How Do I Know What Interfaces & Options Are Available On A Router?We suggest no matter which router you get, you max out the DRAM and Flash so you can run the most full featured OS available.

Router ALERT! We suggest you have at least one of these in your new Basic lab. This is the cheapest and best choice for an ISR router for your Routing & Switching, MPLS (multi-protocol label switching). This is the router that best compliments our Routing & Switching lab workbook and covers the exam topics. These are a great choice for labs and will serve you well all the way up to your certification. So really your only choice here is will you get the 128/32 version which only supports 12.4 or will you get the 256/64 version which supports 15.1(4)?

Cisco 2500 Series Router This is the cheapest router that works well in a CCNA lab and which can support a vast majority of the commands that you will need to learn for your CCNA test. All 2500 routers only support 12.3 so that is one limitation. But not all routers in your lab need to be 15.x. The 2500 series is also a 10mb router which will not support inter-vlan routing which is hit heavy on the exam. So you need to make sure you have a 100mb router in your lab. You will need to add a transceiver to this unit to convert the Ethernet AUI port to an RJ-45 style Ethernet port. They come with two serial ports built-in which helps to keep the costs of your lab down versus some modular routers where you have to add serial modules at a cost.

Cisco 2501 Router This is the base 10mb Ethernet Router.

Cisco 2502 Router This is a Token Ring router and at this point is a throw-away router.

Cisco 2503 Router This is the same as a Cisco 2501 as 10mb Ethernet except it adds an ISDN BRI port. You will need to add a transceiver to convert the Ethernet AUI port to an RJ-45 style Ethernet port.

Cisco 2507 Router The same as a Cisco 2501 10mb Etherent router except it has a built-in 16 port hub so you do not need a transceiver.

Cisco 2509 Router This is your 8 port terminal server/access server. You can remote access 8 devices from this unit. You will need one octal cable.

Cisco 2511 Router This is your 16 port terminal server/access server. You can remote access 16 devices using two octal cables.

Cisco 2514 Router This router is the same as a Cisco 2501 except instead of one 10mb Ethernet port you have two.

Cisco 2520 or 2521 Router This is a good 4 port serial router that generally will act as a small frame relay switch in your lab. The 2520 is a 10mb Ethernet version and the 2521 is a Token Ring version.

2600 Series Routers (non-XM)These routers only support up to IOS 12.3. They are modular routers which means you have to add WIC or NM modules to them to provide additional functionality. The 10mb versions of these routers are not as good a value as the 2500s. The 100mb versions are not as good a value as the XM version as the XM version supports 12.4.

Cisco 2610 Router This is a 10mb Ethernet router.

Cisco 2611 Router This router is dual 10mb Ethernet so you can use it as your cable/dsl router.

Cisco 2620 Router This is better than the 2610 as it is a 100mb router but get an 2600XM series router to support 12.4.

Cisco 2621 Router This is a dual 100mb Ethernet router so you can use it as your cable/DSL router but get a 2611XM over this router so you get at least 12.4 IOS support

2600XM Series Routers The advantage to these routers over the plain 2600 series is they are all 100mb routers so they can support inter-vlan routing and they support 12.4 and thus Advanced IP IOS.

Cisco 2610XM & 2620XM Router This is a single FastEthernet router.

Cisco 2611XM & 2621XM Router This is a dual FastEthernet router and being a dual FastEthernet router, you can also use it for your NAT/PAT labs.

Cisco 2801 256/64 Router ALERT! We suggest you have at least one of these or a 1841 in your new CCNA 200-120 exam lab. This is the cheapest and best choice for an 15.1(4) IOS ISR router for your CCNA Routing & Switching, CCNP & CCIE exams that supports MPLS(multi-protocol label switching). This router has a bonus over the 1841 router in that is has four interface slots versus the two of the 1841 and can support voice vwics and PVDMs incase you ever decide you want to go down the Voice path as the 1841 will not support Voice.

Cisco 3620 Router This is now basically a throw away router.

Summary of Router Interfaces

Ethernet PortsSerial PortsNM SlotsWIC SlotsCisco 1841 2-100mb 0 0 2Cisco 2501 1-10mb 2 0 0Cisco 2503 1-10mb 2 0 0Cisco 2507/16 16 Port Hub 2 0 0Cisco 2514 2-10mb 2 0 0Cisco 2520 1-10mb 4 0 0Cisco 2610 1-10mb 0 1 2Cisco 2610XM/2620XM 1-100mb 0 1 2Cisco 2611 2-10mb 0 1 2Cisco 2611XM/2621XM 2-100mb 0 1 2Cisco 2801 2-100mb 0 0 4

DRAM/Flash Memory & IOS Required for Feature SupportNow everyone wants to run the latest version of IOS (remember, not every unit has to run 15.1(4) but it doesn't hurt), but are sometimes disappointed if they already purchased a router and they find out it can't support IOS 15 or some of the features they want to run like IPv6.Model Max IOS Ver. IPv6 CCPCisco 1841 15.1(4) requires 256/64 128/32 256/64Cisco 2500 12.3 16/16 Not AvailableCisco 2600 Series 12.3 64/16 Not AvailableCisco 2600XM Series 12.4 128/32 Not AvailableCisco 2801 15.1(4) requires 256/64 128/32 256/64As you can see above, the Cisco 2500 and 2600 non-XM models only support 12.3 whereas the Cisco 2600XM units support 12.4 while the 1841 and 2800 series routers support 15.x. So if you want to have exposure the latest IOS that is running on routers in the real world, right now that is 15.x and the Cisco 1841 and 2801 routers are the most economical choice. But if your budget does not allow for it, you will still find value in the routers that are running the older 12.3 IOS and 12.4 IOS as 90% of the commands and functionality are there.

Now let's review the IPv6 column. IPv6 is a big part of the CCENT 100-101 and CCNA 200-101 exam. So you really want routers that support IPv6 if you can afford them. You also will need all of the routers to support IPv6 if you want proper data communications. Note that if you get a 1841 or 2801 router, they only require 128/32 to run 12.4 and IPv6, but to run 15.1(4) and IPv6 they require 256/64.

Finally, you will also notice the requirements for CCP too. CCP is Cisco's Cisco Configuration Professional and is the GUI option to configure your routers. It is not supported on some of the older models. But the good news from a lab perspective is that you do not need it on every router to get a good grasp on how CCP works. The Cisco 1841 or 2801 Series is the cheapest way to get a router that supports 15.1(4) and CCP and covers concepts on the Cisco CCNA Security 640-554 exam. Now that said, Cisco does not yet have CCP on the CCNA R&S 200-120. But it is on the CCNA Security 640-554 blueprint so you are going to probably need it sooner or later. It is highly suggested that you have at least one 1841 or 2801 256/64 router in your lab.

LAN ROUTING SWITCHING SECURITY NETWORKING LAB LAN01

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Area of experiment and scope of study

Categorize standard cable types and their properties

Identify common connector types

Identify common physical network topologies

Given a scenario, differentiate and implement appropriate wiring standards

Categorize LAN technology types and properties

Categorize WAN technology types and properties

Explain common logical network topologies and their characteristics

Install components of wiring distribution

Explain the function of common networking protocols

Describe how a network works.

Install, configure and differentiate between common network devices

Identify the functions of specialized network devices

Explain the advanced features of a switch

Given a scenario, evaluate the proper use of the following addressing technologies and addressing schemes

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

Implement an IP addressing scheme and IP Services to meet network requirements in a medium-size Enterprise branch office network

Configure, verify, and troubleshoot basic router operation and routing on devices

Explain and select the appropriate administrative tasks required for a WLAN

Identify security threats to a network and describe general methods to mitigate those threats

Implement, verify, and troubleshoot NAT and ACLs in a medium-size Enterprise branch office network

Implement and verify WAN links

Networking Prelab Cable Identification-CAT5(UTP), Plenum, RG58U, RG6U, RG8U, Telephone Connector Identification-RJ45 (Std &EZ), RJ11, F, N, BNC Cable Fabrication & testing-RG6U to F, RG58U to BNC, RG8U to N, CAT5 to RJ45, Telephone to RJ-11 Fiber Optic Fabrication & testing-ST, SC, Polishing, Scribing Number of labs requiring only one router 7 Number of labs requiring two routers 11 Number of labs requiring three routers 19 Number of labs requiring one or more switches - 8

Technical Specifications

Routers - Total 3 pcs DetailsSFP DDMI Yes Yes YesCPU nominal frequency 1.2GHz 1.2GHz 600MHzCPU core count 36 9 1Architecture TILE TILE NASize of RAM 16 GB 2GB 128MB10/100 Ethernet ports 0 0 510/100/1000 Ethernet ports 8 8 5Number of USB ports 1 1 1Memory Cards 1 0 0Power Jack 1 2 1Supported input voltage 28 V - 18 V do 8-30VPoE in No Yes YesPoE out No No YesVoltage Monitor Yes Yes YesCPU temperature monitor Yes Yes NoPCB temperature monitor Yes Yes YesDimensions 1U IU 1UOperating System RouterOS do doLicense level 6 6 5Current Monitor Yes Yes NoSFP ports 0 1 1SFP+ ports 2 1 0USB slot type microUSB AB do doSerial port RS232 do do

Switches - Total 3 pcsQty 1 2CPU nominal frequency 400 MHz 600MHzSFP DDMI Yes YesCPU core count 1 1Architecture MIPS-BE doSize of RAM 64 MB 128MB10/100 Ethernet ports None 010/100/1000 Ethernet ports 24 24Number of USB ports 0 1Power Jack 1 1Supported input voltage 8V - 30 V doPoE in Yes YesVoltage Monitor Yes YesPCB temperature monitor Yes YesDimensions 1U 1UOperating System RouterOS doLicense level 5 5Max Power consumption 21W 15WSFP ports None 1SFP+ ports 2 0Serial port RJ45 do

Fast Ethernet Converter 2 Nos of IEEE802.3u100BASE-TX, 100BASE- FX(Fast Ethernet, 100Mbps), Full Duplex Ethernet,15km Fiber optic range, 1310nm, RJ45/SC ports

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LAN ROUTING SWITCHING SECURITY NETWORKING LAB LAN01

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