Course Summary:

This intensive hands-on course by Magna Skills is designed to equip IT professionals, network engineers, and systems administrators with the practical knowledge and skills required to manage Cisco network devices effectively. Covering both fundamental and advanced aspects of Cisco device configuration and troubleshooting, the course ensures participants gain the confidence to implement and maintain secure, efficient, and scalable networks.

Whether you're preparing for certification or managing real-world infrastructure, this course offers the practical tools needed to administer routers, switches, and Cisco IOS environments. Delivered by certified instructors with real-world expertise, the training combines theory, labs, and case studies to ensure maximum impact.

Course Objectives:

• By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  1. Understand and configure Cisco routers and switches for small to medium enterprise networks.

  2. Perform initial setup, basic configuration, and secure access to Cisco devices.

  3. Implement VLANs, inter-VLAN routing, and basic IP routing on Cisco switches and routers.

  4. Monitor and troubleshoot Cisco devices using CLI commands and network tools.

  5. Apply security best practices to protect Cisco devices from unauthorized access.

Course Outline

• Introduction to Cisco Networking Devices

  • Overview of Cisco device families (routers, switches, firewalls)

  • Licensing models and IOS software versions

• Cisco Device Initialization and Configuration

  • Device boot process and IOS navigation

  • Setting up device hostname, passwords, and interfaces

• Managing Cisco IOS Software

  • Upgrading IOS and backing up configurations

  • Using TFTP, FTP, and USB for file management

• VLANs and Inter-VLAN Routing

  • Creating and assigning VLANs

  • Configuring trunk ports and VLAN routing

• IP Addressing and Routing

  • Static routing configuration

  • Understanding and applying dynamic routing protocols (RIP, OSPF basics)

• Device Security Configuration

  • Securing console and remote access (Telnet/SSH)

  • Configuring ACLs (Access Control Lists)

• Network Address Translation (NAT)

  • Static and dynamic NAT configuration

  • NAT troubleshooting

• Switch Management and STP

  • Managing MAC address tables

  • Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) for redundancy

• Monitoring and Troubleshooting Tools

  • Using Cisco CLI commands for diagnostics

  • Debugging and logging tools for real-time monitoring

• Backup, Recovery and Best Practices

  • Backing up configurations and IOS

  • Restoring factory settings and applying best practices for device health