To meet the CCNA certification skill level, you must be able to understand or do the following:
· Install, configure, and operate simple-routed LAN, routed WAN, and switched LAN and LANE networks.
· Understand and be able to configure IP, IGRP, IPX, serial, AppleTalk, Frame Relay, IP RIP, VLANs, IPX RIP, Ethernet, and access lists.
· Install and/or configure a network.
· Optimize WAN through Internet-access solutions that reduce bandwidth and WAN costs, using features such as filtering with access lists, bandwidth on demand (BOD), and dial-on-demand routing (DDR).
· Provide remote access by integrating dial-up connectivity with traditional, remote LAN-to-LAN access, as well as supporting the higher levels of performance required for new applications such as Internet commerce, multimedia, etc.
The first step to becoming a CCNA is to pass one little test and—poof!— you’re a CCNA It’s just one test but you still have to possess enough knowledge to understand and you must have some hands-on experience with Cisco routers. If you can get a hold of some 2500 routers, you’re set. what they need to know to pass the CCNA exam.