Cisco : A Beginner's Guide

Get a running start on your Cisco future. If you're new to networking in general or Cisco hardware in particular, you need a plain-speaking introduction to Cisco- driven internetworking to make sense of its powerful connectivity solutions and your opportunities as a Cisco professional. Before you purchase a single study guide, let Cisco: A BeginnerAEs Guide, by Tom Shaughnessy, give you a concise, fundamental understanding of all things "Cisco". You'll quickly get comfortable with: *The basics of Cisco technology u hardware, internetworking fundamentals, and protocols *Cisco internetworking tools u basic hardware configuration for the most popular Cisco devices, routers, switches, and hubs *Designing Cisco networks; how to specify and configure a network using Cisco hardware and software *Examples of network layouts - ready-to-apply designs for small, medium, and large organizations *Much more

Learn all about cisco technology - the backbone of the world's networking systems. Gain a solid foundation in Cisco technology from this practical, hands-on resource. Cisco products run approximately 80% of the networks in the world, making its IOS operating system second only to Microsoft Windows in importance. Cisco: A Beginner's Guide covers the fundamental technologies of this networking giant, including IOS command structure, routing and networking protocols, design and management tools, network security, and network device configuraion. If you want to become Cisco certified, this book also outlines Cisco's certification programs and test objectives. Plus, you'll get blueprints that map out sample network designs using Cisco products. This valuable reference is ideal for IT professionals ready to work with cisco products, as well as business managers faced with critical technology decisions.

Understand the 7-layer OSI model, TCP/IP architecture, SNMP management protocols, and IP addressing; Use IOS commands to configure Cisco internetworking devices - routers, switches, and hubs - and handle pathway determination; Get familiar with WAN technologies such as ISDN, Frame Relay, and DSL; Manage, maintain, and troubleshoot devices using Cisco tools, including ciscoWorks, CWSI Campus, ConfigMaker, FastStep, NetSys Baseliner, and more; Handle network security using AAA models, CiscoSecure, and access lists; Learn how routers communicate with each other using routing protocols - EIGRP, BGP, OSPF, and RIP.