CIS 176 - Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials (CCNA II)

Description
This course covers switched and wireless networks, virtual local area networks (VLANS), advanced routing concepts, access control lists (ACL’s), dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP), and network address translation (NAT) for IPv4.

This course is the second of three courses preparing students for the Cisco CCNA exam.

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3

School: School of STEM
Department: Computer Information Systems
Discipline: CIS

Last Revision Date Effective: 2018-2019
Course Review & Revision Year: 2024-2025

Course Type:
Elective- Offering designed to expand learning opportunities for degree seeking students. May or may not be required for students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Lecture - 1:1

General Education Requirement: None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA

Course Learning Outcomes:

Configure VLANs and Inter-VLAN routing, applying security best practices.
Troubleshoot inter-VLAN routing on Layer 3 devices.
Configure redundancy on a switched network using STP and EtherChannel.
Troubleshoot EtherChannel on switched networks.
Explain how to support available and reliable networks using dynamic addressing and first-hop redundancy protocols.
Configure dynamic address allocation in IPv6 networks.
Configure WLANs using a WLC and L2 security best practices.
Configure switch security to mitigate LAN attacks.
Configure IPv4 and IPv6 static routing on routers.
Identify the best solution to a problem or issue.
Use well-designed search strategies to gather data and information.

Approved for Online Delivery?: Yes

Course Outline:
I. Basic Device Configuration

II. Switching Concepts

III. VLANs

IV. Inter-VLAN Routing

V. STP Concepts

VI. EtherChannel

VII. DHCPv4

VIII. SLAAC and DHCPv6

IX. FHRP Concepts

X. LAN Security Concepts

XI. Switch Security Configuration

XII. WLAN Concepts

XIII. WLAN Configuration

XIV. Routing Concepts

XV. IP Static Routing

XVI. Troubleshoot Static and Default Routes

Mandatory CLO Competency Assessment Measures:
None.

Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT)

Instructional Strategies:
Lecture: 30-60%

Lab work: 10-40%

Facilitated discussion: 0-20%

Group work: 0-10%

Mandatory Course Components:
Lab activities; chapter quizzes, exams

Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: CIS 175 (C or Higher)
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corerequisite(s): None
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with IRW: IRW 98, IRW 99
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required

Total Lecture Hours Per Week: 3
Faculty Credential Requirements:
Certification/License Requirement (list below), Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), Professionally qualified through work experience in field (Perkins Act or Other) (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details: Netacad Certified for Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials v 7.0

General Room Request: CISCO computer lab

Maximum Course Enrollment: 24
Equivalent Courses: None
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: Yes
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
First Term Valid: Fall 2019 (8/1/2019)
1st Catalog Year: 2019-2020
People Soft Course ID Number: 104625
Course CIP Code: 11.9999

High School Articulation Agreements exist?: Yes
If yes, with which high schools?: Kent Career Technical Center