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Remote Hands-On Labs for Academy Students

Marc's Home Lab

Access for Cisco Academy students

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Quite a number of Cisco Academy Instructors have been working on hardware lab access solutions so that students are able to experience working with real equipment and solving real problems. Marc Delmotte has provided his students with all the equipment necessary for the CCNA and Security courses. Marc is an instructor Trainer in Belgium who also teaches full-time in higher education.

Marc Delmotte, ITQ, NetAcad Coach and Cisco Academy Instructor

J'ai mis en ligne 3 labos accessibles à distance par les étudiants en CCNA et en CCNA Security. Je peux encore améliorer le système, mais cela fonctionne déjà très bien.  Les étudiants semblent enchantés. L'amélioration porterait sur une automatisation du planning des labos, car cela me prend beaucoup de temps…

CML/ VIRL Virtual Hands-on Lab Workshop for NetAcad instructors

Cisco Modeling Labs

VIRL VIRTUAL HANDS-ON LAB WORKSHOP -- for NetAcad instructors

DATE: 12 JUNE 2020 via WEBEX -- INSTRUCTOR: ALAIN PIETERS

• GROUP EN - ENGLISH 9-10:30
• GROUP NE - NEDERLANDS 11-12:30
• GROUP FR - FRANCAIS - 14:15:30

Presentation & docs
URL: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1BFr6iHNAgmws-Sd3d4svgB_IvPUQ3K0I?usp=sharing

How to Deploy a Complete Network at a Sales Office?

This video is from Cisco on Cisco and offers a behind the scenes view at a Cisco Office. Tracking a real life product deployment in Charlotte, NC with wireless networks, switches, servers and routers.

It's here

CCNA 7.0 Course Outlines

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The mandatory fourth CCNA course has been replaced by an optional fourth choice:

• Some academies may for example like to continue with CCNP Enterprise, after CCNA Course 3
• Other academies may want to continue with Network Programmability or DevNet
• Still others may choose to specialize in (Cyber) Security or IoT

CCNAv7 Release is next month

Cisco NetAcad have prepared a lot of sessions in IPD Week covering new technical topics and more to come! Review it here: https://1040239.netacad.com/courses/863485/pages/ccna-7

Hardware bundles & Equipment for new Courses

Current Equipment for CCNA & CCNA Security Courses

• Router ISR4221/K9 
• Switch WS-C2960+24TC-L
• Firewall  ASA5506-K9 

The equipment used for the Networking Academy labs supports open standards published by IETF and IEEE. The Cisco Networking Academy courses are teaching open standards in a hands-on way.

It is not necessary to use high-end devices to design, implement and troubleshoot networks in the Networking Academy labs. There are still academies running on 1800/2800 and even on 2600 series of routers and most of the content is still possible to practice on that equipment.

Current Equipment for CCNA & CCNA Security Courses

• Router
  • CCNA courses: ISR4221/K9  (2GE, 2NIM, 8G FLASH, 4G DRAM,IPB)
  • CCNA Security course: ISR4221-SEC/K9 or ISR4321-SEC/K9
  • Wireless N-Router (b/g/n Wi-Fi): needed in CCNAv7, with Simultaneous Dual-Band, MIMO antenna array for expanded high speed coverage and reliability, 4 Gigabit Ethernet Ports, support for IPv6, WPA2 encryption and SPI Firewall, Quality of Service (QoS)
  • Optional for CCNAv7: NIM-2T= (2-Port Serial WAN Interface card)
• Switch: WS-C2960+24TC-L
• Firewall
  • CCNA Security course: ASA5506-K9 --- ASA 5506-X with FirePOWER services, 8GE, AC, 3DES/AES

Necessary equipment for new CCNA Version 7

The new Version 7 of the CCNA course will be recommending a minimal POD of 2 routers  + 2 switches.

There will be still labs requiring 3 routers and/or 3 switches. These labs will be formatted for Packet Tracer but instructors are always encouraged to use real equipment.

End of Life of equipment

When a product is announced end of life (EoL) the following will happen:

• Device will stay available till the EoL date and will be in Netacad Promo
• Global NetAcad team will start to look for replacement. Once the replacement is found and proofed to be suitable for the course, the courses will be started updating if this is necessary
• Academies will be advised to purchase the new device at the next upgrade and instructions will be issued about how to run the current course on old equipment

Usually this whole chain of events takes at least one year.

CCNA Security 

• CCNA Security certification will be replaced by a training badge. So, the NetAcad Course CCNA Security is not going away.
• People who complete the course will receive a Training Badge.
• People who have CCNA Security certification will be converted in CCNA + Training Badge.
• Currently, we don´t have any information about plans of  discontinuing the CCNA Security course.

Switch: WS-C2960+24TC-L

A trusted 10/100 device supporting all open standards used in the Cisco Academy CCNA labs.

CCNA v7 Draft Scope and Sequence/ June 2019

CCNA v7.0 Curriculum Outline

The updated curriculum provides a comprehensive introduction to the networking field and in-depth exposure to fundamental networking, LAN switching, wireless LANs, basic routing, Cybersecurity, WAN concepts, VPNs, QoS, virtualization, and network automation. Threaded throughout the course are security concepts and skills including threat mitigation through LAN security, ACLs, and IPsec. Through hands-on lab activities, students learn how to implement network technologies and troubleshoot common issues.

Continuously updated information
URL: https://www.netacad.com/group/resources/launch

Listed in the document below are the current set of modules and their associated competencies outlined for this curriculum.

• Download CCNA v7.0 Scope and Sequence_June11_DRAFT

Each module is an integrated unit of learning that consists of content, activities and assessments that target a specific set of competencies. The distribution and mapping of these modules into courses will be defined in future updates to this scope and sequence document.

Lab Equipment Requirements
Current designs for lab topologies leverage equipment used in previous CCNA 6.0 version and include options to utiltilize a 2 router + 2 switch + 1 wireless router physical equipment bundle described below. Labs with more complex topologies will rely on Packet Tracer as a complementary environment to be used in addition to the physical labs.

Takeways from Cisco NetAcad Workshop Day - 14 June 2019

NetAcad Workshop Day at Cisco BeLux Office

14 June 2019

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On 14 June about 70 Cisco Academy instructors, advisors and experts from Belgium and Luxemburg were present at the Cisco NetAcad Workshop Day. Key presenters were both Cisco specialists as well as NetAcad Instructors.

ALL PICS: https://photos.app.goo.gl/tRppwVzbZJoS7AHy6

Takeaways from the Keynotes and Breakout Sessions

• We are entering a new wave in Cisco industrial certification, CCNA becoming more generic, and allowing professionals to choose a specialism. What you have learned until now remains relevant.
• Career specializations are divided in the following groups: Enterprise; Security; Collaboration; DataCenter & Service Provider.
• The main Cisco NetAcad learning tracks will be divided in two groups: exploration and career-oriented.
• The career-ready tracks will be CCNA Enterprise; Security & CyberSecurity; Internet of Things & DevNet.

Next Academic Year 2019-2020

• Cisco Academies do not have to adapt their planned schedule for the following academic year.
• In November the new online courses will be ready for evaluation.
• BiASC and Cisco NetAcad will be providing timely information to member academies.
• From November onwards specific workshops will be planned by Cisco and BiASC to help everyone through the transition.

 

 

New Certifications, more Generic, more Specific

CCNA Certification firstly becomes more "generic". Moreover, it becomes also more "specialistic". I am very happy for Devnet certification and for the new names of the specific certifications tracks: Enterprise; Security; Datacenter; Service Provider; Collaboration.

Watch this video for a vivid explanation with Susie Wee from Cisco.

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Where does Cisco CLI originate from?

Network Collective/ Podcasts/ Episodes

Terry Slattery and Rob Widmer played a significant role in the creation of the Cisco CLI, which has been the industry standard for networking CLIs ever since. In this History of Networking episode we talk to Terry and Rob about the history of how the Cisco CLI came to be and get the story on how the decisions were made that made the CLI what it is today.

URL: https://thenetworkcollective.com/2019/03/hon-cisco-cli/

 

CCNA Certification Voucher for NetAcad Instructors

Belgian IT Academy Support Center (BIASC) has available the following rewards in the Cisco Networking Academy Reward 2018-2019 program: 

• 5 Certification Vouchers - available until June 30th, 2019

OPTIONS for Instructors
CCNA 
CCNA Security 
CCNA Cybersecurity Fundamentals
CCNA Cybersecurity Operations

Instructors who would benefit from one of these vouchers and would like to make a request on behalf of Belgian IT Academy Support Center (BIASC), please register using the following form.

URL: https://forms.gle/rs4SiVuP7AZGbe7X6

The following data is needed for each instructor in order to receive a voucher:

• First Name
• Last Name
• Email
• Roll: Instructor
• Networking Academy ID: Available in the Netacad.com profile
• Voucher Name: CCNA Composite, CCNA Security, CCNA Cybersecurity Operations, CCNA Cybersecurity Fundamentals (Need to use exact name)
• Country

New Hardware Bundle CCNA + Security for Netacad Members

Every Cisco Academy is able to buy Cisco hardware at a discount of 75%. Here is a quote from 2018 only for BiASC members. Prices are subject to change.

 A Cisco Netacad hardware bundle is a fixed grouping of hardware that you cannot change. It consists of:

• Three routers
• Three switches
• Extra modules, cabling and licences
• Adaptive Security Appliance ASA (only for CCNA Security*)

Below are the unit prices for the standard lab equipment for CCNA and CCNA Security

• LAN Switch WS-C2960: €330.32
• Internet Router Cisco ISR 4321 : €508.87
• Internet Router with integrated firewall Cisco ISR 4321 with security bundle: €763.94 (*)
• Firewall Device ASA5506-K9 ASA 5506-X with FirePOWER services: €253.80 (*)

(*) Only necessary for CCNA Security courses

REMARK: for the CCNA 1 and CCNA 2 courses it is not necessary to buy hardware equipment. It is feasible only to use the simulation tool Packet Tracer. As a member of BiASC educational institutions have the license to use Packet Tracer for their students.

New CCNA R&S Instructor PowerPoint (PPT) slides

The CCNA R&S Instructor PowerPoint (PPT) slides have all been updated.

Changes include: 

- Better instructional flow
- Updated template 
- Enhanced content based on your feedback

Start using the new slides today! You will find them under Course Resources for each CCNA R&S class - https://www.netacad.com/group/resources/course-resources

Instructor Guide - CCNA Routing & Switching 1 - Introduction to Networks

The PDF documents below contains 19 pages of relevant instructor guides for the four CCNA Routing & Switching Courses (CCNA1v6)

FOR EACH CHAPTER AN INSTRUCTOR WILL FIND THE FOLLOWING ESSENTIAL INFORMATION
1- Course Preparation
2- Netacad Interactive Activities
3- Packet Tracer Activities
4- Lab Activities
5- Additional Activities and Information

URL PDF: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0Bwg5CD5a_7WuRzNwazZkWXhuTjg?usp=sharing

If you want to access the materials, please provide proof that you are an instructor at a well-known Cisco academy.

 

Study Guides CCNA 1

 

Using the link below you will find some clearly written study guides for CCNA 1, compliled by Gregory Bers, Networking Academy Instructor. The materials are written in Dutch.

URL: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0Bwg5CD5a_7WuRmhkd0RhNm1yQTg?usp=sharing

Talent Connection Event - Cisco & Partners - 10 March 2017

 

The Talent Connection Event organized on 10 March by Cisco BeLux, ICT Integrators, Partners & BiASC was much appreciated. More than 100 students of the CCNA level and above attended a full day and got the opportunity to listen and talk to many top-level ICT business companies with exciting job offerings.

Pictures of the event: https://goo.gl/photos/jh2C42xNjeFknesa6

An impressive number of partners and ICT integrators presented their plans and job opportunities and talked 1-1 to interested students. As the result of recent economic upswings and and efficient organization the event was the best ever for visiting students. 

Here is the list of participating ICT companies: SIMAC,  DEVOTEAM, AUSY, SPOTIT, UPTIME GROUP, DIMENSION DATA, DESTINY, ORBID, CONXION, ECONOCOM, BT and FAST LANE.

 

CCNA Routing & Switching | Networking Academy Course Updates 2016 | Career-Ready

The CCNA Routing & Switching Curriculum is comprised of four courses. Completion time for each course is 70 hours.

CCNA R&S Course 1: Introduction to Networks - Course 2: Routing and Switching Essentials - Course 3: Scaling Networks - Course 4: ConnectingNetworks

 Curriculum Overview

The 4 courses in the CCNA R&S curriculum help students develop a comprehensive understanding of how networks operate, from protocols and services to network management, with an emphasis on hands-on learning and essential career skills like problem solving and collaboration.

Career Prep

Courses 1-2 align with the Cisco CCENT certification and courses 3-4 align with the Cisco CCNA R&S certification. Students gain the skills needed to become network administrators, technicians, or managers.

Learning Components

• 4 courses: Introduction to Networks,
  Routing and Switching Essentials,
  Scaling Networks, Connecting Network
• Hands-on labs and Cisco Packet Tracer
  network simulation activities
• Videos and activities to reinforce learning
• Quizzes and exams to measure learning outcomes

Features

Target Audience: Students interested in pursuing an IT-related career

Prerequisites: None, vocational students often take IT Essentials or equivalent knowledge prior to CCNA R&S

Languages: Arabic, Chinese-Simplified, English, French, Japanese, Portuguese-Brazilian, Russian, Spanish (courses 1 and 2 also available in German, Hungarian, and Turkish; course 1 available in Romanian)

Course Delivery: Instructor led

Estimated Time to Complete: 280 hours

Recommended Next Course: CCNA Security or CCNP R&S

Packet Tracer Know How Series | Networking Academy Course Updates 2016

Course Overview

The Packet Tracer Know How Series is designed for new users of Packet Tracer for self-study and familiarization with the tool used in many Networking Academy courses.  Packet Tracer courses are available for the desktop and for mobile. (Android and iOS).

Benefits

The Packet Tracer Know How Series introduces tips and best practices to help instructors and students use Cisco Packet Tracer as an effective and engaging learning and assessment tool.

Learning Components

• Files and demos
• Hands-on learning activity
• Video Recordings
• Quiz

Features

Target Audience: General audience

Prerequisites: None

Languages: English, French

Course Delivery: Instructor -led or Self-paced

Estimated Time to Complete: 1 hour

 

 

 

Pathway to become a Networking Professional | Course Progression

Below is a pathway through the various Cisco Networking Academy Courses if you want to become a Networking Professional