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Cisco CCNA 200-301The Complete Beginner's Guide

Complete CCNA 200-301 study guide — all 6 domains, troubleshooting scenarios, configuration labs, and exam traps.

277 chapters
~115 hours total read
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By Johnson Ajibi · Senior Network & Security Engineer · MSc IT Security

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Network Infrastructure and Connectivity (25%) — CCNA v2

30 chapters

Domain overview
1

The OSI Model

Objective 1.1 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.1

25m
2

TCP/IP Model vs OSI

Objective 1.1 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.1

25m
3

IPv4 Addressing and Address Classes

Objective 1.6 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.3

25m
4

Subnetting and VLSM

Objective 1.6 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.3

25m
5

CIDR Notation

Objective 1.6 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.3

25m
6

IPv6 Address Types

Objective 1.9 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.4

25m
7

EUI-64 Address Generation

Objective 1.9 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.4

25m
8

IPv4-to-IPv6 Transition Mechanisms

Objective 1.9 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.4

25m
9

TCP vs UDP

Objective 1.5 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.1

25m
10

TCP Three-Way Handshake

Objective 1.5 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.1

25m
11

UDP Applications and Use Cases

Objective 1.5 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.1

25m
12

HTTP vs HTTPS

Objective 1.5 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.1

25m
13

DNS Resolution Process

Objective 1.5 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.4

25m
14

ARP — Address Resolution Protocol

Objective 1.5 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.1

25m
15

ICMP and Ping

Objective 1.5 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.1

25m
16

Traceroute and Path Discovery

Objective 1.5 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.1

25m
17

Collision Domains and Broadcast Domains

Objective 1.3 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.1

25m
18

Network Topology Types

Objective 1.2 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.2

25m
19

Ethernet Standards

Objective 1.3 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.1

25m
20

Half-Duplex vs Full-Duplex

Objective 1.3 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.1

25m
21

Ethernet Frame Structure

Objective 1.3 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.1

25m
22

TCP Flow Control and Windowing

Objective 1.5 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.1

25m
23

DHCPv6 and SLAAC

Objective 1.9 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.4

25m
24

IP Multicast Basics

Objective 1.6 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.6

25m
194

IP SLA Monitoring

Objective 1.5 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.5

25m
195

NetFlow Fundamentals

Objective 4.5 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.5

25m
196

IPv6 Global Unicast Addressing

Objective 1.9 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.4

25m
197

IPv6 Link-Local Addresses

Objective 1.9 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.4

25m
198

IPv6 Solicited-Node Multicast

Objective 1.9 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.4

25m
199

IPv6 NDP — Neighbor Discovery Protocol

Objective 1.9 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.4

25m

Switching and Network Access (25%) — CCNA v2

27 chapters

Domain overview
25

VLANs Explained

Objective 2.1 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.1

25m
26

802.1Q Trunking

Objective 2.1 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.1

25m
27

Native VLAN Security

Objective 2.1 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.1

25m
28

VTP Versions and Configuration

Objective 2.1 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.1

18m
29

Private VLANs (PVLAN)

Objective 2.1 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.1

25m
30

Spanning Tree Protocol

Objective 2.5 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.5

25m
31

RSTP — Rapid Spanning Tree

Objective 2.5 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.5

25m
32

STP Port States and Roles

Objective 2.5 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.5

25m
33

STP Root Bridge Election

Objective 2.5 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.5

25m
34

EtherChannel and LACP

Objective 2.3 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.1

25m
35

Port Security

Objective 2.7 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.7

25m
36

MAC Address Table

Objective 2.2 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.1

25m
37

CDP and LLDP

Objective 2.6 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.3

25m
38

PoE Standards

Objective 2.8 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.2

25m
39

802.11 Wi-Fi Standards

Objective 2.9 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.5

25m
40

WLAN Architecture

Objective 2.9 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.5

25m
41

WLC and Lightweight APs

Objective 2.9 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.5

25m
42

WPA, WPA2, and WPA3

Objective 2.9 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.5

25m
43

SSID, BSS, and ESS

Objective 2.9 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.5

25m
44

Wireless Channel Planning

Objective 2.9 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.5

25m
45

WLAN Troubleshooting

Objective 2.9 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.5

25m
46

Switch Boot Process

Objective 2.2 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.1

25m
200

PortFast and RSTP Edge Ports

Objective 2.5 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.5

25m
201

BPDU Guard and BPDU Filter

Objective 2.5 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.5

25m
202

Storm Control Configuration

Objective 2.7 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.7

25m
203

Dynamic ARP and MAC Security Mitigation

Objective 2.7 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.7

25m
204

Switchport Access and Trunk Modes

Objective 2.1 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.1

25m

IP Routing (20%) — CCNA v2

35 chapters

Domain overview
47

Static Routing

Objective 3.2 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 3.2

25m
48

Default Routes

Objective 3.2 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 3.2

25m
49

Floating Static Routes

Objective 3.2 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 3.2

25m
50

Administrative Distance

Objective 3.1 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 3.1

18m
51

IP Routing Process

Objective 3.1 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 3.1

25m
52

OSPF Fundamentals

Objective 3.4 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 3.3

25m
53

OSPF Hello Packets and Neighbor Discovery

Objective 3.4 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 3.3

25m
54

OSPF DR and BDR Election

Objective 3.4 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 3.3

25m
55

OSPF Multi-Area Design

Objective 3.4 · CCNA 200-301 Objective 3.4

25m
56

OSPF Cost Calculation

Objective 3.4 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 3.3

25m
57

OSPF LSA Types Explained

Objective 3.4 · CCNA 200-301 Objective 3.4

25m
58

OSPF Authentication

Objective 3.4 · CCNA 200-301 Objective 3.4

25m
59

EIGRP Overview

Objective 3.5 · CCNA 200-301 Objective 3.5

25m
60

EIGRP Metric Calculation

Objective 3.5 · CCNA 200-301 Objective 3.5

25m
61

EIGRP Feasibility Condition

Objective 3.5 · CCNA 200-301 Objective 3.5

25m
62

BGP Basics for CCNA

Objective 3.6 · CCNA 200-301 Objective 3.6

18m
63

BGP Path Attributes

Objective 3.6 · CCNA 200-301 Objective 3.6

25m
64

Route Summarization

Objective 3.3 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 3.3

25m
65

Route Redistribution Basics

Objective 3.7 · CCNA 200-301 Objective 3.7

25m
66

Inter-VLAN Routing

Objective 3.1 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.1

25m
67

Router-on-a-Stick

Objective 3.1 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.1

25m
68

Layer 3 Switching

Objective 3.1 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.1

25m
69

HSRP — Hot Standby Router Protocol

Objective 3.8 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 3.4

25m
70

VRRP and GLBP

Objective 3.8 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 3.4

25m
71

FHRP: HSRP vs VRRP vs GLBP

Objective 3.8 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 3.4

25m
72

OSPFv3 for IPv6

Objective 3.4 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 3.3

25m
73

RIPv2 Basics

Objective 3.3 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 3.3

25m
205

OSPF Stub and Totally Stubby Areas

Objective 3.4 · CCNA 200-301 Objective 3.4

25m
206

OSPF Path Selection Logic

Objective 3.4 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 3.3

25m
207

OSPF Timers and Tuning

Objective 3.4 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 3.3

25m
208

EIGRP Topology Table and DUAL

Objective 3.5 · CCNA 200-301 Objective 3.5

25m
209

Policy-Based Routing (PBR)

Objective 3.7 · CCNA 200-301 Objective 3.7

25m
210

IPv6 Routing — Static and OSPFv3

Objective 3.4 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 3.1

25m
211

Routing Table Lookup — Longest Match

Objective 3.1 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 3.1

25m
212

Null0 Routes and Route Filtering

Objective 3.3 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 3.2

25m

Network Services and Security (20%) — CCNA v2

21 chapters

Domain overview
74

NAT Types — Static, Dynamic, and PAT

Objective 4.1 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.3

25m
75

PAT (NAT Overload) Deep Dive

Objective 4.1 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.3

25m
76

DHCP Process

Objective 4.3 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.7

25m
77

DHCP Snooping

Objective 4.3 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.7

25m
78

Dynamic ARP Inspection

Objective 4.3 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.7

25m
79

NTP and Time Synchronization

Objective 4.4 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.4

25m
80

SNMP v2c vs v3

Objective 4.5 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 5.4

25m
81

Syslog Severity Levels

Objective 4.6 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 5.6

25m
82

SSH vs Telnet

Objective 4.7 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.1

25m
83

QoS Fundamentals

Objective 4.8 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.8

25m
84

QoS Marking and Classification

Objective 4.8 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.8

25m
85

QoS Queuing Mechanisms

Objective 4.8 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.8

25m
86

Network Management Protocols Overview

Objective 4.5 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 5.4

25m
213

DHCP Relay Agent Configuration

Objective 4.3 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.7

25m
214

NAT Translation Verification

Objective 4.1 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.3

25m
215

NTP Stratum Hierarchy and Auth

Objective 4.4 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.4

25m
216

TFTP, FTP, and SFTP Comparison

Objective 4.7 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.2

25m
217

IP SLA with Object Tracking

Objective 4.3 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.3

25m
218

IOS Logging — Local and Remote

Objective 4.6 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 5.6

25m
219

Cisco IOS Clock and Calendar

Objective 4.4 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.4

25m
220

Service Password Encryption

Objective 4.7 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.1

25m

Network Services and Security (20%) — CCNA v2

20 chapters

Domain overview
87

Standard ACLs

Objective 5.6 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.6

25m
88

Extended ACLs

Objective 5.6 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.6

25m
89

Named ACLs

Objective 5.6 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.6

25m
90

ACL Placement Rules

Objective 5.6 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.6

25m
91

IPv6 ACLs

Objective 5.6 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.6

25m
92

AAA Framework

Objective 5.3 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.1

25m
93

RADIUS vs TACACS+

Objective 5.3 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.1

25m
94

IPSec VPN

Objective 5.7 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.5

25m
95

GRE Tunnels

Objective 5.7 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 5.7

25m
96

802.1X Port Authentication

Objective 5.4 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 5.4

25m
97

DHCP and ARP Attack Mitigation

Objective 5.2 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.7

25m
98

Cisco IOS Password Types

Objective 5.1 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.1

25m
221

Zone-Based Firewall (ZBF)

Objective 5.7 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 5.7

25m
222

Cisco Umbrella DNS Security

Objective 5.2 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 5.2

25m
223

VLAN Hopping Attacks and Prevention

Objective 5.2 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.7

25m
224

MAC Flooding Defense

Objective 5.2 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.7

25m
225

Control Plane Policing (CoPP)

Objective 5.2 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 5.2

25m
226

Cisco ISE Overview

Objective 5.3 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 5.3

25m
227

Site-to-Site vs Remote Access VPN

Objective 5.7 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.5

25m
228

Cryptography Basics for CCNA

Objective 5.5 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 5.5

25m

AI, and Network Operations and Management (10%) — CCNA v2

16 chapters

Domain overview
99

SDN Architecture

Objective 6.1 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 5.3

25m
100

Cisco DNA Center

Objective 6.2 · CCNA 200-301 Objective 6.2

25m
101

REST APIs for Networking

Objective 6.3 · CCNA 200-301 Objective 6.3

25m
102

JSON Data Format for Networking

Objective 6.4 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 5.3

25m
103

YAML Data Format

Objective 6.4 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 5.3

25m
104

Ansible for Network Automation

Objective 6.5 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 5.5

25m
105

Python Network Automation

Objective 6.5 · CCNA 200-301 Objective 6.5

25m
106

NETCONF and RESTCONF

Objective 6.6 · CCNA 200-301 Objective 6.6

25m
107

Network Automation Benefits

Objective 6.1 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 5.3

25m
108

Intent-Based Networking

Objective 6.2 · CCNA 200-301 Objective 6.2

25m
229

YANG Data Modelling

Objective 6.6 · CCNA 200-301 Objective 6.6

25m
230

XML vs JSON in Network Automation

Objective 6.4 · CCNA 200-301 Objective 6.4

25m
231

Version Control with Git

Objective 6.5 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 5.5

25m
232

API Authentication Tokens and OAuth

Objective 6.3 · CCNA 200-301 Objective 6.3

25m
233

Testing REST APIs with Postman

Objective 6.3 · CCNA 200-301 Objective 6.3

25m
234

Puppet and Chef for Network Automation

Objective 6.5 · CCNA 200-301 Objective 6.5

25m

IOS Operations & Troubleshooting

21 chapters

Domain overview
109

Cisco IOS CLI Modes

25m
110

IOS Configuration Management

25m
111

Router Boot Sequence

25m
112

Password Recovery Process

25m
113

WAN Technologies — MPLS and Metro-E

25m
114

PPP and HDLC

25m
115

GRE vs IPSec — Tunnel Comparison

25m
116

Network Troubleshooting Methodology

25m
117

Essential Show Commands for Troubleshooting

25m
118

Cisco IOS ACL Syntax Reference

25m
119

CCNA Exam Traps Mega Review

25m
235

Cisco IOS Image Management

25m
236

Cisco IOS Licensing Overview

25m
237

IOS Debug Commands and Best Practices

25m
238

Console, Auxiliary, and VTY Lines

25m
239

IOS Upgrade Step-by-Step Process

25m
240

Interface Statistics and Error Counters

25m
241

Cisco IOS File System (Flash, NVRAM)

25m
242

Backing Up and Restoring Configuration

25m
243

Cisco Three-Tier Hierarchical Model

25m
244

Spine-Leaf Data Center Topology

25m

IP Routing (20%) — CCNA v2

41 chapters

Domain overview
120

Troubleshoot: OSPF Neighbor Won't Form

Objective 3.4 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 3.3

25m
121

Troubleshoot: OSPF Stuck in INIT State

Objective 3.4 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 3.3

25m
122

Troubleshoot: OSPF Area Mismatch

Objective 3.4 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 3.3

25m
123

Troubleshoot: OSPF Choosing Wrong Path

Objective 3.4 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 3.3

25m
124

Troubleshoot: VLAN Mismatch Between Switches

Objective 2.1 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.1

25m
125

Troubleshoot: Native VLAN Mismatch on Trunk

Objective 2.1 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.1

25m
126

Troubleshoot: Spanning Tree Loop

Objective 2.5 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.5

25m
127

Troubleshoot: Unexpected STP Blocked Port

Objective 2.5 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.5

25m
128

Troubleshoot: No IP Connectivity Between Hosts

Objective 1.6 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.3

25m
129

Troubleshoot: DHCP Not Assigning Addresses

Objective 4.3 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.7

25m
130

Troubleshoot: DHCP Relay Not Working

Objective 4.3 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.7

25m
131

Troubleshoot: NAT Not Translating Traffic

Objective 4.1 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.3

25m
132

Troubleshoot: ACL Blocking Legitimate Traffic

Objective 5.6 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.6

25m
133

Troubleshoot: ACL Wildcard Mask Error

Objective 5.6 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.6

25m
134

Troubleshoot: Route Missing from Routing Table

Objective 3.1 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 3.1

25m
135

Troubleshoot: Static Route Not Working

Objective 3.2 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 3.2

25m
136

Troubleshoot: EIGRP Neighbor Won't Form

Objective 3.5 · CCNA 200-301 Objective 3.5

25m
137

Troubleshoot: Duplex Mismatch Causing Errors

Objective 1.3 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.1

25m
138

Troubleshoot: Inter-VLAN Routing Not Working

Objective 3.1 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.1

25m
139

Troubleshoot: EtherChannel in err-disabled

Objective 2.3 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.1

25m
140

Troubleshoot: Port Security Violation

Objective 2.7 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.7

25m
141

Troubleshoot: SSH Connection Refused

Objective 4.7 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.1

25m
142

Troubleshoot: NTP Not Synchronizing

Objective 4.4 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.4

25m
143

Troubleshoot: Missing or Wrong Default Gateway

Objective 3.2 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 3.2

25m
144

Troubleshoot: Wireless Client Won't Connect

Objective 2.9 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.5

25m
145

Troubleshoot: AP Not Joining WLC

Objective 2.9 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.5

25m
146

Troubleshoot: HSRP Active Router Wrong

Objective 3.8 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 3.4

25m
147

Troubleshoot: IPsec VPN Tunnel Down

Objective 5.7 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.5

25m
148

Troubleshoot: GRE Tunnel Not Working

Objective 5.7 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 5.7

25m
149

Troubleshoot: VTP Domain Mismatch

Objective 2.1 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.1

25m
150

Troubleshoot: 802.1X Authentication Failing

Objective 5.4 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 5.4

25m
151

Troubleshoot: IPv6 Connectivity Issues

Objective 1.9 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.4

25m
152

Troubleshoot: Wrong IP Address or Subnet

Objective 1.6 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.3

25m
153

Troubleshoot: STP Topology Change Loop

Objective 2.5 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.5

25m
245

Troubleshoot: QoS Marking Mismatch

Objective 4.8 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.8

25m
246

Troubleshoot: IPv6 ACL Blocking Traffic

Objective 5.6 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.6

25m
247

Troubleshoot: BGP Peer Won't Form

Objective 3.6 · CCNA 200-301 Objective 3.6

25m
248

Troubleshoot: FHRP Failover Not Working

Objective 3.8 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 3.4

25m
249

Troubleshoot: CDP/LLDP Not Seen

Objective 2.6 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.3

25m
250

Troubleshoot: Access Port in Wrong VLAN

Objective 2.1 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.1

25m
251

Troubleshoot: Switch Interface Down

Objective 1.3 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.1

25m

IP Routing (20%) — CCNA v2

25 chapters

Domain overview
154

Lab: Configure OSPF Single Area

Objective 3.4 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 3.3

25m
155

Lab: Configure OSPF Multi-Area

Objective 3.4 · CCNA 200-301 Objective 3.4

25m
156

Lab: Configure EIGRP

Objective 3.5 · CCNA 200-301 Objective 3.5

25m
157

Lab: Create and Assign VLANs

Objective 2.1 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.1

25m
158

Lab: Configure 802.1Q Trunk

Objective 2.1 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.1

25m
159

Lab: Router-on-a-Stick Inter-VLAN Routing

Objective 3.1 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.1

25m
160

Lab: Layer 3 Switch Routing

Objective 3.1 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.1

25m
161

Lab: Configure NAT and PAT

Objective 4.1 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.3

25m
162

Lab: Configure Standard ACL

Objective 5.6 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.6

25m
163

Lab: Configure Extended ACL

Objective 5.6 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.6

25m
164

Lab: Harden with SSH and Disable Telnet

Objective 4.7 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.1

25m
165

Lab: Configure DHCP Server on Router

Objective 4.3 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.7

25m
166

Lab: Manipulate STP Root Bridge

Objective 2.5 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.5

25m
167

Lab: Configure EtherChannel with LACP

Objective 2.3 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.1

25m
168

Lab: Configure HSRP for Gateway Redundancy

Objective 3.8 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 3.4

25m
169

Lab: Configure SNMPv3

Objective 4.5 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 5.4

25m
170

Lab: Configure NTP Server and Client

Objective 4.4 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.4

25m
171

Lab: Configure Port Security

Objective 2.7 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.7

25m
172

Lab: Configure Static Routes

Objective 3.2 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 3.2

25m
173

Lab: Configure DHCP Relay

Objective 4.3 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.7

25m
252

Lab: Configure QoS Marking and Queuing

Objective 4.8 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.8

25m
253

Lab: Configure Zone-Based Firewall

Objective 5.7 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 5.7

25m
254

Lab: Configure EIGRP for IPv6

Objective 3.5 · CCNA 200-301 Objective 3.5

25m
255

Lab: Configure AAA with TACACS+

Objective 5.3 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.1

25m
256

Lab: Configure NetFlow Monitoring

Objective 4.5 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.5

25m

IP Routing (20%) — CCNA v2

24 chapters

Domain overview
174

Exam Trap: OSPF Common Mistakes

Objective 3.4 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 3.3

25m
175

Exam Trap: ACL Gotchas and Wildcards

Objective 5.6 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.6

25m
176

Exam Trap: NAT Configuration Errors

Objective 4.1 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.3

25m
177

Exam Trap: STP Misunderstandings

Objective 2.5 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.5

25m
178

Exam Trap: Subnetting Mistakes

Objective 1.6 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.3

25m
179

Exam Trap: VLAN and Trunk Errors

Objective 2.1 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.1

25m
180

Exam Trap: Routing Table Confusion

Objective 3.1 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 3.1

25m
181

Exam Trap: IPv6 Common Errors

Objective 1.9 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.4

25m
182

Exam Trap: Wireless Misunderstandings

Objective 2.9 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.5

25m
183

Exam Trap: Security Feature Confusion

Objective 5.1 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.1

25m
184

OSPF vs EIGRP: Side-by-Side Comparison

Objective 3.4 · CCNA 200-301 Objective 3.4

25m
185

STP vs RSTP: Convergence Comparison

Objective 2.5 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.5

25m
186

NAT vs PAT: Address Translation Comparison

Objective 4.1 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.3

25m
187

Static vs Dynamic Routing Trade-offs

Objective 3.2 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 3.2

25m
188

IPv4 vs IPv6: Key Differences for CCNA

Objective 1.9 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.4

25m
189

Telnet vs SSH: Security Comparison

Objective 4.7 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.1

25m
190

Hub vs Switch vs Router: Layer Differences

Objective 1.3 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.1

25m
191

WPA2 vs WPA3: Wireless Security Comparison

Objective 2.9 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.5

25m
192

RADIUS vs TACACS+: AAA Protocol Comparison

Objective 5.3 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.1

25m
193

TCP vs UDP: When to Use Each

Objective 1.5 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.1

25m
257

Exam Trap: EIGRP Metric and Feasibility

Objective 3.5 · CCNA 200-301 Objective 3.5

25m
258

Exam Trap: FHRP Preemption Defaults

Objective 3.8 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 3.4

25m
259

Distance Vector vs Link-State Routing

Objective 3.4 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 3.1

25m
260

RSTP vs MSTP: Multi-Instance STP

Objective 2.5 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.5

25m

Network Infrastructure and Connectivity (25%) — CCNA v2

4 chapters

Domain overview
261

Hypervisors, Virtual Machines, and Containers

Objective 1.2 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.2 [New in v2]

25m
262

Troubleshoot IPv6 Modified EUI-64 Addressing

Objective 1.4 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.4 [New in v2]

25m
272

Copper and Fiber Cable Types, Distance Limits, and Interface Diagnostics

Objective 1.1 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.1 [New in v2]

25m
273

Troubleshoot Wired and Wireless Client Connectivity on Windows, macOS, and Linux

Objective 1.6 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 1.6 [New in v2]

25m

IP Routing (20%) — CCNA v2

2 chapters

Domain overview
263

OSPFv3 Single-Area Configuration for IPv6

Objective 3.3 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 3.3 [New in v2]

25m
264

Interpreting HSRP and VRRP Operational Status

Objective 3.4 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 3.4 [New in v2]

25m

Network Services and Security (20%) — CCNA v2

4 chapters

Domain overview
265

Configuring AAA with TACACS+ and RADIUS on IOS XE

Objective 4.1 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.1 [New in v2]

25m
266

Device File Management with SFTP and SCP

Objective 4.2 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.2 [New in v2]

25m
267

RA Guard — IPv6 First-Hop Security

Objective 4.7 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.7 [New in v2]

25m
277

Diagnosing DNS Record Issues — A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, NS, and PTR Records

Objective 4.4 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 4.4 [New in v2]

25m

AI, and Network Operations and Management (10%) — CCNA v2

4 chapters

Domain overview
268

Agentic AI in Network Operations

Objective 5.1 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 5.1 [New in v2]

25m
269

Generative AI Prompting for Network Tasks

Objective 5.2 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 5.2 [New in v2]

25m
270

Network Management Approaches: Device, Cloud, Controller, Automation, and IaC

Objective 5.3 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 5.3 [New in v2]

25m
271

Interpreting Syslog Messages, Severity Levels, and Facilities

Objective 5.6 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 5.6 [New in v2]

25m

Switching and Network Access (25%) — CCNA v2

3 chapters

Domain overview
274

Configuring Switch Ports for Desktops, VoIP Phones, APs, IoT, and Virtualized Hosts

Objective 2.2 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.2 [New in v2]

25m
275

Interpreting Packet Capture Output for Layer 2/3 Troubleshooting

Objective 2.4 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.4 [New in v2]

25m
276

Root Guard, Loop Guard, and BPDU Guard in Rapid PVST+

Objective 2.5 · CCNA 200-301 v2.0 Objective 2.5 [New in v2]

25m
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