Using Cisco VIRL for CCENT and CCNA Studies
This course takes the unique approach to CCENT and CCNA studies by providing a means to get hands on prior to starting your CCENT or CCNA journey. Rather than give all the details of the Cisco VIRL product, this course helps you perform just the necessary tasks to get a lab up and running for CCENT and CCNA studies.
What you'll learn
This course is specially designed for you, the student who is brand new to Cisco networking. In this course, you will learn how to build your own labs for CCENT and CCNA study, using Cisco Virtual Internet Routing Labs (VIRL.) In this course, you'll learn about the VIRL product, how to install it, and how to create labs in the VM Maestro interface.
Table of contents
- Connecting to the VIRL server 2m
- Downloading VM Maestro 3m
- Installing VM Maestro 4m
- VM Maestro Interface Overview 1m
- Topology Palette: Tools & Nodes 4m
- Topology Palette: General & Projects 4m
- Topology Palette: The Topology & Node Editor 3m
- Topology Palette: Build & Launch 3m
- Topology Palette: Simulations 2m
- Topology Palette: Console Connections 4m
- Summary 1m
- CCENT Exam Description 3m
- Building CCENT Labs: LAN Switching Technologies 3m
- Lab: LAN Switching Topology 11m
- Lab: Build Multiple VLANs & Trunking Topology 7m
- IP Routing Technologies Topics Overview 2m
- Lab: IP Routing Technologies Topology 3m
- Lab: Static Routing Topology 3m
- Lab: OSPF Topology 6m
- Lab: InterVLAN Routing Topology 4m
- Lab: Configuring SVI Interface Topology 4m
- Lab: IP Services Topology 7m
- Lab: Network Device Security Topology & Troubleshooting 5m
- Summary 1m
- ICND2 Exam Description 3m
- Lab: LAN Switching Technologies - PVSTP 8m
- Lab: IP Routing Technologies - OSPF 9m
- Lab: IP Routing Technologies - EIGRP 5m
- Passive Interface & Serial Interfaces 1m
- Lab: IP Services- Syslog 4m
- Lab: Troubleshooting - Spanning-tree and Routing 2m
- Lab: Troubleshooting - Netflow 4m
- Summary 1m
About the author
Brandon has over 13 years experience as a Cisco Instructor and has taught hundreds of students in the areas of Routing and Switching, Security, Wireless, Voice, and Data Center. Brandon loves technology and is a an avid blogger, spends time assisting students in the Cisco Learning Network. He holds the CCIE in Security (#23837).