Jake Stays Awake by Michael Wright

Jake Stays Awake by Michael Wright

7 BOKS IN 1

• Networking Basics
• Managing TCP/IP
• Switching with Cisco Switches
• Routing with Cisco Routers
• Wireless Networks
• Network Security
• Wide-Area Networks (WANs)

Pass your CNA exam and boost your career -- here's just what you need!

The demand for Cisco Certified Network Associates is up, so rise to the challenge and get your certification! This guide covers all the stuff you need to know, and even helps get you in test-taking mode with plenty of practice questions on the CD. Plus, you can use this book as a reference after you get your CNA certification and that great job!

• Basic training -- review LANs, WANs, Cisco hardware and software, TCP/IP, and network design
• Switches and routers -- learn to manage and troubleshoot Cisco switches and VLANs, STP, port trunking, Ether-Channel, VoIP, routers and routing protocols
• Going wireless -- plunge into wireless communication concepts and WLAN standards, operation modes, service sets, and Cisco Unified Wireless Networks architecture
• Feel secure -- study network security threats, best practices, access control lists, managing firewalls, and more
• A wide net -- learn about wide-area network connection types, DSL networks, data encapsulation protocols, and authentication methods

Open the book and find:

• What hubs, bridges, switches, and routers are for
• All about TCP/IP layers and protocols
• The purpose of a data-link switch
• How to manage a router using Cisco IOS
• What to do with WLAN service sets
• How to handle common network security threats
• How to manage VoIP on Cisco switches
• Authentication methods for WANs