FSNE: FSNA Advanced Skills

Description

A 100% skills-based block of study which prepares students for their upcoming projects and Full Stack Network Professional certification. In this training block, students will work to upgrade their existing FSNA network which they have already built to achieve FSNA certification. The new technologies being implemented are a router upgrade, NAT/PAT, IOS Firewall, and ACLs configuration, core switch upgrade, new VLANs, adding port-aggregation between switches, adding fiber optics for WAN connectivity, dual-router remote server network with EIGRP and HSRP, and lastly add another remote site with BGP connectivity across the private WAN. By the end of the FSNA Advanced Skills block student will be ready and eager to tackle the projects and all technical implementations that will be performed in FSNE Advanced Training!

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Introduction - 33 minutes

This module introduces FSNA Advanced Skills course and what to expect

 

  • Welcome 
    • In this video, we will kick off the Introduction to FSNA Advanced Skills
  • Overview (8 min)
  • How To Make The Most Of This Course (25 minutes)
Packet Tracer 101 - 117 minutes

This module will let you dip your toes into Cisco’s Packet Tracer Network Simulation Software, how to use it and leveraging it level up!

 

  • Welcome 
    • In this video, we will kick off Module 2!
  • Packet Tracer 101 Introduction (10 min)
    • In this lesson, we’ll go over what we’ll be doing in PT 101!
  • Setting Up Your Workspace (20 min)
    • In this lesson, we’ll cover how to set up your workspace!
  • Editing Tools (17 min)
    • In this lesson, we’ll go over editing tools!
  • Network Devices (19 min)
    • In this lesson, we’ll go over network devices!
  • End Devices (23 min)
    • In this lesson, we’ll go over end devices!
  • Servers (26 min)
    • In this lesson, we’ll go over servers!
  • Connections (24 min)
    • In this lesson, we’ll go over connections!
  • Physical versus Logical Views (14 min)
    • In this lesson, we’ll go over physical and logical views!
  • Building a Small Network (17 min)
    • In this lesson, we’ll go over building a small network!
FSNA Advanced Skills - 276 minutes

This module is geared to get you ready for FSNE Advanced Training.

 

 

  • Welcome
    • In this video, we will kick off Module 3!
  • Series Intro and Technical Overview (18 min)
    • In this lesson, we’ll learn what the FSNA Advanced Skills deployment will involve and how it will be executed.
  • Router Upgrade Overview (11 min)
    • In this lesson, we will go over the router upgrade process.
  • Router Upgrade Lab (21 min)
    • In this lesson, we will walk through the upgrade of the FSNA-RTR from a 2901 to 2911.
  • IOS Firewall Overview (25 min)
    • In this lesson, we walk through the logic of the IOS Firewall feature, how it works and verify its operations.
  • IOS NAT Overview (21 min)
    • In this lesson, we dive into how NAT works, the steps needed to implement it and verifying it’s operation!
  • Switch Upgrade Overview (5 min)
    • In this video, the switch upgrade overview, we will lay out what we’ll do and how we’ll execute it.
  • Switch Upgrade Lab (17 min)
    • In this video, we will walk through the upgrade of the core switch!
  • Add Second Data Subnet Overview (9 min)
    • In this lesson, we’ll break down the adding of a second data subnet for growth in the environment!
  • Add Second Data Subnet Lab (13 min)
    • In this video, we will execute the plan to add a second data subnet!
  • Add LACP Between Switches Overview (18 min)
    • In this lesson, we look at how STP blocks ports, how to fool STP, and allowing traffic to flow over both trunk links!
  • Add LACP Between Switches Lab (5 min)
    • In this lesson, we will work through the enhancement of adding LACP to the core and access switch.
  • Adding Second Location Overview (33 min)
    • In this video, we’ll break down the process of deploying the second location!
  • Adding Second Location Lab (46 min)
    • In this lesson, we will knock out the execution of adding the second location!
  • Adding Private WAN with BGP Overview (9 min)
    • In this lesson, we will discuss the processes of deploying the private WAN.
  • Adding Private WAN with BGP Lab (20 min)
    • In this lesson, we will go through the steps of deploying the private WAN!
  • Series Recap (5 min)
    • In this video, we will recap all the things we’ve done through the deployment!

YOUR MENTORS

Guidance and Motivation

 

The program is created by engineering veterans who worked at Cisco, Arista Networks, top VARs, and in the U.S. Air Force. The founders have trained over 1000+ engineers for the military and built this curriculum from the ground up in order to make you job and mission-ready!

Over 40+ years of combined industry experience have been poured out into our Full Stack Network Engineering program to take anyone from Zero to Engineer in 14 to 24 weeks.

Terry Kim

Founder and CEO of NexGenT – I’ve worked in the IT industry for 15+ years before starting this company and have been fortunate enough to work for some amazing companies such as Cisco Systems, Arista Networks, and Dimension Data as a Network Architect/Systems Engineer. And my mission is to help you level up in Information Technology!

Jacob Hess

I’m a Network Engineer, Entrepreneur, and Air Force veteran who is passionate about computer networking, education, and high performance teams. I enjoy people, teaching, learning, business, and cutting edge technology.

Bill Goodwin

20 years in the computer networking industry that has included campus enterprise and Service Provider backbone support.  Headed up the problem management team overseeing troubleshooting for all high profile issues at AT&T.  Began teaching Cisco networking as a Cisco Netacad Instructor in 2007.  My focus is to get students CCNA certified.

John Meersma

I am a Network, Collaboration, and Automation Engineer with a passion for helping others become their technical best. I have worked with and taught technology for over twenty years. Learning Cisco and becoming certified change my life. I am committed to helping others do the same.