
Month: September 2017


Challenge Lab 8: Switchport Security
Lab Objective: The objective of this lab exercise is for you to protect a switchport with port security. Lab Purpose: Configuring port security on switches is a very important CCNA exam topic. I can almost guarantee that you’ll be asked a question or be given a lab on …

Challenge Lab 7: Static IPv6 Routes
Lab Objective: The objective of this lab exercise is for you to configure IPv6 static routing. Lab Purpose: IPv6 static routing is not specifically referred to in the exam syllabus. Static routing is and IPv6 is also, so you might be tested on both together in the exam. …

Section 41 – Wide Area Networking

Challenge Lab 6: NAT Overload
Lab Objective: The objective of this lab exercise is for you to learn and understand how to configure NAT overload. Lab Purpose: NAT overload (or PAT) is an important exam topic so you can be pretty sure it will crop up. Rather than watch a video solution, I …

Challenge Lab 5: NAT Pool
Lab Objective: The objective of this lab exercise is for you to configure a NAT pool. Lab Purpose: NAT is an important exam topic so you can be pretty sure it will crop up. Rather than watch a video solution, I have provided show runs and test commands …

Section 40 – Syslog, SNMP, and Netflow

Challenge Lab 4: Static NAT
Lab Objective: The objective of this lab exercise is for you to configure static NAT. Lab Purpose: NAT is an important exam topic so you can be pretty sure it will crop up. Rather than watch a video solution, I have provided show runs and test commands where …

Challenge Lab 3: CDP, Banner Messages, and NTP
Lab Objective: The objective of this lab exercise is for you to configure banner messages, NTP, and CDP on Cisco routers. Lab Purpose: None of these subjects are core; however, they are all in the syllabus so they may be the subject of lab or theory questions. Rather …

