-Configure switches and end devices to provide access to local and remote network resources. 

-Explain how physical and data link layer protocols support the operation of Ethernet in a switched network.

-Configure routers to enable end-to-end connectivity between remote devices.

-Create IPv4 and IPv6 addressing schemes and verify network connectivity between devices 

-Explain how the upper layers of the OSI model support network applications. 

-Configure a small network with security best practices. Troubleshoot connectivity in a small network  

-Configure VLANs and Inter-VLAN routing applying security best practices 

-Troubleshoot inter-VLAN routing on Layer 3 devices. 

-Configure redundancy on a switched network using STP and EtherChannel.

-Troubleshoot EtherChannel on switched networks. 

-Explain how to support available and reliable networks using dynamic addressing and first-hop redundancy protocols. 

-Configure dynamic address allocation in IPv6 networks. 

-Configure WLANs using a WLC and L2 security best practices. 

-Configure switch security to mitigate LAN attacks. Configure IPv4 and IPv6 static routing on routers  

-Configure single-area OSPFv2 in both point-to-point and multiaccess networks 

-Explain how to mitigate threats and enhance network security using access control lists and security best practices 

-Implement standard IPv4 ACLs to filter traffic and secure administrative access 

-Configure NAT services on the edge router to provide IPv4 address scalability. 

-Explain techniques to provide address scalability and secure remote access for WANs 

-Explain how to optimize, monitor, and troubleshoot scalable network architectures 

-Explain how networking devices implement QoS. 

-Implement protocols to manage the network. 

-Explain how technologies such as virtualization, software defined networking, and automation affect evolving networks.