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Cisco CCNA 200-301 Certification Guide

Complete Cisco CCNA 200-301 certification guide. Master networking fundamentals, IP connectivity, and security.

By Andy Pham

Cisco CCNA 200-301 Certification Guide

The CCNA certification validates your ability to install, configure, and troubleshoot enterprise networks.

Exam Overview

Aspect Details
Exam Code 200-301
Duration 120 minutes
Questions 100-120 questions
Passing Score 825/1000
Cost $330 USD

Exam Domains

Network Fundamentals (20%)

  • OSI and TCP/IP models
  • Network topologies
  • IPv4 and IPv6 addressing

Network Access (20%)

  • VLANs and trunking
  • Spanning Tree Protocol
  • EtherChannel

IP Connectivity (25%)

  • Routing concepts
  • OSPF configuration
  • First hop redundancy

IP Services (10%)

  • NAT
  • DHCP
  • DNS

Security Fundamentals (15%)

  • Security concepts
  • Access control lists
  • Layer 2 security

Automation and Programmability (10%)

  • Network automation
  • REST APIs
  • Configuration management

Configuration Examples

! Configure VLAN
Switch(config)# vlan 10
Switch(config-vlan)# name Sales
Switch(config-vlan)# exit

! Configure trunk port
Switch(config)# interface gi0/1
Switch(config-if)# switchport mode trunk
Switch(config-if)# switchport trunk allowed vlan 10,20,30

! Configure OSPF
Router(config)# router ospf 1
Router(config-router)# network 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
Router(config-router)# router-id 1.1.1.1

Subnetting Reference

CIDR Subnet Mask Hosts
/24 255.255.255.0 254
/25 255.255.255.128 126
/26 255.255.255.192 62
/27 255.255.255.224 30
/28 255.255.255.240 14

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