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    Cisco CCNA 200-301 · exam topics v1.1

    Free CCNA study guide, plus labs in your browser

    The guide covers all 53 objectives on Cisco's exam topics list, numbered the same way. Each lesson explains the topic, shows a working IOS config, and points out what tends to come up on the exam.

    Start with Domain 1How to use this guide
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    R1 · console

    A console session on router R1: OSPF process 1 is started and the link to R2 is put in area 0, R2 becomes a FULL neighbor, and a ping to R2's LAN address 10.0.2.1 succeeds.Output from the emulator in the labs, checked against real Cisco IOS.See the labs

    The six exam domains

    Domains 1 to 3 make up 65% of the exam, so that's where most of your time should go: subnetting, VLANs and trunking, spanning tree, the routing table, and OSPF.

    1. 1

      Network Fundamentals

      20%

      Devices, topologies, cabling, TCP/UDP, IPv4 and IPv6 addressing and subnetting, wireless and virtualization basics, switching concepts

      13 objectives

    2. 2

      Network Access

      20%

      VLANs, trunking, CDP/LLDP, EtherChannel, Spanning Tree, wireless architectures and the WLC

      9 objectives

    3. 3

      IP Connectivity

      25%

      Routing tables, how routers choose routes, static routing, single-area OSPFv2, first hop redundancy

      5 objectives

    4. 4

      IP Services

      10%

      NAT, NTP, DHCP, DNS, SNMP, syslog, QoS, SSH, TFTP/FTP

      9 objectives

    5. 5

      Security Fundamentals

      15%

      Threats, device hardening, VPNs, ACLs, Layer 2 security, AAA, wireless security

      10 objectives

    6. 6

      Automation and Programmability

      10%

      SDN, controllers, APIs, AI/ML in networking, Ansible/Terraform, JSON

      7 objectives

    Hands-on labs

    48 labs with routers, switches and PCs that run in your browser. You type real IOS commands to build a network or fix a broken one, and the lab checks your work task by task. You don't need Packet Tracer or anything else installed. The Domain 1 lab is free.

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    How the guide is set up

    • Same numbering as the exam topics

      Sections are numbered 1.1 through 6.7, sub-objectives included, exactly like Cisco's exam topics list. That makes it easy to see what you've covered.

    • Configs you can type in

      Every config example is a real IOS session, followed by the show commands that verify it. Type it into a lab or Packet Tracer and compare the output.

    • Tips, facts and common mistakes

      Key Facts boxes collect the numbers to memorize. Exam Tips show how a topic is usually asked. Common Mistakes cover what people tend to get wrong, and Beginner Notes explain terms you might not know yet.

    • Practice questions for every domain

      Each domain ends with 15 exam-style questions. Every answer has an explanation, including why the other options are wrong.

    Reference

    Appendix A

    Subnetting cheat sheet

    Powers of two, the full /8 to /32 prefix table, the magic number method, and worked problems.

    Appendix B

    Command reference

    Every IOS command in the guide, grouped by task, with the show command that verifies it.

    Appendix C

    Numbers to memorize

    Ports, administrative distances, STP and OSPF timers, and DSCP values. Good for a last review.

    Who made this

    I'm Luis, a network engineer in California, and I run Learn CCNA on my own. The labs run on a network emulator I built. Before a command goes in, I run it on real Cisco IOSv and vIOS-L2 in my own EVE-NG lab and match what they print. If I haven't captured something yet, the emulator tells you instead of guessing.

    If something is wrong or missing, email me at support@learnccna.org.