Networking Essentials, 2nd Edition © 2024

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The Cisco® Certified Support Technician (CCST) networking certification validates an individual's skills and knowledge of entry-level networking concepts and topics. The certification demonstrates foundational knowledge and skills needed to show how networks operate, including the devices, media, and protocols that enable network communications.

You'll learn these core skills:

  • Plan and install a home or small business network using wireless technology, and then connect it to the Internet
  • Develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills using Cisco packet tracer
  • Practice verifying and troubleshooting network and internet connectivity
  • Recognize and mitigate security threats to a home network

The 45 comprehensive labs in this manual emphasize hands-on learning and practice to reinforce configuration skills. The Networking Essentials Lab Manual provides you with all the labs and packet tracer activity instructions from the course designed as hands-on practice develop critical thinking and complex problem-solving skills.

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