Start a career in networking Cisco Networking Essentials, 2nd Edition provides the latest for those beginning a career in networking. This book provides the fundamentals of networking and leads you through the concepts, processes, and skills you need to master fundamental networking concepts.

Learn Cisco Networking Quickly and Easily

If you're ready to launch a career in networking, start here. Cisco is the worldwide leader in networking products and services that are used in a majority of companies. This complete guide teaches the skills you need to administer these networks anywhere. Each chapter outlines key points and provides in-depth information, with labs and review questions to reinforce what you've learned and show you where you need additional study. It also covers everything you need to know to be successful taking the CCENT Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician ICND1 Exam 100-101.

Learn these Cisco Networking essentials—and more:

• Fundamental networking concepts
• The OSI model and the TCP/IP model
• Routing and routed protocols
• Classful and classless IP addressing
• Selecting media and understanding networking devices
• Managing the Cisco IOS
• Configuring routers, switches, and static and dynamic routing
• Handling device security

This striking Essentials book features:

• Chapter-opening learning objectives
• Full coverage of all exam objectives
• Essentials and Beyond—summaries and additional suggested exercises
• Downloadable exercise files

Start a career in networking

Cisco Networking Essentials, 2nd Edition provides the latest for those beginning a career in networking. This book provides the fundamentals of networking and leads you through the concepts, processes, and skills you need to master fundamental networking concepts. Thinking of taking the CCENT Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician ICND1 Exam 100-101? This book has you covered! With coverage of important topics and objectives, each chapter outlines main points and provides clear, engaging discussion that will give you a sound understanding of core topics and concepts. End-of-chapter review questions and suggested labs help reinforce what you've learned, and show you where you may need to backtrack and brush up before exam day.

Cisco is the worldwide leader in networking products and services, which are used by a majority of the world's companies. This book gives you the skills and understanding you need to administer these networks, for a skillset that will serve you anywhere around the globe.

• Understand fundamental networking concepts
• Learn your way around Cisco products and services
• Gain the skills you need to administer Cisco routers and switches
• Prepare thoroughly for the CCENT exam

If you're interested in becoming in-demand, network administration is the way to go; if you want to develop the skillset every company wants to hire, Cisco Networking Essentials, 2nd Edition gets you started working with the most widespread name in the business.