The CISCO Company is the leading supplier of networking equipment and network management for the Internet. CISCO network equipment covers more than 80 % of the World’s market. If you want to be respected as a “System Engineer”, a Cisco certificate will help you in this. The first step in acquiring the certificate is the CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) exam. CCNA provides an overview of general networking technology on which the Internet is based. The Cisco certificates are intended for the professionals who want a better job with greater satisfaction.

In the CCNA course, the candidates are provided with great theoretical knowledge, necessary for using Cisco equipment, and practical experience which they can acquire in our LAB by using the latest Cisco equipment. No matter whether you are a businessman who sells Cisco equipment, or a network professional who operates the equipment, CCNA is one of the first CISCO certificates that leads to your success

Standard Internetworking Models

• Internetworking Basics
• Internetworking Models
• The Layered Approach
• Open System Interconnection model
• TCP/IP model
• The Cisco Three-Layer Hierarchical Model

Physical Layer Networking concepts

• Network Topologies
• Ethernet Networking
• Cabling
• Wireless
• Devices at physical layer

 Data Link Networking Concepts

• Data link layer
• Devices at Data link layer
• Duplex
• Micro segmentation

IP at the Network Layer

• Network layer
• IP Addressing
• IP Subneting
• Devices at Network layer

Introduction to Cisco Routers and Switches

• Introduction to Cisco devices
• Cisco’s Internetworking Operating System (IOS)

Initial Cisco IOS Operations

• Router/Switch startup procedure

·  Basic Cisco Configuration

• User and privileged configuration mode
• Global configuration mode
• Line configuration mode
• Interface configuration mode
• Switch commands
• Show commands
• Troubleshooting commands
• TFTP server
• Telnet and SSH access

·  Switching operations

• Half and full Duplex connections
• Cam table
• Switch design
• Spanning tree Protocol

·  Virtual Local Area Networks

• Vlan introduction
• Vlan trunk protocol
• Vtp modes
• Vtp configuration
• Vlan routing

·  Introduction to Routing and Routing Protocols

• Default gateway
• Static and Default routes
• Dynamic Routing protocols
• Route redistribution

·  Distance Vector Routing Protocols
 

• Distance Vector algorithm
• Routing Loops
• RIP routing protocol
• IGRP routing protocol

·  Link-State and Hybrid Routing Protocols

• Link state  concepts
• OSPF routing protocol
• EIGRP routing protocol

·  Access Control Lists

• Standard Access Control Lists
• Extended Access Control Lists
• Named Access Control Lists
• Access Control List Configuration

Network Address Translations

• Intoduction to NAT
• Dynamic NAT
• Static NAT
• Port Address Translation
• Static Port Address Translation

·  Wide Area Networks

• WAN concepts
• Leased line
• Circuit – Switched networks
• Packet – Switched networks
•  Broadband technologies
• Point to Point Protocol
• Frame Relay
• PPP over Ethernet

Today, the CISCO Company has the greatest credibility in the World because of its advancement in the field of network infrastructure. The solutions of this company for different problems cover more than 80% of the World’s market, which obviously shows the need for highly educated system engineers able to implement and handle this highly developed and complex equipment. The average annual salary of a system engineer who possesses one of the CISCO certificates can be seen at the chart below. This information was taken from: http://tcpmag.com/salarysurveys/

As you can see from the chart, averages for all Cisco certifications and especially for CCNA and CCNP are up in 2006 comparing to those in 2004. The reason for this is the constant need for Cisco Certified Professionals who would be able to install, configure and operate the CISCO equipment. The average salary in 2004 for the average system engineers who held a CCNA was $60,000 and this number has jumped to $76,500 in 2006 which is a rise of 26 %, and those who held a CCNP certificate have an average salary of more than $88,421 a year, in the same period of time, which is a rise of 31 %. In the future, a further rise of salary and a need for the CISCO system engineers are expected because it is a proven fact that great number of companies started to benefit by using CISCO technology.

TCP Magazine - 2006

The course is intended for the network system engineers who configure and maintain the network. The course is also intended for the individuals who want to get a CCNA certificate and for the managers and manufacturers who want to gain some knowledge concerning a modern networking system.

The course consists of 246 lessons. The lectures are held every weekend. Each lecture consists of 8 lessons (one lesson lasts 45 minutes.) The students can also use the LAB during the course. They have the remote access to the LAB by using their personal computers at home. This involves more LAB assignments and, thus, more practicing.

Official Curriculum is included in the price of the course. It consists of a book in print and many books in electronic format: CCNA- The book for preparing the exam: 640-802

It is obligatory to pass the following exam to get the CCNA certificate:
640-802 Cisco Certified Network Associate

All the exams necessary for certification can be taken at IT center.

The candidates should have some experience in maintaining operative systems. They should also have some basic knowledge about network technologies.

The price of the course for a physical person is: 750 + taxes.
The price of the course for a juristic person is: 900 + taxes.
The price is fixed in points: 1 point is one euro. You should pay in dinars by the official average exchange rate of the National Bank of Serbia on the day of the payment. You can pay on installments without going to the bank.