Description

The Lab provides you with practice in switching concepts, interface configuration and cabling, configuring and verifying VLANs and troubleshooting Interswitch connectivity. This Lab includes the following exercises:

  • Lab Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA v3)

For this Lab, you will submit 15 screenshots.

Configure and Verify Switching Concepts

Exercise 1 – Examining the Functionality of the MAC Address Table

Task 1 – MAC Address Learning

Step 10

Exercise 2 – Examining MAC Address Aging

Task 1 – Adjusting the Aging Timer

Step 2

Exercise 3 – Frame Switching Methods and Frame Flooding

Task 1 – Frame Switching

Step 1

Task 2 – Frame Flooding

Step 3

Interface Configuration and Cabling

Exercise 1 – Interface Configuration Options

Task 1 – Duplex settings

Step 8

Task 2 – Speed settings

Step 7

Exercise 2 – Examining Collisions and Other Types of Errors

Task 1 – Collisions

Step 3

Exercise 3 – Cabling Issues

Task 1 – Cable types and ports

Step 1

Task 2 – Medium Dependant Interface/MDI Crossover

Step 1

Configuring and Verifying VLANs

Exercise 1 – VLAN Creation and Management

Task 1 – VLAN Creation and Management

Step 5

Exercise 2 – Creating a Voice VLAN

Step 5

Configure Verify and Troubleshoot Interswitch Connectivity

Exercise 1 – Trunk Configuration and Dynamic Trunking Protocol – Part I

Task 1 – Configuring a Trunk Link

Step 10

Exercise 2 – VLAN Trunk Protocol

Task 1 – Configuring VTP

Step 10

Exercise 3 – Trunk Configuration and Dynamic Trunking Protocol – Part II

Task 1 – Completing Trunk Configuration

Step 6

Exercise 4 – Native VLAN configuration

Task 1 – Securing the Native VLAN

Step 6

Review the (Skillsoft) Lab Guide.

Complete the assigned lab components and submit your document containing screenshots of your work, as well as a thorough and detailed description of your experience in each of the Lab exercises, including a summary of what you learned and any issues or problems that occurred while completing each Lab.

Document: Skillsoft Lab Guide (PDF)

By Day 7

Submit your Lab.

Submission and Grading Information

To submit your completed Lab for review and grading, do the following:

  • While completing the assigned Skillsoft Lab, take a screenshot of the step for each task specified in the assignment and paste it into an MS Word document. If you cannot complete a task or get to the step requested, show the last task and step you did complete in the task or exercise for partial credit.
  • Label each screenshot appropriately (e.g., Exercise 1: Task 2: Step 12).
  • Your name and date must show clearly in the screen shot. Refer to the Skillsoft Lab Guide for instructions on how to include your name in the screenshot and how to complete screenshots for submission. Your screenshots must be zoomed in large enough so that the information on the screenshot can be clearly read by the Instructor. If the screenshot is not legible, you will not receive credit.
  • Conclude your document with thorough and detailed description of your experience in each of the Lab exercises, including a summary of what you learned and any issues or problems that occurred while completing each Lab.
  • Please save your Lab using the naming convention WK2Lab+last name+first initial.docx as the name.