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640-802 Exam Information
640-802 is a 90 minute multiple choice exam consisting of between 45-55 questions. The exam is offered in the following languages English, Japanese, Spanish, Russian, French, Chinese, Korean and Portuguese.
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The 640-802 Cisco Certified Network Associate exam is targeted towards network technicians wanting to express their skills in a small to medium sized branch networked office. This exam is a singular composite exam that can be taken to achieve the full Cisco Certified Network Technician certification (CCNA).
The exam tests candidate’s knowledge and skills in areas such as:
- Connecting to a WAN
- Implementing network security
- Network types; network media
- Routing and switching principles
- TCP/IP and OSI models
- IP addressing
- WAN technologies
- Operating and configuring IOS devices
- Extending switched networks with VLANs
- Determining IP routes
- Managing IP traffic with access lists
- Establishing point-to-point connections
- Establishing Frame Relay connections
These are just several of the areas tested by the exam. Candidates should be prepared to answer questions on more advanced theory of routing and Cisco networking including:
Operation of data networks, functions of varying network devices, tools and building blocks for network specification, OSI and TCP/IP models, networking applications including internet applications, protocols in the OSI and TCP models, risk and impact of applications such as Voice Over IP and Video Over IP, interpret network diagrams, network and internet communications.
Identify and correct general network problems at layers 1, 2, 3 and 7 using a layered model approach, LAN/WAN operation and features. Implement a small switched network, resolve common switched network media issues, media, cables, ports, and connectors to connect switches to other network devices and hosts, basic traffic management concepts, Cisco switches and basic switching concepts, switch configuration tasks including remote access management, media access control method for Ethernet technologies, Verify network status and switch operation using basic tools, basic security for a switch, configuration issues, auto negotiation, and switch hardware failures.
Realize an IP addressing scheme and IP services, role of addressing in a network, verify DNS operation, private and public IP addressing, verify valid IP addresses to hosts, servers, and networking devices in a LAN environment, operation of NAT in a small network connecting to one ISP, enable NAT for a small network with a single ISP and connection, troubleshoot DHCP and DNS operation on a router, identify and correct IP addressing issues, static and dynamic addressing services for hosts in a LAN environment, identify and correct IP addressing issues.
Implement a small routed network, basic concepts of routing, packet forwarding, router lookup procedure, Cisco routers, router bootup procedure, POST, router mechanism, selecting appropriate media, cables, ports, and connectors to connect routers to alternative network devices and hosts, configure, verify, and troubleshoot RIPv2, access and employ the router CLI to set basic parameters, connect, configure, and verify operation status of a device interface.
Verify device configuration and network connectivity using ping, traceroute, telnet, SSH or other utilities, perform and verify routing configuration tasks for a static or default route given specific routing requirements, manage IOS configuration files (including: save, edit, upgrade, restore), manage Cisco IOS, implement password and physical security, verify network status and router operation using basic utilities, ping, traceroute, telnet ,SSH, arp, ipconfig).
Give explanation and select the appropriate administrative tasks required for a WLAN, standards for wireless media IEEE WI-FI Alliance, ITU/FCC, components in a small wireless network, SSID, BSS, ESS, basic parameters to configure on a wireless network to ensure that devices connect to the correct access point, wireless security features and capabilities of WPA security, open, WEP, WPA-1/2, identify issues with implementing wireless networks.
Identify security threats to a network and methods to mitigate those threats, explain network security threats and the need to implement a comprehensive security policy to mitigate the threats, explain general methods to mitigate common security threats to network devices, hosts, and applications, functions of common security appliances and applications, recommended security practices as well as initial steps to secure network devices.
Put into practice and verify WAN links, methods for connecting to a WAN, configure and verify a basic WAN serial connection. VLANs and interswitch communications, superior switching technologies, VTP, RSTP, VLAN, PVSTP, 802.1q, VLANs and logically discrete networks, configure, verify, and troubleshoot VLANs, configure, verify, and troubleshoot trunking on Cisco switches, configure, verify, and troubleshoot interVLAN routing, configure, verify, and troubleshoot VTP, configure, verify, and troubleshoot RSTP operation.
Understand the output of various show and debug commands to verify the operational status of a Cisco switched network, execute basic switch security, port security, unassigned ports, trunk access. VLSM IP addressing, classless addressing scheme using VLSM and summarization in a LAN/WAN environment, IPv6, protocols, dual stack, tunnelling, IP addressing and host configurations, fundamental operation and routing on Cisco devices, methods of routing and routing protocols, configure, verify and troubleshoot OSPF, configure, verify and troubleshoot EIGRP, verify configuration and connectivity via ping, traceroute, and telnet or SSH, troubleshoot routing implementation issues, verify router hardware and software operation using SHOW & DEBUG commands, implement basic router security.
Implement, verify, and troubleshoot NAT and ACLs, access control lists, access control lists based on network filtering, access control list to regulate telnet and SSH access to the router, ACL's in a network environment, troubleshoot ACL implementation concerns, principal operation of NAT, configure Network Address Translation for particular network requirements using CLI, troubleshoot NAT implementation problems. Implement and verify WAN links, configure and verify Frame Relay on Cisco routers, troubleshoot WAN implementation issues, illustrate VPN technology, configure and vary PPP connection between Cisco routers.