1. © 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 1 CCNA v3.1 Student Migration Guidelines February 21, 2008

2. © 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 2 CCNA v3.1 to CCNA Discovery or CCNA Exploration Student Migration Guidelines  Flexible guidelines to help transition students over to the new and improved curricula  No direct mapping exists between CCNA v3.1 and CCNA Discovery or CCNA Exploration  Supplemental review recommendations are provided to help fill any knowledge gaps and cover topics meeting the following criteria: Essential for students to understand to succeed in the new courses Partially covered or not covered at all in CCNA v3.1 Not reviewed again in the CCNA Discovery or CCNA Exploration courses  The recommendations attempt to limit the amount of supplemental materials that students will need to study for a successful migration

3. © 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 3 CCNA v3.1 to CCNA Discovery or CCNA Exploration Student Migration Guidelines Completed Migration to CCNA Discovery Migration to CCNA Exploration CCNA 1 v3.1 CCNA Discovery 2 + Supplemental Review* CCNA Exploration 2 OR** CCNA Exploration 3 + Supplemental Review* CCNA 2 v3.1 CCNA Discovery 3 + Supplemental Review* CCNA Exploration 3 + Supplemental Review* CCNA 3 v3.1 Not Applicable (Complete CCNA 4 v3.1) TBD*** *Chapters/Sections from prior courses ** Students can start with either CCNA Exploration 2 or CCNA Exploration 3, but must complete both ***To be determined – March/April 2008 timeframe

4. © 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 4 CCNA v3.1 to CCNA Discovery Student Migration Guidelines CCNA 4 WAN Technologies CCNA 3 Switching Basics and Intermediate Routing CCNA 2 Routers and Routing Basics CCNA 1 Networking Basics COMPLETED CCNA Discovery CCNA v3.1 Supplemental Review + Networking for Home and Small Businesses Working at a Small-to-Medium Business or ISP Introducing Routing and Switching in the Enterprise Designing and Supporting Computer Networks

5. © 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 5 CCNA v3.1 to CCNA Discovery Student Migration Guidelines CCNA 4 WAN Technologies CCNA 3 Switching Basics and Intermediate Routing CCNA 2 Routers and Routing Basics COMPLETED CCNA 1 Networking Basics COMPLETED CCNA Discovery CCNA v3.1 Networking for Home and Small Businesses Working at a Small-to-Medium Business or ISP Introducing Routing and Switching in the Enterprise Designing and Supporting Computer Networks Supplemental Review +

6. © 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 6 CCNA v3.1 to CCNA Exploration Student Migration Guidelines Accessing the WAN CCNA 4 WAN Technologies LAN Switching and Wireless CCNA 3 Switching Basics and Intermediate Routing Routing Protocols and Concepts CCNA 2 Routers and Routing Basics Network Fundamentals CCNA 1 Networking Basics COMPLETED CCNA Exploration CCNA v3.1 Supplemental Review + + Both courses required, start with either one

7. © 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 7 CCNA v3.1 to CCNA Exploration Student Migration Guidelines Accessing the WAN CCNA 4 WAN Technologies LAN Switching and Wireless CCNA 3 Switching Basics and Intermediate Routing Routing Protocols and Concepts CCNA 2 Routers and Routing Basics COMPLETED Network Fundamentals CCNA 1 Networking Basics COMPLETED CCNA Exploration CCNA v3.1 Supplemental Review +

8. © 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 8 Moving from CCNA 1 v3.1 to CCNA Discovery 2 Supplemental Review Topics from CCNA Discovery 1 CCNA Discovery 1: Networking for Home and Small Businesses ChapterChapter NameSectionSection Name / Comments 3Connecting to the NetworkSection 3.5.7Learn to Use Packet Tracer Section 3.6Plan and Connect a Local Network 4Connecting to the Internet Through an ISP Section 4.2Sending Information Across the Internet Section 4.3Networking Devices in a NOC 5Network Addressing Section 5.3How IP Addresses Are Obtained Section 5.4Address Management 7Wireless Technology AllAll Sections 8Basic SecurityAllAll Sections 9Troubleshooting Your NetworkSection 9.3Common Issues Section 9.4Troubleshooting and the Help Desk

9. © 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 9 Moving from CCNA 2 v3.1 to CCNA Discovery 3 Supplemental Review Topics from CCNA Discovery 1 and 2 CourseChapterChapter NameSectionSection Name / Comments CCNA Discovery: Networking for Home and Small Businesses 3Connecting to the Network3.5.7Learn to Use Packet Tracer 3.6Plan and Connect a Local Network 7Wireless Technology AllAll Sections 8Basic SecurityAllAll Sections CCNA Discovery: Working at a Small-to-Medium Business or ISP 1The Internet and Its Uses1.3ISP Connectivity 3Planning a Network Upgrade3.1.1Site Survey 3.2Planning the Network Upgrade 3.3Purchasing and Maintaining Equipment 4Planning the Addressing Structure4.2NAT and PAT 5Configuring Network Devices5.2Configuring an ISR with SDM 5.3.7Configuring DHCP Services 5.3.8Configuring Static NAT using Cisco IOS CLI 5.4Initial Cisco 2960 Switch Configuration 5.5.1Installing the CPE 8ISP Responsibility8.1ISP Security Considerations 8.2Security Tools 8.3.3Selecting In-Band and Out-of-Band Tools 8.4.3Methods of IOS Backup and Recovery – when v4.1 is available 9Preparing for CertificationAllAll Sections – when v4.1 is available New material available in v4.1 

10. © 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 10 Moving from CCNA 1 v3.1 to CCNA Exploration 2 or 3 Supplemental Review Topics from CCNA Exploration 1 CCNA Exploration 1: Routing Protocols and Concepts ChapterChapter NameSectionSection Name / Comments 5OSI Network LayerAllAll Sections 6Addressing the NetworkSection 6.3Assigning Addresses Section 6.4Is It on My Network? Section 6.5Calculating Addresses Section 6.6Testing the Network Layer 7OSI Data Link LayerSection 7.4Putting It All Together 9Overview of EthernetSection 9.6Hubs and Switches Section 9.7Address Resolution Protocol 10Planning and Cabling Your NetworkAllAll Sections 11Configuring and Testing Your Network AllAll Sections

11. © 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 11 Moving from CCNA 2 v3.1 to CCNA Exploration 3 Supplemental Review Topics from CCNA Exploration 1 and 2 CourseChapterChapter NameSectionSection Name / Comments CCNA Exploration: Network Fundamentals 6Addressing the NetworkSection 6.5Calculating Addresses 7OSI Data Link LayerSection 7.4Putting It All Together 9Overview of EthernetSection 9.6Hubs and Switches Section 9.7Address Resolution Protocol 10Planning and Cabling Your NetworkSection 10.3Developing and Addressing Scheme Section 10.4Calculating the Subnets CCNA Exploration: Routing Protocols and Concepts 1Introduction to RoutingSection 1.4Path Determination and Switching 2Static RoutingSection 2.4Static Routes with Next Hop Addressing Section 2.5Static Routes with Exit Interfaces Section 2.6Summary and Default Static Routes Section 2.7Managing and Troubleshooting 5RIP Version 1Section 5.3Verification and Troubleshooting Section 5.4Automatic Summarization 6VLSM and CIDRAllAll Sections 7RIPv2AllAll Sections 9EIGRPAllAll Sections 10Link State Routing ProtocolsAllAll Sections 11OSPFAllAll Sections

12. © 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 12