Step IT up! You’re ready to move from the fundamentals to advanced courses of Scaling Networks and Connecting Networks. Using the top-down approach to networking, you’ll master the concepts and skills required to design networks. Students will have plenty of opportunities for practical applications installing, operating and maintaining networks. Focus on accessing the local area network gives the skills necessary to be qualified as network technicians and network administrators. Areas of study include LAN switching, VLANs, wireless, ACLs and NAT. This course prepares students for the Cisco Certified Network Associate certification. The CCNA validates your ability to install, configure, operate and troubleshoot small-sized routed and switched networks.