Switching IPv6 WAN

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Switching IPv6 WAN

Instructors: Mike Meyers

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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5 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

5 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

How to configure managed switches with VLANs, trunking, and spanning tree protocol to segment and optimize LAN traffic
How to implement IPv6 addressing including static, SLAAC, and DHCPv6 configuration alongside existing IPv4 infrastructure
How to explain WAN technologies and connectivity options including MPLS, SD-WAN, broadband, and cellular for enterprise use cases

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There are 5 modules in this course

This course covers the advanced LAN technologies and wide-area network services that enterprise networks are built on. Covering approximately 3 hours and 25 minutes of expert instruction across Ethernet switching, VLANs, spanning tree, IPv6, and WAN connectivity options, learners develop the skills to build and connect enterprise network segments.

Learners benefit by understanding how managed switches operate, how VLANs segment networks for security and performance, how IPv6 is deployed alongside IPv4, and how organizations connect to the Internet and remote sites through WAN technologies. online labs reinforce VLAN configuration and IPv6 addressing tasks. By the end of this course, learners will be able to configure managed switches, implement VLANs, deploy IPv6 addressing, and explain WAN connectivity options.

This chapter explores managed switch features, VLANs, trunking, inter‑VLAN routing, and switch security.

What's included

8 videos1 reading1 assignment1 plugin

8 videosTotal 47 minutes

Course Introduction1 minute
Switch Management9 minutes
Introduction to VLANs10 minutes
InterVLAN Routing3 minutes
Configuring Switching Technologies7 minutes
Trunking8 minutes
Switch Port Protection6 minutes
Exploring Switch Features (Show)3 minutes

1 readingTotal 2 minutes

Switch Features Handout2 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 10 minutes

Switch Features & VLANs10 minutes

1 pluginTotal 5 minutes

Exploring Switch Features (Click-Through)5 minutes

This chapter explores Cisco commands, traffic mirroring, IDS/IPS, proxies, load balancing, and best‑practice device placement for secure, efficient network design.

What's included

7 videos1 assignment2 plugins

7 videosTotal 54 minutes

Cisco Commands9 minutes
Device Placement Scenarios13 minutes
Load Balancing8 minutes
Proxy Servers13 minutes
IDS vs. IPS4 minutes
Port Mirroring3 minutes
Access a Switch Using SSH (Show)4 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 8 minutes

Switch CLI & Security Infrastructure Assessment8 minutes

2 pluginsTotal 10 minutes

Access a Switch Using SSH (Click-Through)5 minutes
Using Switch Commands (Click-Through)5 minutes

This chapter explains how IPv6 addressing, routing, configuration, and tunneling work, highlighting its simplicity, special address types, and the methods used to reach the IPv6 Internet when native support isn’t available.

What's included

4 videos1 reading1 assignment1 plugin

This chapter covers WAN and tunneling technologies, CDNs, QoS/TTL, satellite and cellular connectivity, remote access tools, VPNs, and key routing/switching troubleshooting concepts like STP and DHCP issues.

What's included

9 videos1 reading2 assignments

9 videosTotal 48 minutes

Understanding IP Tunneling6 minutes
WAN Technologies5 minutes
Content Delivery Networks (CDNs)1 minute
Quality of Service (QoS) and Time to Live (TTL)5 minutes
Understanding Satellite Networking2 minutes
Understanding Cellular Networking4 minutes
Remote Desktop Connectivity4 minutes
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)11 minutes
Troubleshooting Network Services9 minutes

1 readingTotal 2 minutes

WAN Connectivity Handout2 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 30 minutes

WAN Connectivity15 minutes
WAN Connectivity Assessment15 minutes

Final graded assessment

What's included

1 assignment

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Mike Meyers

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