Cisco Certified Network Associate (ccna) Practice Lab
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Learning OutcomesAfter completing this exercise, you will be able to: Describe SOHO Networks Describe WAN Networks Your DevicesThis exercise contains supporting materials for Cisco. SOHO - Small Office / Home OfficeSOHO refers to designs and implementations that have small volume requirements, such as a few switch ports, few APs (access points), few routers, and WAN links. A SOHO network can be a mixed network consisting of both wired and wireless computers. In a SOHO wireless LAN, the wireless AP acts autonomously, rather than with a WLC (wireless LAN controller), doing all the work required to create and control the WLAN. In this network, security is a big challenge compared to other types of networks. The problem here is that small businesses usually cannot afford to hire IT staff to secure the network. Hence are more likely to be attacked (hacked). WANA WAN or Wide Area Network interconnects multiple local area networks (LANs) distributed over a geographically spread area. An example of a Wide Area Network is the Internet. In WAN networks, you use specially designed network devices like modems, WAN switches, and routers. WAN switch is a switch that belongs to a carrier network. These switches usually provide connections to public networks (for example, the Internet or MPLS network). The user will then connect an edge device to this device. The edge device is usually a router or a firewall. A Router provides connection from the LANs to the outside world. It uses a WAN access interface port that is used to connect to the service provider network. No matter which type of public network you use to interconnect LAN networks, you need to provide a secure transfer. This is usually done by creating VPNs (virtual private networks) that encrypt traffic between two or more sites. There are no screenshot items for this exercise. Download 1.21 Mb. Share with your friends:
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