The Building Cisco Remote Access Networks course teaches students how  to build a remote access network to interconnect central sites to branch  offices and home office/telecommuters. Once the network is built, the course further teaches students how to control access to the central site, as well as maximize bandwidth utilization over the remote links.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to perform the following overall tasks:

• Identify the Cisco products that best meet the WAN connection requirements when given a WAN connection and technology requirements that include permanent or dialup access connections between the central site and telecommuters or branch offices.
• Assemble and configure Cisco equipment to establish appropriate WAN   network connections when given a WAN topology and specifications.
• Enable protocols and technologies that allow traffic flow between each  site, while minimizing the amount of overhead traffic on each connection, when given a WAN topology and specifications.
• Implement quality of service capabilities to assure that mission critical
  applications receive the required bandwidth when given a working WAN topology.
• Implement applicable access control measures to allow only desired access into the enterprise network when given a working WAN topology.
• Ensure proper connectivity using the device tools to troubleshoot protocols, technologies, and devices when given a working WAN topology.

 Who Should Attend

The target audiences for this course are as follows:

• Network administrators who are responsible for implementing and troubleshooting enterprise WAN backbones
• Network technicians who work for channel resellers responsible for implementing and or troubleshooting enterprise customer network implementations
• CCNP candidates
• CCIE dial ISP and routing/switching candidates

Prerequisites

The BCRAN course focuses on intoducing techniques and technology for enabling WAN solutions. To fully benefit from BCRAN, the student must be familiar with general networking terms and concepts and have experience completing the following tasks on Cisco routers:

• General Cisco router operation and configuration
• TCP/IP and TCP/IP operation and configuration
• Routing Protocols (RIP, IGRP, etc.)
• Routed Protocols (IP, IPX, etc.)
• Sandard and extended access lists
• PPP operation and PPP configuration over serial links
• Frame Relay operation and configuration on interfaces and subinterfaces
• Legacy DDR over ISDN-BRI operation and configuration

Note: Itemization of Cisco course prerequisites will be provided in the upcoming training alerts.

Course Outline

Identifying Cisco Solutions to Remote Access Needs

This module highlights various physical WAN connections for remote to central site connections.

• Selecting Cisco Products for Remote Connections
• Assembling and Cabling the WAN Components

Enabling On Demand Connections to the Central Site

Module instructs the students how to establish remote connections via asynchronous links to a centralized router using basic telephone service.

• Configuring Asynchronous Connections with Modems
• Accessing the Central Site with Windows 95
• Configuring PPP and Controlling Network Access with PAP or CHAP

Enhancing on Demand Connectivity

This module teachs the students how to enhance remote connections using ISDN and DDR.

• Using ISDN and DDR to Enhance Remote Connectivity
• Optimizing Use of DDR Interfaces
• Configuring a Cisco 700 Series Router

Enabling Permanent Connections to the Central Site

This module provides instruction on dedicated WAN connectivity options.

• Establishing an X.25 Connection
• Establishing a Dedicated Frame Relay Connection and Controlling
• Traffic Flow with Traffic Shaping
• Enabling a Backup to the Permanent Connection (This chapter was added)
• Optimizing Traffic on Dedicated WAN Connections

Scaling and Troubleshooting Remote Access Networks

This module instructs students about controlling corporate network access with AAA, managing network costs with AAA, and managing depleting ip addresses with NAT or PAT. It also provides troubleshooting recommendations.

• Scaling IP Addresses with PAT and NAT
• Using AAA to Scale Access Control in an Expanding Network
• Troubleshooting the Remote Access Network