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Introduction
Strategies for Exam Preparation
The strategy you use for CCNP Remote Access might be slightly different than strategies used by other readers, mainly
based on the skills, knowledge, and experience you already have obtained. For instance, if you have attended the
BCRAN course, then you might take a different approach than someone who learned switching via on-the-job training.
Chapter 1, "All About the Cisco Certified Network Professional and Design Professional Certification," includes a
strategy that should closely match your background.
Regardless of the strategy you use or the background you have, the book is designed to help you get to the point where
you can pass the exam with the least amount of time required. For instance, there is no need for you to practice or read
about IP addressing and subnetting if you fully understand it already. However, many people like to make sure that they
truly know a topic and thus read over material that they already know. Several book features will help you gain the
confidence that you need to be convinced that you know some material already and to also help you know what topics
you need to study more.
How This Book Is Organized
Although this book could be read cover-to-cover, it is designed to be flexible and allow you to easily move between
chapters and sections of chapters to cover just the material that you need more work with. Chapter 1 provides an
overview of the CCNP and CCDP certifications, and offers some strategies for how to prepare for the exams. Chapters 2
through 12 are the core chapters and can be covered in any order. If you do intend to read them all, the order in the book
is an excellent sequence to use.
The core chapters, Chapters 2 through 12, cover the following topics:
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Chapter 2, "Cisco Remote Connection Products"
--This chapter discusses analyzing criteria for placing a Cisco
router in a network, selection of the WAN connection type for remote access purposes, determining site
requirements in a central office, branch office and small/remote or home office, and selecting the proper Cisco
network devices given a set of site requirements.
·
Chapter 3, "Assembling and Cabling WAN Components"
--This chapter discusses the basic ideas behind
selection of routers for specific deployments, covers some of the possible types of physical connections that may
be necessary for individual deployments, and explains how to confirm the physical connectivity of the WAN
devices.
·
Chapter 4, "Configuring Asynchronous Connections with Modems"
--This chapter covers modem signaling,
modem cofiguration using reverse Telnet, router line numbering, basic asynchronous configuration, configuration
of the attached modem, and controlling modem connections with chat scripts.
·
Chapter 5, "Configuring PPP and Controlling Network Access"
--This chapter examines the underlying
technology of the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) and its components; how to configure various options available
with PPP such as authentication, PPP Callback, compression and PPP Multilink; and troubleshooting with the
show
and
debug
commands to deal with issues arising with PPP .
·
Chapter 6, "Using ISDN and DDR to Enhance Remote Connectivity"
--This chapter examines the underlying
technology of ISDN and its components, the technologies relating to BRI specific implementation of ISDN
technology, implementing basic DDR and advanced DDR options, as well as the concepts of and differences
between T1 and E1 PRI-based implementations .
·
Chapter 7, "Configuring the Cisco 700 Series Router"
--This chapter covers Cisco 700 router key features and
functions, Cisco 700 router profiles, configuring the Cisco 700 router for IP routing, the 700 series capability to be
used as a router in a very small network, Dynamic Host Configuration Services (DHCP) from the perspective of a
700 series router, and configuration of the 700 series router as a DHCP server or helper agent