CCNA Bootcamp: Master IT Networking from Zero to Certified
Build real-world networking skills and pass the Cisco CCNA exam — taught with hands-on labs, plain-English explanations, and zero fluff.
What you'll learn
What you'll be able to do
- Explain how data travels across a network using the OSI and TCP/IP models with enough depth to troubleshoot real issues
- Design and calculate IPv4 and IPv6 subnets quickly and accurately — including VLSM — without relying on a calculator
- Configure and verify Cisco routers and switches from the CLI, including VLANs, trunking, inter-VLAN routing, and EtherChannel
- Implement and troubleshoot dynamic routing protocols including OSPF (single and multi-area) and understand when to use static routing
- Secure a network with ACLs, port security, DHCP snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection, and basic wireless security standards
- Set up NAT/PAT, DHCP, DNS, and NTP services that small-to-medium business networks depend on daily
- Interpret network diagrams and use show/debug commands to systematically diagnose and resolve connectivity faults
- Approach the CCNA 200-301 exam with a proven strategy, understanding the question formats, time management, and the most heavily weighted topics
How it works
A school that adapts to you
This isn't a set of static videos. Every lesson is generated live and tuned to where you actually are.
We learn your level
A quick placement check tailors your starting point so you're never bored or lost.
Lessons adapt as you go
Each lesson is written for your pace and your goal, adjusting as your skills grow.
Your AI coach keeps you moving
Checkpoints, feedback, and gentle nudges turn progress into a real result.
The curriculum
What's inside your school
6 modules · 19 lessons
Networking Foundations & the OSI/TCP-IP Models
Establish the mental framework every CCNA candidate needs before touching a device. Students learn how data actually travels across a network, what each layer does, and how to use the OSI and TCP/IP models as a troubleshooting lens — not just a memorization exercise.
- 1.11 – How Networks Work: Devices, Topologies & the Role of ProtocolsIncluded
- 1.22 – The OSI Model: Seven Layers, Real Jobs, Real TroubleshootingIncluded
- 1.33 – TCP/IP Model, TCP vs. UDP & the Three-Way HandshakeIncluded
IPv4 & IPv6 Addressing and Subnetting
The make-or-break module for most CCNA candidates. Students develop the ability to subnet quickly and accurately in their heads using binary logic and shortcut patterns — including VLSM for IPv4 and prefix-based thinking for IPv6. Speed and accuracy are practiced until they become automatic.
- 2.11 – Binary, Hex & IPv4 Address StructureIncluded
- 2.22 – IPv4 Subnetting: Fixed-Length and VLSMIncluded
- 2.33 – IPv6: Address Types, Notation & Prefix-Based SubnettingIncluded
Ethernet Switching, VLANs & Spanning Tree
Students get hands-on with Cisco IOS CLI from day one of this module. They configure real switches, segment networks with VLANs, carry traffic across trunks, route between VLANs, and understand how Spanning Tree Protocol prevents catastrophic loops — all core CCNA exam domains.
- 3.11 – Cisco IOS CLI Fundamentals & Switch BasicsIncluded
- 3.22 – VLANs, Trunking & Inter-VLAN RoutingIncluded
- 3.33 – Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) & EtherChannelIncluded
IP Routing — Static, OSPF & Path Selection
Students configure Cisco routers from scratch and build progressively complex routing topologies. They master static routing for controlled environments, implement OSPF in single and multi-area designs, and understand how a router selects the best path using administrative distance and metrics.
- 4.11 – Router CLI, Interfaces & Static RoutingIncluded
- 4.22 – OSPF Single-Area: Configuration, Verification & TroubleshootingIncluded
- 4.33 – Multi-Area OSPF & Path Selection LogicIncluded
Network Services & Security
Cover the essential services and security controls that every real-world network depends on and every CCNA exam tests. Students configure NAT/PAT, DHCP, DNS, and NTP, then lock down the network with ACLs, port security, DHCP snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection, and wireless security standards.
- 5.11 – NAT/PAT, DHCP, DNS & NTP ConfigurationIncluded
- 5.22 – Access Control Lists (ACLs): Standard, Extended & NamedIncluded
- 5.33 – Switch Security: Port Security, DHCP Snooping & DAIIncluded
- 5.44 – Wireless Networking: Standards, Architecture & SecurityIncluded
Network Troubleshooting & CCNA Exam Readiness
The capstone module. Students synthesize every skill from the course into systematic troubleshooting methodology and full-scale lab scenarios — then shift into exam mode: mastering question formats, time strategy, and the highest-weighted topics through timed practice, gap analysis, and simulation drills.
- 6.11 – Systematic Troubleshooting Methodology with Show & DebugIncluded
- 6.22 – Full-Scale Capstone Lab: End-to-End Network BuildIncluded
- 6.33 – CCNA 200-301 Exam Strategy & Final Readiness SprintIncluded
Questions
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Your teacher
A note from your teacher
Michael Parker
I'm a network engineer with over a decade of hands-on experience designing, deploying, and troubleshooting enterprise networks — from small business LANs to multi-site WAN architectures. I've held my CCNA and CCNP for years and, more importantly, I've used those skills every single day on the job.
I started teaching because I kept seeing the same problem: smart people failing the CCNA not because they weren't capable, but because the material was taught in a way that made no practical sense. I built this school to fix that. Every explanation here is the one I wish I'd had when I was studying, and every lab reflects something I've actually had to do in the field.
My goal isn't to get you a certificate to frame on a wall. It's to make you the engineer in the room who actually understands what's happening on the network.
— Michael Parker
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