CCNA Skills Assessment

Topology

Assessment Objectives
Part 1: Develop an IP Addressing Scheme (20 points, 25 minutes)
Part 2: Initialize and Reload Devices (10 points, 20 minutes)
Part 3: Configure Device IP address and Security Settings (45 points, 35 minutes)
Part 4: Test and Verify IPv4 and IPv6 End-to-End Connectivity (15 points, 20 minutes)
Part 5: Use the IOS CLI to Gather Device Information (10 points, 10 minutes)

Scenario
In this Skills Assessment (SA) you will configure the devices in a small network. You must configure a router,
switch and PCs to support both IPv4 and IPv6 connectivity. You will configure security, including SSH, on the
router. In addition, you will test and document the network using common CLI commands.

Required Resources
 1 Router (Cisco 4221 with Cisco IOS XE Release 16.9.4 universal image or comparable)
 1 Switch (Cisco 2960 with Cisco IOS Release 15.2(2) lanbasek9 image or comparable)
 1 PCs (Windows with a terminal emulation program, such as Tera Term)

 Console cables to configure the Cisco IOS devices via the console ports
 Ethernet cables as shown in the topology

Section Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Topology

Total Marks 8 10 50 7 15 10
Marks
Obtained
Total Marks
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Instructions

Part 1: Develop an IP Addressing Scheme

Total points: 8
Time: 20 minutes
a. Record the IP address information for each device:

Device IP address Subnet Mask Gateway Points

PC-A blank blank 2 points

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R1-G0/0/0 blank blank N/A 2 points
R1-G0/0/1 blank blank N/A 2 points
S1 blank blank 2 points
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Part 2: Initialize and Reload Devices

Total points: 10
Time: 10 minutes
 Erase the startup configurations and VLANs from the router and switch and reload the devices.

Part 3: Configure Device IP Address and Security Settings

Total points: 50
Time: 35 minutes

a. Configure R1. (31 Points)

Configuration tasks for R1 include the following:

Task Specification Points

Disable DNS lookup 2 point

Router name R1 2 point
Domain name ccna-lab.com 2 point
Encrypted privileged EXEC password cisco 2 point
Console access password cisco 2 point
Set the minimum length for passwords 10 characters 3 point
Set login on vty lines to use local database 2 point
Encrypt the clear text passwords 2 point
Configure an MOTD Banner 2 point

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Task Specification Points

Set the description

Set the Layer 3 IPv4 address
Configure Interface G0/0/0 Activate Interface 6 points
Set the description
Set the Layer 3 IPv4 address
Configure Interface G0/0/1 Activate Interface 6 points

b. Configure S1. (12 Points)

Configuration tasks for S1 include the following:

Task Specification Points

Disable DNS lookup 1 point

Switch name S1 1 point
Domain name ccna-lab.com 1 point
Encrypted privileged EXEC password Cisco 1 point
Console access password cisco 1 point
Shutdown all unused interfaces F0/1-4, F0/7-24, G0/1-2 1 point
Set login on vty lines to use local database 1 point
Set vty lines to accept SSH connections only 1 point
Encrypt the clear text passwords 1 point
Configure an MOTD Banner 1 point
Configure Management Interface (SVI) on Set the description 2 points
VLAN1 Set the Layer 3 IPv4 address

c. Configure host computers. (7 Points)

After configuring each host computer, record the host network settings with the ipconfig /all command. (2
points)

PC-A Network Configuration (7 point)

Description blank
Physical Address blank

IPv4 Address blank

Subnet Mask blank

IPv4 Default Gateway blank

IPv6 Address blank

IPv6 Default Gateway blank

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Part 4: Test and Verify End-to-End Connectivity

Total points: 7
Time: 10 minutes
Use the ping command to test IPv4 and IPv6 connectivity between all network devices.
Note: If pings to host computers fail, temporarily disable the computer firewall and retest.
Use the following table to methodically verify connectivity with each network device. Take corrective action to
establish connectivity if a test fails:

From To Protocol IP Address Ping Results Points

PC-A R1 G0/0/0 IPv4 blank blank 1 point

R1 G0/0/1 IPv4 blank blank 1 point
PC-A
S1 VLAN 1 IPv4 blank blank 1 point
PC-A
PC-B IPv4 blank blank 1 point
PC-A
PC-B R1 G0/0/0 IPv4 blank blank 1 point
R1 G0/0/1 IPv4 blank blank 1 point
PC-B
S1 VLAN1 IPv4 blank blank 1 point
PC-B
Question:

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Part 5: Use the IOS CLI to Gather Device Information Router

Total points: 15
Time: 10 minutes

a. Issue the appropriate command to discover the following information:

Description Points

Router Model blank 1 point

IOS Image File blank 1 point
Total RAM blank 1 point
Total Flash Memory blank 1 point
Configuration Register blank 1 point
CLI Command Used blank 1 point

b. Enter the appropriate CLI command needed to display the following on R1:

Command Description Command Points

Display a summary of important information blank

about the IPv4 interfaces on R1. 1 point
Display the IPv4 routing table. blank 1 point
Display the Layer 2 to Layer 3 mapping of blank 2 point
addresses on R1.
Display detailed IPv4 information about blank 2 point
interface G0/0/0 on R1.
Display information about the devices blank 2 point
connected to R1. Information should include
Device ID, Local Interface, Hold time,
Capability, Platform, and Port ID.
Save the current configuration so it will be blank 1 point
used the next time the router is started.

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