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Cisco Networking Lab

Build the network. Then break it.

The Cisco lab is a full networking pod for every student. You configure switches and routers from console, design VLANs and ACLs, troubleshoot OSPF adjacencies, and wire patch panels by hand. By the end of CCNA term, you've stood up a multi-VLAN topology end-to-end at least three times.

Capacity
24

STATIONS

Equipment
6

LINE ITEMS

Activities
5

EXERCISES

Projects
1

STUDENT WORK

// what_you_do_here

THE WORK.

  • 01Configure VLANs, trunking, and inter-VLAN routing on real hardware
  • 02Troubleshoot OSPF adjacency and converge a multi-router topology
  • 03Wire and label a patch panel from scratch
  • 04Apply ACLs and validate them against a threat model
  • 05Run packet captures from a SPAN port and analyze in Wireshark

// equipment

THE GEAR.

Same stack listed on every job posting in this field.

  • Cisco Catalyst 2960/3560 switches
  • Cisco ISR 4321 routers
  • Patch panels + cable management
  • Console + USB-serial access
  • Smart-jack demarcation
  • GNS3 + Packet Tracer workstations
  • Cisco IOS
  • OSPF
  • BGP
  • VLAN
  • STP
  • Wireshark
  • GNS3

// from_this_lab

STUDENT WORK
FROM HERE.

↗ All student work
  • CiscoNetwork Design

    Campus VLAN Redesign

    Network capstone — redesigned a 12-VLAN campus topology with proper segmentation between staff, lab, IoT, and guest.

    ↗ See the work

// who_uses_it

PROGRAMS HERE.

  • [ CYBER ]

    Cybersecurity & Networking

    Defend the systems the world runs on. Hands-on training in network defense, threat detection, and security operations.

    ↗ Explore CYBER

// tour

Come walk this lab.