ICND1 Guide

Hey guys,

I was starting my CCNA studies 1-2 years ago but started my degree instead. on break and looking to begin CCNA again. I have a lot of lab gear, cisco press books, cbt nuggets and a udemy ccna course (Bryant advantage) so i think resource wise i am good.

My issues is setting goals and knowing what i need to be learning to feel i am progressing etc.

Should i just read the ICND1 exam guide book cover to cover and go from there? Or should i read a chapter, consult the videos, try some stuff out (unsure which stuff will compliment the materials) I know i will be sweet once i get on the rails, just trying to get on first!

I have already printed out stuff to stick around the place for visual reminders (OSI layer diagrams, ethernet specs etc)

Should i leave labbing until i finish the book or do it as i go?

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Simrid

I would recommend printing out the exam blueprint which shows what will be tested on in the exam.

This can be found here: https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/community/certifications/ccna/icnd1_v2/exam-topics

I would say start with CBTNuggets for an overview and then start watching Bryant's series.

I would say lab as you go, subnet as you go (these are musts).

Chev Chellios

Definitely stay on top of subnetting as it's easy to get rusty with it when you've not done it for a while.

Simrid's advice is spot on, personally found Bryants video's are a bit dry but he does cover a lot of material! Lab as you can as it really drills the concepts into you and actually using the commands is priceless.

volfkhat

How old/recent is your material?
Cisco changed things in September 2013 (as i recall).
Make sure your study material is current.

As for study techniques,
Definitely LAb as you Go :]

I tried doing Chris Bryant first... but it was toooo slow.

On a whim, i switched over to Danscourses (CCNA 1 & 2) for my preparations.
His style was amazing. I gained a thorough understand, and his Pace lets you Lab WITH him (during the lectures).
In 70 days, i was a PAcket Tracer pro!

After i completed parts 1 & 2, that's when i went back and watched Chris Bryant.
It was still (kind of) Slow, but Chris filled in All the "gaps" that i needed.

They supplemented each other quite nicely.

koz24

Reading then doing labs right after seems to work the best for me.