Part 2 · Week 7

Security Fundamentals

What you must be able to do by the end of this week is listed below. Complete lessons, labs, interactive tools, and the assessment checkpoint.

Day-by-day plan

ACLs, device hardening, and Layer 2 security

5 study days · ~8h 30m total · most sessions target ~90 minutes

~8h 30m/week5 days

Key topics

Standard ACLsExtended ACLsACL placementPort securityAAA awareness

Videos

Practice

Complete device hardening lesson intro — list five secure management practices.

Quick review

Why disable telnet and use SSH on production devices?

Week checkpoint

Complete Week 7 quiz — place standard and extended ACLs on a sample topology.

Suggested practice

Week 7 security quiz

Week objectives

  • Understand ACLs and device hardening
  • Understand Layer 2 security and AAA

Lessons

Training videos

Jeremy's IT Lab lectures (also embedded in lessons) plus supplemental videos from the Free CCNA 200-301 course playlist. Watch in order or jump to the topic you are studying.

Jeremy's IT Lab

Security Fundamentals (Day 48)

Watch on YouTube

Watch on YouTube
Jeremy's IT Lab

Standard ACLs (Day 34)

Watch on YouTube

Watch on YouTube
Jeremy's IT Lab

Extended ACLs (Day 35)

Watch on YouTube

Watch on YouTube
Jeremy's IT Lab

Port Security (Day 49)

Watch on YouTube

Watch on YouTube

Lesson pages embed Jeremy's IT Lab videos inline. Supplemental David Bombal videos from the linked playlist appear here and in matching lessons — all credited to their respective channels.

Labs & review

Labs

Lab content coming in Phase 2/3

Assessment

week7-security-quiz — original concept-based questions only.