TestOut Switching Pro Exam Objectives

Switch Setup and Configuration

• View switch configuration information
• Configure switch hostnames and interface descriptions
• Configure switch banners
• Manage switch configuration files
• Manage switch IOS files

Switch Interface Configuration

• View directly-connected network devices using CDP
• Manage the CPD configuration
• Configure interface speed and duplex settings
• View the status of switch interfaces

TCP/IP Configuration

• Configure switch TCP/IP settings
• Troubleshoot LAN communications

VLAN Configuration

• View information about VLANs configured on a switch
• Manage default VLAN configuration settings
• Configure VLANs on a switch
• Use trunking to extend VLAN to multiple switches
• Troubleshoot VLAN issues
• Troubleshoot trunking issues

InterVLAN Routing

• Configure interVLAN routing
• Troubleshoot interVLAN routing issues

Spanning Tree Configuration

• View STP configuration information
• Manually configure a switch as a root bridge
• Configure Rapid PVST+
• Troubleshoot STP issues

Switch Security

• Restrict access to a switch
• Configure switch passwords
• Disable switch interfaces
• Enable switch port security
• Configure remote access to a switch using SSH

EtherChannel Configuration

• Configure EtherChannel using PAGP
• Configure EtherChannel using LACP