Cisco CCST Networking (100-150)

Network teams need a common baseline before new technicians touch production systems, troubleshoot user issues, or prepare for Cisco certification. This entry-level Cisco CCST Networking (100-150) course is a fit for IT Directors and Training Managers onboarding help desk staff, junior network technicians, or cross-training IT Practitioners with little direct networking experience. Plan for about 20 hours per learner across foundational topics: devices, protocols, addressing, subnetting, media, wireless, Cisco commands, firewalls, security basics, documentation, and troubleshooting. For change management, Team Leads can assign it before shadowing rotations or first-line escalation duties to reduce avoidable mistakes and improve shared vocabulary. CBT Nuggets Playlists and Team Reporting help standardize the assignment and track completion across the team.

IT teams complete this training to turn entry-level staff into better first responders for common network issues and CCST Networking exam readiness. The course maps to practical scenarios teams see in small office, campus, and support environments.

• Faster onboarding: New technicians learn network building blocks, topologies, protocols, addressing, and device roles before working tickets.
• Cleaner troubleshooting: Staff practice reasoning through connectivity, IPv4, NAT, subnetting, IPv6, DHCP, switching, routing, and physical infrastructure issues.
• Reduced escalation noise: Junior staff gain the vocabulary to identify cabling, Wi-Fi, firewall, security, and protocol problems more accurately.
• Better operational consistency: Teams reinforce documentation, network management, and Cisco device command basics for more repeatable support work.

Knowledge

• Core networking concepts, including devices, protocols, data attributes, and topologies
• IPv4 addressing, NAT, subnetting concepts, hexadecimal, and IPv6 fundamentals
• Ethernet communication, wired media types, connectors, and structured cabling basics
• Wi-Fi, cellular, IoT, DHCP, switching, routing, firewalls, and foundational security concepts
• Network management, documentation, and troubleshooting principles

Ability

• Discuss modern network environments using accurate entry-level Cisco networking terminology
• Configure and verify basic network connectivity
• Identify common physical media, cabling, wireless, and infrastructure considerations
• Run basic commands on Cisco devices for support and verification tasks
• Recognize where connectivity problems may relate to addressing, routing, switching, DNS/DHCP-style services, wireless, or security controls