BCRAN (Building Cisco Remote Access Networks)

In the Building Cisco Remote Access Networks (BCRAN) course, students learn how to build, configure, and troubleshoot a remote access network to interconnect central sites to branch offices and home offices.  Students also learn how to control access to the central site, as well as to maximize bandwidth utilization over the remote links.

In the 15 hands-on labs, you will configure ISDN, BRI, and PRI traffic and verify connectivity.

Dial-Up Services

This authorized Cisco course includes introductory material on modem technology and operation, ISDN, the AT command set, Windows 95 networking, and features of the Cisco Access Server technology.  Apply the information learned in these sections with hands-on labs to reinforce each topic as you progress through class.

Classroom and Virtual Classroom e-Learning Outline

1. Building Remote Access Networks Introduction

2. Cisco Solutions to Remote Access Needs

3. Enabling On-Demand Connections

4. Controlling Network Access

5. Accessing the Central Site with Windows 95

6. Enhancing On-Demand Connectivity

7. Optimizing the Use of DDR Interfaces

8. Configuring a Cisco 700 Series Router

9. Enabling Permanent Connections to the Central Site

10. Frame Relay

11. Managing Network Performance

12. Scaling IP Addresses

13. Troubleshooting

Hands-On Lab 1: Remote Configuration

Select Cisco products for remote configurations.

Hands-On Lab 2: Assembly and Cabling

Assemble and cable the lab networks.

Hands-On Lab 3: Asynchronous Connections

Configure Asynchronous connections with modems.

Hands-On Lab 4: PPP, PAP, and CHAP

Configure PPP and control network access with PAP and CHAP.

Hands-On Lab 5: Dial-Up Connections

Configure a Windows 95/98 dial-up connection.

Hands-On Lab 6: ISDN and DDR

Use ISDN and DDR to enhance remote connectivity.

Hands-On Lab 7: Dialer Profiles

Use dialer profiles to enhance DDR.

Hands-On Lab 8: Cisco 700 Router

Configure a Cisco 700 series router.

Hands-On Lab 9: Obtaining a Dynamic Address from a Provider

Hands-On Lab 10: X.25

Use X.25 for remote access.

Hands-On Lab 11: Frame Relay Connections

Establish a dedicated Frame Relay connection and control traffic flow.

Hands-On Lab 12: Backing Up

Enable a backup to a permanent connection.

Hands-On Lab 13: Managing Performance

Manage network performance with queuing and compression.

Hands-On Lab 14: NAT

Scale IP addresses with Network Address Translation (NAT).

Hands-On Lab 15: AAA

Use AAA to scale access control in an expanding network.

Enhanced Labs

We have assembled a wide array of equipment to enable a real-world experience in BCRAN. You will use networked Windows 95 PCs with modems connecting to Cisco Access Servers. An ISDN switch allows you to experience real ISDN traffic in the classroom. Include servers supporting NT, Novell, CiscoWorks, and TFTP, and you have a real-world learning environment that you won't get anywhere else.

Virtual Classrom e-Learning Outline

Virtual Classroom e-Learning content follows the Classroom Learning outline above.

Self-Paced e-Learning Details

Title 1: Cisco Remote Access Products - 282686

Understand the various remote access technologies and considerations facing an enterprise when building its corporate network. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of the types of WAN connections. Learn how to physically build a typical WAN. Learn how to assemble all hardware and cable connections to connect the central site, branch office, and telecommuter site together via a remote network. 

Title 2: Configuring Asynchronous connections - 282687

Title 3: Configuring PPP with PAP and CHAP - 282688

Title 4: Accessing the Central site with Windows 95/98 - 282689

Title 5: Using ISDN to enhance remote connectivity - 282690

Title 6: Configuring a Cisco 700 series router - 282691

Title 7: Using X.25 for remote access - 282692

Title 8: Establishing a dedicated connection using Frame Relay and controlling traffic flow - 282693

Title 9: Enabling a Backup to the permanent connection - 282707

Title 10: Managing network performance with Queuing and Compression - 282708

Title 11: Scaling remote access networks - 282709