CCNA3 ENSA Module 8 - VPN and IPsec Concepts

Date Subject Lesson Plan
03/20/25 CCNA3v7

Link: Study Guide Module 8

Start Module 8 - VPN and IPSec Concepts

Read: 8.0.1 Why should I take this module?

Read: 8.0.2 What will I learn to do in this module?

Start Module 8, Section 1 - VPN Technology
Video: CBTNugg: 200-101 #15 VPN - Understanding Big-Picture VPN Concepts (27:39)

Read: 8.1.1 Virtual Private Networks

Read: 8.1.2 VPN Benefits

Read: 8.1.3 Site-to-Site and Remote-Access VPNs

Read: 8.1.4 Enterprise and Service Provider VPNs

Activity: 8.1.5 Check Your Understanding -VPN Technology

Assignment: Module 8 Study Guide 1-7

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Start Module 8, Section 2 - Types of VPNs

Read: 8.2.1 Remote-Access VPNs
Video: Professor Messer: Remote Access (10:57)

Read: 8.2.2 SSL VPNs
Video: Howtonetwork: SSL VPN (12:16)

Read: 8.2.3 Site-to-Site IPsec VPNs

Read: 8.2.4 GRE over IPsec
Video: Keith Barker: VPN Tunnel (8:37)

Read: 8.2.5 Dynamic Multipoint VPNs

Read: 8.2.6 IPsec Virtual Tunnel Interface

Read: 8.2.7 Service Provider MPLS VPNs
Video: Keith Barker: MPLS VPN in a Nutshell (8:29)

Activity: 8.2.8 Check Your Understanding - Types of VPNs

Start Module 8, Section 3 - IPSec
Video: CBTNugg: 200-101 #16 VPNs - Understanding Authentication, Encryption, Hashing (23:00)

Video: 8.3.1 IPsec Concepts (6:37)

Read: 8.3.2 IPsec Technologies

Read: 8.3.3 IPsec Protocol Encapsulation

Read: 8.3.4 Confidentiality

Read: 8.3.5 Integrity

Read: 8.3.6 Authentication

Read: 8.3.7 Secure Key Exchange with Diffie-Hellman

Video: 8.3.8 IPsec Transport and Tunnel Mode (2:10)

Activity: 8.3.9 Check Your Understanding - IPsec

Start Module 8, Section 4 - Module Practice and Quiz

Read: 8.4.1 What did I learn in this module?

Activity: 8.4.2 Module Quiz - VPN and IPsec Concepts

Assignment: Module 8 Study Guide 8-26 (end)

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Review Video: Glenn McCallum: Module 6 (27:12)
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Review Video: Glenn McCallum: Module 8 (17:29)

Review PowerPoint: Module 8

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