CCNP Optimizing Converged Networks (ONT 642-845) Lab Portfolio (Cisco Networking Academy)

David Kotfila , CCNP, CCAI, is the director of the Cisco Academy at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Troy, New York. Under his direction, 350 students have received their CCNA, 150 students have received their CCNP, and 8 students have obtained their CCIE. David is a consultant for Cisco, working as a member of the CCNP assessment group. His team at RPI has authored the four new CCNP lab books for the Academy program. David has served on the National Advisory Council for the Academy program for four years. Previously he was the senior training manager at PSINet, a Tier 1 global ISP. When David is not staring at his beautiful wife Kate, or talking with his two wonderful children, Chris and Charis, he likes to kayak, hike in the mountains, and lift weights.   Joshua Moorhouse, CCNP, recently graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a B.S. in computer science; he also worked at RPI as a teaching assistant in the Cisco Networking Academy. He currently works as a network engineer at Factset Research Systems in Norwalk, Connecticut. Josh enjoys spending time with his wife Laura, his family, and friends.   Ross G. Wolfson, CCIE No. 16696, recently graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a B.S. in computer science. He currently works as a network engineer at Factset Research Systems. Ross enjoys spending time with his friends, running, and biking.

Introduction xiv

 

Chapter 1 Describing Campus Network Requirements 1

Lab 1-1: Optimizing Converged Networks Lab Configuration Guide 1

    Chapters 3, 4, 5: Quality of Service Scenarios 2

    Chapter 6: Wireless Scenarios 5

 

Chapter 2 Cisco VoIP Implementations 7

Lab 2-1: Configure CME Using the CLI and Cisco IP Communicator (2.6.1) 7

    Scenario 7

    Step 1: Configure Addressing 7

    Step 2: Configure Router Telephony Service 9

    Step 3: Create Directory Numbers 10

    Step 4: Create Phones 11

    Step 5: Install Cisco IP Communicator 12

    Step 6: Run Cisco IP Communicator 16

    Step 7: Establish a Call from Host A to Host B 19

    Step 8: Change the Codec Being Used 21

 

Chapter 3 Introduction to IP QoS 25

Lab 3-1: Preparing for QoS (3.6.1) 25

    Overview 26

    Step 1: Preliminaries 27

    Step 2: Create Basic Pagent IOS and TGN Configurations 27

    Step 3: Store Basic Pagent Configurations 33

    Step 4: Create Advanced Pagent IOS, TGN, and NQR Configurations 34

    Step 5: Store Advanced Pagent Configurations 38

    Step 6: Display Traffic Statistics 38

    Basic Pagent Configurations 40

        IOS Configuration on R4: Stored in flash:basic-ios.cfg 40

        TGN Configuration on R4: Stored in flash:basic-tgn.cfg 41

       IOS Configuration on ALS1: Stored in flash:basic.cfg 41

    Pagent Configurations 42

        IOS Configuration on R4 (TrafGen): Stored in flash:advanced-ios.cfg 42

        TGN Configuration on R4 (TrafGen): Stored in flash:advanced-tgn.cfg 43

        IOS Configuration on ALS1: Stored in flash:advanced.cfg 43

    NETLAB-Compatible Advanced Pagent Configurations 44

        IOS Configuration on R4: Stored in flash:advanced-ios.cfg 44

        TGN Configuration on R4: Stored in flash:advanced-tgn.cfg 45

        IOS Configuration on ALS1: Stored in flash:advanced.cfg 45

        NQR Configuration 46

    Sample Advanced Pagent Configuration 46

        R1 47

        R2 47

        R3 47

        R4 48

        R4 NQR 48

Lab 3-2: Installing SDM (3.6.2) 49

    Scenario 49

    Step 1: Lab Preparation 49

    Step 2: Prepare the Router for SDM 49

    Step 3: Configure Addressing 50

    Step 4: Extract SDM on the Host 52

    Step 5: Install SDM on the PC 55

    Step 6: Run SDM from the PC 59

    Step 7: Install SDM to the Router 61

    Step 8: Run SDM from the Router 66

    Step 9: Monitor an Interface in SDM 68

Lab 3-3: Configuring QoS with SDM (3.6.3) 69

    Scenario 69

    Preparation 69

    Step 1: Configure Physical Interfaces 70

    Step 2: Configure Routing with EIGRP 71

    Step 3: Connect to R1 Using SDM 71

    Step 4: Use the SDM QoS Wizard 72

    Step 5: Verify QoS Operation with SDM 77

 

Chapter 4 DiffServ QoS Model 79

Lab 4-1: Default Queuing Tools (4.11.1) 79

    Scenario 79

    Preparation 79

    Step 1: Configure Addressing 80

    Step 2: Configure EIGRP AS 1 83

    Step 3: Contrast Interface Queuing Strategies 85

    Step 4: Verify and Change Queuing Modes 87

    Step 5: Modify Default Queuing Settings 93

Lab 4-2: Intermediate Queuing Tools (4.11.2) 95

    Scenario 95

    Preparation 95

    Step 1: Configure the Physical Interfaces 96

    Step 2: Configure EIGRP AS 1 97

    Step 3: Configure Custom Queuing 98

    Step 4: Configure Priority Queuing 104

    Challenge 107

Lab 4-3: TCP Header Compression (4.11.3) 108

    Scenario 108

    Step 1: Configure Addressing 108

    Step 2: Enable Telnet Access on R2 108

    Step 3: Enable TCP Header Compression 108

    Step 4: Verify TCP Header Compression 109

Lab 4-4: Comparing Queuing Strategies (4.11.4) 111

    Scenario 111

    Preparation 111

    Step 1: Configure Addressing and Routing 112

    Step 2: Create NQR Configuration for Testing Purposes 113

    Step 3: Test FIFO Queuing 115

    Step 4: Test Weighted Fair Queuing 115

    Step 5: Test Custom Queuing 116

    Step 6: Test Priority Queuing 116

Lab 4-5: Class-Based Queuing and NBAR (4.11.5) 117

    Scenario 117

    Preparation 117

    Step 1: Configure the Physical Interfaces 118

    Step 2: Configure EIGRP AS 1 119

    Step 3: Configure NBAR Protocol Discovery 120

    Step 4: Classify and Mark Packets 122

    Step 5: Shape Traffic and Queue with CBWFQ and LLQ 127

    Challenge: Verifying IP Precedence 131

Lab 4-6: Class-Based Marking, Shaping, and Policing (4.11.6) 133

    Scenario 133

    Preparation 133

    Step 1: Configure the Physical Interfaces 134

    Step 2: Configure Routing 135

    Step 3: Mark Packets with DSCP 135

    Step 4: Configuring Class-Based Shaping 138

    Step 5: Configure Nested Service Policies 140

    Step 6: Configure Traffic Policing 142

    Step 7: Configure Class-Based TCP Header Compression 143

Lab 4-7: WAN QoS Tools (4.11.7) 145

    Scenario 145

    Preparation 145

    Step 1: Configure the Physical Interfaces 146

    Step 2: Configure Multilink PPP 147

    Step 3: Configure Multilink PPP LFI 151

    Step 4: Configure Routing 152

    Step 5: Configure Generic Traffic Shaping 153

    Step 6: Configure Committed Access Rate Policing 153

Lab 4-8: Shaping and Policing (4.11.8) 155

    Scenario 155

    Preparation 155

    Step 1: Configure Physical Interfaces and Routing 156

    Step 2: Configure NQR on R4 156

    Step 3: Configure Traffic Policing 158

    Step 4: Configure Traffic Shaping 158

    NETLAB-Compatible NQR Configuration 159

Lab 4-9: QoS Pre-classify (4.11.9) 160

    Scenario 160

    Preparation 161

    Step 1: Configure the Physical Interfaces 161

    Step 2: Configure Static Routing 162

    Step 3: Configure the GRE Tunnel 163

    Step 4: Configure Routing 164

    Step 5: Enable the QoS Pre-classify Feature 164

Lab 4-10: Quality of Service Challenge Lab 167

Lab 4-11: Quality of Service Troubleshooting 168

    Initial Configurations 169

 

Chapter 5 AutoQoS 173

Lab 5-1: AutoQoS (5.3.1) 173

    Scenario 173

    Preparation 174

    Step 1: Configure the Physical Interfaces 174

    Step 2: Configure EIGRP AS 1 176

    Step 3: Configure AutoQoS 177

    Step 4: Configure AutoQoS with DSCP 184

 

Chapter 6 Wireless Scalability 187

Option 1: Using the External WLAN Controller 187

Option 2: Using the WLAN Controller Network Module 189

Lab 6-1a: Configuring an External WLAN Controller (6.6.1a) 192

    Scenario 192

    Step 1: Device Preparation 192

    Step 2: Basic Switch Configuration 192

    Step 3: Switched Virtual Interface Configuration 194

    Step 4: DHCP Configuration 194

    Step 5: Spanning Tree PortFast Configuration 196

    Step 6: Host Configuration and Verification 196

    Step 7: IP Routing Configuration and Verification 198

    Step 8: WLAN Controller Wizard 199

    Step 9: Telnet and HTTP Access to the WLAN Controller 200

Lab 6-1b: Configuring a WLAN Controller Installed in a Router (6.6.1b) 202

    Scenario 202

    Step 1: Device Preparation 202

    Step 2: Basic Switch Configuration 203

    Step 3: Subinterface Configuration for R1 and the WLAN Controller 203

    Step 4: DHCP Configuration 204

    Step 5: Spanning Tree PortFast Configuration 205

    Step 6: Host Configuration and Verification 206

    Step 7: IP Routing Verification 208

    Step 8: WLAN Controller Configuration 208

    Step 9: Telnet and HTTP Access to the WLAN Controller 211

Lab 6-2: Configuring a WLAN Controller Through the Web

Interface (6.6.2) 213

    Step 1: Basic Device Configuration 213

    Step 2: WLAN Controller Monitor Page 213

    Step 3: Configure Logical Interfaces on the WLAN Controller 215

    Step 4: Configure WLANs 220

Lab 6-3: Configuring a Wireless Client (6.6.3) 225

    Step 1: Aironet Installation Program 226

    Step 2: Configuring Profile and SSID 230

    Step 3: Diagnostics 233

Lab 6-4: Configuring WPA Security with Preshared Keys (6.6.4) 235

    Scenario 236

    Preparation 236

    Step 1: Connect to the WLC from the Host 237

    Step 2: Assign a VLAN to a WLAN 238

    Step 3: Connect to WLAN Using Cisco Aironet Desktop Utility 244

Lab 6-5: Configuring LEAP (6.6.5) 248

    Scenario 248

    Preparation 249

    Step 1: Install CiscoSecure ACS 250

    Step 2: Set Up ACS for LEAP 254

    Step 3: Connect to the WLC from the Management Host 260

    Step 4: Set Up a RADIUS Server 261

    Step 5: Assign a WLAN to a VLAN 263

    Step 6: Configure the Wireless Client 267

 

Chapter 7 Case Study 271

Case Study: QoS and MLPPP 271