Generally the student should have a basic understanding of networking concepts and an exposure to IP or IPX networking.
Experience working within a networked environment is recommended.
Through lectures, discussions, demonstrations, exercises, and laboratory projects, students are given information sufficient to identify and recommend the best Cisco solutions for small to medium-sized businesses. Students perform all basic configuration procedures to build a multirouter, multigroup internetwork that uses LAN and WAN interfaces for the most commonly used routing and routed protocols. ICND 1.0 provides the installations, configuration, and troubleshooting information that technical support people require to install and configure Cisco products.