Part IV — Enterprise Campus Networks

Chapter 10

Switches, Routers, and Firewalls

Domain 4 Lab 5

📖 Key Topics Covered

  • ▸ Switches, Routers, and
  • ▸ Network Switches
  • ▸ Switch Types
  • ▸ USE CASE
  • ▸ Full configuration via CLI/GUI
  • ▸ Enterprise networks, security‐conscious
  • ▸ VLANs (Virtual Local Area Networks)
  • ▸ Why VLANs Matter for Security
  • ▸ Switch> enable
  • ▸ Switch# configure terminal
  • ▸ Switch(config)# vlan 10
  • ▸ Switch(config-vlan)# name HR_Department
  • ▸ Switch(config-vlan)# exit
  • ▸ Switch(config)# vlan 20
  • ▸ Switch(config-vlan)# name Engineering

🔑 Key Terms

Compliance Containment DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) DMZ (for public services) DMZ (semi‐trusted) Firewalls Firewalls MAC (Media Access Control) Network Switches Switches Performance Segmentation

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Assessment Tips

💡 Assessment Tip

Understand the DMZ concept: public‐facing servers go in the DMZ, not on the internal network. The firewall has three zones: External (untrusted internet), DMZ (semi‐trusted), and Internal (trusted). Traffic rules should allow internet → DMZ (for publ

🧪 Hands-On Lab

This chapter includes Lab 5 in Appendix E. View lab setup guide →

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