CCNP ENCOR – Primer

Video training course to prepare you for the CCNP ENCOR exam. Take this course before you embark upon the ENCOR course or after you have taken the Cisco CCNA. It will lay a strong foundation for you. The CCNP exams now qualify you to take the CCIE practical labs, so the difficulty level has increased. This course will give you a head-start for your advanced studies.

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Skill level

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Hours to complete

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Prerequisites

None

Your Guided Learning Pathway

In this 14 hour course your instructor will take you from intermediate to advanced level practitioner.

Step 1

Step 2

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Advanced Cisco Principles

This course will equip you with valuable skills you can use in the real world and give you a big head start should you wish to progress to the actual CCNP Enterprise certifications.

We cover around 20-25% of the content covered in the CCNP syllabus.

Lay a Foundation

This primer course lays a strong foundation for you if you are already CCNA level but not quite ready for the Cisco CCNP yet.

You learn advanced routing, TCP/IP, switching, troubleshooting, and more.

After completing this course, you can pursue the Cisco CCNP certification.

Get Exam Ready

This course not only prepares you to become a network engineer, but it also prepares you for the CCNP exam.

Read real-world case studies about networking issues, take practice labs, and then take a prep exam.

What it covers

This course prepares you for the Cisco CCNP Enterprise course:.

Network architecture
Network Assurance
Infrastructure
Security principles
Practice exam

Benefits of the certification

Getting certified in your chosen career path is essential, but passing the CCNP exam gets you:

Industry recognition from peers and employers.
Career advancement through promotion
Advanced roles
Increased confidence in your security skills

Target audience

This certification is ideal for:

CCNA engineers
Advanced network techs
IT degree students

Prerequisites

While there are no mandatory prerequisites, Cisco recommends having:

At least five years experience recommended
Network+ recommended
Cisco CCNA
Familiarity with working in a network environment

Cisco CCNP Exam Pass

Chris Connell

Chris chose us to help him on his Cisco CCNP certification journey. He passed his exams on his first attempt and is now a certified Cisco Network Professional (CCNP) engineer. He is just one of many hundreds of students we have trained over the years toward their Cisco CCNP exam.

The Cisco CCNP is a high-level IT certification that allows you to work in senior network support and design positions. You can plan, configure, and support advanced network services and protocols, or consider becoming a freelance IT consultant.

This course is ideal if you are at the CCNA level but not yet ready for the rigorous CCNP certification. Lay a strong foundation in routing, switching, and network security, as well as design principles. Please take advantage of our hands-on labs using our live Cisco racks.

Your Instructor

Davidhvoss

CCIE 11372 has been involved with networking since 1996. He has achieved CCNA, CCDA, CCNP, and CCDP certifications, and in 2023, he celebrated his 20th anniversary as a CCIE. He works in network design and has also worked in consulting, pre-sales, and engineering for large corporations and Cisco partners.

He currently resides in Virginia, USA, with his wife and three children. David completed a Master of Science in IT Executive Management from Virginia Commonwealth University in the spring of 2014.

Curriculum

Module 1	Architecture
Unit 1	Network Design Principles
Unit 2	Enterprise Campus Design
Unit 3	Cisco Hierarchical Network Model
Unit 4	Design Considerations: Geography and Apps
Unit 5	Layer 2/3 Switching
Unit 6	Physical Cabling
Unit 7	Analyzing Traffic
Unit 8	Network Scalability, Resiliency, and Fault Domains
Unit 9	High Availability Introduction
Unit 10	Introduction to Wireless LANs
Unit 11	Cisco Unified Wireless Solutions
Unit 12	Wireless LAN Design
Unit 13	Cloud Terminology
Unit 14	Characteristics of Cloud Computing
Unit 15	Software Defined Networking
Unit 16	Designing Quality of Service
Unit 17	Cisco Express Forwarding
Module 2	Infrastructure
Unit 1	Troubleshoot VLANs
Unit 2	Troubleshoot Inter-VLAN routing issues
Unit 3	Spanning Tree I: BPDU Basics and Port States
Unit 4	Spanning Tree II: Port Types, Cost, Priority, Timers
Unit 5	RSTP Concepts and Configuration
Unit 6	MST Concepts and Configuration
Unit 7	EIGRP Concepts
Unit 8	OSPF Concepts
Unit 9	BGP Concepts
Unit 10	NAT
Unit 11	Defining the Concept of IP Multicast
Module 3	Network Assurance
Unit 1	Using Cisco Diagnostic Tools
Unit 2	SNMP and IP SLA
Unit 3	Troubleshoot Device Management (SNMP, Logging, SPAN, etc)
Unit 4	Policy Based Routing and IP SLA
Unit 5	Troubleshoot SLA
Module 4	Security
Unit 1	Security and Cisco Routers: An Introduction
Unit 2	Password Management
Unit 3	Password Management for Remote Connections
Unit 4	Understanding Privilege Levels
Unit 5	Introduction to AAA
Unit 6	Configuring AAA
Unit 7	Configuring AAA (Part 2)
Unit 8	Introduction to ACLs
Unit 9	Wildcards and Network Summarization
Unit 10	Implementing ACLs
Unit 11	Risk Assessment and Security documents
Unit 12	Introduction to Firewalls
Unit 13	802.1X
Module 5	Bonus Exam
Unit 1	Bonus Exam

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CCNP ENCOR – Primer

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Lay a Foundation