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CCNA R&S
Certification
These products are based on the published
objectives for the Cisco
® Certified Network
Associate (CCNA
®) Routing and Switching
certification.
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CCNA R&S
Certification Info
These exams test a candidate's
knowledge and skills required to install, operate, and troubleshoot a
small to medium size enterprise branch network. The topics include
connecting to a WAN; implementing network security; network types;
network media; routing and switching fundamentals; the TCP/IP and OSI
models; IP addressing; WAN technologies; operating and configuring IOS
devices; extending switched networks with VLANs; determining IP
routes; managing IP traffic with access lists; establishing
point-to-point connections; and establishing Frame Relay
connections.
CCNA R&S Certification
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for CCNA
certification.
CCNA R&S
Certification Required Exams
Composite
CCNA Exam
ICND1 Exam
PLUS
ICND2 Exam
Students may also choose the two-exam track, which
requires taking one(1) ICND1 exam and one(1) ICND2 exam listed below.
Candidates can mix and match the CCNA R&S v2.0 and v3.0 exams to
obtain their certification, according to The Cisco Learning Network
website.
ANDMilitary
Requirements
In addition to validating your IT skills and
networking training, Cisco Certifications are a must for certain IT
positions.
- DoD
Mandate: The DoD Directive 8570.01-M mandates all government personnel,
civilians, and contractors with privileged access working on networks
are required to receive industry IT certifications.
- CNSS/NSA
4011: Cisco CCNA Security and Cisco CCNA courses meet the CNSS training
standard as outlined by the Information Systems Security (INFOSEC)
Professional Recognition, the National Security Agency (NSA), and the
Committee on National Security Systems.
- By being
4011 compliant,
the Cisco Security certification program ensures that certified network
security professionals assisting federal agencies and private sector
entities understand what is required to protect information and aid in
the defense of the nation’s vital information
resources.
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