Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)

Cisco Certified Network Professional certification (CCNP) qualifies you for roles such as network technician, support engineer, systems engineer or network engineer.

It is a next step if you have at least a year of networking experience and are looking to advance your skills to work independently on complex network solutions.

CCNP validates your ability as a network professional to plan, implement, verify and troubleshoot local and wide area networks, and to work collaboratively with specialists on advanced security, voice, wireless and video solutions.

The course will teach you the skills you need to plan and perform regular maintenance on complex enterprise routed and switched networks. You will also learn to use technology-based practices and a systematic ITIL-compliant approach to performing network troubleshooting.

Entry Requirements

In order to successfully pass this course, you should have at least some experience in installing, operating, and troubleshooting a small to medium size Enterprise branch network.  There are however no formal prerequisites to study this course.

Technical requirements

Hardware Requirements

  • Minimum Pentium® 1 GHz
  • Minimum G3 machine for Macintosh®
  • Minimum 128 MB RAM
  • Minimum 256 MB RAM for Macintosh®
  • 1024 x 768 screen resolution is recommended
  • 56K or high-speed Internet

Operating Systems

  • Microsoft® Windows® operating system (32-bit and 64-bit) (not Windows NT)
  • Windows 7 using Internet Explorer 8
  • openSUSE® (SUSE® Linux) - 9.2-9.3, 10.0-10.3, 11.0-11.1
  • Macintosh OS® X™ - 10.4, 10.5
  • Macintosh OS® X™ 10.6

Third-Party Software and Add-Ons Minimum Requirements for Plug-Ins

  • Flash® 6.0 - 10
  • Adobe® Reader® 7.0 and greater
  • JRE Support
  • Sun JRE™ with installed JVM™
  • 1.4.2 and all updates
  • 5.0 (1.5.0) and all updates
  • 6.0 (1.6.0) and all updates except u10
  • Internet connection required

What will I gain?

Cisco Certified Networking Professional (CCNP) certification

Assessment

What will I get?

  • Full online content via a learning portal
  • Access to a virtual bookshelf containing all the textbooks you might need during your studies
  • Access to all components of the courses from any PC with internet connection
  • Test-Preps. These consist of test questions at a level of difficulty similar to that of your qualifying exams.
  • They come with an test-mode option, which limits the time available to complete it, or in a study mode, which makes detailed feedback available to explain the right and wrong answers for every question
  • SkillSoft's mentors are available online 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year for the most popular certification exams to provide support, guidance and encouragement.
  • Other courses have mentors available online Monday to Friday, 2pm-10pm GMT
  • The support period is 12 months from the date of enrolment.

Study Period

12 months

Hours of study

55 hours

Support period

12 months

Course code

607

Course cost

£815.00

Additional fees

Please note that examination fees are additional to course fees.

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Key topics

  • Cisco SWITCH 1.0: Analyzing Campus Network Designs
  • Cisco SWITCH 1.0: Implementing VLANs in Campus Networks
  • Cisco SWITCH 1.0: Implementing Spanning-Tree
  • Cisco SWITCH 1.0: Inter-VLAN Routing
  • Cisco SWITCH 1.0: Highly Available Networks
  • Cisco SWITCH 1.0: Configuring Layer 3 High Availability
  • Cisco SWITCH 1.0: Minimizing Service Loss and Data Theft
  • Cisco SWITCH 1.0: Accommodating Voice and Video in Campus Networks
  • Cisco SWITCH 1.0: Integrating Wireless LANs into a Campus Network
  • Cisco TSHOOT 1.0: Planning Maintenance for Complex Networks
  • Cisco TSHOOT 1.0: Planning Troubleshooting Processes for Networks
  • Cisco TSHOOT 1.0: Maintenance, Troubleshooting Tools, & Applications
  • Cisco TSHOOT 1.0: Troubleshooting VLANs, STP, and SVIs
  • Cisco TSHOOT 1.0: Troubleshooting FHRPs and Performance Issues
  • Cisco TSHOOT 1.0: Route Redistribution, BGP, and Performance Issues
  • Cisco TSHOOT 1.0: Maintaining and Troubleshooting Network Security Solutions
  • Cisco TSHOOT 1.0 eLT: Troubleshooting Performance Problems on Switches
  • Cisco TSHOOT 1.0 eLT: Troubleshooting Wireless Integration
  • Cisco TSHOOT 1.0 eLT: Troubleshooting Voice over IP Integration
  • Cisco TSHOOT 1.0 eLT: Troubleshooting Video IntegrationCisco TSHOOT 1.0 eLT: Troubleshooting NAT and PAT
  • Cisco TSHOOT 1.0 eLT: Troubleshooting DHCP
  • Cisco TSHOOT 1.0 eLT: Troubleshooting IPv6, OSPFv3, and RIPng
  • Cisco TSHOOT 1.0 eLT: Troubleshooting Network Applications Services
  • Cisco TSHOOT 1.0 eLT: Troubleshooting Branch Office and Remote Worker Problems
  • Cisco ROUTE 1.0: Routing Services for Converged Networks
  • Cisco ROUTE 1.0: EIGRP Implementation for the Enterprise
  • Cisco ROUTE 1.0: EIGRP Authentication and Advanced Feature Implementation
  • Cisco ROUTE 1.0: The OSPF Routing Protocol
  • Cisco ROUTE 1.0: Implementing an OSPF-Based Solution
  • Cisco ROUTE 1.0: Configuring and Verifying Route Redistribution
  • Cisco ROUTE 1.0: Implementing Path Control
  • Cisco ROUTE 1.0: Connecting the Enterprise to ISPs
  • Cisco ROUTE 1.0: Configuring and Verifying BGP operations
  • Cisco ROUTE 1.0 eLT: Implementing Path Control
  • Cisco ROUTE 1.0 eLT: IPv6 Addressing and Unicast
  • Cisco ROUTE 1.0 eLT: Implement RIPng, OSPFv3, EIGRP and Redistribution in IPv6
  • Cisco ROUTE 1.0 eLT: IPv6 Transition Techniques
  • Cisco ROUTE 1.0 eLT: NAT and PAT with IPv6
  • Cisco ROUTE 1.0 eLT: Routing for Branch Offices and Mobile Workers

 

 

You can either pay for your course in full or opt for a monthly payment plan.

Course fee: £815.00 (excluding discounts)

Or speak to one of our course advisors now for payment plans.

Please remember that you will not be able to cancel your course once you have unsealed any supplied software or accessed any online courseware.

 

Please note that examination fees are additional to course fees.

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