Cisco CCNP Enterprise: ENCOR & ENARSI (Vouchers Included)

The ENCOR portion of this course prepares you to implement and operate modern enterprise wired networks. You will build skills across campus architecture, switching and redundancy, OSPF and BGP routing, network services and VPNs, infrastructure security, and software-defined networking with LISP, VXLAN, SD-Access, and SD-WAN.

The ENARSI portion builds on that foundation with advanced routing and troubleshooting across EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, redistribution, policy-based routing, VPN services,...

 
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Course code: GES3054

What you will learn

  • Implement and operate enterprise campus networks using switching, routing, and redundancy concepts.
  • Configure and troubleshoot core and advanced enterprise routing technologies and services.
  • Implement secure network services, segmentation, tunneling, and VPN connectivity.
  • Monitor and troubleshoot enterprise network performance and infrastructure services.
  • Apply software-defined networking concepts across enterprise campus and WAN environments.
  • Use configuration, verification, and troubleshooting workflows across ENCOR and ENARSI technologies.

How you will benefit

  • Prepare for the 350-401 ENCOR v1.2 and 300-410 ENARSI v1.1 certification exams.
  • Build practical skills for configuring, securing, monitoring, and troubleshooting modern enterprise wired networks.
  • Progress from core enterprise implementation to advanced routing, services, and troubleshooting.
  • Prepare to earn the Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise Core and Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise Advanced Infrastructure Implementation credentials by passing the respective exams.
  • Satisfy the core and concentration exam requirements for CCNP Enterprise after passing both exams.
  • Receive vouchers for both certification exams, subject to eligibility and voucher policies.

How the course is taught

  • Self-paced, online course
  • 6 Months to complete
  • Open enrollment, begin anytime
  • 130 course hours
  1. Campus Architecture, VLANs, and Trunks
    1. Introduction to ENCOR Course and Exam Objectives
    2. Campus Architecture
    3. Configuring and Verifying VLANs
    4. Configuring and Verifying Trunks
    5. VLAN Trunking Protocol
    6. Inter-VLAN Routing
  2. Spanning Tree Protocol and EtherChannel
    1. STP Overview and Algorithm Deep Dive
    2. STP Convergence, Configuration, and Manipulation
    3. STP PortFast, BPDU Guard, BPDU Filter, and Root Guard
    4. Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol
    5. EtherChannel
  3. First-Hop Redundancy and Routing Introduction
    1. First-Hop Redundancy Protocol Overview
    2. Hot Standby Router Protocol
    3. Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
    4. Gateway Load Balancing Protocol
    5. Routing Introduction
    6. Dynamic Routing Overview
    7. OSPFv2 Overview, Packets, States, and Design
  4. OSPFv2
    1. OSPFv2 Configuration and Verification
    2. OSPFv2 DR/BDR Election and Network Types
    3. OSPFv2 LSAs and Metric
    4. OSPFv2 Summarization
    5. OSPFv2 Filtering, Prefix Suppression, and Bidirectional Forwarding Detection
  5. BGP and Policy-Based Routing
    1. BGP Overview, Configuration, and Verification
    2. BGP Best Path Selection Process
    3. Manipulating BGP Best Path Selection Process
    4. Policy-Based Routing
  6. NAT, Multicast, VRF, GRE, and IPSec
    1. Network Address Translation
    2. Multicast Protocol Overview
    3. Virtual Routing and Forwarding
    4. GRE Tunnel Configuration and Verification
    5. IPSec Introduction
    6. IPSec Site-to-Site VPN Tunnel Configuration and Verification
    7. GRE over IPSec Tunnel Configuration and Verification
  7. Device Access, AAA, and ACLs
    1. Device Access, Authentication Configuration, and Verification
    2. AAA Configuration and Verification
    3. Introduction to Access-Control Lists and Wildcard Masks
    4. Extended Access Control Lists
    5. Time-Based Access Control Lists
    6. VLAN Access Control Lists
  8. CoPP, Network Access Control, LISP, VXLAN, and SD-WAN
    1. Control Plane Policing
    2. Network Access Control, MACSec, and TrustSec
    3. LISP and VXLAN
    4. SD-Access
    5. SD-WAN
    6. What Next for Exam Prep?
  9. Course Overview
    1. Introduction to ENARSI Course and Exam Objectives
  10. EIGRPv4, EIGRPv6 and Named EIGRP
    1. EIGRPv4 Configuration and Verification
    2. EIGRPv4 Security Features
    3. EIGRPv4 Metric and Path Selection
    4. EIGRPv4 Convergence
    5. EIGRPv4 Summarization
    6. EIGRP Route Manipulation
    7. EIGRPv4 Troubleshooting
    8. EIGRPv6
    9. Named EIGRP
  11. OSPFv2, OSPFv3, OSPF Address-Families
    1. OSPFv2 Design, Configuration and Verification
    2. OSPFv2 Security Features
    3. OSPFv2 Packets and States
    4. OSPFv2 LSAs
    5. OSPFv2 Metric
    6. OSPFv2 Network Types and DR/BDR Elections
    7. OSPFv2 Summarization and Area Types
    8. OSPFv2 Filtering, Virtual-Links, and Convergence
    9. OSPFv2 Troubleshooting
    10. OSPFv3
    11. OSPF Address-Families
  12. Multi-Protocol BGPv4
    1. BGP Core Operations
    2. BGP Configuration and Verification
    3. BGP Summarization
    4. BGP Filtering
    5. BGP Peer Groups and Route Reflectors
    6. BGP Path Selection Process and Attribute Manipulation
    7. Troubleshooting BGP
    8. BGP for IPv6
  13. Redistribution and Advanced Routing Control
    1. Redistribution Configuration and Verification
    2. Redistribution Filtering
    3. Redistribution Challenges
    4. Redistribution for IPv6
    5. Policy Based Routing Configuration and Verification
    6. IPSLA Configuration and Verification
  14. VPNs
    1. VRF-Lite Configuration and Verification
    2. MPLS Overview
    3. MPLS L3 VPNS
    4. GRE Review
    5. DMVPN Configuration and Verification
    6. DMPVN IPSec Configuration and Verification
  15. Management Protocol and Services
    1. Device Access and Authentication Configuration and Verification
    2. IOS Management Tools
    3. Syslog Configuration and Verification
    4. SNMP Configuration and Verification
    5. NetFlow and Flexible NetFlow Configuration and Verification
    6. DHCPv4 and DHCPv6 for Cisco IOS
  16. Device Security
    1. uRPF Configuration and Verification
    2. CoPP Configuration and Verification
    3. IPv4 ACL Review
    4. IPv6 ACL Review
    5. IPv6 First Hop Security Features

Raymond Lacoste

Raymond Lacoste is a highly recognized instructor and IT professional who holds the Cisco Sirius Instructor Award. He has authored Cisco Press publications on the Cisco ENARSI and Cisco TSHOOT exams.

Raymond's areas of expertise include Cisco Enterprise networking, Cisco Routing and Switching, Cisco Datacenter Networking, ITIL, and Amazon AWS. He also holds certifications in Cisco CCSI, Cisco CCNP Routing and Switching, Cisco CCNP Enterprise, ITIL Foundations, ITIL Practitioner, ITIL Intermediate, Amazon AWS System Operations, Amazon AWS Architect, Amazon AWS Developer, and CISSP.

In addition to his certifications and experience, Raymond's engaging instruction style makes even the most obscenely complicated or obtuse concepts relatable and understandable. Outside of class, he enjoys dominating both on the golf course and the basketball court.

Prerequisites:

  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification is highly recommended
  • Knowledge of the following:
    • Configure network fundamentals, including the ability to establish Internet, LAN, and WAN connectivity using both IPv4 and IPv6
    • Operate and support a medium-sized LAN that has multiple switches, including VLANs, trunking, and spanning tree functionality
    • Troubleshoot IPv4 and IPv6 connectivity issues
    • Configure and troubleshoot OSPF, for both IPv4 and IPv6
    • Manage network device security, Cisco device configurations, Cisco IOS images, and licenses. Familiarity with internetworking technologies and the ability to perform basic router configuration

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

  • This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

  • PC: Windows 8 or later.
  • Mac: macOS 12 or later.
  • Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
  • Microsoft Word Online
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader
  • Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

  • Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

About Certification: Cisco

Cisco is an American-based multinational digital communications technology conglomerate corporation headquartered in San Jose, California. Cisco develops, manufactures, and sells networking hardware, software, telecommunications equipment and other high-technology services and products, including many certification opportunities.

There are four or five (path to network designers) levels of certification: Associate (CCNA/CCDA), Professional (CCNP/CCDP), Expert (CCIE/CCDE) and recently Architect (CCAr: CCDE previous), as well as nine different paths for the specific technical field; Routing & Switching, Design, Industrial Network, Network Security, Service Provider, Service Provider Operations, Storage Networking, Voice, Datacenter and Wireless.

Cisco offers an industry-leading portfolio of technology innovations. With networking, security, collaboration, cloud management, and more, they help to securely connect industries and communities.

Yes, you will be prepared to sit for the Cisco CCNP Enterprise exams: ENCOR and ENARSI.

This course is open enrollment, so you can register and start the course whenever you are ready. Access to your course can take 24-48 business hours.

After you register, you will receive 6 months to complete the course. The time allotted for completion has been calculated based on the number of course hours.

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