Cisco CCNP Enterprise: ENCOR & ENWLSI (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 wireless portion develops skills for implementing and troubleshooting secure wireless infrastructure and client connectivity, wireless quality of service, and advanced...

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6 Months / 95 Course Hrs
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Course code: GES3058

What you will learn

  • Implement and operate wired enterprise campus networks using switching, routing, and redundancy concepts.
  • Implement secure wireless infrastructure and client connectivity.
  • Configure and troubleshoot wireless quality of service and advanced network services.
  • Monitor and troubleshoot wired and wireless network performance and operations.
  • Apply software-defined networking concepts across enterprise wired and wireless environments.
  • Build complementary enterprise core and wireless implementation skills.

How you will benefit

  • Prepare for the 350-401 ENCOR v1.2 and 300-120 WLSI certification exams.
  • Build complementary skills across enterprise wired networking and advanced wireless implementation.
  • Prepare to earn the Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise Core and Cisco Certified Specialist - Wireless Advanced Solutions credentials by passing the respective exams.
  • Use ENCOR to satisfy the core exam requirement for CCNP Enterprise and WLSI to satisfy a concentration exam requirement for CCNP Wireless.
  • Plan for the additional exam required for each certification track; this bundle does not, by itself, complete either CCNP certification.
  • 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
  • 95 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. Securing and Troubleshooting the Wireless Network Infrastructure including
    1. Secure access to Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs) and Access Points (APs)
    2. Configuration management via Cisco DNA Center, Cisco Prime Infrastructure (PI)
  10. Implementing and Troubleshooting Secure Client Connectivity including
    1. 802.1X Authentication, AAA services, and Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences (CMX)
  11. Implementing and Troubleshooting QoS in Wireless Networks including
    1. Cisco Application Visibility and Control (AVC), Multicast DNS (mDNS), and Cisco Media Stream
  12. Implementing and Troubleshooting Advanced Wireless Network Services including
    1. Location Services, Analytics, and wireless spectrum management

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.

Dan Goodman

Dan Goodman is an IT professional specializing in Linux administration, Palo Alto firewalls, and wireless networking. He holds certifications in CompTIA Linux+, CWNP: CWNA, and Palo Alto PCNSA. In addition to his highly recognizable certifications, Dan is an expert in Linux administration, Palo Alto firewall administration, and wireless networking. Dan enjoys teaching the technologies focusing on real-world application of the theory. Outside of class-related efforts, he runs an animal shelter teaming with rescue animals.

Prerequisites:

You will need to have the ability to implement the following:

  • Network settings to provide a secure wireless network infrastructure and troubleshoot security issues as it relates to the wireless network infrastructure
  • A secure wireless client and troubleshoot wireless client connectivity issues
  • Implement and troubleshoot QoS in wireless networks
  • Implement and troubleshoot advanced capabilities in wireless network services

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 ENWLSI.

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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