CCNA Security Certification

Certification: Cisco CCNA Security - Cisco Certified Network Associate Security

Certification Overview

The CCNA certification designed by Cisco is one of the most recognized certification in the industry for its highly strict and comprehensive course system. This exam is designed to train ICT and IT professionals who will be able to operate on Cisco products and services while having all the fundamental and required knowledge about the configuration, troubleshooting, operation and installation requirements of a network system designed for a small to medium sized enterprise. This is an associate level exam and the professionals who attain this certification will be regarded as the professionals who are able to work on LAN and WAN services and technology. This exam covers the basic concepts of network protocols and problems related to the network system.

Who can do this certification?

This certification is designed for anybody who has the basic knowledge about the network protocols. People who want to pursue as a professional IT professional can opt for this certification. It benefits the candidate at various levels by securing a job and firm career. It offers job roles like network engineer, security professional, and network administrator.

Benefits

There is a list of benefits of this certification. The most important benefit of this certification is that it allows the candidate to learn all the basic knowledge about routing and switching system as well as various other technologies under the title of Cisco. Also, it allows the candidates to become a professional IT administrator or security professional. He can secure a safe position with various increment opportunities. Moreover the candidate will learn to operate on various networking technologies practically.

Associated Exam

For CCNA security exam there is only one basic CCNA or network technology exam the candidate requires to sit for.

Prerequisites

Before opting for the CCNA security exam, the candidate will have to opt for experience at the A+ course that is networking technologies and computer hardware. The professional require basic knowledge of the IP/TCP networking. With no knowledge the candidate will find it almost impossible to clear the examination.

Examination Overview

The exam is based on 60 questions and the time allotted is 90 minutes. The course and topic details are available at the official site of Cisco. Professionals from all across the globe volunteer to plan and design the exam. Following are the topics covered in the CCNA exam:

LAN Technologies

• Determine the media access and technology control strategy for Ethernet networks
• Explain the operations and basic switching techniques
• Verify and configure initial configuration of switch including access management
• Explain the switching technologies
• Determine how VLAN initiate separate networks
• Verify and configure the VLAN

Operations of Data networks

• Explain the Operations of data networks
• Understanding and explaining the functions and purpose of different network devices like bridges, routers, switches and hubs
• Selecting the required components to meet the specifications of a given network
• Determine the applications along with their impact on the network
• Explaining and understanding the basic and purpose of protocols in OSI and IP models

Routing technologies

• Describe basic concepts of routing
• Determine the boot process
• Verify and configure the use of CLI to prepare basic router configuration
• Verify and configure operation requirements of device

IP addressing

• Describe the IPv6
• Describe the requirements for working on IPv6 in connection to IPv4
• Operations and required use of public and private IP addresses

IP services:

• Verify and configure IOS router
• Describe different types of application and features of ACL
• Verify and configure ACL in a network
• Explain the basic operations of NAT
• Verify and configure NAT for a provided network system
• Verify and configure NTP
• Identify FHRP
• Identify SNMP
• Verify and configure Syslog

Network security

Verify and configure network security system

This topic requires to practice in the CCNA security labfor hands on practice.

Validity of certification

This CCNA exam remains valid for two years. After two years the applicants need to sit for a re certification exam which is based on the advanced concepts or the new technologies that may have been initiated in the time period.

Expert Review

CCNA certification is one of the most renown certification exam in the industry right now. Based on the basic of networking technologies, this exam allows the candidates to explore various areas of knowledge concerning the Cisco related technology and its services. Any professional who attains and updates this certification will soon find a firm ground and position in the industry with people looking for work with him/her.

Hanson Kyeremeh, Senior IT network Security officer