About CCNP certification
Cisco’s CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional) is an intermediate-level certification for IT professionals who can install, configure, and troubleshoot local and wide area networks for enterprise organizations with networks from 100 to more than 500 nodes. The CCNP Certification has as its prerequisite the CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate), and covers content such as: security, converged networks, quality of service (QoS), virtual private networks (VPN) and broadband technologies.
Benefits of CCNP Certification
With a CCNP certification, a network professional demonstrates the knowledge and skills required to manage the routers and switches that form the network core, as well as edge applications that integrate voice, wireless, and security into the network.
Job Roles for CCNP certified professionals
Job roles of those pursuing this certification generally include: network administrator, LAN administrator, and network infrastructure administrator.
CCNP requirements
Prerequisite: The CCNP candidate must have a valid CCNA Certification. The Cisco CCNP requires three or four CCNP Exams in addition to the CCNA prerequisite.
Option 1: Four exams in addition to a valid CCNA.
Certification Exams
Cisco® Certified Network Professional (CCNP) 642-901 BSCI
642-812 BCMSN
642-825 ISCW
642-845 ONT
Option 2: Three exams in addition to a valid CCNA.
Certification Exams
Cisco® Certified Network Professional (CCNP) 642-892 Composite (BSCI and BCMSN)
642-825 ISCW
642-845 ONT
Pass all of the following three exams:
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642-825 : Implementing Secure Converged Wide Area Networks Download FREE Q&A! -
642-845 : Optimizing Converged Cisco Networks Download FREE Q&A! -
642-892 : Composite Exam Download FREE Q&A!
Alternatively, pass the following four exams:
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642-825 : Implementing Secure Converged Wide Area Networks Download FREE Q&A! -
642-845 : Optimizing Converged Cisco Networks Download FREE Q&A! -
642-901 : Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks Download FREE Q&A! -
642-812 : Building Converged Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks Download FREE Q&A!