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