Network Engineer Certification • EXAM

The NEC certification and exam are perfect for students ready to start their careers as Network Engineers. The NEC exam simulates a real-world configuration of routers and switches to validate your practical networking skills and knowledge.

This exam will teach you the skills you need to deploy, configure, manage, and monitor routers and switches, and more. .

Eligibility

• Skills to deploy, configure, and monitor networks.
• Understanding of routers and switches.

Who is this exam for?

• Professionals wishing to specialize in IT Networking.
• Those interested in learning about network protocols.

Details

2 Days to Complete
(Theoretical + Practical Exam)

1 Free Exam Retake

Network Engineer Certification Exam Topics:

1. Routing Protocols:
   
• Static Routing: Configuring manual routes for network traffic.
• Dynamic Routing: Understanding and configuring protocols like OSPF, EIGRP, and BGP for efficient routing.
2. Switching Concepts:
   
• VLANs: Creating virtual LANs to logically separate network traffic.
• Spanning Tree Protocol (STP): Preventing network loops and ensuring redundant paths are used efficiently.
• EtherChannel: Link aggregation technique to increase bandwidth and provide redundancy.
3. Network Addressing:
   
• IPv4 Addressing: Assigning and subnetting IPv4 addresses for devices on the network.
• Subnetting: Dividing a network into smaller subnets to optimize address allocation.
• IPv6 Addressing: Understanding the structure and allocation of IPv6 addresses.
4. Router and Switch Configuration:
   
• Router configuration (Cisco IOS): Configuring routers using Cisco's Internetwork Operating System.
• Switch configuration (VLAN configuration): Setting up VLANs on switches to segment network traffic.
• Network Address Translation (NAT): Translating private IP addresses to public IP addresses for internet access.
• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP): Automatically assigning IP addresses to devices on the network.
5. Network Troubleshooting:
   
• Troubleshooting connectivity issues: Identifying and resolving network connectivity problems.
• Analyzing network traffic: Using tools to analyze network packets and diagnose network issues.
6. Network Security:
   
• Access Control Lists (ACLs): Implementing rules to control traffic flow and enhance network security.
• Port Security: Securing switch ports to prevent unauthorized access.
• Virtual Private Network (VPN) basics: Understanding the basics of VPN technology for secure remote access.
7. Network Design & Failover:
   
• Designing network topologies: Planning and implementing network architectures based on business requirements.
• Scalability and redundancy considerations: Ensuring networks can scale as needed and have redundancy for high availability.
• Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP): Configuring redundancy for routers in a network.
• Inter-VLAN Routing using Switch Virtual Interfaces (SVI): Allowing communication between VLANs using Layer 3 interfaces on switches.

Note: Candidates need to thoroughly understand and be proficient in these topics to excel in the Network Engineer Certification Exam.