CCNA + CCNP
Enterprise Combo

1.Explain the role and function of network components
2.Describe characteristics of network topology architectures
3. Compare physical interface and cabling types
4. Identify interface and cable issues (collisions, errors, mismatch duplex, and/or speed)
5. Compare TCP to UDP
6. Configure and verify IPv4 addressing and subnetting
7. Describe the need for private IPv4 addressing
8. Configure and verify IPv6 addressing and prefix
9. Describe IPv6 address types
10. Verify IP parameters for Client OS (Windows, Mac OS, Linux)
11. Describe wireless principles
12. Explain virtualization fundamentals (server virtualization, containers, and VRFs)
13. Describe switching concepts
14. MAC learning and aging
15. Frame switching
16. Frame flooding
17. MAC address table

1. Configure and verify VLANs (normal range) spanning multiple switches
2. Configure and verify interswitch connectivity
3. Configure and verify Layer 2 discovery protocols (Cisco Discovery Protocol and LLDP)
4. Configure and verify (Layer 2/Layer 3) EtherChannel (LACP)
5. Describe the need for and basic operations of Rapid PVST+ Spanning Tree Protocol and identify basic operations
6. Compare Cisco Wireless Architectures and AP modes
7. Describe physical infrastructure connections of WLAN components (AP,WLC, access/trunk ports, and LAG)
8. Describe AP and WLC management access connections (Telnet, SSH, HTTP,HTTPS, console, and TACACS+/RADIUS)
9. Configure the components of a wireless LAN access for client connectivity using GUI only such as WLAN creation, security settings, QoS profiles, and advanced WLAN settings

1. Interpret the components of routing table
2. Determine how a router makes a forwarding decision by default
3. Configure and verify IPv4 and IPv6 static routing
4. Configure and verify single area OSPFv2
5. Describe the purpose, functions, and concepts of first hop redundancy protocols

1. Configure and verify inside source NAT using static and pools
2. Configure and verify NTP operating in a client and server mode
3. Explain the role of DHCP and DNS within the network
4 Explain the function of SNMP in network operations
5. Describe the use of syslog features including facilities and levels
6. Configure and verify DHCP client and relay
7. Explain the forwarding per-hop behavior (PHB) for QoS such as classification, marking, queuing, congestion, policing, shaping
8. Configure network devices for remote access using SSH
9. Describe the capabilities and function of TFTP/FTP in the network

1. Define key security concepts (threats, vulnerabilities, exploits, and mitigation techniques)
2. Describe security program elements (user awareness, training, and physical access control)
3. Configure and verify device access control using local passwords
4. Describe security password policies elements, such as management, complexity, and password alternatives (multifactor authentication, certificates, and biometrics)
5. Describe IPsec remote access and site-to-site VPNs
6. Configure and verify access control lists
7. Configure Layer 2 security features (DHCP snooping, dynamic ARP inspection, and port security)
8. Differentiate authentication, authorization, and accounting concepts
9. Describe wireless security protocols (WPA, WPA2, and WPA3)
10. Configure WLAN using WPA2 PSK using the GUI

1. Explain how automation impacts network management
2. Compare traditional networks with controller-based networking
3. Describe controller-based and software defined architectures (overlay, underlay, and fabric)
4. Compare traditional campus device management with Cisco DNA Center enabled device management
5. Describe characteristics of REST-based APIs (CRUD, HTTP verbs, and data encoding)
6. Recognize the capabilities of configuration management mechanisms Puppet, Chef, and Ansible
7. Interpret JSON encoded data

1.Explain the different design principles used in an enterprise network
2. Analyze design principles of a WLAN deployment
3. Differentiate between on-premises and cloud infrastructure deployments
4. Explain the working principles of the Cisco SD-WAN solution
5. Explain the working principles of the Cisco SD-Access solution
6. Describe concepts of wired and wireless QoS
7. Differentiate hardware and software switching mechanisms

1. Describe device virtualization technologies
2. Configure and verify data path virtualization technologies
3. Describe network virtualization concepts

1. Layer 2
2. Layer 3
3. Wireless
4. IP Services

1. Diagnose network problems using tools such as debugs, conditional debugs, trace route, ping, SNMP, and syslog
2. Configure and verify device monitoring using syslog for remote logging
3. Configure and verify NetFlow and Flexible NetFlow
4. Configure and verify SPAN/RSPAN/ERSPAN
5. Configure and verify IPSLA
6. Describe Cisco DNA Center workflows to apply network configuration, monitoring, and management
7. Configure and verify NETCONF and RESTCONF

1. Configure and verify device access control
2. Configure and verify infrastructure security features
3. Describe REST API security
4. Configure and verify wireless security features
5. Describe the components of network security design

1. Interpret basic Python components and scripts
2. Construct valid JSON encoded file
3. Describe the high-level principles and benefits of a data modeling language, such as YANG
4. Describe APIs for Cisco DNA Center and vManage
5. Interpret REST API response codes and results in payload using Cisco DNA Center and RESTCONF
6. Construct EEM applet to automate configuration, troubleshooting, or data collection
7. Compare agent vs. agentless orchestration tools, such as Chef, Puppet, Ansible, and SaltStack

1. Troubleshoot administrative distance (all routing protocols)
2. Troubleshoot route map for any routing protocol (attributes, tagging, filtering)
3. Troubleshoot loop prevention mechanisms (filtering, tagging, split horizon, route poisoning)
4. Troubleshoot redistribution between any routing protocols or routing sources
5. Troubleshoot manual and auto-summarization with any routing protocol
6. Configure and verify policy-based routing
7. Configure and verify VRF-Lite
8. Describe Bidirectional Forwarding Detection
9. Troubleshoot EIGRP (classic and named mode
10. Troubleshoot OSPF (v2/v3)
11. Troubleshoot BGP (Internal and External)

1. Describe MPLS operations (LSR, LDP, label switching, LSP)
2. Describe MPLS Layer 3 VPN
3. Configure and verify DMVPN (single hub)

1. Troubleshoot device security using IOS AAA (TACACS+, RADIUS, local database)
2. Troubleshoot router security features
3. Troubleshoot control plane policing (CoPP) (Telnet, SSH, HTTP(S), SNMP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP)
4. Describe IPv6 First Hop security features (RA guard, DHCP guard, binding table, ND inspection/snooping, source guard)

1. Troubleshoot device management
2. Troubleshoot SNMP (v2c, v3)
3. Troubleshoot network problems using logging (local, syslog, debugs, conditional debugs, timestamps)
4. Troubleshoot IPv4 and IPv6 DHCP (DHCP client, IOS DHCP server, DHCP relay, DHCP options)
5. Troubleshoot network performance issues using IP SLA (jitter, tracking objects, delay, connectivity)
6. Troubleshoot NetFlow (v5, v9, flexible NetFlow)
7. Troubleshoot network problems using Cisco DNA Center assurance (connectivity, monitoring, device health, network health)