The CCNA certification (Cisco Certified Network Associate) is an entry level certification that supports all of the career tracks within Cisco's Certification program and indicates a foundation in knowledge of networking. The Cisco CCNA Network Associate certification validates the ability to install, configure, operate, and troubleshoot medium-size routed and switched networks, including implementation and verification of connections to remote sites in a WAN. This new curriculum includes basic mitigation of security threats, introduction to wireless networking concepts and terminology, and performance-based skills. This new curriculum also includes (but is not limited to) the use of these protocols: IP, Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), Serial Line Interface Protocol Frame Relay, Routing Information Protocol Version 2 (RIPv2), VLANs, Ethernet, access control lists (ACLs).
A CCNA certified individual will be able to:
- Install and configure Cisco Switches and routers in multiprotocol internetworks using LAN and WAN interfaces
- Provide Level 1 troubleshooting service
- Improve network performance and security
Prerequisites:
There are no prerequisites for this certification path, providing delegates follow the recommended learning track, but general networking knowledge is an advantage.
Recommended CCNA Training
The recommended training curriculum for gaining CCNA is:
- Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices Part 1 (ICND1)
- Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices Part 2 (ICND2)
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If you've already started your CCNA with the old qualifications INTRO and ICND, don't worry, as it is possible to mix and match the old and new courses. Effectively, the old Cisco course INTRO has been replaced byICND1 and ICND has been replaced by ICND2, so it will be possible to take the ICND1 instead of INTRO, and ICND2 instead of ICND, to complete training for CCNA.
Re-certification
CCNA certifications are valid for three years. To re-certify, pass the current CCNA exam, the ICND or ICND2 Exam, a Cisco Qualified Specialist exam (excluding Sales Specialist exams), or any professional level exam bearing a prefix 642, or pass a CCIE written exam on or after October 1, 2004. Advancing to the next level or recertifying at the professional level automatically renews all related Associate level certifications.
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