Cisco CCNA

What is the CCNA?  Cisco Certified Network Associate

Exam Number 200-125 CCNA
Associated Certifications CCNA Routing and Switching
Duration 90 Minutes (60 – 70 questions)

Cost: USD $325

Where to find certification testing center? http://www.vue.com/cisco/ Pearson Vue

What kind of jobs can you get with it?

  • Network Engineer.
  • Sr. Network Engineer.
  • Network Administrator.
  • Information Technology (IT) Manager.
  • Systems Administrator.
  • Information Technology (IT) Director.
  • Systems Engineer (Computer Networking / IT)

Validity

The validity for CCNA Certification is 3 years. Renewal requires certification holders to register for and pass any same or higher level Cisco recertification exam(s) again every 3 years.

What is CCNA salary?

The average salary for a female CCNA ranges from $55,166-$90,642, while the average male salary falls between $53,514-$89,797. The CCNA is a foundational cert for those seeking a high level networking profession, as well as one of the most highly sought after certifications in the industry as a whole.Jan 1, 2018

According to the study, the highest population of CCNAs are located in New York City, Chicago, and Atlanta. The city with the highest average salary was San Jose, California, coming in at $95,183. You can take a look at each city’s respective median salary in the image below:

2018 CCNA Median Salary By City 

City Salary Data
New York, New York $76,516.00
Chicago, Illinois $71,495.00
Atlanta, Georgia $70,027.00
Houston, Texas $70,920.00
Dallas, Texas $72,484.00
Washington, District of Columbia $82,518.00
San Jose, California $95,183.00

It should come as no surprise that the more experience you have, the more money you will make. You can see the Median Salary for a CCNA based off years experience below:

2018 CCNA Median Salary by Experience

Years of Experience National Salary Data
Less than 1 year $45,550.00
1-4 years $53,458.00
5-9 years $67,104.00
10-19 years $81,348.00
20+ years $90,454.00

Finally, here’s a look at the job titles that have the highest median salary. You can see from the image below that IT Directors, Senior Network Engineers and IT Managers are compensated with the highest wages.

2018 CCNA Median Salary by Job Role 

Job Salary
Network Engineer $66,063.00
Sr. Network Engineer $89,944.00
Network Administrator $56,994.00
Information Technology (IT) Manager $78,168.00
Systems Administrator $59,545.00
Systems Engineer (Computer Networking/IT) $64,513.00
Information Technology (IT) Director $89,016.00

One particularly interesting finding of this survey is that women who hold the CCNA typically earn higher wages than their male counterparts, even though they only make up 6% of those who hold the cert. The average salary for a female CCNA ranges from $55,166-$90,642, while the average male salary falls between $53,514-$89,797.

 

Exam Focus Areas:

1.0 Network Fundamentals

15%

2.0 LAN Switching Technologies

21%

3.0 Routing Technologies

 23%

4.0 WAN Technologies

10%

5.0 Infrastructure Services

10%

6.0 Infrastructure Security

11%

7.0 Infrastructure Management

10%

 

 

 CCNA Course Outline
The course covers the topics you need to review for the CCNA exam including:

1. Network Fundamentals

1.1 Compare and contrast OSI and TCP/IP models

1.2 Compare and contrast TCP and UDP protocols

1.3 Describe the impact of infrastructure components in an enterprise network

  • 1.3.a Firewalls
  • 1.3.b Access points
  • 1.3.c Wireless controllers

1.4 Describe the effects of cloud resources on enterprise network architecture

  • 1.4.a Traffic path to internal and external cloud services
  • 1.4.b Virtual services
  • 1.4.c Basic virtual network infrastructure

1.5 Compare and contrast collapsed core and three-tier architectures

1.6 Compare and contrast network topologies

  • 1.6.a Star
  • 1.6.b Mesh
  • 1.6.c Hybrid

1.7 Select the appropriate cabling type based on implementation requirements

1.8 Apply troubleshooting methodologies to resolve problems

  • 1.8.a Perform and document fault isolation
  • 1.8.b Resolve or escalate
  • 1.8.c Verify and monitor resolution

1.9 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot IPv4 addressing and subnetting

1.10 Compare and contrast IPv4 address types

  • 1.10.a Unicast
  • 1.10.b Broadcast
  • 1.10.c Multicast

1.11 Describe the need for private IPv4 addressing

1.12 Identify the appropriate IPv6 addressing scheme to satisfy addressing requirements in a LAN/WAN environment

1.13 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot IPv6 addressing

1.14 Configure and verify IPv6 Stateless Address Auto Configuration

1.15 Compare and contrast IPv6 address types

  • 1.15.a Global unicast
  • 1.15.b Unique local
  • 1.15.c Link local
  • 1.15.d Multicast
  • 1.15.e Modified EUI 64
  • 1.15.f Autoconfiguration
  • 1.15.g Anycast

2. LAN Switching Technologies

2.1 Describe and verify switching concepts

  • 2.1.a MAC learning and aging
  • 2.1.b Frame switching
  • 2.1.c Frame flooding
  • 2.1.d MAC address table

2.2 Interpret Ethernet frame format

2.3 Troubleshoot interface and cable issues (collisions, errors, duplex, speed)

2.4 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot VLANs (normal/extended range) spanning multiple switches

  • 2.4.a Access ports (data and voice)
  • 2.4.b Default VLAN

2.5 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot interswitch connectivity

  • 2.5.a Trunk ports
  • 2.5.b Add and remove VLANs on a trunk
  • 2.5.c DTP, VTP (v1&v2), and 802.1Q
  • 2.5.d Native VLAN

2.6 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot STP protocols

  • 2.6.a STP mode (PVST+ and RPVST+)
  • 2.6.b STP root bridge selection

2.7 Configure, verify and troubleshoot STP related optional features

  • 2.7.a PortFast
  • 2.7.b BPDU guard

2.8 Configure and verify Layer 2 protocols

  • 2.8.a Cisco Discovery Protocol
  • 2.8.b LLDP

2.9 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot (Layer 2/Layer 3) EtherChannel

  • 2.9.a Static
  • 2.9.b PAGP
  • 2.9.c LACP

2.10 Describe the benefits of switch stacking and chassis aggregation

3. Routing Technologies

3.1 Describe the routing concepts

  • 3.1.a Packet handling along the path through a network
  • 3.1.b Forwarding decision based on route lookup
  • 3.1.c Frame rewrite

3.2 Interpret the components of a routing table

  • 3.2.a Prefix
  • 3.2.b Network mask
  • 3.2.c Next hop
  • 3.2.d Routing protocol code
  • 3.2.e Administrative distance
  • 3.2.f Metric
  • 3.2.g Gateway of last resort

3.3 Describe how a routing table is populated by different routing information sources

  • 3.3.a Admin distance

3.4 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot inter-VLAN routing

  • 3.4.a Router on a stick
  • 3.4.b SVI

3.5 Compare and contrast static routing and dynamic routing

3.6 Compare and contrast distance vector and link state routing protocols

3.7 Compare and contrast interior and exterior routing protocols

3.8 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot IPv4 and IPv6 static routing

  • 3.8.a Default route
  • 3.8.b Network route
  • 3.8.c Host route
  • 3.8.d Floating static

3.9 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot single area and multi-area OSPFv2 for IPv4 (excluding authentication, filtering, manual summarization, redistribution, stub, virtual-link, and LSAs)

3.10 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot single area and multi-area OSPFv3 for IPv6 (excluding authentication, filtering, manual summarization, redistribution, stub, virtual-link, and LSAs)

3.11 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot EIGRP for IPv4 (excluding authentication, filtering, manual summarization, redistribution, stub)

3.12 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot EIGRP for IPv6 (excluding authentication, filtering, manual summarization, redistribution, stub)

3.13 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot RIPv2 for IPv4 (excluding authentication, filtering, manual summarization, redistribution)

3.14 Troubleshoot basic Layer 3 end-to-end connectivity issues

4. WAN Technologies

4.1 Configure and verify PPP and MLPPP on WAN interfaces using local authentication

4.2 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot PPPoE client-side interfaces using local authentication

4.3 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot GRE tunnel connectivity

4.4 Describe WAN topology options

  • 4.4.a Point-to-point
  • 4.4.b Hub and spoke
  • 4.4.c Full mesh
  • 4.4.d Single vs dual-homed

4.5 Describe WAN access connectivity options

  • 4.5.a MPLS
  • 4.5.b Metro Ethernet
  • 4.5.c Broadband PPPoE
  • 4.5.d Internet VPN (DMVPN, site-to-site VPN, client VPN)

4.6 Configure and verify single-homed branch connectivity using eBGP IPv4 (limited to peering and route advertisement using Network command only)

4.7 Describe basic QoS concepts

  • 4.7.a Marking
  • 4.7.b Device trust
  • 4.7.c Prioritization
    • 4.7.c. [i] Voice
    • 4.7.c. [ii] Video
    • 4.7.c. [iii] Data
  • 4.7.d Shaping
  • 4.7.e Policing
  • 4.7.f Congestion management

5. Infrastructure Services

5.1 Describe DNS lookup operation

5.2 Troubleshoot client connectivity issues involving DNS

5.3 Configure and verify DHCP on a router (excluding static reservations)

  • 5.3.a Server
  • 5.3.b Relay
  • 5.3.c Client
  • 5.3.d TFTP, DNS, and gateway options

5.4 Troubleshoot client- and router-based DHCP connectivity issues

5.5 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot basic HSRP

  • 5.5.a Priority
  • 5.5.b Preemption
  • 5.5.c Version

5.6 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot inside source NAT

  • 5.6.a Static
  • 5.6.b Pool
  • 5.6.c PAT

5.7 Configure and verify NTP operating in a client/server mode

6. Infrastructure Security

  • 6.1 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot port security
    • 6.1.a Static
    • 6.1.b Dynamic
    • 6.1.c Sticky
    • 6.1.d Max MAC addresses
    • 6.1.e Violation actions
    • 6.1.f Err-disable recovery

6.2 Describe common access layer threat mitigation techniques

  • 6.2.a 802.1x
  • 6.2.b DHCP snooping
  • 6.2.c Nondefault native VLAN

6.3 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot IPv4 and IPv6 access list for traffic filtering

  • 6.3.a Standard
  • 6.3.b Extended
  • 6.3.c Named

6.4 Verify ACLs using the APIC-EM Path Trace ACL analysis tool

6.5 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot basic device hardening

  • 6.5.a Local authentication
  • 6.5.b Secure password
  • 6.5.c Access to device
    • 6.5.c. [i] Source address
    • 6.5.c. [ii] Telnet/SSH
  • 6.5.d Login banner

6.6 Describe device security using AAA with TACACS+ and RADIUS

5.6.a Static

  • 5.6.b Pool
  • 5.6.c PAT
  • Configure and verify NTP operating in a client/server mode

 

7. Infrastructure Management

7.1 Configure and verify device-monitoring protocols

  • 7.1.a SNMPv2
  • 7.1.b SNMPv3
  • 7.1.c Syslog

7.2 Troubleshoot network connectivity issues using ICMP echo-based IP SLA

7.3 Configure and verify device management

  • 7.3.a Backup and restore device configuration
  • 7.3.b Using Cisco Discovery Protocol or LLDP for device discovery
  • 7.3.c Licensing
  • 7.3.d Logging
  • 7.3.e Timezone
  • 7.3.f Loopback

7.4 Configure and verify initial device configuration

7.5 Perform device maintenance

  • 7.5.a Cisco IOS upgrades and recovery (SCP, FTP, TFTP, and MD5 verify)
  • 7.5.b Password recovery and configuration register
  • 7.5.c File system management

7.6 Use Cisco IOS tools to troubleshoot and resolve problems

  • 7.6.a Ping and traceroute with extended option
  • 7.6.b Terminal monitor
  • 7.6.c Log events
  • 7.6.d Local SPAN

7.7 Describe network programmability in enterprise network architecture

  • 7.7.a Function of a controller
  • 7.7.b Separation of control plane and data plane
  • 7.7.c Northbound and southbound APIs

 

 

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