Cisco Professional Program

Description

This program is designed to prepare students for the taking of Cisco Certification Exams. After program completion, students must still pass certification tests to be certified in program. Technical Certification tests must be completed at an authorized Prometric or VUE testing center. CompTEC is an authorized VUE testing center. Test vouchers must be purchased separately. (Test prices are subject to change based on increase/decrease of test costs)

Objective

The CCNA certification (Cisco Certified Network Associate) indicates a foundation in and apprentice knowledge of networking. CCNA certified professionals can install, configure, and operate LAN, WAN, and dial access services for small networks (100 nodes or fewer), including but not limited to use of these protocols: IP, IGRP, Serial, Frame Relay, IP RIP, VLANs, RIP, Ethernet, Access Lists.

The CCNP certification (Cisco Certified Network Professional) indicates advanced or journeyman knowledge of networks. With a CCNP, a network professional can install, configure, and troubleshoot local and wide area networks for enterprise organizations with networks from 100 to more than 500 nodes. The content emphasizes topics such as security, converged networks, quality of service (QoS), virtual private networks (VPN) and broadband technologies.

Entrance Requirements

None