Candidate has to pass either ICND1 and ICND2 online exams or
composite exam of CCNA for getting the CCNA Certification. Exam code of CCNA
Composite exam is CCNAx is 200-120. The time duration of 200-120 composite CCNA
v2 exam is 1.5 hours and it consists of 50-60 questions. The course for
preparation of this course is Interconnecting Cisco Networking devices:
Accelerated (CCNAX) v2.0. CCNA Certification composite exam fee is 295 USD and
passing marks are 825 out of 1000. The exam tests candidate knowledge and
skills to install, operate and troubleshoot a small to medium sized enterprise
branch network.
Course
description
1. Description of the purpose and basic operation of
protocols in OSI and TCP/IP models and finding the data flow amongst two
different hosts within a network.
2. Installing, troubleshooting, and configuring basic
networking hardware i.e. Routers (1841, 2611XM, 2801, 2811) and Switches (2950,
2960, 3550, 3750 series). Concepts like IOS installation, password recovery, and
hardware up-gradations are also covered.
3. Understanding, troubleshooting and configuring basic
concepts of layer 2 switching and predicting the data flow.
4. Understanding, configuring and troubleshooting STP,
VLANs, CAM, and Ether channels.
5. Understanding, configuring and troubleshooting layer 3
addressing routing protocols for IPV4 and IPV6.
6. Understanding, configuring and troubleshooting routing
protocols for IPV4 and IPV6. Topics like OSPF and EIGRP are covered.
7. Introduction to WAN: Getting familiar with WAN protocol
and devices. Understanding, configuring and troubleshooting layer 3 protocols
like Frame relay, HDLC, PPP, NAT, etc. Introduction to MPLS.
8. Understanding IP services like DHCP, SNMP, Netflow, FHRP,
and NTP.
9. Understanding, configuring and troubleshooting layer 2
security, layer 3 security i.e. ACL (standard, extended, named), SSH and Secret
password.
You can enrolled at any institute who are offering CCNA certification or go online and collect study materials which can help you to pass exam.