Friday, May 31, 2013

CCNA V2 Updates

By Tom Marshall


What exactly must you know of the recent changes and also the new CCNA curriculum? Well there's a great deal! Let us begin with some why Cisco made the alterations towards the CCNA v2. exam. Should you take a look at Cisco's method of their certification track in the last couple of years, it's not whatsoever surprising these changes happened inside the CCNA R&S 200-120 exam. Beginning using the premier CCIE certification track Cisco has already established that track split up into multiple areas for example CCIE R&S, CCIE Voice, CCIE Security, CCIE Wireless and CCIE Storage amongst others for any couple of years. Then previously 18 several weeks Cisco required exactly the same approach using their CCNP track. Allowing the CCNP R&S, CCNP Voice, CCNP Security, CCNP Wireless certifications yet others also. Now we arrive at the CCNA track and they've had CCNA Voice and CCNA Security for around 18 several weeks as specific disciplines. How to complete the restructure, they've formally introduced the CCNA certification inline by renaming it CCNA 2. R&S.

Since Cisco gets the various certifications well-organized, they still required to have tweaks for the CCNA 2. Routing & Switching exam. In the event you recall, for just about any few years the ICND1 exam which might allow you to get the CCENT certification. It had been for candidates that preferred to interrupt their CCNA exam experience into two nights to maybe transform it into a little simpler on their own account. Typically, the CCENT certification held almost no prestige on the market and lots of affiliate marketers were not considered genuine unless of course obviously they accomplished the CCNA certification. Well when Cisco up-to-date the CCNA 2. certification, furthermore they up-to-date the CCENT certification while using ICND1 100-101 exam. Basically what Cisco did was take 80% in the old CCNA exam and drop it to the ICND1 100-101 exam which causes it to be much, harder! Furthermore they provided the CCENT certification a prerequisite for your other CCNA advanced disciplines for instance CCNA Voice, CCNA Security, CCNA Wireless or CCNA Company. Nonetheless, they still supply you with the selection of taking a single exam to give the CCENT and CCNA Routing & Switching certification in one via exam 200-120. So let's take a look within the exam options below along with what each will allow you to get.

CCENT Exam Needs

ICND1 100-101 Exam

Passing this exam gives you your CCENT certification.

CCNA v2. Routing & Switching Exam Options

ICND1 100-101 and ICND2 200-101 Exams

Passing both of these gives you your CCNA v 2. Routing & Switching certification.

or

CCNA v2. 200-120 Exam

Passing this single composite exam may even offer you your CCNA v 2. Routing & Switching certification.

As stated formerly, the ICND1 100-101 exam for your CCENT certification got a good deal harder. The majority of the CCNA concepts are really some the core from the exam. Because of this a CCNA v2 Lab is really required for the ICND1 exam to get the hands-on you need to pass test. So let's review what changes Cisco made to the ICND1 exam and why.

Taken off the ICND1 100-101 Exam

RIP, SDM, Wireless, Understanding Challenges of Shared LANs, Obtaining the Network

Put in the ICND1 100-101 Exam

VLSM, NAT/PAT, ACLs, VLANs and Trunking, Inter-VLAN Routing, Single Area OSPF, IPv6 Basic principles, IPv6 Theory, IPv6 Configuration

To ensure that you can observe Cisco added a good deal for the ICND1 CCENT exam. Particularly it seems like Cisco feels IPv6 is not going away soon and you ought to realize it inside and outdoors. This is exactly why we have 7 distinct IPv6 labs covering from IPv6 Link Local Addressing to IPv6 over Frame-Relay with OSPFv3. Given every one of these changes, you can view why Cisco is becoming making the CCENT certification required for the advanced CCNA certifications for instance CCNA Security, CCNA Voice, CCNA Wireless and CCNA SP. Since it provides the student using the proper foundation to create their networking capabilities.

Above we seen what subjects were added and removed particularly for the ICND1 part of the exam. The relaxation from the items will be the changes for the ICND2 200-101 exam which is the 2nd exam you'd decide to use obtain your CCNA v2 certification. It must go without needing to say, however will express it anyway if you're planning to simply accept single CCNA 200-120. it'll now consist of all the up-to-date concepts of both ICND1 and ICND2 exams.

Taken off the ICND2 Exam Inter-VLAN Routing, Obtaining the Network, VLSM, NAT/PAT

Inter-VLAN Routing, Obtaining the Network, VLSM, NAT/PAT

Put in the ICND2 Exam

This is when it is important you have on the job and extremely know very well what is going on in your Cisco routers and switches. You'll need very detailed labs which will show you how you can configure the concepts and why they're working. Not just that, the labs need to inform you how you can comprehend the various results and which troubleshooting instructions to operate where.

So you will see Cisco items that IPv6 is probably not going away soon so you'll find new IPv6 concepts covered. Also, if you are knowledgeable about the CCNP Routing and Switching track, you should understand there's an exam referred to as TSHOOT that deals strictly with troubleshooting. This is where it's important you've at work and very determine what is happening inside your Cisco routers and switches. You will need very detailed labs which will highlight the best way to configure the concepts and why they are working. Not only that, the labs need tell you the best way to know the various results and which troubleshooting instructions to function where. This is where our new CCNA v2 Routing & Switching 200-120 Lab Workbook works extremely well! We have added lots of troubleshooting, EtherChannel, Certification, IPv6, OSPFv3, Syslog, NetFlow plus much more labs covering over 400 pages. Using the changes for the CCNA v2 exam, In my opinion Cisco went a extended approach to getting rid of the paper CCNAs and you'll have to own the best complimentary study materials to secure your brand-new CCNA R&S certification!




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