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The CCNA Voice Certification is valid for three years. To recertify, Pass any current CCNA concentration exam (wireless, security, voice) OR pass a current 642 professional exam, OR pass the current CCIE written exam or the current CCDE written exam.
A major opportunity has opened up for those of you who already hold the CCNA certification. Cisco has announced three separate additions to the CCNA program, and to add these valuable certifications to your resume, you’ve got to be CCNA certified.
And if you’re not CCNA certifed yet, these new certifications will give you even more reasons to do so!
In the days and weeks ahead, I’ll be adding exclusive articles and tutorials on these exciting new opportunities, and beginning in September, I’ll have new Study Packages available for these new and important Cisco certification exam 640-460.
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Not only is your CCNA exam going to have questions on VLAN trunking protocol, almost any network that has more than one VLAN is going to have VTP running. Whether you’re planning on passing the CCNA exam or just brushing up on your networking skills, this VTP tutorial will help you learn the basics of this important protocol.

VTP allows switches to advertise VLAN information between other members of the same VTP domain. VTP allows a consistent view of the switched network across all switches. When a VLAN is created on one switch in a VTP server, all other VTP devices in the domain are notified of that VLAN’s existence. VTP servers will know about every VLAN, even VLANs that have no members on that switch.

Switches run VTP in one of three modes. In server mode, VLANs can be created, modified, and deleted on a VTP server. When these actions are taken, the changes are advertised to all switches in the VTP domain. VTP Servers keep VLAN configuration information upon reboot.

In client mode, the switch cannot modify, create, or delete VLANs. VTP clients cannot retain VLAN configuration information upon reboot; they have to obtain this information from a VTP server.

In real-world networks, this is generally done to centralize the creation and deletion of VLANs. An interesting side effect of the server/client methodology is that if a VLAN is only to have ports on the VTP client switch, the VLAN must still first be created on the VTP server. The VTP client will learn about the VLAN from the VTP server, and ports can then be placed into that VLAN.

The third VTP mode is transparent mode. VTP switches in this mode ignore VTP messages. They do forward the VTP advertisements received from other switches. VLANs can be created, deleted, and modified on a transparent server, but those changes are not advertised to the other switches in the VTP domain.

For switches running VTP to successfully exchange VLAN information, three things have to happen. I’ve listed them for you in the order that you’ll see them in the real world.

The VTP domain name must match. This is case-sensitive. “CISCO” and “cisco” are two different domains.

To distribute information about a newly-created VLAN, the switch upon which that VLAN is created must be in Server mode.

Learning VTP isn’t just a good idea for passing your CCNA exams, it’s a skill you must have to be effective in configuring and troubleshooting VLANs. I wish you the best in both of these pursuits!

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Certified Cisco Network Associate (CCNA) certification is the Cisco entry-level certification for IT professionals who want to work with Cisco networking devices. It allows channel partners who sell Cisco networking devices to speak to their clients in technical terms that both parties can understand.

Cisco Press recently released the second edition of the CCNA Official Exam Certification Library, by Wendell Odom, CCIE, for test preparation. We interviewed Odom, who has taught Cisco courses for the past 14 years, to help you understand the certification process and the importance of CCNA to value-added resellers (VARs), systems integrators (SIs), managed service providers (MSPs) and other channel partners.

Does having CCNA certification affect the job market for channel partners and resellers?

Odom: There are a lot of available jobs for networking engineers when it comes to working for channel partners. Somewhere around 95% of Cisco products are sold through resellers. For Cisco to be confident that the companies doing that have the right skill set, they require a certain number of certified individuals with certain certifications. CCNA is part of that whole channel partner culture. If I wanted to be hired by a channel partner as a technologist, I would want to go to that channel partner with at least a CCNA in hand and say, “I’ve got CCNA, I think I’ve got potential, hire me and help me work towards my next certification, and I’ll help you towards the number of people you have certified.” Based on the numbers of certified individuals, channel partners that meet all of Cisco certification numbers requirements can get deeper discounts on the products, so they make more when they sell the products.

You said Cisco works with many channel partners with CCNA certification. Who needs it most: VARs, SIs or MSPs?

Odom: I’d say all three. If you look at Cisco partner structure, channel partners are product-focused, but almost all are service-focused too. Some companies are just professional services and team up with resellers. All of those formal relationships with Cisco require some number of certified individuals. So you and I could start a company and ignore Cisco and their contracts, which is perfectly fine. But if you want to sell Cisco, you have to sign a contract and have so many certified individuals. Across the partner ecosystem with Cisco, there are a certain number. They actually do annual audits to find out how many people in [their partner companies] are Cisco-certified, just to make sure you’re at the required number.

What do you think is the best way to prepare for the CCNA exam?

Odom: It’s up to the test taker to some degree. For some people, the complete self-study route is completely reasonable. My book would be a tool you can use in self-study. For some others, a combination with a class might help prepare better. A lot of people call their classes “CCNA boot camps,” meaning you stay in class and work hard and you’ll be able to pass the test at the end of the week. For the more advanced certifications [such as professional certifications and expert certifications], more people would need to take a class.

The first and most obvious study route is to buy a book that has all the stuff you need to pass. Mine would fall under that category. These books don’t just explain technology but also give you tools to help you get ready for the test, such as test questions on a CD or some tips explaining not just how the technology works but how to drill into it, how to approach it from five different angles. You can also buy a lab simulator — software that acts like a simulator so you can get more hands-on skills. For a couple hundred bucks, a lot of used gear companies will sell you Cisco routers and switches that you can buy and set up in your home and practice to your heart’s content.

There’s always the CCNA Video Mentor from Cisco Press. It’s essentially the desktop of my computer with me talking and I show a PowerPoint animation of what I’m going to do. Then I turn around and configure some routers and switches. It’s sort of a hybrid of class and self-study project, where it’s like being in class with Wendell talking, but it’s three to four hours of material instead of the 28 hours or so that you would get in a week-long class.

Author Introduction: My name is Peter King and I have written several exams for Cisco in the past and am interested in becoming an author for certay and its clients. I have 10 years real world experience in the IT technology field. I have get the following certification:Cisco: CCIE R&S, CCNP, CCSP, CCNA, Microsoft: MCSE+I, MCT. I just want to share my experience with you together.

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Overview of CCNP Exam and Certification
The Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) is a one (big) step ahead of the CCNA level. The CCNP certification validates an individual’s networking skills at the mid-career level. This advanced network implementation certification are becoming increasingly popular. It is often used as a step to achieve the CCIE status. It also opens a wider career opportunity for network administrators/engineers. CCNP requires you to pass either four core exams or one foundation and one support exam.
Defenitely as an advanced level certification, CCNP exams are much more difficult than the CCNA exam. Cisco expects all CCNP candidates to fully understand the advanced networking concepts being examed. Each of the CCNP exam has been created in a way to make sure that the candidates posses the knowledge and skills required to support a more complex Cisco network. Fill-in-the-blank questions that ask you to type in a correct IOS command, select and place (drag and drop) questions, and especially the newly introduced router and switch simulation questions have been specifically designed to raise the level of difficulty of the exam. By maintaining or even increasing the exam standard, Cisco wants to make sure that every CCNP is actually better than those who are not certified.

However, please do not get discouraged by this. While difficult, passing the exam is certainly attainable with proper training and preparation. We are here to help anybody with a willingness to achieve success. If you plan your study correctly and assess your knowledge using our sophisticated SavvyEngine exam simulator, you will have a good chance to pass the CCNP exam the first time.

What Can a CCNP Do?
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.

A CCNP certified individual can perform the following tasks:

Implement appropriate technologies to build a scalable routed network
Build campus networks using multilayer switching technologies
Improve traffic flow, reliability, redundancy, and performance for campus LANs, routed and switched WANs, remote access, virtual private networks (VPN), and broadband networks
Create and deploy a global intranet
Troubleshoot an environment that uses
Cisco routers and switches for multiprotocol client hosts and services

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Q1. What certifications does Cisco offer?
Cisco offers certifications in two areas, network installation/support and network engineering/design at three levels, associate, professional, and expert.
Q2. What certifications are offered at the associate level?
At the associate level Cisco offers CCNA and CCNA WAN Switching certification designed for those that want to be able to install, configure and operate LAN, WAN, and dial-up service for small networks. CCDA is geared towards candidates that want to be able to design these types of networks.
Q3. What certifications are offered at the professional level?
At the professional level Cisco offers CCNP and CCNP WAN Switching certification designed for those that want to be able to install, configure and operate LAN, WAN, and dial-up service for larger networks. CCDP and CCDP LAN Switching are offered for candidates that want to be able to design these types of networks.
Q4. What certifications are offered at the expert level?
At the expert level Cisco offers CCIE Routing and Switching, CCIE SNA/IP Integration, CCIE ISP Dial, and CCIE WAN switching designed for those that want to be able to operate highly complex network environments with specific protocols. CCIE Design is offered for candidates that want to design routed and switched networks with a very high degree of specialization.
Q5. How much money will I make if I get certified by Cisco?
It depends on the certification, but according to a recent salary survey by Certification Magazine the average salary for a Cisco certified professional is $59,550/yr. CCNAs make an average of $59,770 while starting salaries for CCIEs are over $100,000/yr. An average CCNA makes $9,967 more then before earning the certification and on average Cisco certified professionals make $10,606 more then they did before earning the certification (the most of any certification program!!).
Q6. How do I earn a Cisco certification?
Certifications are earned when a candidate passes one or more exams (some of the more advanced Cisco certifications also require lab work). Students can prepare for the exams in a number of ways, including instructor-led training, on-line training, self-study, and real world experience. Please check with Cisco for current exam requirements for certification.
Q7. Do I have to take a computer training class to earn a Cisco certification?
No, you only need to pass the test to earn the certification. However, the exams are very challenging and most candidates, even those with many years of experience, find it very useful to take a training class before taking the exam.

The 642-975 DCASI Cisco Data Center Support Implementation exam tests a candidate’s knowledge of the skills needed by a field engineer to install and support a Cisco Data Center Application Services platform.
The following topics are general guidelines for the content likely to be included on the Remote Access exam about Cisco DCASI Exam. However, other related topics may also appear on any specific delivery of the exam. In order to better reflect the contents of the exam and for clarity purposes, the guidelines below may change at any time without notice.
Implement ACE components of a DCAS solution
Troubleshoot a DCAS solution
Implement a Cisco Global Load Balancing Solution
Manage a DCAS solution