• This series of courses is designed to help you prepare for the

• 350-401: Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core
• Technologies certification exam. Not only will these courses help
• you prepare for the exam, but they'll also help to ensure you have
• the core knowledge and skillset you need to be successful in
• implementing Cisco technologies while working in an enterprise
• network environment. In this first course, you'll familiarize
• yourself with the topics covered in the official exam blueprint
• from Cisco, including architecture, virtualization, infrastructure,
• network assurance, security, and automation. Then, you'll move on
• to explore Cisco classic and modern network design principles and
• techniques for implementing high availability in enterprise
• networks.

• There are many options for deploying Cisco WLAN solutions. In

• this course, you'll learn about important wireless deployment
• models that you might use in the enterprise. You'll also examine
• how Cisco equipment can be used for location services in the WLAN.
• Next, you'll explore the differences between on-prem and cloud
• infrastructure deployments, including sample Cisco AWS deployment
• options and their costs. Finally, you'll learn about traditional
• WAN and SD-WAN solutions and the SD-Access solution and its many
• components. This course can be used in preparation for the 350-401:
• Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core
• Technologies certification exam.

• In this course, you'll learn the basics of wired and wireless

• QoS and the options you have for its implementation. You'll move on
• to explore the different mechanisms used to act on traffic in
• DiffServ environments. Finally, you'll examine Cisco Express
• Forwarding, the technology that makes current Cisco devices so
• incredibly efficient at moving traffic. You'll walk through CEF
• components and examine them on typical Cisco devices. This course
• can be used in preparation for the 350-401: Implementing and
• Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies certification
• exam.

• In this course, you'll learn about the critical virtualization

• topics that are so popular today, such as hypervisors, virtual
• machines, and virtual switching technologies. You'll then move on
• to explore how to implement path virtualization in your enterprise
• using the Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) functionality of
• Cisco devices. VRFs fulfill many important roles in networks today,
• including the enablement of software-defined functionality. This
• course can be used in preparation for the 350-401: Implementing and
• Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies certification
• exam.

• GRE is often used for its simple and flexible approach to

• solving many potential pathing issues. In this course, you'll learn
• to configure and verify GRE tunnels for various path virtualization
• needs. Then, you'll move on to explore how to configure and verify
• IPsec tunnels in your infrastructure. IPsec tunnels are another
• example of a powerful path virtualization technology and this
• feature permits the application of many levels of security. Lastly,
• you'll look at how to troubleshoot common problems that can arise
• with path virtualization technologies. This course can be used in
• preparation for the 350-401: Implementing and Operating Cisco
• Enterprise Network Core Technologies certification exam.

• There is a new use for LISP in Cisco networking. This dynamic

• pull-like protocol is a key element of the SD-Access solution from
• Cisco. In this course, you'll learn about LISP and the important
• role it plays in SD-Access. You'll then move on to explore the
• various components that make up the LISP architecture. Next, you'll
• examine LISP deployment options. Finally, you'll learn about an
• exciting new technology called VXLAN and how it solves many
• potential issues in the modern network. This course can be used in
• preparation for the 350-401: Implementing and Operating Cisco
• Enterprise Network Core Technologies certification exam.

In this course, you'll learn about the VLAN Trunking Protocol, the management of VLANs on the network, and the potential dangers of this protocol. Next, you'll discover how to troubleshoot 802.1Q in your environment. You'll discover troubleshooting techniques to help ensure smooth operation at Layer 2 in your infrastructure. Finally, you'll examine troubleshooting both Layer 2 and Layer 3 EtherChannels, as well as those that are statically and dynamically created. This course can be used in preparation for the 350-401: Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies certification exam.

• In this course, you'll learn how to configure and verify RSTP -

• the default version of STP found on many Cisco switches today.
• You'll also learn how to configure and verify MST, another STP mode
• configuration, and why you would use it. Lastly, knowing the
• differences between different routing protocols is critically
• important and this course should provide you with a renewed
• appreciation for the options available today in IGPs. This course
• can be used in preparation for the 350-401: Implementing and
• Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies certification
• exam.

CCNP candidates need to be very familiar with OSPF LSAs. In this course, you'll learn how to configure OSPF routing using the router config commands and the ip ospf area command on the interface. You'll also see how OSPF stores routes in the OSPF database. Next, using show commands, you'll learn the different Link State Advertisements shared between OSPF routers. You'll move on to explore how to keep OSPF efficient and how OSPF handles redistributed routes into the OSPF autonomous system. Finally, you'll examine additional features of OSPF, including how to configure them and IGP-specific features, and how to effectively troubleshoot many common issues that can arise. This course can be used in preparation for the 350-401: Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies certification exam.

• In this course, you'll learn how to configure and verify eBGP

• peerings in your enterprise network, with valuable guidance on best
• practice eBGP peering configurations and verifications. You'll move
• to on explore the neighbor states of BGP. Knowing these states can
• not only prove critical in the exam, but more importantly, can
• ensure that you are ready for advanced troubleshooting you might
• need to perform on your BGP peerings. Next, you'll examine how to
• advertise IPv4 prefixes in eBGP, including the network statement
• method and redistribution. You'll explore the complex Cisco-based
• BGP Best Path Selection Algorithm, which is critical for you to
• understand the pathing options and manipulations you can make with
• BGP. Finally, you'll review some of the key points you should know
• about eBGP. This course can be used in preparation for the 350-401:
• Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core
• Technologies certification exam.

• Before you can effectively implement and troubleshoot wireless

• LANs, you need to understand the basics of how they function at a
• low level. In this course, you'll learn the basics of Layer 1
• principles in Wi-Fi networks. You'll discover how Cisco WLAN access
• points tend to be very flexible, and some even permit either
• autonomous or lightweight operation in a single device. Finally,
• you'll examine important concepts involving these critical access
• layer devices. This includes a look at the many different modes of
• operation they can work with. This course can be used in
• preparation for the 350-401: Implementing and Operating Cisco
• Enterprise Network Core Technologies certification exam.

• Your users expect to be able to roam through the enterprise and

• not lose their wireless connection. This can be trickier than it
• sounds, especially with intercontroller Layer 3 roams. In this
• course, you'll learn how to configure and troubleshoot this
• expectation. You'll also explore tools for troubleshooting the
• Cisco WLAN environment, the overall approaches you should consider,
• and the common issues that occur. This course can be used in
• preparation for the 350-401: Implementing and Operating Cisco
• Enterprise Network Core Technologies certification exam.

• It is critical that you understand the Network Time Protocol and

• its importance in the modern network. In this course, you'll learn
• about this protocol and why it is so important to use to keep time
• accurate in your enterprise network. You'll also explore a simple
• configuration in which a Cisco device serves as the authoritative
• time source and provides this time to other devices on the network.
• You'll also learn about Network Address Translation, a critical
• technology in IPv4 networks that permits RFC 1918 addressed systems
• to access global Internet resources. Finally, you'll examine the
• function and importance of Port Address Translation. This course
• can be used in preparation for the 350-401: Implementing and
• Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies certification
• exam.

In this course, you'll learn the ins and outs of First Hop Redundancy Protocols like HSRP, VRRP, and GLBP. In addition, you'll explore methods for sending data in IPv4, such as unicast, multicast, broadcast, and anycast, with additional focus on multicast information you should be familiar with. This course can be used in preparation for the 350-401: Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies certification exam.

• There are many things that can go wrong in today's networks.

• Fortunately, Cisco provides many classic troubleshooting tools that
• are built right into the software powering your devices. In this
• course, you learn about using ping, traceroute, debugs, traditional
• debugs, and SNMP. You might not need all of these tools all of the
• time, but having them as options is extremely important. Next,
• you'll move on to learn about Cisco system logging (syslog). You'll
• discover how to view syslog status messages at the command line and
• how to configure it to send messages to an internal buffer or a
• remote server that is designed to collect all of these messages.
• Finally, you'll examine a powerful packet analysis tool on your
• Cisco devices called NetFlow. This course can be used in
• preparation for the 350-401: Implementing and Operating Cisco
• Enterprise Network Core Technologies certification exam.

In this course, you'll learn the commands used to configure the use of SPAN in its different implementations and how to verify that configuration. You'll then move on to examine the IP SLA feature found in most Cisco devices and the IP SLA Responder feature. Next, you'll explore software-defined networking and the Cisco controller approach for device life cycle management. Finally, you'll learn how NETCONF and RESTCONF were invented to make configuration of remote devices very simple and how RESTCONF is a great enhancement over NETCONF since it makes the configuration using a RESTful approach. This course can be used in preparation for the 350-401: Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies certification exam.

Keeping your network secure is incredibly important. In this course, you'll learn about password protection and setting up AAA on your device. You'll explore how CoPP helps to protect access to the control plane and how to configure ACLs. You might have heard that APIs make the cloud-centric world go around and this is certainly true. To finish this course, you'll learn why APIs are so important and options for securing them. This course can be used in preparation for the 350-401: Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies certification exam.

• In this course, you'll learn about the main security features of

• wireless so you'll be ready for the many new security devices and
• technologies that Cisco Systems is busy creating and supporting.
• You'll move on to examine Firepower NGFWs and NGIPS systems. Next,
• you'll learn about Cisco TrustSec and how it can simplify and add
• power to the security strategy of your organization. This permits
• you to add new security paradigms and permits the network to be
• more dynamic. Finally, you'll also explore MACsec and NAC. This
• course can be used in preparation for the 350-401: Implementing and
• Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies certification
• exam.

• Programmability is a hot, new topic for Cisco Systems. In this

• course, you'll learn about YANG, JSON, and Python - all critical
• components in the push to network programmability for Cisco. You'll
• examine the Embedded Event Manager and how it provides real-time
• network event detection and onboard automation. Next, you'll move
• on to explore great tools you can leverage for network automation
• like Puppet, Chef, Ansible, and SaltStack. This course can be used
• in preparation for the 350-401: Implementing and Operating Cisco
• Enterprise Network Core Technologies certification exam.

• In this course, you'll first review the data center concepts you

• should be familiar with when preparing for the DCCOR exam. You'll
• learn about some Cisco NX-OS features and how it is a vast
• improvement over other generations of Cisco IOS. Next, you'll
• examine important OSPFv2 characteristics and how it is configured
• on NX-OS devices. Finally, you'll learn how OSPFv3 can route for
• both IPv4 and IPv6. This course is one in a collection that helps
• prepare learners for the 350-601 Implementing Cisco Data Center
• Core Technologies (DCCOR) certification exam.

• In this course, you'll learn about important characteristics of

• Multiprotocol BGP. You'll examine features of Protocol Independent
• Multicast and how to perform basic configurations. You'll move on
• to explore how First Hop Redundancy Protocols are a critical
• component in HA design, as well important Hot Standby Router
• Protocol and Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol details. You'll
• learn about RSTP+, including situations where the use of this
• protocol may be required or can be avoided. This course is one in a
• collection that helps prepare learners for the 350-601 Implementing
• Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR) certification exam.

• In this course, you'll learn how the Link Aggregation and

• Control Protocol is used to create bundles of Ethernet links and
• how these bundles can trick Spanning Tree Protocol into not
• blocking links between devices. You'll also learn how LACP makes it
• simple to form the EtherChannel itself. You'll then move on to
• explore Virtual Port Channels, including how they are an
• opportunity to eliminate STP from your network and how you can
• create a port channel between three devices instead of just two.
• This course is one in a collection that helps prepare learners for
• the 350-601 Implementing Cisco Data Center Core Technologies
• (DCCOR) certification exam.

• In this course, you'll learn about how Virtual Extensible LAN

• allows you to take your traditional VLANs and map them to a VXLAN
• and route them over the entire routed infrastructure of your data
• center or even between data centers. You'll also learn about why
• VXLAN is an improvement over VLAN. Next, you'll examine features of
• Ethernet VPN and the EVPN approach to VXLAN operational deployment.
• Finally, you'll explore how Overlay Transport Virtualization can be
• used to seamlessly stitch different parts of your data center
• together and trick those parts into thinking they are Layer 2
• connected. This course is one in a collection that helps prepare
• learners for the 350-601 Implementing Cisco Data Center Core
• Technologies (DCCOR) certification exam.

• In this course, you'll learn about the Cisco Application Centric

• Infrastructure solution, including features, uses, and how it
• operates. You'll explore the 'brain' of the Cisco ACI solution, the
• Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller. Next, you'll
• learn to set up the Cisco ACI solution and configure this equipment
• using the ACI GUI. You'll move on to explore how Virtual Machine
• Managers integrate with the Cisco ACI, as well as characteristics
• of the ACI tenant. Finally, you'll learn about the Cisco ACI
• concepts of contracts and microsegmentation. This course is one in
• a collection that helps prepare learners for the 350-601
• Implementing Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR)
• certification exam.

• In this course, you'll learn how packets are sent through the

• ACI fabric and the importance of VXLAN technology to the Cisco ACI.
• You'll explore important points of the NIST 800-145 document that
• defines cloud computing. Next, you'll examine the different
• components that make up a Cisco NX-OS device, the different
• software upgrades that might apply, and upgrade procedures and
• protection mechanisms you might need. You'll move on to learn about
• Nexus configuration management concepts, including the checkpoint
• and rollback features. You'll explore NetFlow features and how it
• can be used to monitor data center traffic flows. Finally, you'll
• learn how the Switched Port Analyzer is used for mirroring and
• about nuances of its use in NX-OS. This course is one in a
• collection that helps prepare learners for the 350-601 Implementing
• Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR) certification exam.

• In this course, you'll learn about streaming telephony and how

• it helps meet the need to obtain information about the state of
• various network components and nodes. You'll explore C-Series Rack
• Servers and B-Series Blade Servers, as well as the initial setup
• steps required for a successful Cisco UCS deployment. Next, you'll
• examine the most common and effective methods for configuring the
• UCS system and performing the appropriate discoveries for the
• infrastructure. You'll learn how to best carry out network
• management in your Cisco UCS solution and examine the UCS
• capabilities for integrating with the many forms of data storage
• for data centers. You'll explore methods for monitoring the UCS, as
• well as the servers and UCS interconnects. Finally, you'll learn
• about HyperFlex and how it integrates with the UCS system. This
• course is one in a collection that helps prepare learners for the
• 350-601 Implementing Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR)
• certification exam.

• In this course, you'll learn about the need for UCS software

• updates and best practices surrounding these updates. You'll
• explore the different types of backups available in the Cisco UCS
• and how you can use these backup types to perform various types of
• restore operations. Next, you'll examine the use of Switched Port
• Analyzer in the Cisco UCS. Finally, you'll learn how to manage your
• UCS infrastructure with Cisco Intersight. This course is one in a
• collection that helps prepare learners for the 350-601 Implementing
• Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR) certification exam.

• In this course, you'll learn about key aspects of Fibre Channel,

• the communication protocol of the Storage Area Network. You'll
• examine how to bundle your Fibre Channel ports together in order to
• take advantage of the increased bandwidth and the redundancy that
• this delivers. Next, you'll explore the unique qualities of Fibre
• Channel and the very important switch fabric initialization process
• that must take place in the SAN. You'll move on to learn about how
• Virtual SANs in the Storage Area Network permit you to define
• logical groupings of devices that can assist with management and
• security. You'll learn how Fibre Channel over Ethernet permits the
• merging of the LAN and SAN, as well as the basics of Network File
• System and Network Attached Storage systems. Finally, you'll
• explore important concepts for monitoring and performing software
• upgrades on Cisco MDS devices. This course is one in a collection
• that helps prepare learners for the 350-601 Implementing Cisco Data
• Center Core Technologies (DCCOR) certification exam.

• In this course, you'll learn about characteristics of the

• Embedded Event Manager in an NX-OS context. You'll explore uses of
• the Scheduler for routine maintenance tasks that you need to
• perform on data center equipment. Next, you'll examine the
• different options for user interfaces on the Cisco Nexus equipment
• and how you can enable them. You'll learn about system differences
• between JSON and XML, as well as about the automation features of
• Ansible and Puppet. Next, you'll learn about the ease of
• programmability of Python with the Cisco Data Center portfolio.
• You'll explore how PowerOn Auto Provisioning allows you to automate
• software upgrades, as well as configuration when a new Cisco Nexus
• device joins the network. Finally, you'll learn about features of
• the Data Center Network Manager and the UCS Director products. This
• course is one in a collection that helps prepare learners for the
• 350-601 Implementing Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR)
• certification exam.

• In this course, you'll learn about the importance of Role-based

• Access Control and Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
• across the various Cisco DC solutions. You'll examine the different
• first hop security mechanisms that you can use in the data center
• today, as well as the different categories of data center devices
• and the importance of port security on the MDS devices. Next,
• you'll learn how the Control Plane is a relatively easy target for
• Denial of Service attacks. Finally, you'll explore Control Plane
• Policing concepts relating to the data center on Nexus equipment.
• This course is one in a collection that helps prepare learners for
• the 350-601 Implementing Cisco Data Center Core Technologies
• (DCCOR) certification exam.

• Cisco Firepower devices from Cisco Systems have become very

• popular in enterprise environments. In this course, you'll first
• review the requirements of the SNCF 300-710 exam. Next, you'll look
• at the history of firewalls and IPS systems in the Cisco product
• portfolio. You'll learn about the AWS version of the FMCv,
• including the restrictions, limitations, and capabilities of this
• device. Finally, you'll examine the steps involved in constructing
• the Virtual Private Cloud when building a Firepower lab. This
• course can be used in preparation for the 300-710: Securing
• Networks with Cisco Firepower (SNCF) certification exam.

• Are you ready to see the deployment of Cisco Firepower

• Management Center (FMC)? In this course, you'll learn the basics of
• an FMC deployment with an example that uses the Cisco Firepower
• Management Center Virtual (FMCv) image in AWS. Then, you'll move on
• to examine the initial configurations you should make to your FMCv
• after you have successfully installed the FMC. You'll also explore
• the FMCv interface. This course can be used in preparation for the
• 300-710: Securing Networks with Cisco Firepower (SNCF)
• certification exam.

• In this course, you'll learn about the Cisco Firepower

• Next-Generation Firewall Virtual (NGFWv) appliance for AWS,
• including the requirements and caveats of a cloud-based
• implementation. You'll explore the typical steps for the deployment
• of an NGFWv in AWS, including integration with the FMCv for the
• management of your security devices. Finally, you'll learn how to
• add your NGFWv to the FMCv for the most robust management and
• configuration options. This course can be used in preparation for
• the 300-710: Securing Networks with Cisco Firepower (SNCF)
• certification exam.

• There are multiple ways in which you can deploy a

• Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) from Cisco Systems. In this course,
• you'll learn about the standard routed mode as well as alternative
• transparent mode. You'll also learn about the flexibility of
• Firepower devices, which is due in part to the many different types
• of interfaces supported. Finally, you'll explore the options that
• exist on Cisco Firepower devices for link redundancy. This course
• can be used in preparation for the 300-710: Securing Networks with
• Cisco Firepower (SNCF) certification exam.

• In this course, you'll learn how to configure multiple Firepower

• devices for redundancy purposes. Then, you'll look at
• multi-instance deployments of Cisco Firepower. Finally, you'll
• learn how clustering helps you to ramp up the horsepower and
• availability of your Cisco Firepower implementation. This course
• can be used in preparation for the 300-710: Securing Networks with
• Cisco Firepower (SNCF) certification exam.

• There are many options for management of the Cisco Firepower

• Management Center (FMC) using the console. In this course, you'll
• learn about the key features of the FMC that can make your life as
• a security engineer much, much easier. Objects permit you to define
• reusable object components that you can leverage for the fast
• configuration of policies, searches, reports, and dashboards.
• You'll learn how you can manage the objects that help define your
• network and your security operations. Finally, you'll examine the
• Intrusion Rules section of the Objects area and how it allows you
• to modify the IPS rules for the Firepower device. This course can
• be used in preparation for the 300-710: Securing Networks with
• Cisco Firepower (SNCF) certification exam.

• Access control policies are critically important as almost all

• of your traffic will pass through this policy at some point. This
• policy dictates whether traffic will be passed, blocked, or logged
• by your Firepower device. In this course, you'll learn about the
• creation of access control policies. Next, you'll examine how
• Cisco's Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) can take many actions
• against traffic at many different points in the traffic flow
• through the device. Finally, you'll explore the powerful prefilter
• policy actions of Firepower FTD and why you will want to take
• advantage of them. This course can be used in preparation for the
• 300-710: Securing Networks with Cisco Firepower (SNCF)
• certification exam.

• You'll definitely want to take advantage of all the great

• security intelligence that Cisco Talos can provide dynamically. In
• this course, you'll learn about the integration of security
• intelligence with Firepower polices and the number of security
• checks and safeguards that the Cisco Firepower devices bring to
• your network. You'll also learn about the powerful malware and file
• policies you can create and associate with your access control
• policy. Next, you'll look at the FTD's intrusion prevention
• capabilities with a close examination of the intrusion polices.
• Finally, you'll learn about the SSL inspection feature, which
• allows you to either block encrypted traffic without inspecting it
• or inspect encrypted or decrypted traffic with access control. This
• course can be used in preparation for the 300-710: Securing
• Networks with Cisco Firepower (SNCF) certification exam.

• The network discovery policy on the Firepower Management Center

• controls how the system collects data on your organization's
• network assets and which network segments and ports are monitored.
• In this course, you'll learn about this policy and how to configure
• it. Next, you'll examine the authentication options that are
• possible thanks to identity policies. You'll learn about DNS-based
• security intelligence and how it allows you to allow or block
• traffic based on the domain name requested by a client using an
• Allow or Block list. Cisco provides domain name intelligence, so
• you'll learn how to customize this and even add your own domains.
• Finally, you'll explore why you might want to have your FTD engage
• in event correlation to enact some remediation for a very tricky
• and specific situation. This course can be used in preparation for
• the 300-710: Securing Networks with Cisco Firepower (SNCF)
• certification exam.

• Cisco Firepower devices support different NAT variations and VPN

• configurations. In this course, you'll learn about the many
• variations of NAT supported by Firepower, including the classic
• options of static and dynamic. You'll learn that Firepower devices
• also support the different configuration approaches to NAT on the
• Cisco security devices, including auto NAT and manual NAT. Next,
• you'll explore the QoS support Firepower provides, as well as
• support limitations. You'll learn about the types of VPNs that are
• supported on Firepower systems. Finally, you'll examine why you
• might want to break your Firepower deployment into domains in large
• enterprise environments. This course can be used in preparation for
• the 300-710: Securing Networks with Cisco Firepower (SNCF)
• certification exam.

• Dashboards may seem a bit silly at first, but they really can be

• very powerful and save you tons of time! In this course, you'll
• learn all about dashboards in the Firepower system, including how
• to customize the default dashboards and even make your own from
• scratch. You'll explore powerful built-in reports that you can run
• with Firepower, as well as how to find these default reports,
• customize them, or create new ones. Next, you'll examine the
• process for troubleshooting packet drops and the ability to capture
• packets on the Firepower system. You'll learn that the Cisco
• Firepower system permits the integration of Cisco AMP, including
• support for both the Cisco AMP for Networks and Cisco AMP for
• Endpoints. Finally, you'll learn about the other ways in which the
• Cisco Firepower system can integrate with other solutions. This
• course can be used in preparation for the 300-710: Securing
• Networks with Cisco Firepower (SNCF) certification exam.