Cisco Networking Certifications – Free Video Tutorials

Cisco Networking Certifications – Free Video Tutorials

Here I am going to give u free guidelines, video tutorials for all this certifications. I am working on that.. Expect the free stuffs soon..

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Cisco Networking:

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, SEHK: 4333) is a multinational corporation with more than 63,000 employees and annual revenue of US billion as of 2007. Headquartered in San Jose, California, it designs and sells networking and communications technology and services under five brands, namely Cisco, Linksys, WebEx, IronPort, and Scientific Atlanta.

Cisco Certifications:

Cisco Career Certifications are IT professional certifications for Cisco products. The tests are administered by Pearson VUE (Prometric previously administered the test; but as of 1 Aug 2007, no longer does).

There are three levels of certification:

* Associate,

* Professional, and

* Expert.

Associate certifications:

* Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

* Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA)

Cisco certified network associate (CCNA):

Candidates have the option of gaining the certification by passing two tests (ICND1 640-822 and ICND2 640-816), or one single test (CCNA 640-802); the two-test option has the advantage of allowing the candidate to focus on certain subjects.

The certification is valid for three years; at that time a CCNA holder must either

* re-take the CCNA or ICND exam, or

* take and pass an exam for one of the Professional (e.g., CCNP) or Specialist level certifications (excluding the sales specialist exams), or pass the CCIE written exam.

These exams are known by their corresponding numbers. When the curriculum of the exam changes the exam number also changes. The current exam number for CCNA is 640-802 (from 15 Aug 2007). New ICND Part1 (640-822 ICND1) and ICND Part2 (640-816 ICND2) available from 15 Aug 2007. Part 1 by itself will give you a CCENT.

These exams are conducted by authorized test centers at a cost of 5 USD each for the ICND1 or ICND2 exams and 0 USD for the full CCNA exam.

There is also the Cisco Networking Academy, which brings the CCNA and CCNP curricula into traditional educational institutions in over 150 countries.Students enrolled in Cisco Networking Academy can request exam vouchers that allow them to take the retired exam for an extended period of time.

Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA):

The CCDA certification indicates an apprentice knowledge of Cisco network design. Individuals who have earned a CCDA are capable of designing switched or routed networks consisting of LANs, WANs, and various dial services. While a CCNA certification is not required to take the CCDA exam, Cisco recommends being familiar with CCNA material. Also recommended is knowledge of BCMSN.

Professional certifications:

* Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)

* Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP)

* Cisco Certified Internetwork Professional (CCIP)

* Cisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP)

* Cisco Certified Voice Professional (CCVP)

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP):

The CCNP is considered proof of having the ability to work with medium-sized networks (between 100 and 500 end devices) and with technology such as QoS, broadband, VPNs, and security-minded features. To acquire a CCNP one must possess a CCNA certification first and then pass three or four tests, depending on the path one chooses. The four tests path requires the candidate to pass the following tests:

* 642-901 BSCI: Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI) – Deals with routing

* 642-812 BCMSN: Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN) Deals with switching

* 642-825 ISCW: Implementing Secure Converged Wide Area Networks (ISCW) – Deals with wide area networks

* 642-845 ONT: Optimizing Converged Cisco Networks (ONT) – Deals with using Qos to tune networks to work effectively with IP Telephony.

The BSCI and BCMSN tests can be taken as one single composite test known as the 642-892 Composite which covers subjects for Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI) and Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN).

In order to retain the certification one must either re-certify or pass one of the CCIE written exams before the Professional certification expires. Additional resources and tools to aid in preparing for the certification are available on the CCNP Prep Center.

Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP):

The CCDP certification is an advanced network design certification provided by Cisco Systems, Inc. Candidates for the certification are tested for advanced knowledge of Cisco devices and the way to interconnect them. This certification is considered a professional level certificate by Cisco Systems. (The CCNA and CCDA are prerequisite.)

Cisco Certified Internetwork Professional (CCIP):

The CCIP certification is a professional certification covering the end-to-end protocols used in large scale networks.

To attain this certification tests must be passed in the areas of routing, BGP, MPLS and Quality of service.

Cisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP):

The CCSP certification is an advanced network security certification. Candidates for the certification are tested for advanced knowledge of various Cisco security products.

To attain this certification several tests must be passed in the areas of VPN, IDS, PIX firewall, Secure IOS, the Cisco SAFE, as well as having a CCNA or higher level certification (e.g. CCNP or CCIP).

The common practice is to take five exams which include one elective paper. The list of exams and elective papers can be found in the Cisco website.

Cisco Certified Voice Professional (CCVP):

The CCVP is a certification covering all aspects of IP Telephony/VOIP networks and applications.

To attain this certification, five tests must be passed in the areas of Quality of service, Cisco VoIP, IP Telephony Troubleshooting, Cisco IP Telephony, and Gateway Gatekeeper.

Expert-level certifications:

The expert-level certification is the Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE). It is the highest level of professional certification that Cisco provides. There are 5 active CCIE tracks, as shown below. As of April 6, 2008 there are 16,335 people with active CCIE certifications in the world.

Cisco began its CCIE program in 1993 originally with a two day lab, later changing it to the one day format used today. Fewer than 3% of Cisco certified individuals attain CCIE certification, and on average will spend thousands of dollars and 18 months studying before passing. Many candidates build mock-labs at home using old Cisco equipment, selling it again to other candidates after passing. Alternatively candidates may rent “rack time” online and practice lab scenarios on Cisco equipment hosted on the Internet for that purpose.

Cisco refers to the CCIE as the “most respected IT certification”, and from 2002 to 2005 it was voted as such in CertCities magazine. It has also been voted the most technically advanced IT certification by CertMag, and is generally reported as the highest salaried certification in IT salary surveys.

The CCIE is comprised of a written exam and a “lab” exam (each in the specific area of the chosen track). The written exam is required to take the lab exam, and has a cost of 5 USD per attempt. Upon passing the written exam, the candidate is qualified to have a first attempt the lab exam for 18 months. If the first attempt is unsuccessful the candidate has 3 years from the date the written exam was passed to successfully complete the lab. If a candidate does not pass the CCIE lab in that time, they must pass the CCIE written exam again before making additional attempts at the CCIE lab exam. As many attempts can be made to pass the lab exam for up to 3 years after passing the written, so long as the first attempt is within 18 months. There is a minimum waiting time between attempts of one month.

The CCIE Lab is currently ,400 USD per attempt and are offered only at ten Cisco lab exam locations worldwide. The locations are Bangalore; Beijing; Brussels; Dubai; Hong Kong; Research Triangle Park, NC; San Jose, CA; São Paulo; Sydney; and Tokyo. Some CCIE tracks do not have lab exams available at all locations. For example, the Storage Networking lab is available only at the Research Triangle Park, NC and Brussels locations. In addition, according to a survey by Cisco the average cost to prepare for CCIE certification is ,050 as of April 2006, spent mostly on practice equipment and self study material.This is partially offset by the increased salary the certification commands, which a March 2007 Network World article estimates at 10% – 15% over similarly experienced engineers who do not have a CCIE.

The lab is an 8-hour hands-on exam designed to demonstrate that the candidate not only knows the theory, but is also able to practice it. Many prospective CCIEs need multiple attempts to pass the lab exam.

There are no formal prerequisites for the CCIE exam, but Cisco recommends one has at least 3 – 5 years experience in networking before attempting to become a CCIE. CCIE was the first Cisco Certified qualification, and as such there were no other certifications that could be taken prior. The development of the associate and professional certifications was due to recognition of the fact that a CCIE is overkill for many networking personnel, and also for the vast majority of businesses who employ such people, and that certifications needed to be offered at lower levels. Despite the development of the lower certifications, Cisco has chosen not to make them formal requirements for the CCIE certification.

It is possible to hold multiple CCIE certifications. This is done by passing both the written and the lab exam in a particular track. As of November 14th, 2007 there are 1,344 individuals who hold multiple CCIE certifications. Of those, 210 hold three or more CCIE certifications.

* CCIE Numbering

* CCIE Routing & Switching

* CCIE Security

* CCIE Service Provider

* CCIE Voice

* CCIE Storage Networking

* CCDE

CCIE Numbering:

Upon successful completion of the hands on lab exam, a new CCIE is awarded a CCIE number. The first CCIE number allocated (in 1993) was 1024, and has increased incrementally from there. A lower number indicates that the CCIE was awarded some time back, a higher number indicated a more recently awarded certification. As of February 2008, the highest CCIE number allocated was just over 20000.

Number 1024 was allocated to the first CCIE lab location, rather than to an individual, and featured as a plaque at the entrance to the lab. Number 1025 was awarded to Stuart Biggs, who created the first written exam and first lab exam. The first person to pass both CCIE written and lab exams was Terrance Slattery, who was consulting to Cisco at the time when the lab was being devised. Terry Slattery (CCIE 1026) was therefore the first CCIE who passed both exams, and the first CCIE who was not an employee of Cisco.

Any CCIE who obtains further CCIE certifications, is not awarded any further numbers, the new CCIE certification is awarded under the same number as the original.

CCIE Routing & Switching:

Routing and Switching is by far the most popular track with 16,355 certified individuals as of March 25, 2008. The certification covers a variety of networking concepts and protocols including but not limited to the following list

1. Routing and Switching

* Frame Relay

* Ethernet

* Catalyst Switch Configuration

2. IP Interior Gateway Routing Protocols

* Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)

* Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)

* Routing Information Protocol v2 (RIPv2)

* Routing Information Protocol Next Generation (RIPng) – IPv6

* Open Shortest Path First v3 (OSPFv3) – IPv6

* On-Demand Routing (ODR)

* Filtering, Summarization, Redistribution

3. Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)

* Interior BGP (iBGP)

* Exterior BGP (eBGP)

* Filtering, Summarization, Redistribution, and Traffic Engineering

4. Multicast Routing

* Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM)

* Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP)

* Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol (DVMRP)

* Anycast

5. Quality of Service (QoS)

* Classification

* Congestion Management and Avoidance

* Policing and Shaping

* Signaling

6. Security

* Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA)

* Traffic Filtering

* IOS Firewall Feature Set

* Access Lists

* Routing Protocol and Catalyst Security

7. IP and IOS Features

* IP addressing

* Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

* Next Hop Redundancy Protocols (HSRP, VRRP, GLBP)

* IP services

* IOS user interfaces

* System management

* Network Address Translation (NAT)

* Network Time Protocol (NTP)

* Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

* Remote Monitoring (RMON)

* IP Accounting

* Service Level Agreement (SLA)

CCIE Security:

The Security track concentrates on network security and covers subjects such as ASA, IDS, IOS security, and many others.

CCIE Service Provider:

The Service Provider track focuses on networking in the service provider industry. Subjects include Optical networks, DSL, WAN switching, Voice over IP, Content Networking, Broadband Cable and Metro Ethernet.

CCIE Voice:

The Voice track concentrates on voice solutions for the enterprise and includes subjects such as QoS, MGCP, Call Manager (Cisco’s VoIP PBX), Cisco Unity (Cisco’s Unified Messaging platform), Unity Express and IP Contact Center Express.

CCIE Storage Networking:

The latest addition to the CCIE certification tracks is the CCIE Storage Networking track. As the name suggests, the Storage Networking track concentrates on storage networking topics, such as Fibre Channel, iSCSI, FCIP, Intra VSAN Routing and FICON.

CCDE:

Cisco Certified Design Expert CCDE Assesses advanced Network Infrastructure Design Principles and Fundamentals for large networks. A CCDE can demonstrate an ability to develop solutions which address planning, design, integration, optimization, operations, security and ongoing support focused at the infrastructure level for customer networks.

Prerequisites for CCDE There are no formal prerequisites for CCDE certification. Other professional certifications or training courses are not required.

Recommended Training and Experience It is expected that the candidate will have an in-depth understanding of the topics in the exam blueprints, a minimum of seven years job experience, and a thorough understanding of networking infrastructure principles. Please view the written exam information page for more details.

Step One: CCDE Written Exam You must pass the two-hour, written qualification exam which covers advanced networking infrastructure design principles and concepts. Once you pass the qualification exam, you are them eligible to schedule the practical exam.

Step Two: CCDE Practical Exam The CCDE practical exam is still in development, however it will be an eight-hour exam that will test your ability to identify, manage, and create advanced solutions for large scale networks. You must pass the lab within three years of passing the written exam in order to achieve certification.

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MY OPINION

* You know that there’s lots of free software out there – but you also know that some of it is better than others.
* So when you’re first starting out, how do you choose what to use? And isn’t software you pay for always going to be better? Not necessarily.
* While there is of course a lot of really great paid software out there, there are also many free applications that have much, if not more of the functionality of their paid competition.
* Open source in particular often has the advantage of being so well tested by so many different developers that the software can be more stable that the paid alternative.
* There are some advantages to buying software – most paid applications have a degree of support attached, which means if something goes wrong, you have an email address or a phone number to contact.
* With free software, more often than not, you don’t have any direct support.
* There are however typically forums and guides out there though that cover most of the most common issues associated with the software.
* Here I’ve arranged a list of my 12 favorite free applications and why I like them.
* Many of these are used by all the Affilorama staff as-well.
* While many of you may be familiar with some of these applications, I encourage you to check out the other ones if you haven’t already.

1. Firefox

* Many people never consider changing there web browser from the one that comes with their computer.
* If that’s you and you’re still using Internet Explorer or Safari, I highly recommend you check out Firefox.
* Not only is it a highly stable browser that doesn’t run into many of the problems that Internet Explorer does, it also has an awesome range of free plugins that provide some incredible functionality – including some SEO and Social Media plugins that I’ve listed below which I also recommend you check out.

Plugins:

* SEO Toolbar: From the gurus over at SEOBook.com, SEO Toolbar extension for Firefox gives you heaps of information for any page you’re on, including Google Pagerank, links to the domain, page links, directory links, site age, monthly unique visits and traffic value.
* Firebug: Firebug brings a whole bunch of great web-development tools into your browser, allowing you to edit and debug as well as view all the CSS, HTML and JavaScript on any web page.
* Social Media for Firefox: This handy little plugin makes it easy to see the popularity of a page on the social bookmarking services Digg, Delicious, Mixxx, Reddit, StumbleUpon and Sphinn as well as Twitter and Tip’d. Also allows you to submit content to these services really easily from the bottom of your browser.
* Google Toolbar: While Firefox comes with a Google Search box, the Google toolbar gives you more functionality as well the ability to access your Gmail from any page you’re on. Bit.ly Preview: Ever weary of those shortened URLs on Twitter? This handy little tool allows you to preview what the site is you will be sent to as well as giving you the ability to shorten URLs and copy them to the clipboard just from the right click menu.
* SearchStatus: Another great SEO toolbar, giving Pagerank, Alexa Rank, Compete Rank and MozRank as well as serveral other great SEO analysis tools from a dropdown menu.
* Twitbin: Access your Twitter account right from a browser sidebar. Also allows you to access your @Replies and Direct Messages, as well as quickly reply or message other users. One of the simplest and most practical Twitter apps I’ve seen.

2. AVG Free

* A good virus checker is one of the most important things you need on your computer, and AVG Free is the only one I ever use.
* While there are a lot of other free virus checkers on the market, I just find it really reliable and easy to use.
* I like it so much that I if I buy a new computer that comes with a expensive virus checker license, I will un-install it and install AVG instead!

3. AdAware Free

* You may have spyware or adware running on your computer and not even realize it!
* Never mind the potential security risk from software that could be stealing passwords and other personal information, spyware and adware slows down your computer! And that’s just a pain.
* AdAware free is one of the most popular security applications in internet history, with over 250 million downloads! 250 million can’t be wrong – this is a great piece of software.

4. Zone Alarm Free

* While Windows does come with a pretty good firewall, it’s not particularly customizable.
* Zone Alarm is a really great application, allowing you to set what software is able to access the internet as well as blocking other computers from trying to access your system.
* While it can sometimes slow things down a bit, and it takes a bit to get set up at the start (you have to set permissions on every piece of software you run), I still personally enjoy the added security.

5. Open Office

* Do you want Microsoft Office, but you can’t afford the hundreds of dollars it costs? Well look no further! Open Office offers a complete desktop publishing suite including equivalent applications for Word (Writer), Excel (Calc), Access (Base), Powerpoint (Impress), as well as a drawing application (Draw) and a scientific mathematics program (Math).
* It can also save in Microsoft Office formats like .doc, .xls and .ppt (2003 format)

6. Thunderbird + Lightning

* From the same developers as Firefox, Thunderbird, an email client, combined with Lightning, a calendar add-on, offers a real, viable alternative to Outlook.
* You can use it as the integrated platform, or use it as a stand alone email client and calendar application (the stand-alone calender is called Sunbird).
* While it may still lack some of the functionality of Outlook, it’s still a very good piece of software providing all the functionality the majority of users require.

7. Orbit Downloader

* This is one of my personal favorite applications; Orbit is a download manager that monitors your browser for file downloads.
* Instead of simply saving file through your browser, Orbit breaks the file into several chunks and downloads them simultaneously making the download far quicker – no matter what you’re connection speed.
* It also allows you to capture and save streaming content like video and audio (though make sure you’re not copying copyrighted content).
* Lastly, it keeps all your downloads in one place and allows you to organize them from the interface.
* Highly recommended.

8. Kompozer

* A fantastic free WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) web authoring program similar to Dreamweaver.
* While not offering the same degree of functionality, Komposer is designed to be very easy to use for non-technical computer users who want to create great looking web pages without knowing HTML.
* Also integrates a FTP site manager for uploading your files to the server.

9. Wordpress

* Wordpress is one of the most popular blog platforms on the internet.
* Wordpress gives you a great, customizable system for creating great looking stand-alone blogs (as oppose to blogs hosted by other services like Blogger.com).
* There are also heaps of great plugins including really effective SEO plugins.
* Wordpress’s popularity and ease of use is one of the reasons we included a custom Wordpress template in the recent release of AffiloBlueprint 2.0.

10. Traffic Travis

* There’s so much SEO software out there it can be quite hard to find something that’s easy to use, but also does everything you need it to.
* Traffic Travis has heaps of features in it’s free version, including keyword tool, on-page SEO critic and PPC analysis tools.
* We use this software heaps in the office, and it’s just a really reliable general SEO tool. Highly recommend.

11. VideoLan

* Have you ever had trouble with not being able to play a downloaded video file because it’s in a strange format or your media player says there’s some trouble with codecs? Look no further.
* I have yet to find anything this program can’t play – and I often use it as a back up when my Window Media Player throws a tantrum and decides it can’t play something.
* Also features a complete streaming server, and heaps of cool downloadable skins for changing the look of the player.

12. Paint.Net

* We all know Photoshop is a great piece of software, few of us have the money to invest in the profession-level piece of software.
* Paint.Net actually started as a student project at a university, designed to replace Microsoft Paint.
* Instead, Paint.
* Net has grown into an application that allows you to do much of the same kind of image creation and editing you can do in Photoshop – all for free.
* If you want to add some great graphics and retouched photos to your website, but don’t have the money to invest in Photoshop, I definitely recommend you check this out.

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