As most of you are already aware, the CCNA is no longer a pre-requisite to other certifications within Cisco®’s certification paths. I am discouraged by the amount of people saying they will only take the minimum requirement of CCENT before moving onto other certification because ICND2/CCNA is too hard!
Sure it is hard, but I believe that the foundation is key to success! I am disappointed in Cisco® for not making the CCNA a pre-requisite.
Take a look at the changes below. I think people will be surprised when they take the CCENT. The CCENT is no longer an entry level certification!
Topics Removed from the ICND1 Exam:
- Securing the Network
- Understanding the Challenges of Shared LANs
- Solving Network Challenges with Switched LAN Technologies
- Wireless LANs
- Using Cisco® SDM
- Configuring Serial Encapsulation
- Enabling RIP
Topics Added to the ICND1 Exam:
- Implementing VLSM
- Scaling the Network with NAT and PAT
- Managing Traffic Using ACLs
- Implementing VLANs and Trunks
- Routing Between VLANs
- Implementing single area OSPF
- Introducing Basic IPv6
- Understanding IPv6
- Configuring IPv6 Routing
Topics Removed from the ICND2 Exam:
- Routing Between VLANs
- Securing the Expanded Network
- Implementing VLSM
- Scaling the Network with NAT and PAT
Topics Added to the ICND2 Exam:
- Troubleshooting VLAN Connectivity
- Understand Spanning Tree Protocol
- Understand and configure Etherchannel
- Understand Layer 3 Redundancy Protocols
- Troubleshooting IPv4 Network Connectivity
