Continuing Education: 64 credits

What you’ll learn in this course

The Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies (ENCOR) training gives you the knowledge and skills needed to configure, troubleshoot, and manage enterprise wired and wireless networks. You’ll also learn how to implement security principles, automation, and programmability within an enterprise network, and overlay network design by using Cisco SD-Access and SD-WAN solutions. 

This training prepares you for the 350-401 ENCOR v1.1 exam. If passed, you earn the Cisco Certified Specialist – Enterprise Core certification and satisfy the core exam requirements for the Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Enterprise, Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) Enterprise Infrastructure, and CCIE Enterprise Wireless certifications. This training also earns you 64 Continuing Education (CE) credits toward recertification.

Who should enroll

• Entry to Mid-level Network Engineers 
• Network Administrators 
• Network Support Technicians 
• Help Desk Technicians 

Technology areas

• Enterprise

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this training. However, the knowledge and skills you are recommended to have before attending this training are: 

• Understanding of how to implement enterprise LAN networks 
• Basic understanding of enterprise routing and wireless connectivity 
• Basic understanding of Python scripting 

These skills can be found in the following Cisco Learning Offerings:   

• Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA)
• Programming for Network Engineers (PRNE)

Course Outline

• Examining Cisco Enterprise Network Architecture  
• Exploring Cisco Switching Paths  
• Implementing Campus LAN Connectivity  
• Building Redundant Switched Topology  
• Implementing Layer 2 Port Aggregation 
• Implementing OSPF 
• Optimizing OSPF 
• Explaining EIGRP  
• Exploring EBGP  
• Implementing Network Redundancy  
• Implementing NAT  
• Introducing Virtualization Protocols and Techniques 
• Exploring Virtual Private Networks and Interfaces 
• Examining Wireless Deployment Options 
• Examining Wireless AP Operation  
• Implementing Wireless Client Authentication 
• Troubleshooting Wireless Client Connectivity  
• Implementing Network Services 
• Introducing Multicast Protocols 
• Introducing QoS  
• Using Network Analysis Tools  
• Implementing Infrastructure Security  
• Implementing Secure Access Control  
• Discovering the Basics of Python Programming  
• Introducing Network Programmability Protocols 
• Explaining Wireless Principles 
• Exploring Wireless Roaming and Location Services  
• Exploring Enterprise Network Security Architecture  
• Exploring Cisco Catalyst Center—Network Automation and Management 
• Examining the Cisco SD-Access Solution 
• Exploring the Working Principles of the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Solution 
• Introducing APIs in Cisco Catalyst Center and Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager