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CCNA Security

The Certification

The CCNA Security certification is a CCNA level certification. The pre-requirement to take the certification is to hold a valid CCENT, CCNA Routing and Switching, or any CCIE certification.

The code for the  certification examination is 640-554 IINS (Implement Cisco IOS Network Security). The exam lasts 90 minutes, and includes 55 to 65 questions.

How to Prepare for the Exam?

The Cisco Academy in Manukau Engineering (Auckland) is running the Cisco Academy CCNAs course, starting this year on 21st July 2014. The course ends on 31st October, spread over 12 weeks.

Course Content

In Week one, we discover the fundamental principles of a secure network, malware, and attack methodologies.

In week 2, we start securing network devices.

In subsequent weeks, we discover AAA, implement firewall technologies, intrusion prevention. We then learn to secure the LAN.

Before discovering how to implement VPN (Virtual Private Networks), we spend a week learning about Cryptography.

The last two topics are managing a secure network, and implementing the Cisco ASA (Adaptive Security Appliance).  This is an advanced stateful firewall  also providing VPN functionality (VPN concentrator) as well as intrusion prevention (IPS).

How to enroll on the course?

You can ring on 09 968 8765 ext 8263 or  use http://www.technologysecurity.org/contact/

You can also use the same contact page, should you wish to have a look around and meet the instructor.

The “official” name for the course is Advanced Network Engineering 1.

The CCNA Security course can be completed as a stand alone (Certificate of Proficiency), or as part of the Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Electrical), Networking major.

One of the device used in the course.

One of the devices used in the course.

 

CCNA topics (Part 2)

The Second CCNA Course

The topics included in the second CCNA course, Routing and Switching Essentials, will introduce the concepts and basic configuration of switched networks. The students then move on to VLANs then inter-VLAN routing. On the routing side , basics routing concepts are explained and the students get to configure static routing and single-area OSPF.

The last 3 topics explored in depth are Access Control Lists, DHCP and network address translation for IP version 4.

At the end of the first two courses, our student are ready to take and pass the CCENT certification examination : 100-101 ICND1

CCNA Student

CCNA Student

To enrol on one of our courses, get in touch via the contact page , or ring our administrator in Auckland on 09 968 8712

 

 

CCNA topics (Part 1)

Content of the CCNA courses

Following a few enquiries made via the contact form, I will describe in the next few posts the content covered in the computer networking courses run in Auckland at the Manukau Institute of Technology. Subsequent posts will cover CCNA, CCNP and CCNA Security

Get a CCNA to start a carreer in Network Engineering

Be part of the future of Network Engineering

For the first post in this set of four, I will start with the Cisco Academy course Introduction to Networks.

The main topics are:

Configuring a Network Operating system

Network Protocols and Communications

Network Access

Ethernet

OSI and TCP/IP Models

IP Addressing and Subnetting

This course is next scheduled to run in July 2014, and lasts for 12 weeks.  To enrol, give us a ring on 09 968 8712.  For the purpose of enrolling on the course, it is known as Advanced Networking Technology 1.

The next post will be about Routing and Switching Essentials.

UpskillsTo The New CCNA (200-120)

Progress in networking technologies have meant that the CCNA 640-802 certification was becoming outdated. Proof of that there were less and less jobs advertised just for CCNA. Most positions now require  CCNP as a baseline. Cisco has therefore changed the scope of the certification, and a lot of new technologies are now on board.

How to get ready for CCNA 200-120?

The course ” Network Engineering 4 ” available from July 2013 at the Engineering Faculty of Manukau Institute of Technology will this contain a considerable section about upskilling to the new CCNA (200-120).

The CCNA certification has considerably changed this year, and the ‘old’ version 640-802  is only available up to the end of September.

To reflect this, Network Engineering 4 will this year contains the topics of IPv6, Multi-Area OSPF,  Layer 3 redundancy, EtherChannel technology, IOS15 and network management tools.

Details to enrol on this course – and the other CCNA courses-  are available on http://www.technologysecurity.org/cisco-networking-auckland/.

Alternatively, you could use the contact page.

Catalyst 3560

Catalyst 3560

 

Aside

From July 2013, prepare your Cisco certification exam such as CCNA, CCNA Security or CCNP  in Auckland (New Zealand) in the Cisco Academy based within the Engineering School of Excellence, located in Manukau City You will be taught by certified … Continue reading