Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Enterprise
Configure, troubleshoot, and manage the networks of the largest companies in the world with the Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Enterprise certification.
Learning Path Overview
Demonstrate your expertise in enterprise infrastructure, assurance, security, and more.
Earning your CCNP Enterprise certification demonstrates your ability to scale and maintain enterprise networks to meet growing demands. Showcase your expertise in enterprise infrastructure, virtualisation, assurance, security, and automation to influential employers.
To earn your certification, you’ll take a core exam and one concentration exam of your choice.
Understand Cisco’s solutions for managing networks, including configuring the quality of service settings, and switching between hardware and software.
Demonstrate your understanding of virtualisation software, virtual machines, and virtual switches. Showcase your ability to divide and manage data paths and create virtual networks.
Set up and troubleshoot communication protocols. Set up wireless networks and configure features like network time protocol and Network Address Translation/Port Address Translation (NAT/PAT).
Be able to diagnose and fix network problems. Configure and verify various networking features for optimal performance.
Prerequisites
Professional-level certifications expand on the foundations of associate-level certifications. They cover more advanced topics and allow candidates to hone in on a specific focus area of their choice. Many professional-level certification candidates are looking to prove they’re the best of the best in a specialised field.
Whilst there are no formal prerequisites, learners often have three to five years of experience implementing enterprise network solutions.