Course Overview

Cisco CCNP ENCOR (350-401) is a professional-level certification exam that tests the knowledge and skills of the students implementing and operating Cisco enterprise network core technologies. The CCNP ENCOR is the required core exam for CCNP Enterprise certification, and it prepares students for several roles in network management, such as network engineer, network security engineer, network architect, network operations specialist and others. It’s crucial for students preparing for this exam to gain the necessary training, skills and knowledge needed in order to gain confidence and proficiency in applying the networking concepts and pass the exam with ease.

The course will begin with a refresher of part 1 of the Cisco CCNP ENCOR (350-401) course. Moving ahead, the course will demonstrate how to implement Network Assurance and how to use various tools for network troubleshooting. Next, the course will illustrate how to secure your wired and wireless networks and what are the mandatory components of a secure network design. You’ll then learn how to bring automation into your network with solutions starting from basic EEM scripts to Ansible, Puppet and Chef. You’ll then gain an understanding of SDN fundamentals. You’ll also learn about the fundamentals of programmability.

By the end of the course, you’ll be well-versed with networking and security fundamentals, while you’ll also be able to implement several networking protocols.

What You Will Learn

  • Learn about implementing secure REST APIs.
  • Acquire knowledge about securing your wireless solutions.
  • Understand the mandatory parts of a secure network design.
  • Familiarize with automating your networks, starting with basic tools like EEM and Python scripts, and finishing with complex tools like Ansible, Chef, and Puppet.
  • Learn about leveraging NETCONF and RESTCONF in your network and understanding their relationship with YANG.

Program Curriculum

  • Part 1 Recap

  • Diagnose Network Problems
  • Device Monitoring Using Syslog and SNMP
  • NetFlow and Flexible NetFlow
  • SPAN/RSPAN/ERSPAN
  • IPSLA
  • Cisco DNA Center Workflows
  • NETCONF and RESTCONF
  • Chater 2 Quiz

  • Device Access Control
  • Configure and Verify Infrastructure Security Features
  • REST API Security
  • WiFi Security
  • Network Security Design
  • Chapter 3 Quiz

  • Embedded Event Manager (EEM)
  • Basic Python Components and Scripts
  • JSON
  • Data Modelling Languages with YANG
  • DNA Center and vManage APIs
  • Orchestration Tools
  • Chapter 4 Quiz
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Instructor

Sergiu Calmîc

Sergiu is a double CCIE (Service Provider and Routing&Switching) certified Solutions Architect with more than 13 years of experience in various networking domains, including but not limited to Security, Service Provider, Mobility, and Data Centre. He has extensive automation experience starting with ancient tools like Visual Basic for Applications and modern ones like Python and Ansible. He holds the Cisco DevNet DEVASC and DEVOPS certifications. Currently he works on Data Centre automation projects supporting project delivery worldwide experiencing at a full scale the pain and the joy of automation.

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