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Certification
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
Cisco Systems
Median earnings
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Cost
$300
Duration
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Completion
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CCNA validates a broad range of fundamentals for all IT careers - from networking technologies, to security, to software development - proving you have the skills businesses need to meet market demands.
Apply network fundamentals including network components, topologies, IP addressing, and virtualization in an enterprise network contextConfigure and verify network access including VLANs, interswitch connectivity, wireless networking, and Spanning Tree ProtocolConfigure and verify IP connectivity including routing protocols, static routing, and first hop redundancy in an enterprise networkConfigure and verify IP services including NAT, DHCP, DNS, NTP, QoS, and network management protocolsImplement security fundamentals including access control lists, VPNs, wireless security, and device hardening in a network environmentApply automation and programmability concepts including REST APIs, configuration management tools, and AI and machine learning in network operations