Course: ENCOR (Exam: 350-401)

• This series of courses is designed to help you prepare for the

• 350-401: Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core
• Technologies certification exam. Not only will these courses help
• you prepare for the exam, but they'll also help to ensure you have
• the core knowledge and skillset you need to be successful in
• implementing Cisco technologies while working in an enterprise
• network environment. In this first course, you'll familiarize
• yourself with the topics covered in the official exam blueprint
• from Cisco, including architecture, virtualization, infrastructure,
• network assurance, security, and automation. Then, you'll move on
• to explore Cisco classic and modern network design principles and
• techniques for implementing high availability in enterprise
• networks.

• There are many options for deploying Cisco WLAN solutions. In

• this course, you'll learn about important wireless deployment
• models that you might use in the enterprise. You'll also examine
• how Cisco equipment can be used for location services in the WLAN.
• Next, you'll explore the differences between on-prem and cloud
• infrastructure deployments, including sample Cisco AWS deployment
• options and their costs. Finally, you'll learn about traditional
• WAN and SD-WAN solutions and the SD-Access solution and its many
• components. This course can be used in preparation for the 350-401:
• Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core
• Technologies certification exam.

• In this course, you'll learn the basics of wired and wireless

• QoS and the options you have for its implementation. You'll move on
• to explore the different mechanisms used to act on traffic in
• DiffServ environments. Finally, you'll examine Cisco Express
• Forwarding, the technology that makes current Cisco devices so
• incredibly efficient at moving traffic. You'll walk through CEF
• components and examine them on typical Cisco devices. This course
• can be used in preparation for the 350-401: Implementing and
• Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies certification
• exam.

• In this course, you'll learn about the critical virtualization

• topics that are so popular today, such as hypervisors, virtual
• machines, and virtual switching technologies. You'll then move on
• to explore how to implement path virtualization in your enterprise
• using the Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) functionality of
• Cisco devices. VRFs fulfill many important roles in networks today,
• including the enablement of software-defined functionality. This
• course can be used in preparation for the 350-401: Implementing and
• Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies certification
• exam.

• GRE is often used for its simple and flexible approach to

• solving many potential pathing issues. In this course, you'll learn
• to configure and verify GRE tunnels for various path virtualization
• needs. Then, you'll move on to explore how to configure and verify
• IPsec tunnels in your infrastructure. IPsec tunnels are another
• example of a powerful path virtualization technology and this
• feature permits the application of many levels of security. Lastly,
• you'll look at how to troubleshoot common problems that can arise
• with path virtualization technologies. This course can be used in
• preparation for the 350-401: Implementing and Operating Cisco
• Enterprise Network Core Technologies certification exam.

• There is a new use for LISP in Cisco networking. This dynamic

• pull-like protocol is a key element of the SD-Access solution from
• Cisco. In this course, you'll learn about LISP and the important
• role it plays in SD-Access. You'll then move on to explore the
• various components that make up the LISP architecture. Next, you'll
• examine LISP deployment options. Finally, you'll learn about an
• exciting new technology called VXLAN and how it solves many
• potential issues in the modern network. This course can be used in
• preparation for the 350-401: Implementing and Operating Cisco
• Enterprise Network Core Technologies certification exam.

In this course, you'll learn about the VLAN Trunking Protocol, the management of VLANs on the network, and the potential dangers of this protocol. Next, you'll discover how to troubleshoot 802.1Q in your environment. You'll discover troubleshooting techniques to help ensure smooth operation at Layer 2 in your infrastructure. Finally, you'll examine troubleshooting both Layer 2 and Layer 3 EtherChannels, as well as those that are statically and dynamically created. This course can be used in preparation for the 350-401: Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies certification exam.

• In this course, you'll learn how to configure and verify RSTP -

• the default version of STP found on many Cisco switches today.
• You'll also learn how to configure and verify MST, another STP mode
• configuration, and why you would use it. Lastly, knowing the
• differences between different routing protocols is critically
• important and this course should provide you with a renewed
• appreciation for the options available today in IGPs. This course
• can be used in preparation for the 350-401: Implementing and
• Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies certification
• exam.

CCNP candidates need to be very familiar with OSPF LSAs. In this course, you'll learn how to configure OSPF routing using the router config commands and the ip ospf area command on the interface. You'll also see how OSPF stores routes in the OSPF database. Next, using show commands, you'll learn the different Link State Advertisements shared between OSPF routers. You'll move on to explore how to keep OSPF efficient and how OSPF handles redistributed routes into the OSPF autonomous system. Finally, you'll examine additional features of OSPF, including how to configure them and IGP-specific features, and how to effectively troubleshoot many common issues that can arise. This course can be used in preparation for the 350-401: Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies certification exam.

• In this course, you'll learn how to configure and verify eBGP

• peerings in your enterprise network, with valuable guidance on best
• practice eBGP peering configurations and verifications. You'll move
• to on explore the neighbor states of BGP. Knowing these states can
• not only prove critical in the exam, but more importantly, can
• ensure that you are ready for advanced troubleshooting you might
• need to perform on your BGP peerings. Next, you'll examine how to
• advertise IPv4 prefixes in eBGP, including the network statement
• method and redistribution. You'll explore the complex Cisco-based
• BGP Best Path Selection Algorithm, which is critical for you to
• understand the pathing options and manipulations you can make with
• BGP. Finally, you'll review some of the key points you should know
• about eBGP. This course can be used in preparation for the 350-401:
• Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core
• Technologies certification exam.

• Before you can effectively implement and troubleshoot wireless

• LANs, you need to understand the basics of how they function at a
• low level. In this course, you'll learn the basics of Layer 1
• principles in Wi-Fi networks. You'll discover how Cisco WLAN access
• points tend to be very flexible, and some even permit either
• autonomous or lightweight operation in a single device. Finally,
• you'll examine important concepts involving these critical access
• layer devices. This includes a look at the many different modes of
• operation they can work with. This course can be used in
• preparation for the 350-401: Implementing and Operating Cisco
• Enterprise Network Core Technologies certification exam.

• Your users expect to be able to roam through the enterprise and

• not lose their wireless connection. This can be trickier than it
• sounds, especially with intercontroller Layer 3 roams. In this
• course, you'll learn how to configure and troubleshoot this
• expectation. You'll also explore tools for troubleshooting the
• Cisco WLAN environment, the overall approaches you should consider,
• and the common issues that occur. This course can be used in
• preparation for the 350-401: Implementing and Operating Cisco
• Enterprise Network Core Technologies certification exam.

• It is critical that you understand the Network Time Protocol and

• its importance in the modern network. In this course, you'll learn
• about this protocol and why it is so important to use to keep time
• accurate in your enterprise network. You'll also explore a simple
• configuration in which a Cisco device serves as the authoritative
• time source and provides this time to other devices on the network.
• You'll also learn about Network Address Translation, a critical
• technology in IPv4 networks that permits RFC 1918 addressed systems
• to access global Internet resources. Finally, you'll examine the
• function and importance of Port Address Translation. This course
• can be used in preparation for the 350-401: Implementing and
• Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies certification
• exam.

In this course, you'll learn the ins and outs of First Hop Redundancy Protocols like HSRP, VRRP, and GLBP. In addition, you'll explore methods for sending data in IPv4, such as unicast, multicast, broadcast, and anycast, with additional focus on multicast information you should be familiar with. This course can be used in preparation for the 350-401: Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies certification exam.

• There are many things that can go wrong in today's networks.

• Fortunately, Cisco provides many classic troubleshooting tools that
• are built right into the software powering your devices. In this
• course, you learn about using ping, traceroute, debugs, traditional
• debugs, and SNMP. You might not need all of these tools all of the
• time, but having them as options is extremely important. Next,
• you'll move on to learn about Cisco system logging (syslog). You'll
• discover how to view syslog status messages at the command line and
• how to configure it to send messages to an internal buffer or a
• remote server that is designed to collect all of these messages.
• Finally, you'll examine a powerful packet analysis tool on your
• Cisco devices called NetFlow. This course can be used in
• preparation for the 350-401: Implementing and Operating Cisco
• Enterprise Network Core Technologies certification exam.

In this course, you'll learn the commands used to configure the use of SPAN in its different implementations and how to verify that configuration. You'll then move on to examine the IP SLA feature found in most Cisco devices and the IP SLA Responder feature. Next, you'll explore software-defined networking and the Cisco controller approach for device life cycle management. Finally, you'll learn how NETCONF and RESTCONF were invented to make configuration of remote devices very simple and how RESTCONF is a great enhancement over NETCONF since it makes the configuration using a RESTful approach. This course can be used in preparation for the 350-401: Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies certification exam.

Keeping your network secure is incredibly important. In this course, you'll learn about password protection and setting up AAA on your device. You'll explore how CoPP helps to protect access to the control plane and how to configure ACLs. You might have heard that APIs make the cloud-centric world go around and this is certainly true. To finish this course, you'll learn why APIs are so important and options for securing them. This course can be used in preparation for the 350-401: Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies certification exam.

• In this course, you'll learn about the main security features of

• wireless so you'll be ready for the many new security devices and
• technologies that Cisco Systems is busy creating and supporting.
• You'll move on to examine Firepower NGFWs and NGIPS systems. Next,
• you'll learn about Cisco TrustSec and how it can simplify and add
• power to the security strategy of your organization. This permits
• you to add new security paradigms and permits the network to be
• more dynamic. Finally, you'll also explore MACsec and NAC. This
• course can be used in preparation for the 350-401: Implementing and
• Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies certification
• exam.

• Programmability is a hot, new topic for Cisco Systems. In this

• course, you'll learn about YANG, JSON, and Python - all critical
• components in the push to network programmability for Cisco. You'll
• examine the Embedded Event Manager and how it provides real-time
• network event detection and onboard automation. Next, you'll move
• on to explore great tools you can leverage for network automation
• like Puppet, Chef, Ansible, and SaltStack. This course can be used
• in preparation for the 350-401: Implementing and Operating Cisco
• Enterprise Network Core Technologies certification exam.