CCNA CERTIFICATION

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA®) validates the ability to install, configure, operate, and troubleshoot medium-size route and switched networks, including implementation and verification of connections to remote sites in a WAN. CCNA curriculum includes basic mitigation of security threats, introduction to wireless networking concepts and terminology, and performance-based skills. This new curriculum also includes (but is not limited to) the use of these protocols: IP, Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), Serial Line Interface Protocol Frame Relay, Routing Information Protocol Version 2 (RIPv2),VLANs, Ethernet, access control lists (ACLs).

CCNA Exams & Recommended Training
Required Exam(s)	Recommended Training
640-802 CCNA	Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 (ICND1) v1.1 Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 2 (ICND2) v1.1
OR
Required Exam(s)	Recommended Training
640-822 ICND1	Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 (ICND1) v1.1
640-816 ICND2	Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 2 (ICND2) v1.1
CCNA Recertification
CCNA certifications are valid for three years. To recertify, pass ONE of the following before the certification expiration date: Pass the current ICND2 exam, or Pass the current CCNA exam, or Pass any current CCNA Concentration exam (wireless, or security, or voice, or SP Ops), or Pass any current 642-XXX Professional level exam, or Pass any current Cisco Specialist exam (excluding Sales Specialist exams or MeetingPlace Specialist exams or Implementing Cisco Telepresence Installations [ITI] exams), or Pass any current CCIE Written Exam, or Pass the current CCDE Written Exam OR current CCDE Practical Exam, or Pass the Cisco Certified Architect (CCAr) interview AND the CCAr board review to extend lower certifications