Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies (ENCOR) Course including Exam
Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies (ENCOR) Certification
Your first step to the CCNP Enterprise certification.
The ENCOR 350-401 exam is the mandatory core exam for the CCNP Enterprise certification. After passing ENCOR, you pass one concentration exam of your choice to become fully certified, and passing ENCOR also recertifies your CCNA and you can also attemt the CCIE Enterprise lab. ENARSI is a popular concentration choice.
The Cisco CCNP Enterprise ENCOR 350-401 training course builds the skills to implement core enterprise network technologies, including dual stack IPv4 and IPv6 architecture, virtualisation, infrastructure, network assurance, security and automation. It covers Layer 2, Layer 3, wireless and IP services in depth.
Logitrain has trained over 15,000 professionals and staff from over 2,500 Australian organisations since 2004. Your ENCOR course includes the official exam fee, course material and our price beat guarantee, and you can train in class in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane or live online in real time anywhere in Australia.
- Training: get practical technical skills
- Receive a certificate of course attendance
- Small class size: increased instructor interaction
- Authorised test center: exams taken at our premises
- Expert trainers: imparting real world experience
There are no formal prerequisites for the ENCOR 350-401 exam. Cisco recommends three to five years of networking experience before attempting it.
Logitrain also recommends completing CCNA and gaining hands-on experience first, as ENCOR is a professional-level course.
Candidates can achieve this certification by passing the following exam(s).
- 350-401 ENCOR – Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies
You can book and sit the exam within three months of finishing your course. Sit it at the Logitrain test centre, at any other Pearson VUE test centre, or online through Pearson VUE online proctoring from a private space.
Ciscopress: ENCOR course material
- Architecture
- Virtualisation
- Infrastructure
- Network Assurance
- Security
- Automation
This course is likely to add to the employment related skills of the participants. The skills developed are likely to be used in the course of being an employee or working in a business.
- Network Engineers
- Network Support Staff
- Network Architects
- Candidates preparing for the CCNP Enterprise certification
- Explain the different design principles used in an enterprise network
- Analyse design principles of a WLAN deployment
- Differentiate between on-premises and cloud infrastructure deployments
- Explain the working principles of the Cisco SD-WAN solution
- Explain the working principles of the Cisco SD-Access solution
- Describe concepts of wired and wireless QoS
- Differentiate hardware and software switching mechanisms
- Describe device virtualization technologies
- Configure and verify data path virtualization technologies
- Describe network virtualization concepts
- Layer 2
- Layer 3
- Wireless
- IP Services
- Diagnose network problems using tools such as debugs, conditional debugs, trace route, ping, SNMP, and syslog
- Configure and verify device monitoring using syslog for remote logging
- Configure and verify NetFlow and Flexible NetFlow
- Configure and verify SPAN/RSPAN/ERSPAN
- Configure and verify IPSLA
- Describe Cisco DNA Centre workflows to apply network configuration, monitoring, and management
- Configure and verify NETCONF and RESTCONF
- Configure and verify device access control
- Configure and verify infrastructure security features
- Describe REST API security
- Configure and verify wireless security features
- Describe the components of network security design
- Interpret basic Python components and scripts
- Construct valid JSON encoded file
- Describe the high-level principles and benefits of a data modeling language, such as YANG
- Describe APIs for Cisco DNA Centre and vManage
- Interpret REST API response codes and results in payload using Cisco DNA Centre and RESTCONF
- Construct EEM applet to automate configuration, troubleshooting, or data collection
- Compare agent vs. agentless orchestration tools, such as Chef, Puppet, Ansible, and SaltStack
- Cisco Certified Support Technician (CCST) Cybersecurity
- Cisco Certified Support Technician (CCST) IT Support
- Cisco Certified Support Technician (CCST) Networking
- CCNA: Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions
- ENAUTO: Automating Cisco Enterprise Solutions
- ENARSI: Implementing Cisco Enterprise Advanced Routing and Services
- ECMS: Engineering Cisco Meraki Solutions
What is CCNP ENCOR?
CCNP ENCOR is the Cisco 350-401 exam, Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies. It is the mandatory core exam for the CCNP Enterprise certification and covers enterprise network architecture, virtualisation, infrastructure, network assurance, security and automation.
Is ENCOR the same as 350-401?
Yes. 350-401 is the Cisco exam code for the ENCOR exam. The two names refer to the same exam.
What does passing ENCOR give me?
Passing ENCOR earns the Cisco Certified Specialist Enterprise Core certification, and it counts as the core exam towards CCNP Enterprise and CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure. It also recertifies your CCNA.
How long is the ENCOR exam?
Based on the current Cisco exam information, the 350-401 ENCOR exam runs for 120 minutes and is the current version 1.1.
Are there prerequisites for ENCOR?
There are no formal prerequisites. Cisco recommends three to five years of networking experience, and Logitrain recommends completing CCNA first, since ENCOR is a professional-level course.
Is the exam fee included?
Yes. Your Logitrain ENCOR course includes the official Cisco exam fee, and you can register and sit the exam within three months of completing your course.
How much does the ENCOR course cost?
Contact Logitrain for the current price. Our course includes the official exam fee and course material, and we will beat any competitor’s advertised price for the same course.
Where can I do the ENCOR course?
You can train in class in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, in house at your own premises anywhere in Australia, or live online in real time with a trainer from anywhere in the country.
Do I need a concentration exam as well?
Yes, to complete the full CCNP Enterprise certification you pass ENCOR plus one concentration exam, such as ENARSI 300-410. ENCOR on its own earns the Enterprise Core specialist certification.
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