CCNP Implementing Secured Converged Wide-Area Networks (ISCW...

• Cover Type: Paperback with 408 pages
• Published by: Cisco Press
• Edition: 1st Edition April 3, 2008
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 158713215X
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1587132155
• Book Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 1 inches
• Weighs: 2 pounds

CCNP Implementing Secured Converged Wide-Area Networks (ISCW 642-825) Lab Portfolio

David Kotfila • Joshua Moorhouse • Ross G. Wolfson, CCIE® No. 16696

CCNP Implementing Secured Converged Wide-Area Networks (ISCW 642-825) Lab Portfolio provides you with opportunities for hands-on practice to secure and expand the reach of an enterprise-class network to teleworkers and branch sites.

The labs reinforce your understanding of how to secure and expand the reach of an enterprise network with a focus on VPN configuration and securing network access to remote sites. The book’s primary focus includes teleworker configuration and access, Frame Mode MPLS, site-to-site IPsec VPN, Cisco® EZVPN, strategies used to mitigate network attacks, Cisco device hardening, and Cisco IOS® firewall features.

Those preparing for the Implementing Secured Converged Wide-Area Networks (ISCW 642-825) certification exam should work through this book cover to cover. If you need to quickly review configuration examples, you can go directly to the relevant chapter.

CCNP Implementing Secured Converged Wide-Area Networks (ISCW 642-825) Lab Portfolio includes

• 27 Labs built to support v5 of the Implementing Secured Converged Wide-Area Networks course within the Cisco Networking Academy® curriculum providing ample opportunity for practice.
• 2 Challenge and Troubleshooting Labs added to the core curriculum labs to test your extreme proficiency of the topics.
• 2 Case Studies to give you a taste of what is involved in a fully functioning network covering all the technologies taught in this course. Even if you do not have the actual equipment to configure these more complex topologies, it is worth reading through these labs to expand your thinking into more complex networking solutions.

David Kotfila, CCNP®, CCAI, is the director of the Cisco Networking Academy at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Troy, New York.

Joshua Moorhouse, CCNP, recently graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor of science degree in computer science, where he also worked as a teaching assistant in the Cisco Networking Academy. He currently works as a network engineer at Factset Research Systems.

Ross Wolfson, CCIE® No. 16696, recently graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor of science degree in computer science. He currently works as a network engineer at Factset Research Systems.

Use this Lab Portfolio with:

CCNP ISCW Official Exam Certification Guide

ISBN-10: 1-58720-150-X

ISBN-13: 978-1-58720-150-9

CCNP ISCW Portable Command Guide

ISBN-10: 1-58720-186-0

ISBN-13: 978-1-58720-186-8

This book is part of the Cisco Networking Academy Series from Cisco Press®. Books in this series support and complement the Cisco Networking Academy curriculum.

 

About The Author

David Kotfila, CCNP, CCAI, is the director of the Cisco Academy at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York. Under his direction, 350 students have received their CCNA, 150 students have received their CCNP, and 8 students have obtained their CCIE. David is a consultant for Cisco, working as a member of the CCNP assessment group. His team at RPI has authored the four new CCNP lab books for the Academy program. David has served on the National Advisory Council for the Academy program for four years. Previously, he was the senior training manager at PSINet, a Tier 1 global ISP. When David is not staring at his gorgeous wife, Kate, or talking with his two wonderful children, Chris and Charis, he likes to kayak, hike in the mountains, and lift weights.

Joshua Moorhouse, CCNP, recently graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) with a B.S. in computer science, where he also worked as a teaching assistant in the Cisco Academy. He currently works as a network engineer at Factset Research Systems in Norwalk, Connecticut. Josh enjoys spending time with his wife Laura, his family, and friends.

Ross Wolfson, CCIE No. 16696, recently graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) with a B.S. in computer science. He currently works as a network engineer at Factset Research Systems. Ross enjoys spending time with his friends, running, and biking.