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How to earn your Enterprise Professional certification
At the professional level, Cisco certifications focus on both core subjects, and specialist skills designed to help you differentiate yourself in the market. To earn your certification, you’ll take a core exam and a concentration exam of your choice. You’ll also earn a Specialist certification for every exam you pass, so you can show off your unique skills to employers.
Pass the core exam
Pass 350-401 ENCOR: Implementing Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies to meet the core exam requirement for the Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Enterprise certification. Passing this core exam automatically earns you the Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise Core certification.
Exam overview
This exam tests your knowledge of implementing core enterprise network technologies, including dual stack (IPv4 and IPv6) architecture, virtualization, infrastructure, network assurance, security, and automation.
Exam details
- Cost: $US400, or use Cisco Learning Credits
- Languages: English, Japanese
- Duration: 120 minutes
- Grading is pass/fail and results are available online within 48 hours
- This exam can be used toward recertification
Implementing Cisco SD-WAN Solutions
Passing this exam earns you the Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise SD-WAN Implementation certification, as well as helping you work toward your Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Enterprise career certification.
This exam tests your knowledge of Cisco’s Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) solution, including SD-WAN architecture, controller deployment, WAN Edge router deployment, policies, security, quality of service, multicast, and management and operations.
Exam details
- Cost: $US300, or use Cisco Learning Credits
- Languages: English, Japanese
- Duration: 90 minutes
- Grading is pass/fail and results are available online within 48 hours
- This exam can be used toward recertification
Designing Cisco Enterprise Networks
Passing this exam earns you the Cisco Certified Specialist – Enterprise Design certification, as well as helping you work toward your Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Enterprise career certification.
This exam tests your knowledge of enterprise design, including advanced addressing and routing solutions, advanced enterprise campus networks, Wide-Area Network (WAN), security services, network services, and Software-Defined Access (SDA).
Exam details
- Cost: $US300, or use Cisco Learning Credits
- Languages: English, Japanese
- Duration: 90 minutes
- Grading is pass/fail and results are available online within 48 hours
- This exam can be used toward recertification
Designing Cisco Enterprise Wireless Networks
Passing this exam earns you the Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise Wireless Design certification, as well as helping you work toward your Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Enterprise career certification.
This exam tests your knowledge of wireless network design, including site surveys, wired and wireless infrastructure, mobility, and Wireless Local-Area Network (WLAN) high availability.
Exam details
- Cost: $US300, or use Cisco Learning Credits
- Languages: English, Japanese
- Duration: 90 minutes
- Grading is pass/fail and results are available online within 48 hours
- This exam can be used toward recertification
Implementing Cisco Enterprise Wireless Networks
Passing this exam earns you the Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise Wireless Implementation certification, as well as helping you work toward your Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Enterprise career certification.
This exam tests your knowledge of wireless network implementation, including Cisco FlexConnect, Quality of Service (QoS), Multicast, advanced location services, security for client connectivity, monitoring and device hardening.
Exam details
- Cost: $US300, or use Cisco Learning Credits
- Languages: English, Japanese
- Duration: 90 minutes
- Grading is pass/fail and results are available online within 48 hours
- This exam can be used toward recertification
Automating and Programming Cisco Enterprise Solutions
Passing this exam earns you the Cisco Certified DevNet Specialist - Enterprise Automation and Programmability certification, as well as helping you work toward your Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Enterprise career certification.
This exam tests your knowledge of implementing enterprise automated solutions, including programming concepts, Python programming, APIs, controllers and automation tools.
Exam details
- Cost: $US300, or use Cisco Learning Credits
- Languages: English, Japanese
- Duration: 90 minutes
- Grading is pass/fail and results are available online within 48 hours
- This exam can be used toward recertification
Designing and Implementing Cloud Connectivity
Passing this exam earns you the Cisco Certified Specialist – Enterprise Cloud Connectivity certification, as well as helping you work toward your Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Enterprise career certification.
This exam tests your knowledge of implementation and troubleshooting of designing and implementing cloud connectivity, including architecture models, IPsec, Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN), operation, and design.
Exam details
- Cost: $US300, or use Cisco Learning Credits
- Languages: English, Japanese
- Duration: 90 minutes
- Grading is pass/fail and results are available online within 48 hours
- This exam can be used toward recertification
Designing and Implementing Enterprise Network Assurance
Passing this exam earns you the Cisco Certified Specialist – Enterprise Network Assurance certification, as well as helping you work toward your Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Enterprise career certification.
This exam tests your knowledge of network assurance design and implementation, covering platforms and architecture, data collection and analysis, and more.
Exam details
- Cost: $US300, or use Cisco Learning Credits
- Languages: English
- Duration: 90 minutes
- Grading is pass/fail and results are available online within 48 hours
- This exam can be used toward recertification
Study for your exam on Cisco U.
Studying with Cisco for your exam is not required, but it’s recommended. Cisco U. ensures you have all the knowledge you need to pass your exam. You’ll get all this and more:
Guided learning
Follow guided Learning Paths created by Cisco pros that teach you exactly what you need to know to pass your exam.
Pre- and post-assessments
Take pre- and post- assessments to gauge what you know, and decide what you still need to study.
Hands-on labs
Practice your skills with real Cisco products so you’ll know your way around the tech you’ll be using in your job every day.
Practice tests
Jumpstart your progress towards certification success by checking your exam readiness. Practice answering questions before it counts.
