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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 and Operating 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.

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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

Study for the exam

Studying with Cisco for your exam is not required, but it’s recommended. Cisco U. provides guided self-paced learning, hands-on labs, practice tests, and more. If classes are more your style, instructor-led training is also available.

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Implementing Cisco Enterprise Advanced Routing and Services

Passing this exam earns you the Cisco Certified Specialist – Enterprise Advanced Infrastructure Implementation 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 advanced routing technologies and services including Layer 3, Virtual Private Network (VPN) services, infrastructure security, infrastructure services, and infrastructure automation.

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
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Study for the exam

Studying with Cisco for your exam is not required, but it’s recommended. Cisco U. provides guided self-paced learning, hands-on labs, practice tests, and more. If classes are more your style, instructor-led training is also available.

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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
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Study for the exam

Studying with Cisco for your exam is not required, but it’s recommended. Cisco U. provides guided self-paced learning, hands-on labs, practice tests, and more. If classes are more your style, instructor-led training is also available.

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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
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Study for the exam

Studying with Cisco for your exam is not required, but it’s recommended. Cisco U. provides guided self-paced learning, hands-on labs, practice tests, and more. If classes are more your style, instructor-led training is also available.

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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
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Study for the exam

Studying with Cisco for your exam is not required, but it’s recommended. Cisco U. provides guided self-paced learning, hands-on labs, practice tests, and more. If classes are more your style, instructor-led training is also available.

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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
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Study for the exam

Studying with Cisco for your exam is not required, but it’s recommended. Cisco U. provides guided self-paced learning, hands-on labs, practice tests, and more. If classes are more your style, instructor-led training is also available.

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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
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Study for the exam

Studying with Cisco for your exam is not required, but it’s recommended. Cisco U. provides guided self-paced learning, hands-on labs, practice tests, and more. If classes are more your style, instructor-led training is also available.

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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
View exam topics Schedule exam

Study for the exam

Studying with Cisco for your exam is not required, but it’s recommended. Cisco U. provides guided self-paced learning, hands-on labs, practice tests, and more. If classes are more your style, instructor-led training is also available.

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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
View exam topics Schedule exam

Study for the exam

Studying with Cisco for your exam is not required, but it’s recommended. Cisco U. provides guided self-paced learning, hands-on labs, practice tests, and more. If classes are more your style, instructor-led training is also available.

Get self-paced training with Cisco U. Find instructor-led training
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