Surf the Internet using your favorite Google or Yahoo search engine and type “CCNA Training” as the keyword search and you will most probably be routed to about 100 Cisco training schools each claiming to be the best! And you would probably just pick the school at random since your goal is the same: pass your CCNA at all costs!

Most students do not realize that passing the CCNA is NOT the end but the start of your long journey toward your IT career. Worst, most CCNA passers are find themselves unemployed because of lack of credentials and experience and most give up their IT dream before even starting. Just remember these words: Your CCNA credentials are NOT ENOUGH!
What is, if you may ask is enough? An employable CCNA candidate has to have real world skills and experiences to speak about. A CCNA candidate must have all the essential credentials listed below:

• Hands-on (not simulator) experience in configuring 1841, 2800 and 7200 series routers and 2960 and 3750 series switches.
• You can setup and secure a Wireless bridge and a wireless hotspot and configure secure authentication.
• A basic but working knowledge on either Windows 2003/2008 server, REDHAT Linux or any of the UNIX flavors like Solaris 10.
• Counter-hacking skills and the ability to configure basic firewall features.
• Know to administer and trouble shoot an IP telephony systems. TDMs are almost extinct.
• More than just knowing the skills above, the CCNA must be able to apply those skills in real world situations.

We at rivan systems strive to teach the complete CCNA course curriculum but also add Voice over IP, Wireless and Security topics to our CCNA delivery. We obviously cannot teach the entire voice, wireless and security topics in our CCNA program. But what we want to achieve is that the students will be able to survive in the harsh corporate environment with our training. We at rivan systems do everything to give our students the best networking foundation by teaching them CCNA, wireless networking, Voice over IP and network security at every conduct of our program.

When you enroll at rivan systems, you get the normal CCNA plus a bit of Extra. This “Extra” is what will set you apart from the best of the “normal” CCNA.
Cisco.com requires a CCNA training school to teach these revised CCNA 640-802 course outline:

• How networks function, network components and their functions, and the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) reference model
• Binary, decimal, and hexadecimal numbering
• Switching operations and theory
• Host-to-Host packet delivery process
• TCP/IP network addressing and routing
• IP subnetting
• Providing Local Area (LAN), Wide Area (WAN), and remote access services
• Advanced network theory, including Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Content Delivery Networks (CDN), Intranets and extranets, and wireless networking
• Introduction to Cisco Internet Operating System (IOS)
• Initial configuration of Cisco Catalyst Switches and Routers
• Network discovery and management using Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP), telnet, and Trivial FTP (TFTP)
• Interconnect networks using TCP/IP
• Dangers of redundant switching
• Spanning Tree
• Concepts of VLANs and trunking
• Distance vector routing protocols
• Link state routing
• Review how to configure and troubleshoot a switch and router in a small network environment
• Expand the switched network from a small to medium network environment
• Implementing VLSM
• Configure, verify, and troubleshoot OSPF
• Configure, verify, and troubleshoot EIGRP
• Determine when to use access control lists (ACLs)
• Configure, verify, and troubleshoot ACLs
• Configure NAT and PAT
• IPv6 addressing
• Configure PPP, CHAP, and PAP
• Frame Relay operation
• VPN solutions

But we at rivan systems is not satisfied at your “normal” CCNA curriculum and decided to spice up the course by offering a few valuable extra:

Day one at Rivan:

• Exploring the Functions of Networking
• Securing the Network
• Host-to-Host Communication Model
• TCP/IP’s Internet Layer
• TCP/IP’s Transport Layer
• Packet Delivery Process
• Understanding Ethernet
• Connecting to an Ethernet LAN
• Challenges of Shared LANs
• Solving Network Challenges with Switched LAN Technology
• Packet Delivery Process
• Operating Cisco IOS Software
• Starting the Switch
• Understanding Switch Security
• Maximizing the Benefits of Switching
• Troubleshooting Switch Issues
• Exploring Wireless Networking
• Understanding WLAN Security
• Implementing a WLAN
• Administer a Windows 2003 or Linux environment

Day two at Rivan:

• Functions of Routing
• Understanding Binary Basics
• Constructing a Network Addressing Scheme
• Starting a Router
• Configuring a Router
• Packet Delivery Process
• Understanding Router Security
• Using Cisco Router and Security Device Manager
• Using a Router as a DHCP Server
• Accessing Remote Devices
• Discovering Neighbors on the Network
• Managing Router Startup and Configuration
• Managing Cisco Devices
• Hacking principles and basic firewall setup
• Voice over IP basic implementation

Day three at Rivan:

• Implementing VLANs and Trunks
• Improving Performance with Spanning Tree
• Routing Between VLANs
• Securing the Expanded Network
• Troubleshooting Switched Networks
• WAN Technologies
• Enabling the Internet Connection
• Enabling Static Routing
• Configuring Serial Encapsulation
• Enabling Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
• Implementing OSPF
• Troubleshooting OSPF
• Implementing EIGRP
• Troubleshooting EIGRP

Day four at Rivan:

• Establishing a Point-to-Point WAN Connection with PPP
• Establishing a WAN Connection with Frame Relay
• Troubleshooting Frame Relay WANs
• Introducing VPN Solutions
• Implementing VLSM
• Introducing ACL Operation
• Configuring and Troubleshooting ACLs

Day five at Rivan:

• Scaling the Network with NAT and PAT
• Transitioning to IPv6
• Understanding a VoIP network infrastructure
• Implementing an IP telephony system
• Administering an IP telephony based environment

Cisco’s Entry-Level Certification

CCENT has been created to address the need for networking professionals with a solid practical understanding of modern TCP/IP networks built with Cisco hardware, and represents a tangible first step in earning your CCNA certification. We at rivan systems believe that learning fast and learning hard is the best approach to getting your CCNA certification.

CCNA Recertification

A Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Certification can be achieved in two ways: by passing the CCNA Composite exam 640-802 or by passing both the ICND1 640-822 and ICND2 640-816 exams. Candidates who passed the CCNA 640-801 exam will be good for three years from the date of passing.
Candidates who have passed the existing INTRO exam 640-821, which will be good for three years from the date of passing the exam, can achieve a CCNA certification by passing the ICND2 640-816 exam.
Candidates who have passed the existing ICND 640-811 exam, which will be good for three years from the date of passing the exam, can achieve a CCNA certification by passing the ICND1 640-822 exam
The best way to achieve your CCNA status is thru the single pathway, the CCNA Composite exam 640-802.