CCNP ISCW Official Exam Certification Guide

CCNP ISCW Official Exam Certification Guide

by Brian Morgan (Author), Brian Morgan (Author), Neil Lovering (Author)

Synopsis

CCNP ISCW Official Exam Certification Guide

  • Master all 642-825 exam topics with the official study guide
  • Assess your knowledge with chapter-opening quizzes
  • Review key concepts with foundation summaries
  • Practice with hundreds of exam questions on the CD-ROM

Brian Morgan, CCIE (R) No. 4865

Neil Lovering, CCIE No. 1772

CCNP ISCW Official Exam Certification Guide is a best of breed Cisco (R) exam study guide that focuses specifically on the objectives for the Implementing Secure Converged Wide Area Networks exam (642-825 ISCW). Successfully passing the ISCW 642-825 exam certifies that you have the knowledge and skills necessary to secure and expand the reach of an enterprise network to teleworkers and remote sites with focus on securing remote access and VPN client configuration.

CCNP ISCW Official Exam Certification Guide follows a logical organization of the CCNP (R) ISCW exam objectives. Material is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing your retention and recall of exam topics. You can organize your exam preparation through the use of the consistent features in these chapters. Do I Know This Already? quizzes open each chapter and allow you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section. Exam topic lists and concise Foundation Summary information make referencing easy and give you a quick refresher whenever you need it. Challenging chapter-ending review questions help you assess your knowledge and reinforce key concepts.

The companion CD-ROM contains a powerful testing engine that allows you to focus on individual topic areas or take complete, timed exams. The assessment engine also tracks your performance and provides feedback on a topic-by-topic basis, presenting question-by-question remediation to the text. Well regarded for its level of detail, assessment features, and challenging review questions and exercises, this book helps you master the concepts and techniques that can enable you to succeed on the exam the first time.

Brian Morgan, CCIE (R) No. 4865, is a consulting systems engineer for Cisco, specializing in Unified Communications technologies. He services a number of Fortune 500 companies in architectural, design, and support roles. With more than 15 years in the networking industry, he served as director of engineering for a large telecommunications company, is a certified Cisco instructor teaching at all levels, from basic routing and switching to CCIE lab preparation, and spent a number of years with IBM Network Services serving many of IBM's largest clients. He is a former member of the ATM Forum and a long-time member of the IEEE.

Neil Lovering, CCIE No. 1772, works as a design consultant for Cisco. Neil has been with Cisco for more than three years and works on large-scale government networking solutions projects. Prior to Cisco, Neil was a network consultant and instructor for more than eight years and worked on various routing, switching, dialup, and security projects for many customers all over North America.

This official study guide helps you master all the topics on the CCNP ISCW exam, including

  • The Cisco hierarchical network model as it pertains to the WAN
  • Teleworker configuration and access with broadband technologies
  • Frame mode MPLS
  • IPsec VPN implementations
  • Cisco device hardening
  • Cisco IOS (R) Firewall features
  • Cisco IOS Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) features

Companion CD-ROM

The CD-ROM contains an electronic copy of the book and more than 200 practice questions for the ISCW exam, which are all available in study mode, test mode, and flash card format.

This volume is part of the Exam Certification Guide Series from Cisco Press (R). Books in this series provide officially developed exam preparation materials that offer assessment, review, and practice to help Cisco Career Certification candidates identify weaknesses, concentrate their study efforts, and enhance their confidence as exam day nears.

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Covers: CCNP ISCW Exam 642-825

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 696
Edition: 3Rev e.
Publisher: Cisco Press
Published: 18 Jul 2007

ISBN 10: 158720150X
ISBN 13: 9781587201509
Book Overview:

The CCNP ISCW Exam Certification Guide is the first ever exam certification guide published to the all-new Implementing Secure Converged Wide Area Networks (ISCW 642-825) exam that is part of the new CCNP certification from Cisco. The ISCW exam certifies that the candidate has important knowledge and skills necessary to secure and expand the reach of an enterprise network to teleworkers and remote sites with focus on securing remote access and VPN client configuration. The exam covers topics on Cisco hierarchical network model as it pertains to the WAN, teleworker configuration and access, frame mode MPLS, site-to-site IPSEC VPN, Cisco EZVPN, strategies used to mitigate network attacks, Cisco device hardening and IOS firewall features.

The book provides comprehensive topical coverage and exam preparation for the ISCW exam. Each chapter utilizes all the necessary components to help a reader prepare for the exam, including Do I Know this Already quizzes that assess knowledge; Foundation Summary sections that highlight essential concepts; exam topic lists for easy reference; and end-of-chapter review questions. The final chapter in the book contains scenarios to help readers prepare for the exam. This book follows the Cisco Press philosophy of exam preparation. By teaching the technology, not the test, the book gives readers a mastery of exam topics and a firm understanding of the underlying technologies.


Author Bio

Brian Morgan, CCIE No. 4865, is a consulting systems engineer for Cisco, specializing in Unified Communications technologies. He services a number of Fortune 500 companies in architectural, design, and support roles. With more than 15 years in the networking industry, he has served as director of engineering for a large telecommunications company, is a certified Cisco instructor teaching at all levels, from basic routing and switching to CCIE lab preparation, and spent a number of years with IBM Network Services serving many of IBM's largest clients. He is a former member of the ATM Forum and a long-time member of the IEEE.

Neil Lovering , CCIE No. 1772, works as a design consultant for Cisco. Neil has been with Cisco for more than three years and works on large-scale government networking solutions projects. Prior to Cisco, Neil was a network consultant and instructor for more than eight years and worked on various routing, switching, remote connectivity, and security projects for many customers all over North America.