Certification
The table below shows the different paths and levels for CISCO certifications. To actually take CISCO cert exams, you must find a test center who works with Pearson-Vue. Cisco says there are no prerequisites for CCIE exams, but they are written exams and they recommend lots of experience. There is also a hands-on lab test. Both the written and lab tests are USD. Please note that "Senior Associate" is not an official CISCO level, but the Network Security, Voice, and Wireless paths all use CCNA as a prerequisite. CISCO lists them at the same 'associate' level as a CCNA.
| Certification Paths | |||||||
| Level | Routing & Switching | Storage Networking | Service Provider | Design | Network Security | Voice | Wireless |
| Professional | CCNP 642-901 BSCI & 642-812 BCMSN, or 642-892 Composite, 642-825 ISCW & 642-845 ONT | CCIP 642-901 BSCI or 642-892 Composite, 642-642 QOS, 642-661 BGP, & 642-611 MPLS or 642-691 BGP+MPLS | CCDP 642-901 BSCI & 642-812 BCMSN or 642-892 Composite & 642-873 ARCH | CCNP Security 642-618 FIREWALL v2.0, 642-627 IPS v7.0, 642-637 SECURE v1.0, 642-648 VPN v2.0, & CCNA Security | CCVP 642-642 QoS, 642-436 CVOICE, 642-426 TUC, (Communications Manager path: (642-446 CIPT1 & 642-456 CIPT2) or (CallManager path: (642-444 CIPT 4.1 & 642-453 GWGK)), & (any CCIE Certification or a valid CCNA Voice) | CCNP Wireless 642-732 CUWSS, 642-742 IUWVN, 642-747 IUWMS, 642-737 IAUWS, & (any CCIE Certification or a valid CCNA Wireless) | |
| Senior Associate |
- | CCDA 640-863 DESGN & CCNA and BCMSN level knowledge to pass the cert exam. | CCNA Security 640-553 IINS & a valid CCNA | CCNA Voice 640-460 IIUC or 642-436 CVOICE 6.0 & a valid CCNA or any CCIE Certification | CCNA Wireless 640-721 IUWNE & a valid CCNA | ||
| Associate | CCNA 640-802 CCNA or (640-822 ICND1 & 640-816 ICND2)| | - | |||||
| Entry-Level | CCENT 640-822 ICND1 | ||||||
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