Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert
Expert Level Knowledge and Experience
Cisco CCIE
Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE®) is the highest level of technical networking certification offered by Cisco. Put your knowledge and experience to the test. Achieve Cisco CCIE certification and accelerate your career.
The Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) certification is accepted worldwide as the most prestigious networking certification in the industry. Network Engineers holding an active Cisco CCIE certification are recognized for their expert network engineering skills and mastery of Cisco products and solutions. The CCIE community has established a reputation of leading the networking industry in deep technical networking knowledge and are deployed into the most technically challenging network assignments.
The program continually updates and revises its testing tools and methodologies to ensure unparalleled program quality, relevance and value. Through a rigorous written exam and a performance based lab, the CCIE program sets the standard for internetworking expertise.
Cisco introduced the CCIE certification in 1993 to assist the industry in distinguishing the top echelon of internetworking experts worldwide. Today , CCIE certification holders represent less than 3% of all certified Cisco professionals and less than 1% of the networking professionals worldwide.
New Value Programs
Cisco has enhanced its expert-level learning program to offer additional value and training assurance to help you on your journey towards CCIE certification.
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Cisco Announces New Service Provider Operations Track
Built on the growing demand for dedicated professionals who can manage, maintain and troubleshoot complex service provider IP NGN core network infrastructures, Cisco is introducing a new Service Provider (SP) Operations track. This new track is focused on developing associate, professional and expert-level capabilities to operate large, complex SP networks.
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Cisco 360 Learning Program
The Cisco 360 Learning Program is the smart way to ensure that you and your staff are equipped with expert-level skills, knowledge, and training to support your customers and maintain the Cisco CCIE® requirement for your organization. As the only CCIE training program authorized by Cisco, the program is designed to accelerate expert-level competency and provide the skills and training that are needed to prepare candidates for the rigorous CCIE R&S and Voice lab exams.
* Program Overview
* Cisco Lab Safe
Core Knowledge Removed for CCIE R&S and Voice
Beginning on May 10, 2010, CCIE R&S and CCIE Voice Lab Exams, in all global locations, will no longer include the four, open-ended Core Knowledge questions.
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New! CCIE Dubai Lab Location
The CCIE lab in Dubai has relocated to a new facility. Effective November 22, 2009, CCIE lab candidates testing in the Dubai test center should report to the new facility located at:
Cisco Systems Dubai
Plot No.- A004 - 024, Al Safouh-2
P.O.Box 500321
Knowledge Village, Dubai
UAE
Sunday, August 8, 2010
CCDE ( Cisco Certified Design Expert )
Cisco Certified Design Expert
Expert Level Network Design and Architecture Experience
Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE™) validates advanced network infrastructure design principles and fundamentals for large networks. With a CCDE certification, a network professional demonstrate an ability to develop solutions which address planning, design, integration, optimization, operations, security and ongoing support focused at the infrastructure level for customer networks.
Prerequisites for CCDE
There are no formal prerequisites for CCDE certification. Other professional certifications or training courses are not required.
Recommended Training and Experience
It is expected that the candidate will have an in-depth understanding of the topics in the exam blueprints, a minimum of seven years job experience, and a thorough understanding of networking infrastructure principles. Please view the written exam information page for more details.
Step One: CCDE Written Exam
You must pass the two-hour, written qualification exam which covers advanced networking infrastructure design principles and concepts. Once you pass the qualification exam, you are then eligible to schedule the practical exam.
Written Exam Information
Written exams are scheduled and taken at Pearson Vue, Cisco's authorized testing vendor. Please visit the link below for more details and to schedule exams. Be sure to use the same candidate ID number for every exam that you take. If you use a different ID number, you will create a different record in the CCIE database and you will need to contact CCIE support for help in merging the records.
Schedule and Pay for Written Exam
Step Two: CCDE Practical Exam
The CCDE Practical exam is a design-scenario exam that tests your ability to perform design analysis, justify design requirements, and develop a design implementation based on best practices. The exam will assess your ability to apply your specific body of knowledge into current business problems of technical network design.
The topics covered in the Practical exam are located within the exam blueprint. The exam scenarios will change each instance the exam is delivered, however, the topics will remain the same.
Practical Exam Release for CCDE Certification
Cisco is now formally announcing the availability of the CCDE practical exam. The exam is currently scheduled on July 19, 2010 in Chicago, London and Hong Kong.
Learn More
Additional Resources
CCDE Information Sheet
Test Preparation Tools
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Expert Level Network Design and Architecture Experience
Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE™) validates advanced network infrastructure design principles and fundamentals for large networks. With a CCDE certification, a network professional demonstrate an ability to develop solutions which address planning, design, integration, optimization, operations, security and ongoing support focused at the infrastructure level for customer networks.
Prerequisites for CCDE
There are no formal prerequisites for CCDE certification. Other professional certifications or training courses are not required.
Recommended Training and Experience
It is expected that the candidate will have an in-depth understanding of the topics in the exam blueprints, a minimum of seven years job experience, and a thorough understanding of networking infrastructure principles. Please view the written exam information page for more details.
Step One: CCDE Written Exam
You must pass the two-hour, written qualification exam which covers advanced networking infrastructure design principles and concepts. Once you pass the qualification exam, you are then eligible to schedule the practical exam.
Written Exam Information
Written exams are scheduled and taken at Pearson Vue, Cisco's authorized testing vendor. Please visit the link below for more details and to schedule exams. Be sure to use the same candidate ID number for every exam that you take. If you use a different ID number, you will create a different record in the CCIE database and you will need to contact CCIE support for help in merging the records.
Schedule and Pay for Written Exam
Step Two: CCDE Practical Exam
The CCDE Practical exam is a design-scenario exam that tests your ability to perform design analysis, justify design requirements, and develop a design implementation based on best practices. The exam will assess your ability to apply your specific body of knowledge into current business problems of technical network design.
The topics covered in the Practical exam are located within the exam blueprint. The exam scenarios will change each instance the exam is delivered, however, the topics will remain the same.
Practical Exam Release for CCDE Certification
Cisco is now formally announcing the availability of the CCDE practical exam. The exam is currently scheduled on July 19, 2010 in Chicago, London and Hong Kong.
Learn More
Additional Resources
CCDE Information Sheet
Test Preparation Tools
The Cisco Learning Network is the official online community for Cisco customers seeking training and exam preparation tools as they enhance their careers through Cisco certifications. Click here to be a part of the Cisco Learning Network and gain access to certification practice questions, learning games, quick learning modules, videos, discussion forums, professional networking and more.
Accessing premium content and participating in the social learning activities requires a Cisco Learning Network registration. Those who already have a Cisco.com account will need to use the same user ID and email address when registering on the Cisco Learning Network site.
CCNP Wireless
CCNP Wireless Certification
CCNP Wireless certification addresses the need for designing, implementing, and operating Cisco Wireless networks and mobility infrastructures. CCNP Wireless certification emphasizes wireless networking principles and theory. It also recognizes the expertise and technical acumen of wireless professionals who can assess and translate network business requirements into technical specifications that in turn, are incorporated into successful installations.
CCNP Wireless syllabus
CCNP Wireless Prerequisites
Valid CCNA Wireless Certification or any CCIE Certification can act as a pre-requisite.
CCNP Wireless Exams & Recommended Training
Required Exam(s)
Recommended Training
642-731 CUWSS Conducting Cisco Unified Wireless Site Survey (CUWSS)
642-741 IUWVN Implementing Cisco Unified Wireless Voice Networks (IUWVN)
642-746 IUWMS Implementing Cisco Unified Wireless Mobility Services (IUWMS)
642-736 IAUWS Implementing Advanced Cisco Unified Wireless Security (IAUWS)
CCNP Recertification
Cisco professional level certifications (CCNP, CCDP, CCSP, CCVP, CCIP, and CCNP Wireless) are valid for three years. To recertify, pass any 642 exam that is part of the professional level curriculum or any CCIE/CCDE written exam before the certification expiration date.
Achieving or recertifying any of the certifications above automatically extends your active Associate and Professional level certification(s) up to the point of expiration of the last certification achieved. For more information, access the Cisco About Recertification page.
Additional Information
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CCNP Wireless certification addresses the need for designing, implementing, and operating Cisco Wireless networks and mobility infrastructures. CCNP Wireless certification emphasizes wireless networking principles and theory. It also recognizes the expertise and technical acumen of wireless professionals who can assess and translate network business requirements into technical specifications that in turn, are incorporated into successful installations.
CCNP Wireless syllabus
CCNP Wireless Prerequisites
Valid CCNA Wireless Certification or any CCIE Certification can act as a pre-requisite.
CCNP Wireless Exams & Recommended Training
Required Exam(s)
Recommended Training
642-731 CUWSS Conducting Cisco Unified Wireless Site Survey (CUWSS)
642-741 IUWVN Implementing Cisco Unified Wireless Voice Networks (IUWVN)
642-746 IUWMS Implementing Cisco Unified Wireless Mobility Services (IUWMS)
642-736 IAUWS Implementing Advanced Cisco Unified Wireless Security (IAUWS)
CCNP Recertification
Cisco professional level certifications (CCNP, CCDP, CCSP, CCVP, CCIP, and CCNP Wireless) are valid for three years. To recertify, pass any 642 exam that is part of the professional level curriculum or any CCIE/CCDE written exam before the certification expiration date.
Achieving or recertifying any of the certifications above automatically extends your active Associate and Professional level certification(s) up to the point of expiration of the last certification achieved. For more information, access the Cisco About Recertification page.
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CCDP
CCDP Certification
Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP®) validates advanced knowledge of network design concepts and principles. With a CCDP certification, a network professional can discuss, design, and create advanced addressing and routing, security, network management, data center, and IP multicast complex multi-layered enterprise architectures that include virtual private networking and wireless domains. The CCDP curriculum includes building scalable internetworks, building multilayer switched networks, and designing network service architecture.
CCDP syllabus
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* CCDP Track I Learning Map
* CCDP Track II Learning Map
CCDP Prerequisites
Valid CCNA and CCDA or any CCIE Certification can act as a pre-requisite.
CCDP Exams & Recommended Training
Required Exam(s)
Recommended Training
642-901 BSCI
Last day to test: July 31, 2010 Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI)
OR
642-902 ROUTE Implementing Cisco IP Routing (ROUTE)
642-812 BCMSN
Last day to test: July 31, 2010 Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN)
OR
642-813 SWITCH Implementing Cisco IP Switched Networks (SWITCH)
642-873 ARCH Designing Cisco Network Service Architecture (ARCH)
OR
Required Exam(s)
Recommended Training
642-892 Composite
Last day to test: July 31, 2010 Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI)
Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN)
642-873 ARCH Designing Cisco Network Service Architectures (ARCH)
CCDP Recertification
Cisco professional level certifications (CCNP, CCNP Wireless, CCDP, CCSP, CCVP, and CCIP) are valid for three years. To recertify, pass any 642 exam that is part of the professional level curriculum or any CCIE/CCDE written exam before the certification expiration date.
Achieving or recertifying any of the certifications above automatically extends your active Associate and Professional level certification(s) up to the point of expiration of the last certification achieved. For more information, access the Cisco About Recertification page.
Additional Information
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Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP®) validates advanced knowledge of network design concepts and principles. With a CCDP certification, a network professional can discuss, design, and create advanced addressing and routing, security, network management, data center, and IP multicast complex multi-layered enterprise architectures that include virtual private networking and wireless domains. The CCDP curriculum includes building scalable internetworks, building multilayer switched networks, and designing network service architecture.
CCDP syllabus
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* CCDP Track I Learning Map
* CCDP Track II Learning Map
CCDP Prerequisites
Valid CCNA and CCDA or any CCIE Certification can act as a pre-requisite.
CCDP Exams & Recommended Training
Required Exam(s)
Recommended Training
642-901 BSCI
Last day to test: July 31, 2010 Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI)
OR
642-902 ROUTE Implementing Cisco IP Routing (ROUTE)
642-812 BCMSN
Last day to test: July 31, 2010 Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN)
OR
642-813 SWITCH Implementing Cisco IP Switched Networks (SWITCH)
642-873 ARCH Designing Cisco Network Service Architecture (ARCH)
OR
Required Exam(s)
Recommended Training
642-892 Composite
Last day to test: July 31, 2010 Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI)
Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN)
642-873 ARCH Designing Cisco Network Service Architectures (ARCH)
CCDP Recertification
Cisco professional level certifications (CCNP, CCNP Wireless, CCDP, CCSP, CCVP, and CCIP) are valid for three years. To recertify, pass any 642 exam that is part of the professional level curriculum or any CCIE/CCDE written exam before the certification expiration date.
Achieving or recertifying any of the certifications above automatically extends your active Associate and Professional level certification(s) up to the point of expiration of the last certification achieved. For more information, access the Cisco About Recertification page.
Additional Information
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CCIP
CCIP Certification
Cisco Certified Internetwork Professional (CCIP®) validates advanced knowledge and skills required to manage service provider infrastructures. With a CCIP certification, a network professional working in a service provider organization demonstrates competencies in infrastructure IP networking solutions. The CCIP curriculum includes IP routing, IP QoS, BGP, and MPLS.
CCIP syllabus
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* CCIP Learning Map
CCIP Prerequisites
Valid CCNA or any CCIE Certification can act as a pre-requisite.
CCIP Exams & Recommended Training
Required Exam(s)
Recommended Training
642-901 BSCI
Last day to test: July 31, 2010 Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI)
OR
642-892 Composite
Last day to test: July 31, 2010 Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI)
Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN)
OR
642-902 ROUTE Implementing Cisco IP Routing (ROUTE)
642-642 QOS Implementing Cisco Quality of Service (QoS)
642-661 BGP Configuring BGP on Cisco Routers (BGP)
642-611 MPLS Implementing Cisco MPLS (MPLS)
OR
Required Exam(s)
Recommended Training
642-901 BSCI
Last day to test: July 31, 2010 Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI)
OR
642-892 Composite
Last day to test: July 31, 2010 Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI)
Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN)
OR
642-902 ROUTE Implementing Cisco IP Routing (ROUTE)
642-642 QOS Implementing Cisco Quality of Service (QoS)
642-691 BGP+MPLS Configuring BGP on Cisco Routers (BGP)
Implementing Cisco MPLS (MPLS)
CCIP Recertification
Cisco professional level certifications (CCNP, CCNP Wireless, CCDP, CCSP, CCVP, and CCIP) are valid for three years. To recertify, pass any 642 exam that is part of the professional level curriculum or any CCIE/CCDE written exam before the certification expiration date.
Achieving or recertifying any of the certifications above automatically extends your active Associate and Professional level certification(s) up to the point of expiration of the last certification achieved. For more information, access the Cisco About Recertification page.
Additional Information
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Cisco Certified Internetwork Professional (CCIP®) validates advanced knowledge and skills required to manage service provider infrastructures. With a CCIP certification, a network professional working in a service provider organization demonstrates competencies in infrastructure IP networking solutions. The CCIP curriculum includes IP routing, IP QoS, BGP, and MPLS.
CCIP syllabus
Partners: Log in for Partner E-Learning Connection (PEC) learning map
* CCIP Learning Map
CCIP Prerequisites
Valid CCNA or any CCIE Certification can act as a pre-requisite.
CCIP Exams & Recommended Training
Required Exam(s)
Recommended Training
642-901 BSCI
Last day to test: July 31, 2010 Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI)
OR
642-892 Composite
Last day to test: July 31, 2010 Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI)
Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN)
OR
642-902 ROUTE Implementing Cisco IP Routing (ROUTE)
642-642 QOS Implementing Cisco Quality of Service (QoS)
642-661 BGP Configuring BGP on Cisco Routers (BGP)
642-611 MPLS Implementing Cisco MPLS (MPLS)
OR
Required Exam(s)
Recommended Training
642-901 BSCI
Last day to test: July 31, 2010 Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI)
OR
642-892 Composite
Last day to test: July 31, 2010 Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI)
Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN)
OR
642-902 ROUTE Implementing Cisco IP Routing (ROUTE)
642-642 QOS Implementing Cisco Quality of Service (QoS)
642-691 BGP+MPLS Configuring BGP on Cisco Routers (BGP)
Implementing Cisco MPLS (MPLS)
CCIP Recertification
Cisco professional level certifications (CCNP, CCNP Wireless, CCDP, CCSP, CCVP, and CCIP) are valid for three years. To recertify, pass any 642 exam that is part of the professional level curriculum or any CCIE/CCDE written exam before the certification expiration date.
Achieving or recertifying any of the certifications above automatically extends your active Associate and Professional level certification(s) up to the point of expiration of the last certification achieved. For more information, access the Cisco About Recertification page.
Additional Information
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CCVP
CCVP Certification
Cisco Certified Voice Professional (CCVP®) validates advance knowledge and skills required to integrate into underlying network architectures. Furthermore, this certification validates a robust set of skills in implementing, operating, configuring, and troubleshooting a converged IP network. With a CCVP certification, a network professional can help create a telephony solution that is transparent, scalable, and manageable. The CCVP curriculum focuses on Cisco Unified Communications Manager (formerly Unified CallManager), quality of service (QoS), gateways, gatekeepers, IP phones, voice applications, and utilities on Cisco routers and Cisco Catalyst switches.
CCVP syllabus
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* CCVP Track Learning Map
Important information regarding CCNA Voice
On June 24th, 2009, Learning@Cisco announced program changes to the CCNA Voice certification. There will now be two options available for candidates wishing to achieve their CCNA Voice certification: A commercial option and an enterprise option.
Find out more!
CCVP Prerequisites
CCNA Voice or any CCIE Certification can act as a pre-requisite.
CCVP Exams & Recommended Training
Required Exam(s)
Recommended Training
642-436 CVOICE Cisco Voice over IP (CVOICE v6.0)
642-446 CIPT1 Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Manager Part 1 (CIPT1 v6.0)
642-642 QoS Quality of Service (QoS)
642-456 CIPT2 Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Manager Part 2 (CIPT2 v6.0)
642-426 TUC Troubleshooting Cisco Unified Communications Systems (TUC v1.0)
CCVP Recertification
Cisco professional level certifications (CCNP, CCNP Wireless, CCDP, CCSP, CCVP, and CCIP) are valid for three years. To recertify, pass any 642 exam that is part of the professional level curriculum or any CCIE/CCDE written exam before the certification expiration date.
Achieving or recertifying any of the certifications above automatically extends your active Associate and Professional level certification(s) up to the point of expiration of the last certification achieved. For more information, access the Cisco About Recertification page.
Additional Information
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Cisco Certified Voice Professional (CCVP®) validates advance knowledge and skills required to integrate into underlying network architectures. Furthermore, this certification validates a robust set of skills in implementing, operating, configuring, and troubleshooting a converged IP network. With a CCVP certification, a network professional can help create a telephony solution that is transparent, scalable, and manageable. The CCVP curriculum focuses on Cisco Unified Communications Manager (formerly Unified CallManager), quality of service (QoS), gateways, gatekeepers, IP phones, voice applications, and utilities on Cisco routers and Cisco Catalyst switches.
CCVP syllabus
Partners: Log in for Partner E-Learning Connection (PEC) learning map
* CCVP Track Learning Map
Important information regarding CCNA Voice
On June 24th, 2009, Learning@Cisco announced program changes to the CCNA Voice certification. There will now be two options available for candidates wishing to achieve their CCNA Voice certification: A commercial option and an enterprise option.
Find out more!
CCVP Prerequisites
CCNA Voice or any CCIE Certification can act as a pre-requisite.
CCVP Exams & Recommended Training
Required Exam(s)
Recommended Training
642-436 CVOICE Cisco Voice over IP (CVOICE v6.0)
642-446 CIPT1 Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Manager Part 1 (CIPT1 v6.0)
642-642 QoS Quality of Service (QoS)
642-456 CIPT2 Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Manager Part 2 (CIPT2 v6.0)
642-426 TUC Troubleshooting Cisco Unified Communications Systems (TUC v1.0)
CCVP Recertification
Cisco professional level certifications (CCNP, CCNP Wireless, CCDP, CCSP, CCVP, and CCIP) are valid for three years. To recertify, pass any 642 exam that is part of the professional level curriculum or any CCIE/CCDE written exam before the certification expiration date.
Achieving or recertifying any of the certifications above automatically extends your active Associate and Professional level certification(s) up to the point of expiration of the last certification achieved. For more information, access the Cisco About Recertification page.
Additional Information
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CCSP
CCSP Certification
Information Systems Security (INFOSEC) Professional Recognition
Cisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP®) validates advanced knowledge and skills required to secure Cisco networks. With a CCSP certification, a network professional demonstrates the skills required to secure and manage network infrastructures to protect productivity, mitigate threats, and reduce costs. The CCSP curriculum emphasizes Cisco Router IOS (ISR) and Catalyst Switch security features, Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA), secure VPN connectivity, Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS), Cisco Security Agent (CSA), Security Enterprise and Device Management, Network Admission Control (NAC) as well as techniques to optimize these technologies in a single, integrated network security solution. In addition, CCSP leverages the new CCNA Security certification as a prerequisite.
Information Systems Security (INFOSEC) Professional Recognition
* CNSS 4013 Recognition
* Information Assurance Supplemental Resources
Partners: Log in for Partner E-Learning Connection (PEC) learning map
* CCSP Learning Map
Cisco Certified Security Professional Prerequisite
CCNA Security OR CCNA + SND* OR any CCIE Certification can act as a pre-requisite.
*Last day for using this pre-requisite is November 17, 2011.
Important Information Regarding CCSP Certification Exam Paths
The Cisco exams, Securing Network Devices (SND), and the elective exam Securing Hosts Using Cisco Security Agent (HIPS) are now retired effective November 17, 2008. Securing Networks with PIX and ASA (SNPA), reached end of life on 1/18/2009. Candidates testing for their CCSP certification, who have passed the SND, HIPS or SNPA exams may use them towards their certification for three years from the day on which they passed the test.
In addition, the exams, Securing Networks with Cisco Routers and Switches (642-503 SNRS) and Implementing Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System (642-544 MARS) reached end of life on 1/18/2009 and have been refreshed. Candidates testing for their CCSP certification who have passed the 642-503 SNRS or 642-544 MARS exams may use them towards their certification for three years from the day on which they passed the test.
Candidates wishing to start studying for the MARS exam and / or the SNRS exam to meet their CCSP certification requirements should test using the new 642-504 SNRS exam and / or the new 642-545 MARS exam(s).
For more information on exam options to achieve your CCSP certification, access the CCSP certification tool.
Cisco Certified Security Professional Exams & Recommended Training
Required Exam(s)
Recommended Training
642-504 SNRS Securing Networks with Cisco Routers and Switches (SNRS)
642-524 SNAF Securing Networks with ASA Foundation (SNAF)
642-533 IPS Implementing Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Elective Exam(s) Elective Training
642-591 CANAC
OR
642-545 MARS
OR
642-515 SNAA
Implementing Cisco NAC Appliance (CANAC)
OR
Implementing Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System (MARS)
OR
Securing Networks with ASA Advanced (SNAA)
Cisco Certified Security Professional Recertification
Cisco professional level certifications (CCNP, CCNP Wireless, CCDP, CCSP, CCVP, and CCIP) are valid for three years. To recertify, pass any 642 exam that is part of the professional level curriculum or any CCIE/CCDE written exam before the certification expiration date.
Achieving or recertifying any of the certifications above automatically extends your active Associate and Professional level certification(s) up to the point of expiration of the last certification achieved. For more information, access the Cisco About Recertification page.
Additional Information
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Information Systems Security (INFOSEC) Professional Recognition
Cisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP®) validates advanced knowledge and skills required to secure Cisco networks. With a CCSP certification, a network professional demonstrates the skills required to secure and manage network infrastructures to protect productivity, mitigate threats, and reduce costs. The CCSP curriculum emphasizes Cisco Router IOS (ISR) and Catalyst Switch security features, Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA), secure VPN connectivity, Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS), Cisco Security Agent (CSA), Security Enterprise and Device Management, Network Admission Control (NAC) as well as techniques to optimize these technologies in a single, integrated network security solution. In addition, CCSP leverages the new CCNA Security certification as a prerequisite.
Information Systems Security (INFOSEC) Professional Recognition
* CNSS 4013 Recognition
* Information Assurance Supplemental Resources
Partners: Log in for Partner E-Learning Connection (PEC) learning map
* CCSP Learning Map
Cisco Certified Security Professional Prerequisite
CCNA Security OR CCNA + SND* OR any CCIE Certification can act as a pre-requisite.
*Last day for using this pre-requisite is November 17, 2011.
Important Information Regarding CCSP Certification Exam Paths
The Cisco exams, Securing Network Devices (SND), and the elective exam Securing Hosts Using Cisco Security Agent (HIPS) are now retired effective November 17, 2008. Securing Networks with PIX and ASA (SNPA), reached end of life on 1/18/2009. Candidates testing for their CCSP certification, who have passed the SND, HIPS or SNPA exams may use them towards their certification for three years from the day on which they passed the test.
In addition, the exams, Securing Networks with Cisco Routers and Switches (642-503 SNRS) and Implementing Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System (642-544 MARS) reached end of life on 1/18/2009 and have been refreshed. Candidates testing for their CCSP certification who have passed the 642-503 SNRS or 642-544 MARS exams may use them towards their certification for three years from the day on which they passed the test.
Candidates wishing to start studying for the MARS exam and / or the SNRS exam to meet their CCSP certification requirements should test using the new 642-504 SNRS exam and / or the new 642-545 MARS exam(s).
For more information on exam options to achieve your CCSP certification, access the CCSP certification tool.
Cisco Certified Security Professional Exams & Recommended Training
Required Exam(s)
Recommended Training
642-504 SNRS Securing Networks with Cisco Routers and Switches (SNRS)
642-524 SNAF Securing Networks with ASA Foundation (SNAF)
642-533 IPS Implementing Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Elective Exam(s) Elective Training
642-591 CANAC
OR
642-545 MARS
OR
642-515 SNAA
Implementing Cisco NAC Appliance (CANAC)
OR
Implementing Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System (MARS)
OR
Securing Networks with ASA Advanced (SNAA)
Cisco Certified Security Professional Recertification
Cisco professional level certifications (CCNP, CCNP Wireless, CCDP, CCSP, CCVP, and CCIP) are valid for three years. To recertify, pass any 642 exam that is part of the professional level curriculum or any CCIE/CCDE written exam before the certification expiration date.
Achieving or recertifying any of the certifications above automatically extends your active Associate and Professional level certification(s) up to the point of expiration of the last certification achieved. For more information, access the Cisco About Recertification page.
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CCNP
CCNP Certification
Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP®) validates the ability to plan, implement, verify and troubleshoot local and wide-area enterprise networks and work collaboratively with specialists on advanced security, voice, wireless and video solutions. The CCNP certification is appropriate for those with at least one year of networking experience who are ready to advance their skills and work independently on complex network solutions. Those who achieve CCNP have demonstrated the skills required in enterprise roles such as network technician, support engineer, systems engineer or network engineer.
Find out more about changes to CCNP certification announced on January 25, 2010 and use our CCNP exam combination tool to show which additional exams are required, based on the exams you've already passed.
CCNP syllabus
Partners: Log in for Partner E-Learning Connection (PEC) learning map
* CCNP Track I Learning Map
* CCNP Track II Learning Map
CCNP Prerequisites
Valid CCNA certification or any CCIE Certification can act as a pre-requisite.
Until July 31, 2010 candidates have four different paths to CCNP certification:
Path 1: Candidates already in the process of certifying may use their passing scores on ISCW and ONT. This path is not recommended for candidates who have not yet attempted ISCW or ONT.
CCNP Exams & Recommended Training
Required Exam(s)
Recommended Training
642-901 BSCI
Last day to test: July 31, 2010 Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI)
OR
642-902 ROUTE Implementing Cisco IP Routing (ROUTE)
642-812 BCMSN
Last day to test: July 31, 2010 Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN)
OR
642-813 SWITCH Implementing Cisco IP Switched Networks (SWITCH)
642-825 ISCW
Last day to test: July 31, 2010 Implementing Secure Converged Wide Area Networks (ISCW)
642-845 ONT
Last day to test: July 31, 2010 Optimizing Converged Cisco Networks (ONT)
OR
Path 2: Same as Path 1, except that the single COMP exam is used instead of the individual BSCI and BCMSN. Again, this path is not recommended for candidates who have not yet attempted ISCW or ONT.
Required Exam(s)
Recommended Training
642-892 Composite
Last day to test: July 31, 2010 Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI)
Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN)
642-825 ISCW
Last day to test: July 31, 2010 Implementing Secure Converged Wide Area Networks (ISCW)
642-845 ONT
Last day to test: July 31, 2010 Optimizing Converged Cisco Networks (ONT)
OR
Path 3: Candidates substitute the new TSHOOT exam for ISCW and ONT, passing three exams to complete CCNP certification. This is the recommended path for candidates who have not yet taken the ISCW or ONT courses or exams and will become the only available path after July 31,2010.
Required Exam(s)
Recommended Training
642-901 BSCI
Last day to test: July 31, 2010 Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI)
OR
642-902 ROUTE Implementing Cisco IP Routing (ROUTE)
642-812 BCMSN
Last day to test: July 31, 2010 Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN)
OR
642-813 SWITCH Implementing Cisco IP Switched Networks (SWITCH)
642-832 TSHOOT Troubleshooting and Maintaining Cisco IP Networks (TSHOOT)
OR
Path 4: This is the recommended path for candidates who have passed the COMP exam but not ISCW or ONT. This path can also be used by candidates who will be ready to take (and pass) the COMP exam before July 31, 2010. Please note that candidates who fail an exam attempt must wait five (5) calendar days, beginning the day after the failed attempt, before they may retest for the same exam.
Required Exam(s)
Recommended Training
642-892 Composite
Last day to test: July 31, 2010 Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI)
Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN)
642-832 TSHOOT Troubleshooting and Maintaining Cisco IP Networks (TSHOOT)
CCNP Recertification
Cisco professional level certifications (CCNP, CCNP Wireless, CCDP, CCSP, CCVP, and CCIP) are valid for three years. To recertify, pass any 642 exam that is part of the professional level curriculum or any CCIE/CCDE written exam before the certification expiration date.
Achieving or recertifying any of the certifications above automatically extends your active Associate and Professional level certification(s) up to the point of expiration of the last certification achieved. For more information, access the Cisco About Recertification page.
Additional Information
The Cisco Learning Network brings you the latest in social networking, certifications content, games, blogs, discussion forums and more!
Click here to be a part of the Cisco Learning Network.
Register to create your own personal account. You will have to create a new account as your current logins will not work. Accessing premium content and participating in the social networking activities requires a Cisco Learning Network registration. Those who already have a Cisco.com account are encouraged to use the same user ID and email address when registering on the Cisco Learning Network site.
Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP®) validates the ability to plan, implement, verify and troubleshoot local and wide-area enterprise networks and work collaboratively with specialists on advanced security, voice, wireless and video solutions. The CCNP certification is appropriate for those with at least one year of networking experience who are ready to advance their skills and work independently on complex network solutions. Those who achieve CCNP have demonstrated the skills required in enterprise roles such as network technician, support engineer, systems engineer or network engineer.
Find out more about changes to CCNP certification announced on January 25, 2010 and use our CCNP exam combination tool to show which additional exams are required, based on the exams you've already passed.
CCNP syllabus
Partners: Log in for Partner E-Learning Connection (PEC) learning map
* CCNP Track I Learning Map
* CCNP Track II Learning Map
CCNP Prerequisites
Valid CCNA certification or any CCIE Certification can act as a pre-requisite.
Until July 31, 2010 candidates have four different paths to CCNP certification:
Path 1: Candidates already in the process of certifying may use their passing scores on ISCW and ONT. This path is not recommended for candidates who have not yet attempted ISCW or ONT.
CCNP Exams & Recommended Training
Required Exam(s)
Recommended Training
642-901 BSCI
Last day to test: July 31, 2010 Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI)
OR
642-902 ROUTE Implementing Cisco IP Routing (ROUTE)
642-812 BCMSN
Last day to test: July 31, 2010 Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN)
OR
642-813 SWITCH Implementing Cisco IP Switched Networks (SWITCH)
642-825 ISCW
Last day to test: July 31, 2010 Implementing Secure Converged Wide Area Networks (ISCW)
642-845 ONT
Last day to test: July 31, 2010 Optimizing Converged Cisco Networks (ONT)
OR
Path 2: Same as Path 1, except that the single COMP exam is used instead of the individual BSCI and BCMSN. Again, this path is not recommended for candidates who have not yet attempted ISCW or ONT.
Required Exam(s)
Recommended Training
642-892 Composite
Last day to test: July 31, 2010 Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI)
Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN)
642-825 ISCW
Last day to test: July 31, 2010 Implementing Secure Converged Wide Area Networks (ISCW)
642-845 ONT
Last day to test: July 31, 2010 Optimizing Converged Cisco Networks (ONT)
OR
Path 3: Candidates substitute the new TSHOOT exam for ISCW and ONT, passing three exams to complete CCNP certification. This is the recommended path for candidates who have not yet taken the ISCW or ONT courses or exams and will become the only available path after July 31,2010.
Required Exam(s)
Recommended Training
642-901 BSCI
Last day to test: July 31, 2010 Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI)
OR
642-902 ROUTE Implementing Cisco IP Routing (ROUTE)
642-812 BCMSN
Last day to test: July 31, 2010 Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN)
OR
642-813 SWITCH Implementing Cisco IP Switched Networks (SWITCH)
642-832 TSHOOT Troubleshooting and Maintaining Cisco IP Networks (TSHOOT)
OR
Path 4: This is the recommended path for candidates who have passed the COMP exam but not ISCW or ONT. This path can also be used by candidates who will be ready to take (and pass) the COMP exam before July 31, 2010. Please note that candidates who fail an exam attempt must wait five (5) calendar days, beginning the day after the failed attempt, before they may retest for the same exam.
Required Exam(s)
Recommended Training
642-892 Composite
Last day to test: July 31, 2010 Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI)
Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN)
642-832 TSHOOT Troubleshooting and Maintaining Cisco IP Networks (TSHOOT)
CCNP Recertification
Cisco professional level certifications (CCNP, CCNP Wireless, CCDP, CCSP, CCVP, and CCIP) are valid for three years. To recertify, pass any 642 exam that is part of the professional level curriculum or any CCIE/CCDE written exam before the certification expiration date.
Achieving or recertifying any of the certifications above automatically extends your active Associate and Professional level certification(s) up to the point of expiration of the last certification achieved. For more information, access the Cisco About Recertification page.
Additional Information
The Cisco Learning Network brings you the latest in social networking, certifications content, games, blogs, discussion forums and more!
Click here to be a part of the Cisco Learning Network.
Register to create your own personal account. You will have to create a new account as your current logins will not work. Accessing premium content and participating in the social networking activities requires a Cisco Learning Network registration. Those who already have a Cisco.com account are encouraged to use the same user ID and email address when registering on the Cisco Learning Network site.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
To Know about CCNA certification
The CCNA certification (Cisco Certified Network Associate) is a certification that indicates a foundation in and learner knowledge of networking. CCNA certified professionals can install, configure, and operate LAN, WAN, and dial access services for small networks the use of protocols such as IP, IGRP, serial, frame relay, IP RIP, VLANs, RIP, Ethernet, and access lists. There are no requirement that are required for a CCNA certification. There are two options available for CCNA certification: 640-801 CCNA or 640-821 INTRO combined with 640-811 ICND. The 640-801 single exam option is the most popular route for earning the CCNA certification; however, a two-exam option has been present by Cisco since 2003.
There are several free CCNA study guides available on the market. Most of these sites provide free tutorials and study notes. While some sites provide free practice exams for CCNA, others include a section on tips for studying articles and tips and suggestions on how to get the maximum out of the studying time. Also, people residing in the U.S. or Canada can also get a completely free subscription to many computer magazines that can help them further in preparing for these exams.
Generally, each course includes a pre-assessment, course map, and post-assessment module. The course covers topics such as sub-netting, layered communication models (OSI, TCP/IP & Cisco), IP addressing, and hex and binary. Some free study centers not only include free study guides for CCNA but also provide interactive networking tools such as a sub-netting calculator and real IP address catcher for better understanding of networking concepts.
These free study guides are proven to be a good stepping stone towards preparation for the CCNA exams; it should be the first step of CCNA hopeful towards the certification
There are several free CCNA study guides available on the market. Most of these sites provide free tutorials and study notes. While some sites provide free practice exams for CCNA, others include a section on tips for studying articles and tips and suggestions on how to get the maximum out of the studying time. Also, people residing in the U.S. or Canada can also get a completely free subscription to many computer magazines that can help them further in preparing for these exams.
Generally, each course includes a pre-assessment, course map, and post-assessment module. The course covers topics such as sub-netting, layered communication models (OSI, TCP/IP & Cisco), IP addressing, and hex and binary. Some free study centers not only include free study guides for CCNA but also provide interactive networking tools such as a sub-netting calculator and real IP address catcher for better understanding of networking concepts.
These free study guides are proven to be a good stepping stone towards preparation for the CCNA exams; it should be the first step of CCNA hopeful towards the certification
How to Send the Large Video File through Email
The most common obstacle to sending large files to another person via email, be it video or other types of data files, is that most email providers restrict the size of individual messages.
Steps
1. Determine the largest file size allowed by your email provider. Don't forget to get the same information for the recipient's provider as well!
2. Determine the amount of storage available to your recipient. If their mailbox is limited to 10mb, for example, 20mb of attachments won't fit and will be "returned to sender". If the storage limit is too small, suggest creating an account from one of the several free providers that offer greater storage space.
3. Obtain a "file splitter" program, the best of which is HJSplit- completely free and very easy to use. HJSplit does not need to be installed to run, and versions are available for both PC and Mac platforms.
4. Using the file splitting program, break the large file into several smaller files. If either of the email providers involved have a limit for file sizes sent or received, the "parts" should be sized a bit smaller than the allowed limit.
5. Send the parts to the recipient as attachments to individual emails. Be sure to note in the message how many parts are to be expected. If the recipient does not have the file splitting program, send it as well (or a link to where it can be obtained).
6. Once the recipient has received all of the parts, they need only use the filesplit program to reassemble the parts into the original file.
Steps
1. Determine the largest file size allowed by your email provider. Don't forget to get the same information for the recipient's provider as well!
2. Determine the amount of storage available to your recipient. If their mailbox is limited to 10mb, for example, 20mb of attachments won't fit and will be "returned to sender". If the storage limit is too small, suggest creating an account from one of the several free providers that offer greater storage space.
3. Obtain a "file splitter" program, the best of which is HJSplit- completely free and very easy to use. HJSplit does not need to be installed to run, and versions are available for both PC and Mac platforms.
4. Using the file splitting program, break the large file into several smaller files. If either of the email providers involved have a limit for file sizes sent or received, the "parts" should be sized a bit smaller than the allowed limit.
5. Send the parts to the recipient as attachments to individual emails. Be sure to note in the message how many parts are to be expected. If the recipient does not have the file splitting program, send it as well (or a link to where it can be obtained).
6. Once the recipient has received all of the parts, they need only use the filesplit program to reassemble the parts into the original file.
Methods to increase wireless Security
Wireless Technolgy is the most emerging technology in present days, but you should aware of risk factors in Wireless Networks. Here are some procedures that you can use to help provide increased security on your wireless network. Each procedure can help to provide an increased layer of security and help to protect against a malicious user who may try to access your network by using wireless technology. You can be implement some of methods or all of them.
Method 1: Enable Wireless Security (WEP)
To enable wireless security (also known as Wired Equivalent Privacy, or WEP) for your MN-500 base station, follow these steps:
1. Open the Base Station Management Tool, and then click Security.
2. On the Security menu, click Wireless Security.
3. Click Enable wireless security.
4. In the Encryption strength drop-down list, click 128-bit or leave the default setting of 64-bit.
5. If you select 128-bit encryption, in the first Key box, type a wireless security (WEP) key.
If you select 64-bit encryption, you can type up to four WEP keys in the Key boxes.
6. If you selected 64-bit encryption, in the Key index drop-down list, click a key index.
The key index number indicates the WEP key that will be activated on the network. (There are four WEP keys.)
7. To save the wireless encryption, click Apply.
8. Update the WEP keys that are stored on each wireless device on your network.
Method 2: Media Access Control (MAC) Filter
When you deny unspecified clients permission to connect to the base station, only the clients who you specifically grant permission to in the MAC Address table can connect to the base station and use your network resources. This is a good option if you want to enforce the highest security level on your network because it helps to prevent unknown wireless clients from being able to join your network.
However, you must make sure to not prevent your own computer from connecting to the base station. If you deny unspecified MAC addresses from connecting, make sure that you type the MAC address of each of your network adapters in the MAC Address table, and then click to select the Allow connection check box.
If you do block your own access to the base station, you must restore the factory default settings by using the Reset button on the physical device, and then reconfigure the base station.
To deny unspecified clients connection permission, follow these steps:
1. Open the Base Station Management Tool, and then click Security.
2. On the Security menu, click MAC Filtering.
3. Click to select the Enable connection control check box.
4. If you do not want unspecified clients to connect to the base station, in the drop-down list, click Deny.
In this scenario, any client whose MAC address is not listed in the MAC Address table and granted permission to connect will not be able to connect to the base station or access the Internet.
5. If you clicked Deny in step 4, in the MAC Address table, specify the MAC address of any clients who you want to be able to connect to the base station, and then click to select the Allow Connection check box.
6. To save your changes, click Apply.
To allow specified clients connection permission, follow these steps:
1. Open the Base Station Management Tool, and then click Security.
2. On the Security menu, click MAC Filtering.
3. In the MAC Address table, specify the MAC address of the client who you want to grant connection permission to, and then click to select the Allow Connection check box.
4. Repeat this step for any additional clients for whom you want to grant connection permission. 5. Make sure that you include the MAC address of your adapter in the MAC address table so that you can access the network.
6. To save your changes, click Apply.
Note Only grant connection permission to specific clients if you have enabled connection control and denied connection permission to all unspecified clients. If you have not denied connection permission to unspecified clients, any client that has the correct wireless security (WEP) information or wired connection can connect to the base station and access network resources.
Method 3: Limit Domain Host Connection Protocol (DHCP) Clients to the Actual Number of Clients
You can limit the number of DHCP addresses that your base station uses to the number of actual computers on your network. If all available DHCP addresses are being used by the computers on your network, no DHCP addresses are available to an unwanted user. To limit the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses that are available to the DHCP server, follow these steps:
1. Open the Base Station Management Tool, and then click Local Area Network.
2. Click to select the Enabled check box (if it is not already selected) to enable the DHCP server on the base station.
3. Type a starting IP address and an ending IP address for the pool. Do not include the base station IP address in the IP address pool.
For example, if you are using the default base station IP address (192.168.2.1), and you have five computers on your network, type an address range of 192.168.2.2 through 192.168.2.6.
4. Select a lease time for the assigned IP addresses.
The default time is two hours.
5. Type a local domain name, if your Internet service provider (ISP) provided one for you.
6. To save the new IP address range, click Apply.
Method 4: Change the Wireless Channel
To set wireless channel for base station, follow these steps:
1. Open the Base Station Management Tool, and then click Wireless.
2. Click to select the Enable wireless access check box if it is not already selected.
3. Click to the channel number that you want in the Wireless channel number drop-down list.
4. To save the new wireless channel setting, click Apply.
Method 1: Enable Wireless Security (WEP)
To enable wireless security (also known as Wired Equivalent Privacy, or WEP) for your MN-500 base station, follow these steps:
1. Open the Base Station Management Tool, and then click Security.
2. On the Security menu, click Wireless Security.
3. Click Enable wireless security.
4. In the Encryption strength drop-down list, click 128-bit or leave the default setting of 64-bit.
5. If you select 128-bit encryption, in the first Key box, type a wireless security (WEP) key.
If you select 64-bit encryption, you can type up to four WEP keys in the Key boxes.
6. If you selected 64-bit encryption, in the Key index drop-down list, click a key index.
The key index number indicates the WEP key that will be activated on the network. (There are four WEP keys.)
7. To save the wireless encryption, click Apply.
8. Update the WEP keys that are stored on each wireless device on your network.
Method 2: Media Access Control (MAC) Filter
When you deny unspecified clients permission to connect to the base station, only the clients who you specifically grant permission to in the MAC Address table can connect to the base station and use your network resources. This is a good option if you want to enforce the highest security level on your network because it helps to prevent unknown wireless clients from being able to join your network.
However, you must make sure to not prevent your own computer from connecting to the base station. If you deny unspecified MAC addresses from connecting, make sure that you type the MAC address of each of your network adapters in the MAC Address table, and then click to select the Allow connection check box.
If you do block your own access to the base station, you must restore the factory default settings by using the Reset button on the physical device, and then reconfigure the base station.
To deny unspecified clients connection permission, follow these steps:
1. Open the Base Station Management Tool, and then click Security.
2. On the Security menu, click MAC Filtering.
3. Click to select the Enable connection control check box.
4. If you do not want unspecified clients to connect to the base station, in the drop-down list, click Deny.
In this scenario, any client whose MAC address is not listed in the MAC Address table and granted permission to connect will not be able to connect to the base station or access the Internet.
5. If you clicked Deny in step 4, in the MAC Address table, specify the MAC address of any clients who you want to be able to connect to the base station, and then click to select the Allow Connection check box.
6. To save your changes, click Apply.
To allow specified clients connection permission, follow these steps:
1. Open the Base Station Management Tool, and then click Security.
2. On the Security menu, click MAC Filtering.
3. In the MAC Address table, specify the MAC address of the client who you want to grant connection permission to, and then click to select the Allow Connection check box.
4. Repeat this step for any additional clients for whom you want to grant connection permission. 5. Make sure that you include the MAC address of your adapter in the MAC address table so that you can access the network.
6. To save your changes, click Apply.
Note Only grant connection permission to specific clients if you have enabled connection control and denied connection permission to all unspecified clients. If you have not denied connection permission to unspecified clients, any client that has the correct wireless security (WEP) information or wired connection can connect to the base station and access network resources.
Method 3: Limit Domain Host Connection Protocol (DHCP) Clients to the Actual Number of Clients
You can limit the number of DHCP addresses that your base station uses to the number of actual computers on your network. If all available DHCP addresses are being used by the computers on your network, no DHCP addresses are available to an unwanted user. To limit the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses that are available to the DHCP server, follow these steps:
1. Open the Base Station Management Tool, and then click Local Area Network.
2. Click to select the Enabled check box (if it is not already selected) to enable the DHCP server on the base station.
3. Type a starting IP address and an ending IP address for the pool. Do not include the base station IP address in the IP address pool.
For example, if you are using the default base station IP address (192.168.2.1), and you have five computers on your network, type an address range of 192.168.2.2 through 192.168.2.6.
4. Select a lease time for the assigned IP addresses.
The default time is two hours.
5. Type a local domain name, if your Internet service provider (ISP) provided one for you.
6. To save the new IP address range, click Apply.
Method 4: Change the Wireless Channel
To set wireless channel for base station, follow these steps:
1. Open the Base Station Management Tool, and then click Wireless.
2. Click to select the Enable wireless access check box if it is not already selected.
3. Click to the channel number that you want in the Wireless channel number drop-down list.
4. To save the new wireless channel setting, click Apply.
Prevent Wireles hijacks
attendants may soon be outfitted with wireless devices that would be used to alert pilots of attempted hijackings or other in-air security threats. The Federal Aviation Administration plans to require that airlines provide a way for the cabin crew to “discreetly notify’’ pilots “in the event of suspicious activity or security breaches in the cabin.’’ The proposed regulation, which is not yet final, grew out of an advisory panel that the Transportation Department created after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The panel had recommended that cabin crews have “a method for immediate notification to the flight deck during a suspected threat in the cabin’’ that would permit pilots to take appropriate action, such as beginning an immediate landing.
In some airlines have offered flight attendants that kind of alert system “for quite some time’’.
The FAA’s proposal does not mandate wireless devices—which Congress recommended in the law creating the Department of Homeland Security but did not require. Instead, the proposal merely says that passenger flights must have an “approved means’’ by which flight crews could signal such an alert.
Other systems that the agency mentioned as possible alternatives to wireless devices include setting up an alarm procedure using an existing communications system, such as “subtly keying the (intercom) in a specific manner’’.
In some airlines have offered flight attendants that kind of alert system “for quite some time’’.
The FAA’s proposal does not mandate wireless devices—which Congress recommended in the law creating the Department of Homeland Security but did not require. Instead, the proposal merely says that passenger flights must have an “approved means’’ by which flight crews could signal such an alert.
Other systems that the agency mentioned as possible alternatives to wireless devices include setting up an alarm procedure using an existing communications system, such as “subtly keying the (intercom) in a specific manner’’.
A Website To Send the Larger Files
Do you want to send larger files to your friends. Here is a Good website allow you to send file upto 2Gb in size. So its really help to people those are have less space in mailbox.
Recently, Yousendit added optional password protection for files that you send. Already, it has proven to be one of thier most valuable and popular features. Today, this website are offering a free upgrade to their Business Plus service so that you can get an added level of security and better manage the files you send with password protection.
Business Plus is the most convenient and efficient service, In addition to password protection Business Plus gives you the ability to:
1.You can Send multiple files at once and files as large as 2 GB
2.Track downloads and Customize your file deliveries with your brand
3.The files you send are available for 14 days and are automatically backed up.
4.The people who receive your files see no 3rd party advertisements.
This offer is free and With the Business Plus account you not only get a dropbox with a URL that makes it easy for everyone to send you files, you also get to create your own design for the upload and download site so everyone recognizes your personal or business site.
Recently, Yousendit added optional password protection for files that you send. Already, it has proven to be one of thier most valuable and popular features. Today, this website are offering a free upgrade to their Business Plus service so that you can get an added level of security and better manage the files you send with password protection.
Business Plus is the most convenient and efficient service, In addition to password protection Business Plus gives you the ability to:
1.You can Send multiple files at once and files as large as 2 GB
2.Track downloads and Customize your file deliveries with your brand
3.The files you send are available for 14 days and are automatically backed up.
4.The people who receive your files see no 3rd party advertisements.
This offer is free and With the Business Plus account you not only get a dropbox with a URL that makes it easy for everyone to send you files, you also get to create your own design for the upload and download site so everyone recognizes your personal or business site.
TIPS TO BACKUP THROUGH BLUETOOTH
Here is some easy tips to take the backup of your mobile through Bluetooth, Even though all depends on your mobile model.
1.Install your bluetooth hardware and its drivers. Download the latest versions if necessary and Install the software provided by the mobile phone manufacturer. If you dont have a CD, you can download it fairly easily from the internet. Make sure you know the make and model number of your mobile phone to make your job easier. Switch on Bluetooth on your mobile phone and make sure that it can be seen by other devices.
2.If you are using Windows XP, click on your start menu, go to control panel, then bluetooth devices.Click on Add device and after it finishes the search, select your mobile phone.It might ask you for something called a passcode. Here, you can select any one of the options in the list. I usually prefer proceeding without a passcode. If you have selected to use a passcode, enter the same code on your mobile when asked.
3.Once this is finished, you have succesfully paired your computer and phone. Now run the mobile phone software you installed. Depending on the software, you will see options to either backup or sync your phone.
1.Install your bluetooth hardware and its drivers. Download the latest versions if necessary and Install the software provided by the mobile phone manufacturer. If you dont have a CD, you can download it fairly easily from the internet. Make sure you know the make and model number of your mobile phone to make your job easier. Switch on Bluetooth on your mobile phone and make sure that it can be seen by other devices.
2.If you are using Windows XP, click on your start menu, go to control panel, then bluetooth devices.Click on Add device and after it finishes the search, select your mobile phone.It might ask you for something called a passcode. Here, you can select any one of the options in the list. I usually prefer proceeding without a passcode. If you have selected to use a passcode, enter the same code on your mobile when asked.
3.Once this is finished, you have succesfully paired your computer and phone. Now run the mobile phone software you installed. Depending on the software, you will see options to either backup or sync your phone.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Google Goes Social with Google Buzz
GMAIL USERS: You can now follow Mashable’s official Google Buzz profile here: http://www.google.com/profiles/mashable
It’s official: Google has just announced Google Buzz, its newest push into the social media foray. This confirms earlier reports of Gmail integrating a social status feature.
On stage revealing the new product was Bradley Horowitz, Google’s vice president for product management. While introducing the product, Mr. Horowitz focused on the human penchant for sharing experiences and the social media phenomenon of wanting to share it in real time. These two key themes were core philosophies behind Google Buzz.
“It’s becoming harder and harder to find signal in the noise,” Bradley stated before introducing the product manager for Google Buzz, Todd Jackson.
It’s official: Google has just announced Google Buzz, its newest push into the social media foray. This confirms earlier reports of Gmail integrating a social status feature.
On stage revealing the new product was Bradley Horowitz, Google’s vice president for product management. While introducing the product, Mr. Horowitz focused on the human penchant for sharing experiences and the social media phenomenon of wanting to share it in real time. These two key themes were core philosophies behind Google Buzz.
“It’s becoming harder and harder to find signal in the noise,” Bradley stated before introducing the product manager for Google Buzz, Todd Jackson.
Mars is our mission
NASA's emerging exploration plan will call for safely sending humans to Mars, possibly by the 2030s, and de-emphasize exploration of the moon, the agency's leader said Tuesday.
“That is my personal vision,” NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said. “I am confident that, when I say humans on Mars is a goal for the nation, not just NASA, I'm saying that because I believe the president will back me up.”
Bolden cited appearances set before congressional committees on Feb. 24 and 25 as a deadline for creating the “beginnings of a plan” for human exploration.
At those hearings, Bolden said, he will be able only to give a range of dates for a Mars trip because scientific questions, such as mitigating radiation exposure and bone loss, remain unanswered.
But he confidently said the 2030s, even the early 2030s, were viable if given a reasonable and sustained budget.
Bolden was in Houston this week making his first visit to Johnson Space Center since the release of President Barack Obama's budget on Feb. 1. Obama has been on the defense as the budget, while adding $6 billion in new money over five years, calls for the cancellation of the Constellation program that the Houston space center manages.
Bolden's expansiveness on the attractiveness of Mars as a clear goal for NASA may blunt some of the criticism Obama has received for not addressing space policy since taking office, nor clearly outlining what will replace Constellation.
Under Constellation, NASA was to build two new rockets to fly astronauts to the International Space Station and, by the early 2020s, back to the moon where a lunar base would be built. Researching and living on the moon would be a steppingstone to exploring outward to destinations like Mars, perhaps by 2040.
‘Fight, fight, fight' vowed
Congressional critics have said NASA should not be asked to change plans when $9 billion has already been spent on Constellation and that by canceling the space agency's next-generation exploration program, Obama is turning his back on human spaceflight.
“The president's plan is not what our country needs at this time,” said Rep. Pete Olson, R-Sugar Land. “We have been the world's leader for 50 years, and I can't accept that we're going to fall behind. We are going to fight, fight, fight to ensure that the next person who steps on the moon is an American.”
Olson said the right thing to do is add $3 billion to NASA's budget annually for the next five years to ensure Constellation is fully funded.
But Bolden's comments Tuesday, made at a Houston Chronicle editorial board meeting, indicate the president hopes to reach Mars before the timeline envisioned by the Constellation program.
Bolden said this could be accomplished by sending robotic or possibly human missions to the lunar surface, but to skip the costly and timely step of building a permanent lunar base.
“I don't see us colonizing the moon as some people do,” he said. “That's not NASA's job. Our job is to explore.”
And if someone beats NASA back to the moon while it is conducting research on rockets that can blast humans to Mars?
“When the Chinese or the Japanese or the Russians, or anybody else that people are worried about, get back to the moon before we do, I'm not worried about that,” said Bolden, a former astronaut. “Because when they land they're going to be walking in the footsteps of 12 Americans who have already been there.”
Planetary Society likes it
Some pro-space exploration organizations have embraced Obama's plan because it has the potential to get humans beyond the moon more quickly than Constellation.
“The proof will be in what they do with this new plan, but I have great hopes for it,” said Louis Friedman, executive director of The Planetary Society.
Friedman noted Constellation budget's is largely focused at present on developing the Ares I rocket, to carry astronauts to Earth orbit, and the Orion crew capsule that would house them both in orbit and on longer journeys.
The president's proposed budget spends more, about $3.1 billion over the next five years, on the design of a heavy-lift rocket that can carry the fuel and supplies needed to propel and sustain astronauts on long journeys, Friedman said.
Hard sell ahead?
Bolden said he would like to use some of the money previously earmarked for Constellation's Ares I rocket to fund newer technologies that might get humans to Mars more quickly.
“I think the path that (Obama) has asked us to go down now gives us a better chance of getting to some destinations, if not as fast, maybe even faster in some cases because there are technologies that we overlooked, or just pushed aside, because we couldn't afford them for the last several years we've been developing the Constellation program,” Bolden said.
His task during the next two weeks will be to flesh out more details for the Mars vision, and then sell the plan to a skeptical Congress that ultimately will have to approve funding.
“That is my personal vision,” NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said. “I am confident that, when I say humans on Mars is a goal for the nation, not just NASA, I'm saying that because I believe the president will back me up.”
Bolden cited appearances set before congressional committees on Feb. 24 and 25 as a deadline for creating the “beginnings of a plan” for human exploration.
At those hearings, Bolden said, he will be able only to give a range of dates for a Mars trip because scientific questions, such as mitigating radiation exposure and bone loss, remain unanswered.
But he confidently said the 2030s, even the early 2030s, were viable if given a reasonable and sustained budget.
Bolden was in Houston this week making his first visit to Johnson Space Center since the release of President Barack Obama's budget on Feb. 1. Obama has been on the defense as the budget, while adding $6 billion in new money over five years, calls for the cancellation of the Constellation program that the Houston space center manages.
Bolden's expansiveness on the attractiveness of Mars as a clear goal for NASA may blunt some of the criticism Obama has received for not addressing space policy since taking office, nor clearly outlining what will replace Constellation.
Under Constellation, NASA was to build two new rockets to fly astronauts to the International Space Station and, by the early 2020s, back to the moon where a lunar base would be built. Researching and living on the moon would be a steppingstone to exploring outward to destinations like Mars, perhaps by 2040.
‘Fight, fight, fight' vowed
Congressional critics have said NASA should not be asked to change plans when $9 billion has already been spent on Constellation and that by canceling the space agency's next-generation exploration program, Obama is turning his back on human spaceflight.
“The president's plan is not what our country needs at this time,” said Rep. Pete Olson, R-Sugar Land. “We have been the world's leader for 50 years, and I can't accept that we're going to fall behind. We are going to fight, fight, fight to ensure that the next person who steps on the moon is an American.”
Olson said the right thing to do is add $3 billion to NASA's budget annually for the next five years to ensure Constellation is fully funded.
But Bolden's comments Tuesday, made at a Houston Chronicle editorial board meeting, indicate the president hopes to reach Mars before the timeline envisioned by the Constellation program.
Bolden said this could be accomplished by sending robotic or possibly human missions to the lunar surface, but to skip the costly and timely step of building a permanent lunar base.
“I don't see us colonizing the moon as some people do,” he said. “That's not NASA's job. Our job is to explore.”
And if someone beats NASA back to the moon while it is conducting research on rockets that can blast humans to Mars?
“When the Chinese or the Japanese or the Russians, or anybody else that people are worried about, get back to the moon before we do, I'm not worried about that,” said Bolden, a former astronaut. “Because when they land they're going to be walking in the footsteps of 12 Americans who have already been there.”
Planetary Society likes it
Some pro-space exploration organizations have embraced Obama's plan because it has the potential to get humans beyond the moon more quickly than Constellation.
“The proof will be in what they do with this new plan, but I have great hopes for it,” said Louis Friedman, executive director of The Planetary Society.
Friedman noted Constellation budget's is largely focused at present on developing the Ares I rocket, to carry astronauts to Earth orbit, and the Orion crew capsule that would house them both in orbit and on longer journeys.
The president's proposed budget spends more, about $3.1 billion over the next five years, on the design of a heavy-lift rocket that can carry the fuel and supplies needed to propel and sustain astronauts on long journeys, Friedman said.
Hard sell ahead?
Bolden said he would like to use some of the money previously earmarked for Constellation's Ares I rocket to fund newer technologies that might get humans to Mars more quickly.
“I think the path that (Obama) has asked us to go down now gives us a better chance of getting to some destinations, if not as fast, maybe even faster in some cases because there are technologies that we overlooked, or just pushed aside, because we couldn't afford them for the last several years we've been developing the Constellation program,” Bolden said.
His task during the next two weeks will be to flesh out more details for the Mars vision, and then sell the plan to a skeptical Congress that ultimately will have to approve funding.
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