Cisco Certified Network Professional

When to Use

• Design or troubleshoot enterprise campus LAN switching (VLANs, STP/RSTP/MST, EtherChannel, stacking)
• Plan enterprise routing (OSPF, EIGRP, BGP fundamentals, redistribution, summarization)
• Architect WAN edge services (FHRP, DMVPN/SD-WAN handoff points, QoS at branch/DC edge)
• Integrate wireless at L2/L3 boundaries (controller/AP attachment, guest segmentation touchpoints)
• Implement network assurance (SNMP, NetFlow/IPFIX, syslog, basic telemetry, baseline dashboards)
• Apply security integration (802.1X, ACLs, control-plane protection, device hardening) at the network layer
• Follow structured troubleshooting methodology on Cisco IOS-XE, Catalyst, and Meraki-managed campuses

When NOT to Use