Changes made to ICND1 and ICND2 Exams
List of Changes in ICND1 and ICND2 exams
A comprehensive analysis of changes made to ICND1 and ICND2 exams. Please follow these guidelines, if you are going to prepare for your ICND1 and ICND2 exams.
Changes in ICND1:
Candidates who currently have a CCENT or have passed 640-820 ICND1 exam and would like to pursue a CCNA Routing and Switching certification using the 200-101 ICND2 exam or any of the other Associate-level exams, the following shows content that has been added to the new curriculum and exam for 100-101 ICND1. Candidates are encouraged to gain the knowledge difference before attempting to take the Associate-level exams.
Topics Removed from the ICND1 Exam:
• Securing the Network
• Understanding the Challenges of Shared LANs
• Solving Network Challenges with Switched LAN Technologies
• Wireless LANs
• Using Cisco SDM
• Configuring Serial Encapsulation
• Enabling RIP
Topics Added to the ICND1 Exam:
• Implementing VLSM
• Scaling the Network with NAT and PAT
• Managing Traffic Using ACLs
• Implementing VLANs and Trunks
• Routing Between VLANs
• Implementing single area OSPF
• Introducing Basic IPv6
• Understanding IPv6
• Configuring IPv6 Routing
Changes in ICND2:
Candidates who currently have a CCNA Routing and Switching certification and are preparing to recertify, should be made aware that the 200-101 ICND2 exam has been redesigned. Candidates are encouraged to review the topic modifications before attempting to take the 200-101 ICND2 exam.
Topics Removed from the ICND2 Exam:
• Routing Between VLANs
• Securing the Expanded Network
• Implementing VLSM
• Scaling the Network with NAT and PAT
Topics Added to the ICND2 Exam:
• Troubleshooting VLAN Connectivity
• Understand Spanning Tree Protocol
• Understand and configure Etherchannel
• Understand Layer 3 Redundancy Protocols
• Troubleshooting IPv4 Network Connectivity
• Troubleshooting IPv6 Network Connectivity
• Implementing EIGRP
• Troubleshooting EIGRP
• Implementing EIGRP for IPv6
• Multi-area OSPF IPv4 Implementation
• Understanding and configuring OSPFv3
• Understanding and configuring clients for SNMP, Syslog and Netflow
• Managing Cisco devices
• Understanding and verifying Cisco licensing
Well, please prepare all these topics before appearing for your CCNA/ICND exams.