[cisco-voip] CCENT/CCNA Voice

[Ed Leatherman]

I second Mehtab's comment about GNS3, great tool for learning routing as
long as you can acquire an IOS image for one of the compatible routers.
Check out http://gns3vault.com/ for some nice labs designed for
gns3/dynamips. Keep in mind it won't help you out as much with catalyst
switch features.


On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 2:53 PM, Mehtab Shinwari <mshinwari at fidelus.com>wrote:

> Sean,
>
> Congrats on taking the first step. The book would do the job. I am a big
> fan of doing everything on a physical equipment. I have seen engineers that
> have CCNA or even CCNP without them touching a physical router or a switch
> in their lives.
>
> For CENT get GNS3 if you can't afford a router. Or if you do have access
> please practice what you read, it will make a big difference.
>
> For CCNA Voice I was superised at how much material has been included in
> it now. Get a beefy home PC (multicore + a good amount of RAM). Install
> VMware esxi 5 or 5.1 (I believe you get 60 days eval). Install  at least
> CUCM and a CUC server. For phones again if you can't afford them or don't
> have access to them, soft phones will do. CIPC, IPBlue, 3CX will do great
> in your lab.
>
> If you are serious and commit to it you will do just fine.
>
> Good luck.
>
>
> Mehtab Shinwari | CCNP RS/V
> Senior Support Engineer
>
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Sean Knight <sean at pubsvs.com>
> Date:
> To: cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
> Subject: [cisco-voip] CCENT/CCNA Voice
>
>
> I plan to acquire a CCENT cert and then go to CCNA Voice.  Any suggestions
> on materials?
>
>
> http://www.ciscopress.com/store/cisco-ccent-ccna-icnd1-100-101-official-cert-guide-9781587143854
>
>
> Is this the best to get to study/prepare for the test?  Any suggestions
> are appreciated.
>
>
> Thank you
>
>
>
>
>
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