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CCNA Video Mentor is a DVD-ROM software product. The DVD contains a series of succinct instructional videos that demonstrate how to accomplish various CCNA-level configuration tasks on Cisco routers and switches.

Books
The Portable Command Guide contains all the CCNA-level commands for the certification exam in one condensed, portable resource. The book provides tips and examples of how to apply the commands to real-world scenarios.

Self-Study Guides, which are based on Cisco courses for the related exams, provide essential foundation learning and thoroughly cover topics addressed in those courses. These books assume no prior knowledge of the subject matter and take a detailed approach to tutorial-based learning. Book elements within the Self-Study Guide Series feature real-world case studies, configuration examples, and chapter-ending review questions, making them useful on the job, in addition to exam preparation.

Exam Certification Guides help prepare candidates for Cisco certification exams. These books assume readers have attained the necessary learning foundation and experience for a certification test and are reviewing material before exam time. They include summary information that details critical information on key exam topics and a companion CD-ROM, which contains a powerful testing engine that can be customized with practice exam questions and simulation-based questions, adaptable performance trackers, and the complete text in electronic format.

Which book is right for me?
Self-Study Guides and Exam Certification Guides are intended to complement one another. Though they will cover similar content, they do so in a very different manner. Choosing one book over another depends where you are in the study cycle. If you are familiar with the base concepts, but need to assess your knowledge and review/practice for the exam, we recommend the Exam Certification Guides. If you are new to a topic area and need more detailed discussions of the foundation concepts, we recommend you start with the Self-Study Guides.

For more information on each series and how the books complement one another, visit our Series pages.

Training Courses

Two courses are recommended for CCNA 640-802 certification: Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices, Part 1 (ICND1), and Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices, Part 2 (ICND2).

Cisco Press Certification Self-Study books and software are part of a recommended learning path from Cisco Systems that can include simulation and hands-on training from authorized Cisco Learning Partners and self-study products from Cisco Press. To find out more about instructor-led training, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered by authorized Cisco Learning Partners worldwide, please visit http://www.cisco.com/go/authorizedtraining.
Recertification

CCNA certifications are valid for three years. To recertify, candidates must pass the current CCNA exam, the ICND2 exam, any exam at the Professional level bearing a 642 prefix, a Cisco Specialist exam (excluding Sales Specialist exams), or a CCIE written exam.

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Cisco Learning Network

The Cisco Learning Network is a powerful new online resource for Cisco customers seeking knowledge, training, and support as they enhance their careers through Cisco certifications. As the pre-eminent online community for Cisco certified customers, the Cisco Learning Network helps customers and partners interact, collaborate, learn, mentor peers, and prepare for certification exams via discussion forums, blogs, video interviews, wikis, and other interactive Web 2.0 technologies.