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Course Overview:
The Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies (ENCOR) course gives you the knowledge and skills needed to configure, troubleshoot, and manage enterprise wired and wireless networks. You’ll also learn to implement security principles, implement automation and programmability within an enterprise network, and how to overlay network design by using SD-Access and SD-WAN solutions.
Attendees to N-415: Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies (ENCOR) will receive TechNow approved course materials, expert instruction, and prepare you to take the 350-401 Implementing Cisco® Enterprise Network Core Technologies (ENCOR) exam.
Dates/Locations:
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03/09/2026 - 03/13/2026 08:00 -16:00 |
N-415: Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies (ENCOR) TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX |
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06/29/2026 - 07/03/2026 08:00 -16:00 |
N-415: Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies (ENCOR) TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX |
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10/05/2026 - 10/09/2026 08:00 -16:00 |
N-415: Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies (ENCOR) TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX |
Duration: 5 Days
Course Objectives:
- Illustrate the hierarchical network design model and architecture using the access, distribution, and core layers
- Compare and contrast the various hardware and software switching mechanisms and operation, while defining the Ternary Content Addressable Memory (TCAM) and Content Addressable Memory (CAM), along with process switching, fast switching, and Cisco Express Forwarding concepts
- Troubleshoot Layer 2 connectivity using VLANs and trunking
- Implementation of redundant switched networks using Spanning Tree Protocol
- Troubleshooting link aggregation using Etherchannel
- Describe the features, metrics, and path selection concepts of Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)
- Implementation and optimization of Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)v2 and OSPFv3, including adjacencies, packet types, and areas, summarization, and route filtering for IPv4 and IPv6
- Implementing External Border Gateway Protocol (EBGP) interdomain routing, path selection, and single and dual-homed networking
- Implementing network redundancy using protocols including Hot Standby Routing Protocol (HSRP) and Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
- Implementing internet connectivity within Enterprise using static and dynamic Network Address Translation (NAT)
- Describe the virtualization technology of servers, switches, and the various network devices and components
- Implementing overlay technologies such as Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF), Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE), VPN, and Location Identifier Separation Protocol (LISP)
- Describe the components and concepts of wireless networking including Radio Frequency (RF) and antenna characteristics, and define the specific wireless standards
- Describe the various wireless deployment models available, include autonomous Access Point (AP) deployments and cloud-based designs within the centralized Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) architecture
- Describe wireless roaming and location services
- Describe how APs communicate with WLCs to obtain software, configurations, and centralized management
- Configure and verify Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP), WebAuth, and Pre-Shared Key (PSK) wireless client authentication on a WLC
- Troubleshoot wireless client connectivity issues using various available tools
- Troubleshooting Enterprise networks using services such as Network Time Protocol (NTP), Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), Cisco Internetwork Operating System (Cisco IOS®) IP Service Level Agreements (SLAs), NetFlow, and Cisco IOS Embedded Event Manager
- Explain the use of available network analysis and troubleshooting tools, which include show and debug commands, as well as best practices in troubleshooting
- Configure secure administrative access for Cisco IOS devices using the Command-Line Interface (CLI) access, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Access Control List (ACL), and Secure Shell (SSH), and explore device hardening concepts to secure devices from less secure applications, such as Telnet and HTTP
- Implement scalable administration using Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) and the local database, while exploring the features and benefits
- Describe the enterprise network security architecture, including the purpose and function of VPNs, content security, logging, endpoint security, personal firewalls, and other security features
- Explain the purpose, function, features, and workflow of Cisco DNA Center™ Assurance for Intent-Based Networking, for network visibility, proactive monitoring, and application experience
- Describe the components and features of the Cisco SD-Access solution, including the nodes, fabric control plane, and data plane, while illustrating the purpose and function of the Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) gateways
- Define the components and features of Cisco SD-WAN solutions, including the orchestration plane, management plane, control plane, and data plane
- Describe the concepts, purpose, and features of multicast protocols, including Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) v2/v3, Protocol-Independent Multicast (PIM) dense mode/sparse mode, and rendezvous points
- Describe the concepts and features of Quality of Service (QoS), and describe the need within the enterprise network
- Explain basic Python components and conditionals with script writing and analysis
- Describe network programmability protocols such as Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF) and RESTCONF
- Describe APIs in Cisco DNA Center and vManage
Prerequisites:
- CCNA certification
- Implementation of Enterprise LAN networks
- Basic understanding of Enterprise routing and wireless connectivity
- Basic understanding of Python scripting
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Course Overview:
Gain the knowledge and skills needed to implement security controls, maintain the security posture, and identify and remediate vulnerabilities by using a variety of security tools. The course covers scripting and automation, virtualization, and cloud N-tier architecture.
After completing this course, students will be able to describe specialized data classifications on Azure, Identify Azure data protection mechanisms, Implement Azure data encryption methods, Secure internet protocols and how to implement them on Azure, Describe Azure security services and features.
TechNow has worked worldwide enterprise infrastructures for over 20 years and has developed demos and labs to exemplify the techniques required to demonstrate cloud technologies and to effectively manage security in the cloud environment.
Attendees to AZ-500: Microsoft Azure Security Technologies will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.
Date/Locations:
Course Duration: 5 days
Course Outline:
- Identity and access
- Configure Azure Active Directory for Azure workloads and subscriptions
- Configure Azure AD Privileged Identity Management
- Configure security for an Azure subscription
- Platform Protection
- Understand cloud security
- Build a network
- Secure network
- Implement host security
- Implement platform security
- Implement subscription security
- Security Operations
- Configure security services
- Configure security policies by using Azure Security Center
- Manage security alerts
- Respond to and remediate security issues
- Create security baselines
- Data and Applications
- Configure security policies to manage data
- Configure security for data infrastructure
- Configure encryption for data at rest
- Understand application security
- Implement security for application lifecycle
- Secure applications
- Configure and manage Azure Key Vault
Prerequisites :
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- AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
- Students should have 1-2 years professional development experience and experience with Microsoft Azure.
- Student must be able to program in an Azure Supported Language.
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CCFE Core Competencies
- Procedures and Legal Issues
- Computer Fundamentals
- Partitioning Schemes
- Data Recovery
- Windows File Systems
- Windows Artifacts
- Report writing (Presentation of Finding)
- Procedures and Legal issues
- Knowledge of search and subjection and rules for evidence as applicable to computer forensics.
- Ability to explain the on-scene action taken for evidence preservation.
- Ability to maintain and document an environment consolidating the computer forensics.
- Computer Fundamentals
- Understand BIOS
- Computer hardware
- Understanding of numbering system (Binary, hexadecimal, bits, bytes).
- Knowledge of sectors, clusters, files.
- Understanding of logical and physical files.
- Understanding of logical and physical drives.
- Partitioning schemes
- Identification of current partitioning schemes.
- Understanding of primary and extended partition.
- Knowledge of partitioning schemes and structures and system used by it.
- Knowledge of GUID and its application.
- Windows file system
- Understanding of concepts of files.
- Understanding of FAT tables, root directory, subdirectory along with how they store data.
- Identification, examination, analyzation of NTFS master file table.
- Understanding of $MFT structure and how they store data.
- Understanding of Standard information, Filename, and data attributes.
- Data Recovery
- Ability to validate forensic hardware, software, examination procedures.
- Email headers understanding.
- Ability to generate and validate forensically sterile media.
- Ability to generate and validate a forensic image of media.
- Understand hashing and hash sets.
- Understand file headers.
- Ability to extract file metadata from common file types.
- Understanding of file fragmentation.
- Ability to extract component files from compound files.
- Knowledge of encrypted files and strategies for recovery.
- Knowledge of Internet browser artifacts.
- Knowledge of search strategies for examining electronic
- Windows Artifacts
- Understanding the purpose and structure of component files that create the windows registry.
- Identify and capability to extract the relevant data from the dead registry.
- Understand the importance of restore points and volume shadow copy services.
- Knowledge of the locations of common Windows artifacts.
- Ability to analyze recycle bin.
- Ability to analyze link files.
- Analyzing of logs
- Extract and view windows logs
- Ability to locate, mount and examine VHD files.
- Understand the Windows swap and hibernation files.
- Report Writing (Presentation of findings)
- Ability to conclude things strongly based on examination observations.
- Able to report findings using industry standard technically accurate terminologies.
- Ability to explain the complex things in simple and easy terms so that non-technical people can understand clearly.
- Be able to consider legal boundaries when undertaking a forensic examination
Course Overview:
The CT-325: Security+ (SY0-701) class is the primary class you will need to take if your job responsibilities include securing network services, network devices, and network traffic. It will also help you prepare for the CompTIA Security+ examination (exam number SY0-701). In the CT-325: Security+ class you’ll build on your knowledge and professional experience with computer hardware, operating systems, and networks as you acquire the specific skills required to implement basic security services on any type of computer network. Let us help you prepare for the CompTIA Security+ exam (SY0-701).
TechNow is a CompTIA partner and uses official CompTIA Security+ curriculum.
Attendees to CT-325: Security+ will receive TechNow approved course materials and TechNow expert instruction.
Dates/Locations:
| Date/Time | Event |
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02/09/2026 - 02/13/2026 08:00 -16:00 |
CT-325: Security+ TechNow – San Antonio, TX, San Antonio TX |
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04/13/2026 - 04/17/2026 08:00 -16:00 |
CT-325: Security+ TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX |
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07/06/2026 - 07/10/2026 08:00 -16:00 |
CT-325: Security+ TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX |
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09/21/2026 - 09/25/2026 08:00 -16:00 |
CT-325: Security+ TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX |
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11/16/2026 - 11/20/2026 08:00 -16:00 |
CT-325: Security+ TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX |
Duration: 5 Days
Course Objectives:
- Compare and contrast attacks
- Compare and contrast security controls
- Use security assessment tools
- Explain basic cryptography concepts
- Implement a public key infrastructure
- Implement identity and access management controls
- Manage access services and accounts
- Implement a secure network architecture
- Install and configure security appliances
- Install and configure wireless and physical access security
- Deploy secure host, mobile, and embedded systems
- Implement secure network access protocols
- Implement secure network applications
- Explain risk management and disaster recovery concepts
- Describe secure application development concepts
- Explain organizational security concepts
Prerequisites:
- CompTIA A+ and Network+ certifications, or equivalent knowledge.
- Windows 7/8/10 and Server 2008/2012/2016 experience required.
- Six to nine months experience in networking, including experience in configuring & managing TCP/IP.
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Instructor comments: Instructor was very knowledgeable on all the course content. There were some instances when I felt he streamlined through some of the material too quickly, such as going over how to identify types of attacks.