ENSDWI – Implementing Cisco SD-WAN Solutions

Audience:

This course is designed for network engineers responsible for installing, supporting, and troubleshooting Cisco SD-WAN networks, as well as professionals pursuing the Cisco Certified Specialist – Enterprise SD-WAN Implementation or CCNP Enterprise certification.

Prerequisites:

There are no formal prerequisites; however, students should understand software-defined networking concepts, enterprise WAN design, and interior and exterior routing protocols, and be familiar with Transport Layer Security (TLS) and IP Security (IPsec). Knowledge equivalent to the CCNA and ENCOR courses is recommended.

Course Description:

This course teaches students to design, deploy, configure, and manage Cisco Catalyst Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) solutions in enterprise environments. Students will explore deployment options, device configuration, routing, security, application performance, and migration from traditional WAN infrastructure. Hands-on labs reinforce configuration, management, and troubleshooting skills.

This course prepares students for the 300-415 ENSDWI exam and provides 32 Continuing Education credits toward Cisco recertification.

Course Objectives:  

After completing this course, students should be able to:

• Explain Cisco SD-WAN architecture and deployment options.
• Deploy WAN Edge devices and manage device configurations.
• Configure routing, redundancy, high availability, and scalability.
• Implement control, data, and application-aware routing policies.
• Apply quality of service and application performance optimization capabilities.
• Configure direct internet access and Cisco SD-WAN Cloud OnRamp options.
• Describe security integration and multicast support.
• Plan migration from traditional WAN infrastructure.

Manage, monitor, and troubleshoot Cisco SD-WAN networks.