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700-821 Exam Topics and Domains
700-821 is organized into 4 weighted domains. Expect to work with 802.11ac Wave 2, AC power options, Analytics engine, Audit logging, and more.
Cisco Industrial Ethernet Switching
Describe the Industrial Switches Portfolio
- Industrial Ethernet switches models
- Switch selection criteria
- Use cases for different switch models
- Portfolio comparison
- Switch model identification
- Feature comparison
- Deployment scenarios
- Environmental specifications
- Cisco Industrial Ethernet switches
- IE-2000 series
- IE-3000 series
- IE-4000 series
- IE-5000 series
Describe the Industrial Switches Portfolio
Describe the capabilities of Industrial Switches
- Industrial switch features
- Redundancy protocols
- Quality of Service (QoS)
- Security features
- Environmental hardening
- Feature functionality
- Protocol implementation
- Capability comparisons
- Performance specifications
- REP (Resilient Ethernet Protocol)
- DLR (Device Level Ring)
- PRP (Parallel Redundancy Protocol)
- HSR (High-availability Seamless Redundancy)
Describe the capabilities of Industrial Switches
Explain the power supply options for Industrial Switch
- Power supply types
- Redundant power configurations
- PoE capabilities
- Power budgeting
- Environmental considerations
- Power requirements calculation
- Redundancy design
- PoE implementation
- Power supply selection
- Power over Ethernet (PoE)
- PoE+
- Universal PoE (UPoE)
- DC power options
- AC power options
Explain the power supply options for Industrial Switch
Explain the management options for Industrial Switch
- Management interfaces
- Configuration methods
- Monitoring tools
- Automation options
- Central management
- Management tool selection
- Configuration procedures
- Monitoring capabilities
- Troubleshooting approaches
- Cisco Industrial Network Director (IND)
- Device Manager
- CLI management
- SNMP
- IoT Operations Dashboard integration
Explain the management options for Industrial Switch
Cisco Industrial Wireless
Describe the capabilities of IW6300
- IW6300 specifications
- Industrial wireless features
- Deployment scenarios
- Performance characteristics
- Environmental ratings
- IW6300 features
- Deployment requirements
- Performance metrics
- Use case scenarios
- Cisco IW6300 Heavy Duty Access Point
- 802.11ac Wave 2
- CleanAir technology
- Location services
Describe the capabilities of IW6300
Describe the capabilities of IW9167
- IW9167 specifications
- Wi-Fi 6 features
- Industrial applications
- Performance improvements
- Security enhancements
- IW9167 capabilities
- Wi-Fi 6 benefits
- Deployment considerations
- Performance comparisons
- Cisco IW9167 Heavy Duty Access Point
- Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
- OFDMA
- Target Wake Time (TWT)
Describe the capabilities of IW9167
Describe Cisco Ultra-Reliable Wireless Backhaul Solution
- Wireless backhaul technology
- Ultra-reliability features
- Deployment architectures
- Performance guarantees
- Use cases
- Backhaul solution design
- Reliability mechanisms
- Performance requirements
- Implementation scenarios
- Cisco Ultra-Reliable Wireless Backhaul
- FlexLink
- Mesh networking
- Point-to-point links
Describe Cisco Ultra-Reliable Wireless Backhaul Solution
Cisco Industrial Routing
Describe the Industrial Routing and gateway portfolio
- Industrial router models
- Gateway solutions
- Portfolio differentiation
- Selection criteria
- Deployment scenarios
- Router model selection
- Gateway capabilities
- Feature comparison
- Use case matching
- Cisco IR800 series
- Cisco IR1100 series
- Cisco IC3000 Gateway
- Cisco Edge Intelligence
Describe the Industrial Routing and gateway portfolio
Explain the functionality of Industrial Routers and Gateways
- Routing capabilities
- Gateway functions
- Protocol translation
- Edge computing
- Security features
- Router functionality
- Gateway operations
- Edge computing applications
- Security implementation
- IOx application hosting
- Edge computing platforms
- Protocol translation
- VPN services
- Firewall capabilities
Explain the functionality of Industrial Routers and Gateways
Explain the SDWAN support on IR routers
- SD-WAN architecture
- vManage integration
- Policy configuration
- Performance optimization
- Security features
- SD-WAN implementation
- Policy configuration
- Performance monitoring
- Troubleshooting
- Cisco SD-WAN
- vManage
- vBond
- vSmart
- vEdge on IR routers
Explain the SDWAN support on IR routers
Cisco IoT Operations Dashboard
Describe the functionality and architecture of the IoT Operations Dashboard
- Dashboard architecture
- Core functionalities
- Data visualization
- Integration capabilities
- Deployment models
- Architecture components
- Functionality overview
- Deployment options
- Integration methods
- IoT Operations Dashboard
- Data visualization tools
- Analytics engine
- Integration APIs
Describe the functionality and architecture of the IoT Operations Dashboard
Explain Edge Device Manager and how to deploy and manage routers and gateways with EDM
- Edge Device Manager features
- Device deployment
- Configuration management
- Monitoring capabilities
- Automation features
- EDM deployment
- Device management
- Configuration procedures
- Monitoring and troubleshooting
- Edge Device Manager (EDM)
- Zero-touch deployment
- Configuration templates
- Bulk operations
Explain Edge Device Manager and how to deploy and manage routers and gateways with EDM
Describe the architecture of Secure Equipment Access
- SEA architecture
- Security mechanisms
- Access control
- Authentication methods
- Audit capabilities
- SEA architecture components
- Security implementation
- Access control configuration
- Audit and compliance
- Secure Equipment Access (SEA)
- Role-based access control
- Multi-factor authentication
- Audit logging
Describe the architecture of Secure Equipment Access
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Who should take this exam?
This exam is typically taken by System Engineers and Network Engineers.
- Experience with industrial networking
- Knowledge of IoT concepts
- Familiarity with Cisco industrial products
- Understanding of network security principles