CCNP 2.0 : Building Cisco Remote Access Networks (BCRAN) Exam 640-505

Cisco Remote Access: more than a "test prep" guide, a total on-the-job reference!

• Comprehensive coverage of configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting Cisco remote access devices
• Master Cisco remote access through real-world scenarios and a book-length case study
• Remote access solutions for telecommuters, SOHO, and branch offices
• Includes sample exam questions in every chapter

If you're a Cisco professional, you know the crucial importance of remote access-and of passing your CCNP 2.0 Remote Access Exam (640-505) on the first try! The solution: CCNP 2.0: Building Cisco Remote Access Networks (BCRAN). This book delivers start-to-finish coverage of configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting remote access connections in any Cisco environment: branch office, small/home office, and beyond.

Robert N. Myhre and Steven Dangerfield cover every exam objective, presenting scenarios that deliver hands-on practice and building your skills incrementally through a single, book-length case study. Far more than a "test prep" guide, this is your total on-the-job reference for deploying remote access and managing it securely!

• Cisco WAN connections, design, and product selection
• Configuring modem connections and remote users
• Utilizing PPP authentication, compression, callback, and multilink features
• Deploying remote access via ISDN and frame relay—step by step
• Optimizing limited bandwidth using queueing and compression
• Extending IP addresses using network address translation
• Configuring authentication, authorization, and accounting with Ciscand CiscoSecure
• Delivering SOHO remote access with the Cisco 700 router

Cisco Remote Access: more than a "test prep" guide, a total on-the-job reference!

• Comprehensive coverage of configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting Cisco remote access devices
• Master Cisco remote access through real-world scenarios and a book-length case study
• Remote access solutions for telecommuters, SOHO, and branch offices
• Includes sample exam questions in every chapter

If you're a Cisco professional, you know the crucial importance of remote access-and of passing your CCNP 2.0 Remote Access Exam (640-505) on the first try! The solution: CCNP 2.0: Building Cisco Remote Access Networks (BCRAN). This book delivers start-to-finish coverage of configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting remote access connections in any Cisco environment: branch office, small/home office, and beyond.

Robert N. Myhre and Steven Dangerfield cover every exam objective, presenting scenarios that deliver hands-on practice and building your skills incrementally through a single, book-length case study. Far more than a "test prep" guide, this is your total on-the-job reference for deploying remote access and managing it securely!

• Cisco WAN connections, design, and product selection
• Configuring modem connections and remote users
• Utilizing PPP authentication, compression, callback, and multilink features
• Deploying remote access via ISDN and frame relay—step by step
• Optimizing limited bandwidth using queueing and compression
• Extending IP addresses using network address translation
• Configuring authentication, authorization, and accounting with Ciscand CiscoSecure
• Delivering SOHO remote access with the Cisco 700 router

ROBERT N. MYHRE is an independent trainer and consultant who currently teaches Cisco certification courses for Ascolta Training Company and Microsoft certification courses for MindSharp. Myhre's company, Network Aware, Inc., provides training in areas not traditionally covered well by vendor courseware.

STEVEN DANGERFIELD is a consulting internetwork security analyst currently working with a major UK telecommunications and Internet Service Provider.