what are the basic certification to be learned or taken for starting a career in n/w?

I am a b.tech fresher in ECE and have good interest in networking , so as a fresher what are the certification that i would take initially to have a good exposure in this field and also to have a good knowledge in networking as a fresher for entering into a job in networking platform....i have a plan for a course of about 4 months and within that time which all should be covered ?

as a fresher i dont know much about all these, so guide me please..

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networker050184

CCNA is the way to go.

mnsachin

ok..so what about A+ certification ??

networker050184

A+ isn't going to help you much on the networking side. If you plan to look at a helpdesk role then it might be more useful.

mnsachin

i want to move my career into communication field also, since in communication sector also the concepts of networking is important ,so will CCNA be enough/??

BGraves

Super basic would be Net+...but I do think that if you could swing the CCENT>CCNA Routing and Switching like networker050184 above suggests, you would stand a better chance of securing a position in the networking job field.

To know for sure though, you might look for networking job postings in your area at the level you want and see what they recommend an applicant have. If it's all Net+, go that route. If it's CCNA/Cisco related positions, then go that route.

mnsachin

thanks BGraves and networker050184

N2IT

While I am not a networking professional I have worked with several networking groups in different enterprises. Two sets of letters you see behind the network engineers names on a constant basis, CCNA and CCNP. (Just saying)