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Cisco CCNP 300-710 SNCF Study Guide

Cisco Certified Specialist - Securing Networks with Cisco Firewalls 300-710

The Cisco 300-710 SNCF (Securing Networks with Cisco Firewalls) is a concentration exam for CCNP Security. It covers deploying, configuring, managing and troubleshooting Cisco Secure Firewall and its integrations with other security products.

  • Exam code 300-710
  • Specialist level
  • 4 exam domains

This guide is free, with no sign-up. It explains every Cisco CCNP 300-710 SNCF exam topic in plain English, one chapter at a time. Read them in order or jump straight to the topic you need.

  • 4chapters
  • 28topics
  • 15diagrams and exhibits
  • 1 h 58 minfast track
Start with Deployment
  • Every topic follows the same simple pattern: what it is, how it works, common mistakes
  • Diagrams and real command output where a picture explains it best
  • Exam tips and worked subnetting and IPv6 practice, with answers

How the exam is weighted

Each domain is worth this share of the exam, so spend your study time in proportion. Select a domain to open its chapter.

Chapters

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1Deployment5 topics · 24 min fast trackOverview of the SNCF Deployment chapter covering routed and transparent modes, NGIPS modes, high availability options and virtual appliance management.
  1. 1Routed and Transparent Firewall Modes5 min
  2. 2NGIPS Passive and Inline Modes5 min
  3. 3Port Channels and Failover5 min
  4. 4ECMP, Route Tracking and Clustering5 min
  5. 5Virtual Appliances and Management Options4 min
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2Configuration9 topics · 37 min fast trackOverview of the SNCF Configuration chapter covering FMC system settings, security policies, discovery, objects, device settings, VPN and the Snort engine.
  1. 1FMC System Settings4 min
  2. 2Access Control Policy4 min
  3. 3DNS, Identity and Network Analysis Policies4 min
  4. 4Discovery, Detectors, Correlation and EVE4 min
  5. 5Objects and Intrusion Rules4 min
  6. 6Device Management, Certificates and Health4 min
  7. 7NAT, QoS and Routing on FTD4 min
  8. 8Zero Trust Access and VPN5 min
  9. 9Snort in Threat Defense4 min
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3Management and Troubleshooting6 topics · 24 min fast trackOverview of the SNCF Management and Troubleshooting chapter on FMC and CLI troubleshooting, capture and debug tools, reports, events and managers.
  1. 1Troubleshooting with the FMC and the Device CLI4 min
  2. 2Packet Capture and Packet Tracer4 min
  3. 3Firewall Engine Debug and System Support Trace4 min
  4. 4Dashboards and Reporting in the FMC4 min
  5. 5Events, Risk Reports and the Network Map4 min
  6. 6Device Management Tools Compared4 min
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4Integration8 topics · 33 min fast trackOverview of the SNCF Integration chapter covering Malware Defense, Secure Endpoint, TID, Cisco XDR, pxGrid, containment, analytics and logging, and Splunk.
  1. 1Malware Defense and File Policies5 min
  2. 2Secure Endpoint Integration4 min
  3. 3Threat Intelligence Director4 min
  4. 4Cisco XDR for Security Investigations4 min
  5. 5FMC Integration with ISE Using pxGrid4 min
  6. 6Rapid Threat Containment4 min
  7. 7Security Analytics and Logging4 min
  8. 8Splunk Integration and AI Driven Threat Intelligence4 min
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