Cisco authorized self-study book for CCNP Remote Access foundation learning * Prepare for CCNP certification while learning the fundamentals of remote access networks * Apply Cisco solutions for assembling and cabling WAN components * Enable on-demand connections by configuring asynchronous connections with modems and configuring Point-to-Point Protocol * Enhance on-demand connectivity using ISDN and DDR technologies * Learn how to manage permanent connections with X.25, Frame Relay, backups, queuing, and compression Building Cisco Remote Access Networks is a Cisco authorized self-paced learning tool. It teaches you how to design, configure, and maintain a remote access network using Cisco products. This book helps you enable and enhance the on-demand connectivity of a small office, home office, or telecommuter site to a central site. It is divided into six main areas: introduction to remote access networks, identifying Cisco solutions to remote access needs, enabling on-demand connections to the Central site, enhancing on-demand connectivity, enabling permanent connections to the Central site, and scaling remote access networks. Configuration examples demonstrate management and troubleshooting techniques. Step-by-step configuration and troubleshooting lists walk you though remote access network set-up and management. In-depth discussions teach you how to maintain and scale a remote access network. Finally, chapter-ending questions help you assess your understanding of key concepts and start you down the path for attaining your CCNP certification. Building Cisco Remote Access Networks is part of a recommended learning path from Cisco Systems that can include simulation and hands-on training from authorized Cisco Learning Partners and self-study products from Cisco Press. - from Amzon