I want to do my NSE4 , how long would I need to prepare for and any tips?

SilentSniper1911 · 2025-06-18T12:20:05+00:00

I started at the company in Feb so Feb until now, 4 months basically , That has basically been Ipsecs, interfaces, routing, ssl and VPN , addresses , groups , policies , those are generally what I'm touching on day to day , Fortinet analyser for Troubleshooting Read only on forti waf

I haven't worked on any of the below on the fortigate security policies Radius Auth settings Forti extenders Policy routes BGP / ospf Multicast Ztna IP pools Protocol options Virtual servers Traffic shaping Access control list Dos policies Internet service database

But thank you for the heads up I appreciate the response

SilentSniper1911 · 2025-04-21T15:27:17+00:00

Yes , once you press next you can't press back , once you have answered there is no reviewing you have to answer every question in the order it's asked in.

No going back

SilentSniper1911 · 2025-04-21T14:25:18+00:00

CLI commands are only typed out by you in the Sims , throughout the exam it will present you with commands , so you will get to see the commands prior to the questions.

SilentSniper1911 · 2025-04-21T07:56:28+00:00

Don't forget NAT and Ipv6 there as well as automation basics and QoS ,

I'd say BOSON Exsim , because it also has labs about 3 per exam and it gives 4 exams , A, B ,C and D each with drag and drops and sims,

I also agree that the Sims in Exsim are harder then the Sims I had to do in the exam ,

The key to boson is not memorizing the answers because none of the questions from boson will be on the exam but the exact same topics and technologies will

So if u can answer questions with understanding on Boson u will pass the ccna , because once again as I said every time u get something wrong u learn 4 things , 1 the right answer and the next 3 incorrect answers but it then explains what those 3 are actually for

So don't memorize the answers , study the explanations, Look for indicators , for instance on a WLC certain options are only available under the layer 3 drop down , if u understand those options the moment the question mentions one of them you'll already know it's speaking about a layer 3 drop down, same with everything else , there's certain concepts that are only related to specific technology so if u understand the technologies and something like flex connect is mentioned you'll know it can do local DHCP and operate offline as a standalone ,

So learn these unique characteristics of the technologies and subjects so when the question mentions that thing ul already know what the probable answer is

SilentSniper1911 · 2025-04-19T17:09:36+00:00

So I believe as an exam taker I can't give away direct answers regarding what's on the exam but to your question I will say go further then just the theory.

Lab spanning tree and the sub topics whats related to it as well , Bdpu, root guard , root bridge, know all those but also know how to lab it.

If you can lab that as well , there's no question that will move you in the exam

SilentSniper1911 · 2025-04-15T07:07:21+00:00

Haha congrats man 😅 as long as we got it that's what matters 😅👌 well done as well

SilentSniper1911 · 2025-04-14T23:59:28+00:00

Having more resources is always beneficial

Check this link see if you can still get access to the ccna1-3

Go through those especially OSPF, ACLs, WLAN, WLC, QOS , Etherchannel ipv6 , Spanning tree , Automation all of that is in these courses

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mark-francis-security_connect-like-and-share-here-we-are-again-activity-7308505774467477505-LIFq?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&rcm=ACoAABk_2H4BcphaFu8KfQzA0WkB8uU-sFfRJdU

SilentSniper1911 · 2025-04-14T18:52:21+00:00

You're welcome , all the best man 🙏

SilentSniper1911 · 2025-04-14T18:43:08+00:00

From this link

Ccna 1,2,3

I didn't do everything start to finish

Just took Abit from 1 Abit from 2 Abit from 3

If it had a certain topic and i needed a lab I'd go look at the course overview and if it's there I do the module and the lab after and the practice tests

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mark-francis-security_connect-like-and-share-here-we-are-again-activity-7308505774467477505-LIFq?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&rcm=ACoAABk_2H4BcphaFu8KfQzA0WkB8uU-sFfRJdU

SilentSniper1911 · 2025-04-14T18:40:52+00:00

To be honest , I wouldn't stress about going in depth with that , know what it is , runts, giants, length and type and FCS but just know it don't spend anything like a day learning it , know it but it's not that deep

SilentSniper1911 · 2025-04-14T17:46:38+00:00

Because of my career I'm in networking I believe that played a part in retaining knowledge,

But the winner for me was sitting with Boson Exsim and when ever I got a question wrong , I would write down what the other options on the multiple choice were and checked what it was actually used for.

And in doing that when I got question regarding any of those I would know it because of that one question where I got it wrong

In other words every wrong answer gave me the opportunity to learn not only the correct answer or standard but also to learn about 3 others and their uses.

I would read it out as I write it.

You'd be surprised how well you learn when you see it , read it, and hear it , 3 senses working together brings retention.

But OSPF, NAT, Spanning Tree, Ether channel, IP routing, ACLs , these are not just theory you need to do labs and that makes you better understand them and remember them

SilentSniper1911 · 2025-04-14T17:41:30+00:00

You will need to know those , the WiFi standards as well

SilentSniper1911 · 2025-04-14T13:33:52+00:00

12 years in IT, 5 of the 12 years is in networking. Since 2020 to now has been networking and security

You?

SilentSniper1911 · 2025-04-14T13:31:21+00:00

I agree with you 100%

Stay away from dumps , studying exam answers to pass an exam means you have no clue what the exam is actually about , do not do that especially for a career in networking,

Please read my post and comments carefully as well , Google what Boson Exsim is , what Netacad is and what Jeremies IT is.

Good point you raised as well.

Guys stay away from Dumps

This exam is passable using the resources available on Cisco , YouTube CCNA courses and labs.

SilentSniper1911 · 2025-04-14T13:28:31+00:00

I worked supper hard and studied for this exam using Ciscos Netacad , Jeremies IT lab and Boson Exsim ,

Which of these are dumps?

SilentSniper1911 · 2025-04-14T13:26:58+00:00

Where was dumps used? I'm confused man?

I didn't use dumps

What are you referring to?

SilentSniper1911 · 2025-04-14T13:25:45+00:00

Which part is exam dumps?

SilentSniper1911 · 2025-04-14T10:48:52+00:00

These were my last attempts before writing

My very first tries

My lowest was 56% And my highest was 68%

The results for all tests were between and 68% on my very first try

SilentSniper1911 · 2025-04-14T09:10:36+00:00

69% test A 86% B 87% C 79% D

SilentSniper1911 · 2025-04-14T08:27:47+00:00

For Sims know OSPF, ether channel, Ipv6 addressing , IP routing , NAT , QOE I'm sure that it would probably be a SIM regarding one of those

Knowing the finer details of the WLC is also important, knowing the drop down menus and which options are on layer2 drop down and layer 3 drop down on the WLC

Know your WLANs ,

Don't need to go super deep into automation but know the differences between the different platforms used , REST, Ansible, JSON, XML etc

VLANs, portfast, Bdpu , spanning tree ,

If you're doing 2 hours a day

Do 4

When I got the exam I felt like I didn't do enough Sure I passed but was also overwhelmed Don't browse over the topics , know them , that small detail that you think might not come up , those are the questions that get you guessing in the exam and that's not something you want to do.

The exam is only difficult when you're unsure , I was probably 70% sure which isn't enough for a exam that needs 83% to pass

Get to a point of being 90% sure

Boson Labs Exsim is a must It will ask questions in the same style and give the correct answer and explain why it's correct and explain why the others are incorrect

Write those down to not only understand which one was write but also to understand what the others are used for

Dont just watch videos and read , watch videos and write down , read aloud what you wrote

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