Audiovisual Network Professional Certification (ANP) — Requirements & Free Practice
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Audiovisual Network Professional Certification (ANP)
AVIXA professional certification recognizing audiovisual and network technology knowledge and/or skills.
Licensing authority: AVIXA
Initial by examination
- Eligibility
- Agree to the ANP Application terms and the AVIXA Certification Code of Ethics and Conduct; AVIXA reviews the paid application and issues eligibility approval before Pearson VUE scheduling; examination must be taken within 120 days of approval.
- Preparatory Courses Required
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- Testing
- In-person Pearson VUE testing center; current exam language English.
AVIXA Audiovisual Network Professional (ANP) exam
- Provider
- Pearson VUE
- Format
- In-person computer-based multiple-choice examination
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 115; Scored questions: 100; Unscored questions: 15; The total includes the scored and unscored questions.
- Time limit
- 150 minutes
- Passing score
- 350 on the scaled 0-500 score
Examination outline
Conduct a Needs Analysis (16%)
- Define and develop scope of work
- Review and validate client's technology plan (master plan)
- Identify client use expectations and functional requirements
Design Hardware Network Topology (19%)
- Align hardware requirements of existing and new devices, connections, and AV network technologies
- Determine that infrastructure requirements meet topology and AV network technology requirements
- Verify switch and distribution architecture meet bandwidth requirements
- Determine environmental needs and power supply needs
- Verify Power over Ethernet (POE) class is budgeted correctly
- Validate interoperability between new and existing network hardware
Design Software Network Topology (15%)
- Align software requirements of existing and new devices, connections, and AV network technologies
- Identify and qualify switch and switch port designations
- Develop a traffic management strategy
- Validate interoperability between new and existing network softwares
- Determine and define VLAN strategy
Perform System Deployment (27%)
- Verify site readiness
- Verify or perform physical network infrastructure testing and validation
- Deploy switches, routers, and other network devices
- Deploy AV end-point devices
- Verify AV end-point communications are working as designed
- Verify primary networking system communications are working as designed
- Verify redundant networking system communications are working as designed including in fault state
Verify System Performance (13%)
- Validate system functions according to initial design requirements
- Verify system stability over time and load conditions
- Demonstrate to client or client's representative that system performs to design requirements
Conduct Project Closeout (10%)
- Finalize AV network project documentation
- Provide end users with training according to skill level
- Identify and communicate potential risks and vulnerabilities based on deployed design
Examination sources
- ANP Candidate Handbook
PDF page 12, outline adoption
- ANP Candidate Handbook
PDF pages 34-35, Appendix A
- AVIXA ANP Exam Content Outline
PDF page 1, Duties and Tasks table
- AVIXA ANP certification page
Exam Content Outline download
- ANP Candidate Handbook
PDF page 12, About the Exams
- ANP Candidate Handbook
PDF page 17, Summary of Scoring Process
- ANP Candidate Handbook
PDF page 10, application and approval
- ANP Candidate Handbook
PDF page 10, 120-day authorization
- AVIXA ANP certification page
ANP FAQs, preparatory courses