CompTIA
CompTIA Network+
Build the networking fundamentals.
Cover networking concepts, implementation, operations, security, and troubleshooting with short lessons and spaced practice.
Try Network+ in the beta New: CLI labs and an AI tutor
Networking certification prep with hands-on labs and an AI tutor.
Study for Network+, CCNA, and CCNP ENCOR with short lessons, a Cisco CLI simulator, spaced review, and a daily plan that runs to your exam date.
Network+ · CCNA · CCNP ENCOR
Lessons take about 5 to 10 minutes, so you can study in short sessions and still go longer when you have time.
Available now
Choose your certification
Available to approved beta testers. Each course follows its official exam blueprint.
Network+ CCNA ENCOR
Cisco
Cisco CCNA
Build practical networking skills.
Cover network fundamentals, access, IP connectivity and services, security, and automation, with hands-on CLI labs.
Try CCNA in the betaCisco
Cisco CCNP ENCOR
Go deeper into enterprise networking.
Cover enterprise architecture, virtualization, infrastructure, assurance, security, and automation, with hands-on CLI labs.
Try ENCOR in the betaFocused by design
Study when you actually have time.
Certification blueprints cover a lot of material. NextHop splits it into short lessons so you can make progress in whatever time you have, alongside the books and videos you already use.
Review a concept that’s slipping.
Finish a lesson.
Hit today’s study target.
How it works
One study system from learning to exam day.
Move from learning a concept, to retaining it, to preparing against the certification blueprint.
01
Learn
Lessons in exam-blueprint order.
Short lessons of about five questions each, with CLI labs placed alongside the topics they practice.
02
Practice
Spaced review.
Questions you’ve answered come back on a schedule, timed to when you’re likely to forget them.
03
Exam Prep
A plan to your exam date.
Enter your exam date to get a daily question target, with a second pass on the areas you miss most.
Hands-on CLI labs
Practice configuring devices in a CLI simulator.
Labs run in a built-in Cisco IOS terminal. NextHop grades the resulting device configuration, not the exact commands, so any sequence that reaches the right state passes.
- Multi-device topologies covering trunks, EtherChannel, OSPF, BGP, NAT, ACLs, and more
- Failed checks tell you what is still wrong
- Runs inside the app with a server connection
- Available now for CCNA and CCNP ENCOR
AI tutor
Ask Ping when you’re stuck.
Ping is an AI tutor on lesson, practice, and lab screens. Before you answer, it gives a hint without the answer. Afterward, it explains your result and what to change.
- Hints that don’t reveal the answer
- Explanations of your own answer or CLI commands
- Help getting started on a lab task
- Needs an internet connection and a signed-in account
Course Completion68%
Exam Readiness57%
Network fundamentals74%
IP connectivity58%
Network access43%
Readiness reflects demonstrated knowledge and retention—not a predicted exam score.
See where you stand
Completion isn’t the same as readiness.
Finishing a course tells you how much you’ve covered. Exam Readiness shows how well your demonstrated knowledge and retention currently cover the certification.
- See strong areas at a glance
- Find domains that need more work
- Separate coverage from retained knowledge
Exam Prep
Turn your exam date into a plan.
Tell NextHop when you’re taking your exam. Exam Prep turns the remaining work into a daily target and shows whether you’re on pace.
Daily study target
Days until exam
Projected completion
Weak-area visibility
Exam-domain coverage
Full or focused domain study
Exam Prep · CCNA
24 daysuntil exam day
Today’s target
12 questions7 of 12 complete
Study scope
3 domains selected
Consistency
Small sessions add up.
Daily goals and streaks keep you moving, even on days when you only have a few minutes.
12 day streakSmall sessions count
Today’s Goal · 7 / 10
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri·
Sat·
Sun·
Start your next certification.
Request an invitation to try Network+, CCNA, and CCNP ENCOR. Approved testers get 21 days free. No payment details or automatic charges; future access may be paid.