Course Description

ECMS1 - Engineering Cisco Meraki Solutions Part 1 is 1-day, instructor-led course including live demos and guided lab practice. It teaches candidates how to implement core configurations for a full stack solution in the Meraki Dashboard and how to leverage essential Meraki Dashboard tools for troubleshooting.

Objectives

• Implement core configurations for a full stack solution in the Meraki Dashboard
• Deploy foundational Meraki product features to meet basic IT requirements
• Understand and leverage essential Meraki Dashboard tools for troubleshooting

Audience

Meraki operators interested in introductory-level technical training or in preparing for the Cisco Meraki Solutions Specialist certification

Prerequisites

Before taking this course, you should have earned CCNA certification or be familiar with:

• Basic network fundamentals and building simple LANs
• Basic IP addressing and subnets
• Routing and switching fundamentals
• Basic wireless networking concepts and terminology

Content

Virtual Classroom Live Outline

Lesson 1: Cloud & Dashboard

• Describe the out-of-band control plane
• Describe cloud-based solution benefits
• Describe the Dashboard organizational structure
• Design proper Dashboard segmentation and permissions
• Describe licensing and co-termination
• Describe and design a basic Meraki network deployment workflow

Lesson 2: Products & Administration

• Security appliance platform (MX)
• Design and configure Auto-VPN
• Design and configure traffic shaping and SD-WAN policies
• Configure content filtering rules
• Configure AMP and IDS/IPS
• Switching platform (MS)
• Configure switch ports using virtual stacking
• Configure L3 routing using OSPF
• WLAN platform (MR)
• Configure SSIDs and access control settings
• Configure and secure guest Wi-Fi
• Design and configure traffic shaping
• Endpoint management platform (SM)
• Configure device configuration profiles
• Describe the device live tools
• Security cameras platform (MV)
• Configure video quality and retention settings
• Configure video walls

Lesson 3: Operating & Troubleshooting

• Describe and troubleshoot using visibility and monitoring tools
• Configure firmware upgrades
• Describe and configure a scalable network using automation tools
• Configure and troubleshoot networks using live troubleshooting tools
• Describe and troubleshoot through engaging Meraki Support