This 5-day Cisco course provides students with the skills to configure, optimize, and troubleshoot a Cisco Meraki solution. Students will learn how to install and optimize Meraki MX Firewalls, Meraki MS Switches, Meraki MR Access Points, and Meraki MV Cameras. Students will also learn how to configure the Meraki Dashboard, Meraki Insight and Meraki Systems Manager (EMM/MDM). Student will troubleshoot and configure the Meraki environment and learn how to diagnose and resolve user and Network issues that may arise.

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Following completion of this course, students will understand, Install, Configure, Monitor, and Troubleshoot the following:

• Navigate and Configure the dashboard
• Add MX/MR/MS/MV devices to the Dashboard
• Understand and Configure Configuration Templates
• Understand and Configure Group Policies
• Manage/Configure/Integrate Users and Radius Policies
• Configure, Monitor, and Troubleshoot MX Firewalls
• Configure, Monitor, and Troubleshoot MS Switches
• Configure, Monitor, and Troubleshoot MR Access Points
• Configure, Monitor, and Troubleshoot MV Cameras
• Configure Systems Manage (EMM/MDM)
• Use Meraki  Insight to Monitor Meraki Network Health
• Troubleshoot devices and Connectivity

The primary audience for this course is as follows:

• IT Staff and Managers
• Network and Systems Personnel and Engineers
• Small to mid-sized organizations that require fundamental knowledge on networking terms/concepts and configuration guidance for Meraki equipment
• This also includes organizations looking to implement remote sites, provide a guest wireless solution, and collect user analytics

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Module 0: Introduction

Module 1: Introduction to Meraki 

• Lesson 1: Why Cisco Meraki?
• Lesson 2: Meraki Product Overview
• Lesson 3: Meraki API Overview
• Lesson 4: Meraki Licensing and Support

Module 2: Cloud Management with the Meraki Dashboard

• Lesson 1: Overview of the Meraki Dashboard
• Lesson 2: Help & Support
• Lesson 3: Organizational Wide Configure Settings
• Lesson 4: Network-Wide Settings
• Lesson 5: Packet Captures
• Lesson 6: Location / Mapping Devices
• Lesson 7: Configuring Templates

Module 3: Meraki MX Security Appliances

• Lesson 1: What is MX?
• Lesson 2: Meraki Security and SD-WAN Portfolio
• Lesson 3: Meraki Firewall Configuration
• Lesson 4: Meraki Site-to-Site VPN
• Lesson 5: Meraki Client VPN
• Lesson 6: Meraki Active Directory
• Lesson 7: Meraki SD-WAN and Traffic Shaping
• Lesson 8: Meraki Threat Protection
• Lesson 9: Meraki Content Filtering
• Lesson 10: Meraki Access Control
• Lesson 11: Meraki Splash Page
• Lesson 12: Security and SD-WAN Wireless Concentrator

Module 4: Meraki MS Switch Appliances

• Lesson 1: Why use MS?
• Lesson 2: Meraki MS Switching Platforms
• Lesson 3: Basic Switch Configuration and Monitoring
• Lesson 4: Provisioning Switch Stacks
• Lesson 5: Meraki MS Switch Settings
• Lesson 6: Configuring Switch Ports
• Lesson 7: Link Aggregation
• Lesson 8: Mirroring Switch Ports
• Lesson 9: DHCP Server Status
• Lesson 10: Meraki MS Multicast Configuration
• Lesson 11: Meraki MS Warm Spare – Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
• Lesson 12: Meraki MS – Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
• Lesson 13: Meraki MS – Access Control Lists
• Lesson 14: Meraki MS – Access Policies (802.1x)
• Lesson 15: Meraki MS – Port Schedules
• Lesson 16: Meraki MS – Staged Upgrades

Module 5: Meraki MR Wireless

• Lesson 1: Wireless Features
• Lesson 2: Wireless Standards
• Lesson 3: Site Survey
• Lesson 4: Meraki MR Models
• Lesson 5: Wireless Configuration
• Lesson 6: SSID Configuration
• Lesson 7: Splash Page
• Lesson 8: SSID Availability
• Lesson 9: Bluetooth Settings
• Lesson 10: Port Profiles
• Lesson 11: Wireless RF Radio Settings
• Lesson 12: Wireless Threats and Air Marshal
• Lesson 13: Location Heatmap
• Lesson 14: PCI Compliance
• Lesson 15: RF Spectrum
• Lesson 16: Wireless Health

Module 6: Introduction to Meraki MV Camera 

• Lesson 1: Meraki MV Security Cameras Product Family
• Lesson 2: Meraki MV Camera Models
• Lesson 3: Meraki MV Camera Accessory
• Lesson 4: Network Wide Settings for NV Cameras
• Lesson 5: Security Role Configuration for MV Cameras
• Lesson 6: Switch Configuration for MV Cameras
• Lesson 7: MV Cameras > Monitor
• Lesson 8: Wireless Role Configuration for MV Cameras
• Lesson 9: Viewing Video
• Lesson 10: MV Camera Quality & Retention Profile
• Lesson 11: MV Camera Intelligence Training
• Lesson 12: MV Camera Initial Configuration
• Lesson 13: MV Video Access
• Lesson 14: Meraki Export
• Lesson 15: MV Video Wall
• Lesson 16: Meraki Vision
• Lesson 17: MV Cameras APIs
• Lesson 18: Meraki Magic

Module 7: Meraki Insight

• Lesson 1: Meraki Insight Introduction
• Lesson 2: Meraki Insight Licensing
• Lesson 3: Meraki Insight Web App Health
• Lesson 4: Meraki Insight Alerting

Module 8: Meraki Sensors

• Lesson 1: What is - Meraki Sensors?
• Lesson 2:  MQTT (Message Queuing Transmit Telemetry) – The IOT Protocol

Module 9: Meraki (SM) System Manager

• Lesson 1: Why use Systems Manager?
• Lesson 2:  Sentry Overview
• Lesson 3: SM Supported Devices & Licenses
• Lesson 4: Systems Manager Features
• Lesson 5: Creating an EMM Network
• Lesson 6: Organizational MDM Settings
• Lesson 7: Systems Manager (SM) Configuration
• Lesson 8: Enrolling Devices
• Lesson 9: Systems Manager Tags
• Lesson 10: Scoping Using Target Groups
• Lesson 11: Configuration Profiles
• Lesson 12: Sentry Using Profile Settings
• Lesson 13: App Management
• Lesson 14: Systems Manager Alerts

LAB OUTLINE

Lab 1: Configuring the Organization

• Configure Organizational Settings
• Add All Devices to Organization
• Create Networks
• Manage Network-Wide Settings
• Create Group Policies
• Manage Firmware Upgrades
• Create Templates
• Manage VLAN Templates
• Bind Templates to Networks

Lab 2: Configuring MX Appliances and Z3 Teleworker Devices

• Configure MX Appliance and Configure Z3 Appliance
  • Setup VLANs and Layer 3 Interfaces
  • Setup a VPN Concentrator
  • Setup and Manage DHCP Settings
  • Configure Layer 3 Firewall Settings
  • Configure Layer 7 Firewall Settings
  • Configure Content Filtering
  • Configure Traffic Shaping
  • Configure SDWAN Feature and traffic Distribution
  • Configure Site-to-site VPN
  • Configure Client VPN
  • Integrate Active Directory with Group Policy Settings
  • Create Traffic Shaping Policies
  • Configure Access control with Radius and ISE
  • Create and Configure Splash Pages
• MX Appliances and Z3 Verification and Troubleshooting
  • Verify and Trouble Shoot Appliance Status
  • Verify and Trouble Shoot Site to Site VPN
  • Verify and Trouble Shoot Firewall Settings
  • Check the Routing Table
  • Use the Tools
  • Trouble shooting with Packet Capture

Lab 3: Configuring MS Switches 

• Switch Configuration
  • Configure Basic Switch Settings
  • Configure Switch Stack
  • Configure Spanning Tree
  • Create Layer 3 Interfaces
  • Configure DHCP server
  • Create a Static Route
  • Configure OSPF Routing
  • Configure ACLs
  • Create Access Policies
  • Configuring Packet Captures
  • Configure Port Policies
• Configure Switch Using a Network Template
  • Configure Spanning Tree
  • Create Layer 3 Interfaces
  • Create a Static Route
  • Configure OSPF Routing
  • Configure ACLs
  • Create Access Policies
• Configuring Ports
  • Configure Trunk Ports
  • Configure Access Ports
  • Set VLAN on Multiple Ports
  • Configure Link Aggregation
  • Configure Port Schedules
  • Configure Port Mirroring
• Meraki Switch Monitoring
  • Monitoring Switch Status
  • Monitoring Switch Port Status
  • Monitoring Real-time and Historical Data
  • Monitoring DHCP on the Switch
  • Monitoring Power
  • Monitoring DHCP and Routing
  • Monitoring Event Logs
  • Summary Reports
• Troubleshooting Tools
  • Turn on Switch Blinking for Switch Identification
  • Performing Packet Captures
  • Performing Cable Tests
  • Performing Port Reset
  • Performing Throughput Tests
  • Performing device Reboots
  • Using ARP and Route Tables for Troubleshooting
  • Troubleshoot using Ping and Traceroutes
• Managing Firmware Upgrades

Lab 4: Meraki MR Wireless

• Configuring Meraki APs
  • Connecting APs to the Network
  • Configuring Basic information including Tags
• Configuring SSIDs
  • Provisioning SSIDs
  • Open with Splash Pages
    • Click-Through
    • Systems Manager Sign-in
    • Facebook Sign-in
    • Google Sign-in
    • SMS Authenticated
    • Billing Configuration for SSIDs
  • Using Preshared Keys with WPA2
  • Using WPA2-Enterprise SSIDs with 802.1X
    • Cisco ISE
  • MAC-based Access Control Filtered SSIDs
• Firewall & Traffic Shaping Configuration for Wireless
  • Block local network for Guests
  • Layer 3 Firewall Rules
  • Block Applications
  • Traffic Shaping Rules per SSID
  • Configuring Layer 3 Roaming
  • Configuring ISE Integration with Access Policies
  • Configuring Access Policies for Wireless
  • Configuring Wireless RF Radio Settings
    • Auto RF
    • Transmit Power Control
    • Channel Selection
    • Band Steering
    • Client Balancing
  • Configuring Bluetooth for Analytics
  • Guest Self-Registration
  • Configuring Splash Pages
  • Configuring Floor Plans
  • Placing APs on the Floor Plans
  • Configuring RF Channel and Power Settings
  • Configure Air Marshall to Isolate Rogue APs and Clients
• Monitoring Meraki APs
  • Monitoring AP Status
  • Using Meraki Wireless Health
  • Monitoring Clients
  • Monitoring RF Metrics
  • Monitoring the RF Spectrum
  • Monitoring SSID Availability
• Troubleshooting
  • Using Heatmaps to Troubleshoot RF Issues
  • Identify Problematic Areas
  • Signal Attenuation
  • Ping and Traceroute
  • Reboot Device
  • Blink LEDs
  • Throughput
  • Checking PCI Compliance
  • Using the Event Log for Troubleshooting

Lab 5: Meraki MV Cameras

• Adding Cameras to a dedicated Network
  • Connecting APs to the Network
  • Configuring Basic information including Tags
• Configuring Users
• Configure Admins
• Configuring Camera Settings
  • Configuring Video Settings
  • Configuring Camera Analytics
  • Configuring MV NightMode
  • Create Recording Schedule
  • Motion Based Recording
  • Configuring Camera Retention
• View Camera Events
  • Cloud Proxy Viewing
  • Direct Streaming
• Searching Video for Events
• Creating Configuring  Video Wall Boards
• Troubleshooting Camera Connectivity
• Using the Event Log for Camera Events
• Configure Wall Boards

Lab 6: Meraki Insight and Wireless Health

• Using insight to diagnose Issues in the network
• Using Wireless Health to troubleshoot Client Issues