Vendor: Cisco
Mode: On Demand Digital
Level: Associate
Exam: ECMS 500-220
Exam at your place: yes, ask for a quote
Duration: Self Paced
Language: English

SKU: ECMS2-DL Categories: , ,

Course Price

CHF 450.00

(excl. VAT)

Discount available for multiple students and dedicated classes.

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What you’ll learn

The Engineering Cisco Meraki Solutions Part 2 (ECMS2) course is designed to enhance your understanding of the Cisco® Meraki™ technology suite. This advanced technical training program focuses on imparting the skills needed to plan network deployments and integrations utilizing the Cisco Meraki platform. The course provides practical, hands-on instruction and experiences, allowing participants to gain proficiency in operating Meraki networks and troubleshooting complex network incidents using the Meraki Dashboard and analytics.

Throughout the course, participants will also learn how to design Meraki architectures that prioritize redundancy, high-density, and scalability. This involves the implementation of comprehensive Meraki product features to align with specific design objectives. ECMS2 is the second part of a two-course series that thoroughly prepares individuals for the Cisco Meraki certification.

Who should enroll

This course is ideal for those who regularly deploy or manage Meraki networks and want to deepen their technical expertise and understanding of the full Meraki product suite and features. This may include professionals with job titles or in roles such as:

  • Consulting Systems Engineer
  • Deployment Engineer
  • Network Administrator
  • Network Manager
  • Network Engineer
  • Site Reliability Engineer
  • Systems Engineer
  • Technical Solutions Architect
  • Wireless Design Engineer
  • Wireless Engineer

Technology areas

  • Enterprise

Training overview

Prerequisites

Before enrolling in the ECMS2 course, it is highly recommended that you have already attended and completed the ECMS1course before attending this training. You should also have general networking understanding, Meraki-specific proficiency, and knowledge in the following areas:

General network:

  • Be actively engaged in the design, deployment, scaling, and management of enterprise networks
  • Strong fundamental knowledge of IP addressing and subnetting schemas necessary to build local area networks
  • Strong fundamental knowledge of dynamic routing protocols (focus/emphasis on Open Shortest Path First [OSPF] and Border Gateway Protocol [BGP])
  • A foundational understanding of wired and wireless Quality of Service (QoS) mechanisms, packet queue operations, and practical implementations
  • Be experienced with the design and configuration of IPsec and associated Virtual Private Network (VPN) technologies
  • A foundational understanding of network security controls/protocols, network management best practices, and data security
  • A foundational understanding of best practice Radio Frequency (RF) design principles and practical implementations
  • A foundational knowledge of wireless security best practices centered around access control (802.1x) and spectrum security through Wireless Intrusion Detection Systems (WIDS) and Wireless Intrusion Prevention Systems (WIPS)
  • A foundational command of standard logging/monitoring protocols (focus/emphasis on Simple Network Management Protocol [SNMP], syslog, and webhooks) and related implementation components or tools
  • Be familiar with and have basic knowledge of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and related languages/formats (REST, JavaScript Object Notation [JSON])

Meraki knowledge:

  • Be able to describe the security, reliability, and scalability of the Cisco Meraki dashboard cloud architecture and its out-of-band control plane
  • Fundamental understanding of Dashboard’s organizational structure, delineation of privileges, and overarching administrative processes
  • Be able to outline the key components of Meraki licensing (co-termination model and expiration grace period)
  • Have the knowledge and ability to deploy advanced security features on MX security appliances (intrusion detection/prevention, Advanced Malware Protection [AMP], Layer 3 & 7 firewall rules)
  • Fundamental understanding of Auto VPN and its purpose when utilized in a Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) deployment
  • Be able to describe the concepts behind a cloud-based WLAN solution and the features that can be delivered including Layer 7 traffic shaping and various guest access authentication methods
  • Fundamental understanding of device profile containerization and remote management capabilities as managed through the Systems Manager platform
  • Fundamental understanding of the edge architecture as implemented by Meraki MV security cameras and its implications on video retention through various configurable options

The following are the recommended Cisco offerings that may help you meet these prerequisites:

  • Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA)
  • Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies (ENCOR)
  • Engineering Cisco Meraki Solutions Part 1 (ECMS1)

Outline

  • Planning new Cisco Meraki architectures and expanding existing deployments
  • Designing for scalable management and high availability
  • Automating and scaling Meraki deployments
  • Designing routing and practices on the Meraki platform
  • Describing Quality of Service (QoS) and traffic shaping design
  • Building VPN and WAN topologies
  • Securing, expanding, and shaping the network
  • Describing network concepts and practices
  • Implementing wireless configuration practices and concepts
  • Describing Endpoint management concepts and practices
  • Describing physical security concepts and practices
  • Gaining network insight through monitoring applications
  • Preparing monitoring, logging, and alerting services
  • Setting up reporting and auditing capabilities in the Cisco Meraki Dashboard
  • Gaining visibility and resolving issues using Meraki features and built-in troubleshooting tools

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