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Course Overview
In this advanced technical training course, you’ll learn how to plan for optimal cloud-based and hybrid network deployments and integrations using the Cisco Meraki full-stack product portfolio and Cisco on-premise managed solutions like the ISR and Catalyst products. Through practical hands-on instruction and experience, you will learn best practices for the deployment of Meraki and hybrid solutions, and be able to configure, optimize, and troubleshoot Meraki cloud-based and hybrid networks using the Meraki Dashboard and analytics as well as third-party tools & more.
Who Should Attend
This course is ideal for those responsible for integrating with and migrating from Cisco on-premise managed networks to Cisco Meraki cloud-managed networks. This course is also aligned with those who regularly deploy manage and optimize Meraki networks and want to deepen their technical expertise in Cisco Meraki full-stack environments:
- Field deployment technicians
- Network administrators
- Help Desk Technicians
- Pre-/Post-sales engineers
- Service provider engineers
- Systems Engineer
- Field Engineers
- IT professionals
Course Objectives
- Design best practices into your current or planed hybrid network deployment utilizing Meraki-cloud-managed and Cisco on-premise managed solutions
- Implement comprehensive Meraki product features to meet design objectives
- Optimize existing Meraki and hybrid networks for performance and stability
- Troubleshoot complex network incidents using the Meraki Dashboard and analytics and third-party tools
- Migrate from a hybrid network deployment to a cloud-managed Meraki network
Course Outline
1. Introduction
- Front Matter
- Course Overview/Schedule
- Student Introductions
2. Best Practices for Meraki Networks
- Hybrid Deployment Network Design
- MX networking best practices
- MX security best practices
- MX VPN best practices
- MS L2 best practices
- MS L3 best practices
- MR wireless best practices
- MV video best practices
- MT IoT best practices
- Hybrid Cisco / Meraki best practices
- AWS integration
- MX AD/LDAP Integration best practices
3. Packet Capture in Cisco/Meraki Networks
- Meraki packet capture
- Endpoint packet capture
- Performing a packet capture
- Capturing traffic on multiple interfaces
- Packet analysis with third-party tools
4. Optimizing Cisco/Meraki Hybrid Wired Networks
- Compatibility Overview
- Optimization Opportunities
- Optimizing Layer 2 Functionality
- Optimizing Layer 3 Functionality
5. Troubleshooting Cisco/Meraki Wireless Networks
- Compatibility Overview
- Optimization Opportunities
- Optimizing Access Point Functionality
- Optimizing Wireless Client Functionality
6. Optimizing Cisco/Meraki Security
- Compatibility Overview
- Optimization Opportunities
- Optimizing Adaptive Policies
- Optimizing Group Policies
- Optimizing Firewall Services
- Optimizing Traffic Shaping / Content Filtering
- Optimizing Authentication / Access
- Optimizing Site to Site VPN
- Optimizing Client VPN
- Optimizing SD-WAN
7. Working with Cisco Meraki Support
- Meraki Cloud Architecture
- Applying Meraki Licenses
- Case Management
- RMA Process
- Firmware Release Cycle
- Enable Custom Features
- Meraki Marketplace