Administering and Troubleshooting Meraki Full Stack Government (MX,MS,MR,MV,MI,SM,MT) Technologies

Objective

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

• Configuration of Organization / Network Settings via the Meraki Dashboard
• Adding Licenses, Devices, and Networks
• Deployment, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting of SDWAN / Security Appliances with Routing, DHCP, Firewall, Auto-VPN, AnyConnect, SDWAN, Traffic Shaping, Threat Protection, Active Directory, and Access Control
• Deployment and Configuration of MS Switches, including Switch Stacks, VLANs, ACLs, Access Policies, Port settings, Spanning Tree, and Upgrades
• Deployment, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting of Meraki MR Access Points / Catalyst Converged APs with SSIDs, Access Control, Firewall, Traffic Shaping, Radio Settings, Bluetooth, RF Spectrum, Wireless Health, Splash Pages, Air Marshal, Location Heatmaps, and Umbrella
• Deployment and Configuration of Insight and Systems Manager (EMM/MDM)
• Monitoring and Troubleshooting of the Meraki environment, including diagnosis and resolution of common user and network issues

Who Should Attend

The primary audience for this course is as follows:

• State and Federal Government Network Administrators and Engineers
• State and Federal Government Security Administrators and Engineers
• State and Federal Government WAN Administrators and Engineers
• Helpdesk Support Administrators and Engineers
• NOC Support Administrators and Engineers
• Government Contractors
• IT Staff and Managers

Outline

Module 0: Course Introduction

• Module Topics
• Lesson 1: Course Introductions
• Course Goal
• WebEx Basics
• General Administration
• Introductions
• The Integrated Cisco Network
• Module Summary

Module 1: Introduction to Meraki Government

• Module Topics
• Lesson 1: Cisco Meraki for Government
• Lesson 2: Meraki for Government Product Overview
• Lesson 3: Meraki for Government Support Overview
• Module Summary

Module 2: Meraki for Government Licensing

• Module Topics
• Lesson 1: Meraki Licensing for Government Overview
• Lesson 2: Meraki for Government Co-Termination Licensing
• Lesson 3: Co-Termination Licensing in the Dashboard
• Lesson 4: Subscription Licensing Overview
• Lesson 5: Subscription Licensing in the Dashboard
• Module Summary

Module 3: Configuring the Meraki Dashboard

• Module Topics
• Lesson 1: Meraki Dashboard, Organizations, and Networks
• Lesson 2: Help & Support
• Lesson 3: Organizational-Wide Configure Settings
• Lesson 4: Configuring Administrators
• Lesson 5: Creating Networks & Managing Inventory
• Lesson 6: Organization > Overview Page
• Lesson 7: Login Attempts
• Lesson 8: VPN Status
• Lesson 9: Manage Firmware
• Lesson 10: Summary Reports
• Lesson 11: Organization Summary
• Lesson 12: Security Center
• Lesson 13: Configuring Network-Wide Settings
• Lesson 14: Network-Wide Administrators & Users
• Lesson 15: Network-Wide > Add Devices
• Lesson 16: Monitoring Clients
• Lesson 17: Group Policy
• Lesson 18: Configuring Location / Mapping Devices
• Lesson 19: Configuring Templates
• Lesson 20: Meraki RADIUS, ISE & Adaptive Policy Overview
• Lesson 21: Umbrella Overview
• Module Summary

Module 4: Meraki MX Security Appliances

• Module Topics
• Lesson 1: MX Models & Features
• Lesson 2: Cellular Capabilities
• Lesson 3: Local Status Page
• Lesson 4: Initial Setup using the Appliance Status Page
• Lesson 5: Addressing & VLANS
• Lesson 6: DHCP
• Lesson 7: Access Control
• Lesson 8: Splash Pages
• Lesson 9: Teleworker VPN With MX & MR
• Lesson 10: Security Introduction
• Lesson 11: Firewall Configuration
• Lesson 12: Threat Protection
• Lesson 13: Content Filtering
• Lesson 14: Meraki SD-WAN with Site- to-SiteVPNs
• Lesson 15: Configuring Meraki SD-WAN
• Lesson 16: Monitor Site-to-Site VPNs
• Lesson 17: Meraki SD-WAN & Traffic Shaping
• Lesson 18: Routing
• Lesson 19: Client VPN
• Lesson 20: Active Directory
• Module Summary

Module 5: Meraki Switch Overview

• Module Topics
• Lesson 1: Meraki Switch Overview
• Lesson 2: Meraki Switching Portfolio
• Lesson 3: Catalyst Meraki 9200/9300 Switches
• Lesson 4: Basic Switch Configuration
• Lesson 5: Provisioning Switch Stacks
• Lesson 6: Meraki Switch Settings
• Lesson 7: Configuring Switch Ports
• Lesson 8: Link Aggregation
• Lesson 9: Mirroring Switch Ports
• Lesson 10: DHCP Server Status
• Lesson 11: Routing & DHCP
• Lesson 12: Meraki Switch Multicast Configuration
• Lesson 13: Meraki MS Warm Spare Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
• Lesson 14: Meraki Switch Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
• Lesson 15: Meraki Switch Access Control Lists
• Lesson 16: Meraki Switch Access Policies (802.1X)
• Lesson 17: Organization-Wide Radius
• Lesson 18: Access Policy
• Lesson 19: Meraki Switch Port Profiles
• Lesson 20: Meraki Switch Port Schedules
• Lesson 21: Meraki Switch Staged Upgrades
• Lesson 22: VLAN Profiles
• Module Summary

Module 6:  Meraki Wireless APs

• Module Topics
• Lesson 1: Wi-Fi Standards & Meraki AP Features
• Lesson 2: Meraki WIFI 6 AP Models
• Lesson 3: Meraki WIFI 6E Indoor Portfolio.
• Lesson 4: Meraki Antennas, Power, Mounts, & Accessories
• Lesson 5: Wireless Design
• Lesson 6: Wireless Configuration
• Lesson 7: SSID Configuration with Access Control
• Lesson 8: Per SSID - Firewall & Traffic Shaping
• Lesson 9: Splash Page Configuration
• Lesson 10: Configuring SSID Availability
• Lesson 11: Configuring Bluetooth Settings
• Lesson 12: Configuring Port Profiles
• Lesson 13: Wireless RF Radio Settings
• Lesson 14: Roaming Analytics Dashboard
• Lesson 15: RF Spectrum
• Lesson 16: Wireless Threats &Air Marshal
• Lesson 17: Location Heatmap
• Lesson 18: PCI Report
• Lesson 19: Location Analytics
• Lesson 20: Access Point Wireless Health Overview
• Module Summary

Module 7: Meraki Gateways MG

• Module Topics
• Lesson 1: Wireless WAN Capabilities
• Lesson 2: Cellular Solutions & MG Portfolio
• Lesson 3: MG Design
• Lesson 4: MG Appliance Page
• Lesson 5: MG Settings
• Module Summary

Module 8:  Meraki Troubleshooting Overview

• Module Topics
• Lesson 1: Troubleshooting Methodology
• Lesson 2: Meraki Help and Support
• Lesson 3: Configure and Monitor Alerts
• Lesson 4: Change Log and Event Log
• Lesson 5: Meraki Packet Captures
• Lesson 6: Client Troubleshooting
• Lesson 7: Meraki MX Troubleshooting
• Lesson 8: Meraki MX Tools Tab
• Lesson 9: Meraki MS Troubleshooting
• Lesson 10: Meraki MS Tools Tab
• Lesson 11: Meraki MR Troubleshooting
• Lesson 12: Meraki MR Tools Tab
• Module Summary