Configuring, Optimizing & Troubleshooting Cisco Meraki Wireless Workshop (MERAKI)
About this Course
This 1 day workshop has been developed to provide students with the skills to configure, optimise and troubleshoot a Cisco Meraki wireless solution. Through instructor led demonstrations and lessons, students will learn how to install and optimise Meraki access points to provide a seamless user experience, and gain a thorough understanding of diagnosing and resolving any issues that may arise.
Audience Profile
Primary audience for this course are:
IT professionals working with Cisco Meraki wireless products
At Course Completion
Following completion of this workshop, students will understand how to:
- Connect Meraki access points
- Navigate the dashboard
- Understand the monitoring and reporting features
- Troubleshoot device functionality and test network coverage
Prerequisites
It is assumed delegates will already have a general understanding of wireless networking before attending this workshop. Students who do not posess these pre-requisite skills are advised to complete the 'Defining Cisco Wireless LAN Essentials' e-learning.
Course Outline
Module 1 - Wireless Overview
Module 2 - Meraki Wireless Hardware
- Meraki AP Indoor Portfolio
- Meraki AP Outdoor Portfolio
- Antennas
Module 3 - Meraki: Connecting a Meraki AP
- Dashboard Overview
- Add an Access Point
- AP – Management
- VLAN Tagging
Module 4 - Meraki: SSID
- Creating SSIDs
- SSID Availability
- SSID IP Assignment and Roaming Modes
- Encryption and Authentication
- Configuring and Using Splash Pages
- Meraki Cloud Hosted Attention
- Central Web Auth (CWA) with Cisco ISE
- Adult content Filtering
- Layer 3 Firewall Rules
- Layer 7 Firewall Rules
- Bandwidth Rules
- Shaping Rules
- QoS
- NAC
- Group Policy
- Blacklisting
Module 5 - Meraki: Radio Settings
- Configuring the Radio
- Wireless RF Spectrum
- TX Power
- Band Steering
- Rates
Module 6 - Meraki: Monitoring and Troubleshooting
- Air Marshal
- Packet Capture
- Maps
- Configuring Network Alerts
- Managing Clients
- AP Tools
- Summary Reports
- PCI Reports
- Firmware Upgrade
Module 7 - Meraki Analytics
Module 8 - High Density Recommendations
- High Density
- Mobile Dashboard App
- AP Setup for Survey Mode
Instructor Demo Labs:
Demo Lab 1
- Connect to Meraki Dashboard
- Connect Access Point
- Verify Switch Configuration
- Verify AP Connectivity
- AP tags
- Demo Templates
Demo Lab 2
- Create PSK SSID in Nat Mode
- Verify Connectivity – DNS address
- Add Splash Page
- Change the schedule, tag the SSID, Hide the SSID
- Create Hotspot SSID
- Sign on with Facebook
Demo Lab 3
- Creating WLAN – Local 802.1x verifying connectivity
- Creating WLAN - Self Registration
- Creating WLAN in Mode–802.1x External Radius Server (ISE)
Demo Lab 4
- Optimizing Traffic: WLAN for Firewall and Traffic Shaping
- Creating Group Polices and Blacklisting
- Applying to the SSID
Demo Lab 5
- Verify Radio Settings
- Disable 802.11b
- Enable Band Steering
- Disable 2.4 GHZ
Demo Lab 6
- Troubleshooting Tools
- Maps
- Network Alerts
- Syslog
- Event Logs
- Clients
- AP tools
- Summary Reports
- PCI compliant Report
Demo Lab 7
- Network Wide General
- Network Administrators
- Traffic analysis
- Client privacy
- Packet capture
- Device configuration
- Default block message
- Organisation > configuration sync
- Remote Connection directly to the Meraki AP
Demo Lab 8
- Analytics
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