Meraki MX SDWAN/Security for Government

The Meraki MX/SDWAN Security for Government v1.0 is a comprehensive 5-day instructor-led course tailored to Federal and State Governments. This program is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills required for the effective Provisioning, Management, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting of Meraki MX Security Appliances within government networks. The course begins by covering the essential aspects of Provisioning Meraki MX Devices as a Security Appliance, SD-WAN Appliance, and VPN Concentrator, ensuring its seamless integration into government networks.

Retail Price: $4,695.00

Next Date: 01/28/2025

Course Days: 5


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Objective

Following completion of this course, students will gain knowledge on how to Deploy, Configure, Monitor, and Troubleshoot the following: 

  • Navigate and Configure the Dashboard for Government
  • Meraki MX Licensing
  • Configure Organization and Network Settings
  • Configure Configuration Templates and Group Policies
  • Create MX Networks and add MX Devices to the Dashboard
  • Configure MX Interfaces, Addressing, and VLANs
  • Configure Multiple MX Networks with VPN and Firewall
  • Configure MX SDWAN and Traffic Shaping
  • Configure Site-to-Site VPNs and Remote Access VPNs
  • Configure MX Access Control, Content Filtering, and Threat Protection
  • Manage Users with Active Directory, ISE and Radius
  • Monitoring and Troubleshoot MX Security Appliances
  • Monitoring and Troubleshoot MX Clients, Devices, and Connectivity

 

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: Introduction
  • Course Goal
  • WebEx Training Basics
  • WebEx Meeting Center Basics
  • General Admissions
  • Introductions
  • Module Summary

Module 1: Introduction to Meraki For 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 For Government Licensing
  • Lesson 2: Co-Termination Licensing Overview
  • Lesson 3: Co-Termination Licensing In The Dashboard
  • Lesson 4: Subscription Licensing Overview
  • Lesson 5: Subscription Licensing In The Dashboard
  • Module Summary

Module 3: Meraki for Government MX Security Appliances

  • Module Topics
  • Lesson 1: MX Models & Features
  • Lesson 4: MG - Meraki Cellular Gateway
  • Lesson 5: Local Status Page
  • Module Summary

Module 4: Configuring the Meraki Dashboard for Government 

  • Module Topics
  • Lesson 1: Meraki Dashboard, Organizations, and Networks
  • Lesson 2: Organizational - Wide Configure Settings
  • Lesson 3: Configuring Administrators
  • Lesson 4: Creating Networks and Managing Inventory
  • Lesson 5: Organization > Overview Page
  • Lesson 6: Manage MX Firmware
  • Lesson 7: Configuring Network - Wide Settings
  • Lesson 8: Network - Wide Administrators and Users
  • Lesson 9: Network - Wide > Add Devices
  • Lesson 10: Group Policy
  • Lesson 11: Configuring Location / Mapping Devices
  • Lesson 12: Configuring Templates
  • Module Summary

Module 5: MX Configuration for Government Networks

  • Module Topics
  • Lesson 1: Initial Setup Using The Appliance Status Page
  • Lesson 2: Addressing and VLANs
    • Addressing and VLANs
  • Lesson 3: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
  • Module Summary

Module 6:  MX Security for Government Networks

  • Module Topics
  • Lesson 1: Security Introduction
  • Lesson 2: Firewall Configuration
  • Lesson 3: Threat Protection
  • Lesson 4: Content Filtering
  • Module Summary

Module 7: Meraki Switch RADIUS, ISE, AD & Adaptive Policy For Government Networks

  • Module Topics
  • Lesson 1: Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
  • Lesson 2: ISE With Meraki
  • Lesson 3: ISE Integration With Meraki Switches
  • Lesson 4: Cisco TrustSec (Software-Defined Segmentation)
  • Lesson 5: Meraki Adaptive Policy
  • Lesson 6: ISE Meraki Connector
  • Lesson 7: Active Directory Users with Meraki Group Policies
  • Module Summary

Module 8: Configuring Meraki MX SD-WAN For Government Networks

  • Module Topics
  • Lesson 1: What Is Meraki SD-WAN?
  • Lesson 2: SD-WAN Concepts
  • Lesson 3: Designing SD-WAN Networks
  • Lesson 4: Direct Internet Access
  • Lesson 5: Configuring Meraki SD-WAN
  • Lesson 6: Monitor Site-To-Site VPNs
  • Lesson 7: Meraki SD-WAN & Traffic Shaping
  • Lesson 8: Data Center Redundancy
  • Lesson 9: Routing
  • Lesson 10: Meraki & Catalyst SD-WAN
  • Module Summary

Module 9: Configuring MX Umbrella for Government

  • Module Topics
  • Lesson 1: Meraki Integration With Umbrella For Government
  • Lesson 2: Enabling Umbrella For Government (From The Umbrella Dashboard)
  • Lesson 3: Enabling Umbrella For Government (From The Meraki Dashboard)
  • Lesson 4: Creating An Umbrella Policy For Government (From The Umbrella Dashboard)
  • Lesson 5: Applying Umbrella For Government Policies
  • Module Summary

Module 10:  Configuring MX Client VPNs for Government

  • Module Topics
  • Lesson 1: L2TP Client VPN Configuration
  • Lesson 2: Cisco AnyConnect VPN Configuration
  • Module Summary

Module 11:  Configuring Meraki IPv6 For Government

  • Module Topics
  • Lesson 1: Meraki IPv6 Overview
  • Lesson 2: IPv6 Design & Deployment
  • Lesson 3: Meraki MX IPv6 Configuration
  • Lesson 4: MX IPv6 Addressing
  • Lesson 5: IPv6 Concentrator Mode
  • Lesson 6: IPv6 Security
  • Lesson 7: Monitoring And Troubleshooting Meraki IPv6 Networks
  • Module Summary

Module 12:  Monitoring Meraki MX Appliances For Government Networks

  • Module Topics
  • Lesson 1: Meraki Dashboard Status Page
  • Lesson 2: Meraki Monitoring Environments For Government
  • Lesson 3: Summary Reports
  • Lesson 4: Organization Summary
  • Lesson 5: Topology
  • Lesson 6: Login Attempts
  • Lesson 7: VPN Status
  • Lesson 8: Alerts
  • Lesson 9: Syslog
  • Lesson 10: Traffic Analytics
  • Lesson 11: Monitoring Clients
  • Module Summary

Module 13: Troubleshooting Meraki MX Appliances For Government Environments

  • Module Topics
  • Lesson 1: Meraki Troubleshooting Methodology
  • Lesson 2: Meraki Help And Support
  • Lesson 3: Troubleshooting MX Management Tunnels
  • Lesson 4: Troubleshooting A Faulty MX
  • Lesson 5: Meraki MX Troubleshooting Tools
  • Lesson 6: Change Log And Event Log
  • Lesson 7: Meraki Packet Captures
  • Lesson 8: Troubleshooting Uplinks To The Dashboard
  • Lesson 9: Dashboard Alerts For Device Connectivity
  • Lesson 10: Troubleshooting Client Connections
  • Module Summary

Module 14: Configuring ThousandEyes & Meraki MX for Government Networks

  • Module Topics
  • Lesson 1: Thousand Eyes Introduction
  • Lesson 2: MX Thousand Eyes Integration
  • Lesson 3: Design & Technical Overview
  • Lesson 4: Network Topologies And Deployment Considerations
  • Lesson 5: ThousandEyes Via Meraki App Platform
  • Lesson 6: Enabling & Deploying ThousandEyes On The MX Platform
  • Lesson 7: Thousand Eyes Active Application Monitoring
  • Lesson 8: Thousand Eyes Internet Outages
  • Module Summary

Module 15:  Meraki MX APIs for Government and Integrations For Government

  • Module Topics
  • Lesson 1: Meraki API For Government and Integration for Government Overview
  • Lesson 2: Meraki API Technologies And Tools for Government
  • Lesson 3: Meraki Dashboard API For Government
  • Lesson 4: Using Postman with Meraki for Government
  • Lesson 5: Meraki Dashboard API Python Library
  • Lesson 6: AsyncIO
  • Lesson 7: Dashboard for Government APIs for MX
  • Lesson 8: API VPN Map
  • Lesson 9: Use Case – Pulling Statistics from Meraki Devices
  • Lesson 10: Meraki Tools
  • Lesson 11: Meraki Action Batches
  • Module Summary
Course Dates Course Times (EST) Delivery Mode GTR
1/28/2025 - 1/31/2025 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Virtual Enroll