Meraki Wireless, Ready for the Enterprise (MER-WLS)

This 4-day Cisco Meraki course was developed in coordination with the Meraki Engineering Business Unit. This Meraki Wireless course provides students with the skills to Configure, Optimize, Monitor, and Troubleshoot a Cisco Meraki Wireless solution. Students will learn how to efficiently deploy and optimize Meraki MR/CW Access Points. Students will Survey, Optimize and Configure Wireless Networks, Manage AP Firmware, Create Heatmaps, Wireless Templates, SSIDs, Wireless Security, Wireless RF Settings, and Channel Management. Student will then Monitor and Troubleshoot Wireless APs, Wireless Clients, Capture and Troubleshoot Wireless Flows, Troubleshoot Wireless Health using AI Optimized Troubleshooting, Network Service Health to troubleshoot Network Issues such as Radius, Cisco ISE, DNS, and DHCP. Students will also learn how to configure the Meraki APIs, Integrations, and Meraki Integration with Cisco Spaces.

Retail Price: $3,895.00

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Course Days: 4


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Objective

Following completion of this course, students will understand the following: 

  • Navigate and Configure the Organization settings, Wireless Networks
  • Learn AP Models, Antennas, and Placement using Site Surveys
  • Design a Meraki Wireless Network using Meraki best practices
  • Perform Site Surveys with Cisco Meraki CW/MR APs
  • Manage AP Firmware Upgrades
  • Configure Network Switches for Meraki Wireless Networks
  • Learn to optimize Radio Settings, Channel Management, and Roaming Settings
  • Configure SSIDs and Security Settings
  • Manage/Configure/Integrate Users and Radius Policies
  • Configure Floorplans and Heat-maps
  • Monitor and Troubleshoot Wireless Clients
  • Monitor and Troubleshoot Wireless APs
  • Use Meraki Health to troubleshoot and optimize Meraki Wireless Networks use AI-OPS
  • Use Network Service Health to troubleshoot Network Issues such as Radius, Cisco ISE, DNS, and DHCP

 

Who Should Attend

The primary audience for this course is as follows: 

  • Wireless Administrators, Engineers, and Managers
  • Network Administrators, Engineers, and Managers
  • Meraki Administrators, Engineers, and Managers
  • Systems Engineers
  • Technical Solutions Architects
  • IT Staff and Managers

Outline

Module 1: Introduction to Meraki

  • Lesson 1: Why Cisco Meraki?
  • Lesson 2: Meraki Product Overview
  • Lesson 3: Meraki Licensing and Support Overview

Module 2: Meraki Wireless APs and Mounts

  • Lesson 1: Meraki AP Features
  • Lesson 2: Meraki WIFI 5 Indoor AP Models
  • Lesson 3: Meraki WIFI 6 Indoor AP Models
  • Lesson 4: Meraki Wi-Fi 6E Indoor Portfolio
  • Lesson 5: Meraki Outdoor WIFI 5 AP Models
  • Lesson 6: Meraki Outdoor WIFI 6 AP Models
  • Lesson 7: Meraki Antennas, Power, Mounts, and Accessories

Module 3: Designing Meraki Wireless Architectures

  • Lesson 1: Wireless Standards
  • Lesson 2: Meraki RF WLAN Design
  • Lesson 3: Site Survey
  • Lesson 4: Site Survey Tools
  • Lesson 5: Mounting Aps Best Practices
  • Lesson 6: Meraki Design Principles
  • Lesson 7: Meraki Roaming Design
  • Lesson 8: Switch Design for Meraki Wireless Networks
  • Lesson 9: Designing Meraki Network Services
  • Lesson 10: Organization and Network Design
  • Lesson 11: Migrating Cisco DNA APs to Meraki Dashboard

Module 4: Configuring the Meraki Dashboard

  • Lesson 1: Meraki Dashboard, Organizations, and Networks
  • Lesson 2: Organizational-Wide Configure Settings
  • Lesson 3: Configuring Administrators
  • Lesson 4: License Info
  • Lesson 5: Creating Networks & Managing Inventory
  • Lesson 6: Organization > Overview Page
  • Lesson 7: Configuring Network-Wide Settings
  • Lesson 8: Network-Wide Administrators & Users
  • Lesson 9: Network-Wide > Add Devices
  • Lesson 10: Configuring Location / Mapping Devices
  • Lesson 11: Configuring Meraki and Umbrella

Module 5: Deploying Meraki Wireless

  • Lesson 1: Configuring the Dashboard for Wireless
  • Lesson 2: Managing Firmware 
  • Lesson 3: Configuring Templates
  • Lesson 4: Group Policy
  • Lesson 5: SSID Configuration with Access Control
  • Lesson 6: Per SSID - Firewall & Traffic Shaping
  • Lesson 7: Splash Page Configuration
  • Lesson 8: Configuring SSID Availability
  • Lesson 9: Configuring Bluetooth Settings
  • Lesson 10: Configuring Port Profiles
  • Lesson 11: Configuring Wireless Security

Module 6: Meraki Wireless RF and Channel Management

  • Lesson 1: Meraki Cloud-Managed RF Design
  • Lesson 2: Wireless RF Radio Settings
  • Lesson 3: Wireless AIOps
  • Lesson 4: Auto RF - AI-Powered RF Optimizations
  • Lesson 5: RX-SOP
  • Lesson 6: Roaming Analytics Dashboard
  • Lesson 7: RF Spectrum

Module 7: Monitoring Meraki Wireless

  • Lesson 1: Meraki Phone App & Status Page
  • Lesson 2: Monitoring Administrators, Licensing, Inventory, and Firmware
  • Lesson 3: Monitoring Wireless from the Organization
  • Lesson 4: Configure and Monitor Alerts
  • Lesson 5: Monitoring Network-Wide Wireless
  • Lesson 6: Monitoring a Specific Wireless Client
  • Lesson 7: Wireless Traffic Analytics & Topology
  • Lesson 8: Packet Capture
  • Lesson 9: View Wireless Events in the Event log
  • Lesson 10: Viewing Floor Plans
  • Lesson 11: Monitoring Specific Access Points
  • Lesson 12: Access Point Wireless Health Overview
  • Lesson 13: Wireless Access Points - List
  • Lesson 14: Wireless Access Points - Health
  • Lesson 15: Wireless Access Points - Map, Connection Log, & Timeline
  • Lesson 16: Monitoring SSIDs and Bluetooth Clients

Module 8: Meraki Wireless Troubleshooting

  • Lesson 1: Troubleshooting Overview of Meraki Wireless
  • Lesson 2: Troubleshooting Meraki Wireless Management Tunnels
  • Lesson 3: Help & Support
  • Lesson 4: Tools for Wireless Troubleshooting
  • Lesson 5: Wireless Experience
  • Lesson 6: Roaming Analytics Dashboard
  • Lesson 7: Troubleshoot Wi-Fi Connection Issue
  • Lesson 8: Troubleshooting Client Roaming
  • Lesson 9: Troubleshooting Slow Wi-Fi
  • Lesson 10: Troubleshoot AP Issues
  • Lesson 11: AP Issues
  • Lesson 12: Client Connection Issues
  • Lesson 13: AI-Powered Root Cause Analysis
  • Lesson 14: Proactive Alerts
  • Lesson 15: Thousand Eyes

Module 9: Meraki Wireless APIs and Integrations

  • Lesson 1: Meraki API and Integration Overview
  • Lesson 2: Meraki API Technologies and Tools
  • Lesson 3: Meraki Dashboard API
  • Lesson 4: Using Postman with Meraki
  • Lesson 5: Meraki Dashboard API Python library
  • Lesson 6: AsyncIO
  • Lesson 7: People Count using Meraki Wireless APIs
  • Lesson 8: Network as a Sensor
  • Lesson 9: Use Case – Pulling Statistics from Meraki Devices
  • Lesson 10: Meraki Tools
  • Lesson 11: Meraki Action Batches

Module 10: Cisco Spaces / Meraki Integration and Open Roaming

  • Lesson 1: Cisco Spaces
  • Lesson 2: Integrate Network Components
  • Lesson 3: Integrate Meraki Network
  • Lesson 4: Implement and Troubleshoot Smart Operations
  • Lesson 5: Implement and Troubleshoot Smart Workspaces
  • Lesson 6: Meraki Open Roaming
  • Lesson 7: Designing Power efficient Meraki Wireless Networks


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