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

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