Cisco Meraki Cloud Managed Network Fundamentals by Pearson

Course details

Cisco Meraki is a widely adopted platform for cloud-managed networking, offering centralized control and visibility across an organization's infrastructure. In this course, join Brad Edgeworth, a technical solutions architect at Cisco Systems, and explore the Meraki dashboard architecture and learn how to configure security appliances, establish VPN connectivity, and deploy wireless access points. Along the way, examine quality of service (QoS) configurations and security policy deployment to create secure, well-managed network environments. This course is designed for network administrators and IT professionals seeking to build practical skills in cloud-based network management.

Concepts

Introduction

Cisco Meraki fundamentals

Meraki Fundamentals

Dashboard architecture
Meraki terminology
Dashboard overview
Meraki mobile device management application
Building your dashboard organization
Cloud administrator accounts and privileges
Enhancing dashboard security
Device to dashboard connectivity
Engaging Meraki support
Logging and alerts
Device firmware management
Configuration template fundamentals
Learning objectives

Deploying Security Appliances

Learning objectives
Initial security appliance deployment
Deployment mode and LAN-side IP addressing
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
IP routing overview
Security appliance static routes
Network Address Translation (NAT)
Configuring NAT on security appliances

VPN Connectivity and SD-WAN

Learning objectives
Site-to-site VPN with AutoVPN
IPsec tunnels
Client VPN
Client VPN OS configuration
Cisco Secure Connect
One-armed VPN concentrator
Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) fundamentals
Configuring SD-WAN

Core MS Deployment

Learning objectives
Switch deployment
Cloud-managed Catalyst switches
Switch port settings
Switch port tags
Layer 2 switching best practices
Switch IP addressing

Deploying Wireless Access Points

Learning objectives
Initial access point (AP) deployment
Catalyst AP conversion
AP operating modes
Creating a NAT-based SSID
Creating a bridged SSID
Creating an SSID that is tunneled with Layer 3 mobility
Creating an SSID that is VPN tunneled to a concentrator
Wireless mesh
Wall switch APs
RF profiles

Creating a Secure Edge

Learning objectives
Port authentication
Network access control and splash pages
Firewall policies
Content filtering
Threat protection
Security appliance group policy

Creating a Secure Switch Environment

Learning objectives
Switch security concepts
MAC address allow lists
802.1X switch port authentication
802.1X switch port configuration
Access control list (ACL)

Creating a Secure Wireless Infrastructure

Learning objectives
Wireless network security threats
Wireless client isolation
Deny local LAN
AP firewall rules
Wireless encryption and authentication
Preshared wireless authentication
Wireless 802.1X authentication
Wireless group policy
Identity pre-shared keys (iPSKs)
Splash page
Air Marshal

Quality of Service (QoS)

Learning objectives
QoS fundamentals
Configuring QoS for security appliances
Configuring QoS for switches
Configuring QoS for wireless

Enterprise Network Architecture

Learning objectives
Design concepts
BGP Ethernet Virtual Private Network (EVPN)

Conclusion

Course summary