Engineering Cisco Meraki Solutions Part 1 (ECMS1)

What you’ll learn

The Engineering Cisco Meraki Solutions Part 1 training equips you with the introductory technical knowledge and skills to confidently operate Cisco® Meraki™ solutions as a unified management system of an entire network from a centralized dashboard.

This training is part of a two-part series that prepares you for the 500-220 ECMS exam. If passed, you earn the Cisco Meraki Solutions Specialist certification. This training also earns you 6 Continuing Education (CE) credits towards recertification.

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This training earns you 6 Continuing Education credits towards recertification.

How you'll benefit

This training will help you:

  • Learn the skills, technologies, and best practices you need to deploy Cisco Meraki solutions and operate the Meraki platform
  • Validate your knowledge and prepare to take the Cisco Meraki Solutions Specialist certification exam
  • Describe cloud architecture, administration, and licensing
  • Understand hardware and features of all product families
  • Implement best practices for troubleshooting and when to contact support
  • Earn 6 CE credits towards recertification

What to expect in the exam

500-220 ECMS: Cisco Meraki Solutions Specialist is a 90-minute exam associated with the Cisco Meraki Solutions Specialist certification.

The exam tests your knowledge and skills to engineer Meraki solutions, including:

  • Cloud management
  • Design
  • Implementing
  • Monitoring
  • Troubleshooting

Who should enroll

  • Meraki operators interested in introductory-level technical training or in preparing for the Cisco Meraki Solutions Specialist certification
  • Anyone who would like to gain experience in understanding, configuring, and troubleshooting Meraki networking environments with the Meraki Dashboard
    • *If you have already taken the Cisco Meraki Network Operator (CMNO) training, we do not recommend that you enroll in the training as the content is the same.
  • Consulting Systems Engineer
  • Deployment Engineer
  • Network Administrator
  • Network Engineer
  • Network Manager
  • Site Reliability Engineer
  • Systems Engineer
  • Technical Solutions Architect
  • Wireless Design Engineer
  • Wireless Engineer

Technology areas

  • Enterprise

Training overview

Objectives

  • Describe the Cloud and the Cisco Meraki Dashboard
  • Describe Single Pane of Glass Management
  • Describe Cisco Meraki Full Stack Capabilities
  • Describe Cisco Meraki Products and Administration
  • Describe Cisco Meraki MX Security and Software-Defined Wide-Area Network (SD-WAN) Appliance
  • Describe Cisco Meraki MS Switches
  • Describe Cisco Meraki Troubleshooting
  • Describe Cisco Meraki Dashboard Sync and Real-Time Tools
  • Integrate Cisco Meraki Monitoring and Troubleshooting Tools in Existing Systems

Prerequisites

Before taking this training, you should have earned a Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification or be familiar with:

  • Basic network fundamentals and building simple Local Area Networks (LANs)
  • Basic Internet Protocol (IP) addressing and subnets
  • Routing and switching fundamentals
  • Basic wireless networking concepts and terminology

The following recommended Cisco offering may help you meet these prerequisites:

  • Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA)

Lab outline

  • Configure the Cisco Meraki Dashboard
  • Basic initial device setup
  • Enable Advanced Features and Optimize Networking
  • Enable advanced cisco Meraki dashboard features and optimize network
  • Troubleshoot the Network using the Cisco Meraki Dashboard
  • Troubleshoot and fine-tune the network and wireless configuration