Engineering Cisco Meraki Solutions – ECMS 1&2

The Engineering Cisco Meraki Solutions 4-day training helps you gain the core knowledge and skills needed to deploy, plan, design, implement, and operate complex Cisco Meraki solutions. This training combines Engineering Cisco Meraki Solutions Part 1 and 2 trainings. This training helps prepare you for roles focused on implementing, securing, and managing Cisco Meraki™ based networks from a centralized dashboard. Topics covered include Cisco Meraki’s cloud-based solutions, understanding of network security protocols, design of scalable architectures, and application of troubleshooting strategies.

This training prepares you for the Cisco Meraki Solutions Specialist (ECMS 500-220) exam. If passed, you earn the Cisco Meraki Solutions Specialist certification. This training also earns you 24 Continuing Education (CE) credits towards recertification.

The course qualifies for 24 Cisco Continuing Education Credits (CE).

This course will help you:

Gain a comprehensive understanding of the Cisco Meraki platform
Develop expertise in designing, implementing, and securing Cisco Meraki networks
Operate and manage networks using Cisco Meraki’s cloud-based tools and features
Apply advanced monitoring and troubleshooting techniques
Prepare for the ECMS 500-220 exam
Earn 24 CE credits towards recertification

What to Expect in the Exam

Cisco Meraki Solutions Specialist (ECMS 500-220) 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

Prerequisites:

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

General Networking

Be actively engaged in the design, deployment, scaling, configuration, and management of enterprise networks, IPsec, and associated VPN technologies
Be experienced with hierarchical network segmentation (access, distribution, and core layer) design and best practices
Strong fundamental knowledge of internet protocol (IP) addressing and subnetting schemas necessary to build local area networks (LANs)
A foundational understanding of network authentication, authorization, and accounting services
Strong fundamental knowledge of dynamic routing protocols with focus and emphasis on open shortest path first (OSPF) and border gateway protocol (BGP)
A foundational understanding of wired and wireless QoS mechanisms, packet queue operations, and practical implementations
A foundational understanding of threat modeling concepts and methodologies and the ability to apply them to identify, analyze, and respond to cybersecurity threats
A foundational understanding of network security controls and protocols, network management best practices, and data security
Intermediate fundamental knowledge of radio frequency (RF) concepts, terminology, design principles, and practical implementations as they apply to wireless networking and current 802.11 wireless standards
A foundational understanding of wireless security best practices centered on access control (802.1x) and spectrum security through wireless intrusion detection system (WIDS) and prevention system (WIPS)
A foundational understanding of standard logging and monitoring protocols with a focus and emphasis on simple network management protocol (SNMP), syslog, and webhooks, and related implementation components or tools
Be familiar with and have basic knowledge of Application Programming Interface (APIs) and related languages and formats, such as representational state transfer (REST) and JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)

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

Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA)
Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies (ENCOR)