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Cisco Meraki Networks

Master Cisco Meraki cloud networking with this intermediate training. Learn to navigate the Meraki Dashboard to manage wireless networks, Meraki MX firewalls, and Cisco Meraki switches. This course covers essential network configuration tasks, including SSID configuration, access control lists (ACLs), and firewall rules. You’ll also gain hands-on skills in SD-WAN, site-to-site VPN, and client VPN configuration. Beyond routing and switching, you'll explore advanced security features, Cisco Meraki MV camera configuration, and network monitoring using analytics, switch monitoring, and webhook alerts.

Updated March 2020

9Skills
59Videos
3hTotal

Who This Course Is For

This Implementing Cisco Meraki Networks training is considered associate-level Cisco training, which means it was designed for network administrators. This Meraki access points skills course is valuable for new IT professionals with at least a year of experience with routing and switching and experienced network administrators looking to validate their Cisco skills.

Skills Your Team Will Gain

  • Navigate the Meraki Dashboard to manage enterprise cloud networking
  • Configure Meraki wireless networks, including SSIDs and outdoor access points
  • Deploy Meraki MX firewalls and switches with custom ACLs and firewall rules
  • Implement SD-WAN, site-to-site VPN, and client VPN configurations
  • Unify device control with Systems Manager and automate alerts via webhooks
  • Monitor network performance and security with MV cameras and cloud analytics

Course Curriculum

One skill is free to watch — no signup needed. The other 8 premium skills unlock for your whole team with a CBT Nuggets plan.

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Understand Cisco Meraki Cloud Networking Concepts

Knox HutchinsonDuration: 23m14 videos

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  • Understand Cisco Meraki Cloud Networking ConceptsFree23m · 14 videos
  • Premium skill.Deploy LAN Connectivity with Meraki MX Appliances30m · 16 videos
  • Premium skill.Implement Advanced Security Features with Meraki MX Firewalls18m · 14 videos
  • Premium skill.Deploy VPNs with Cisco Meraki MX Firewalls22m · 16 videos
  • Premium skill.Understand Meraki Dashboards and Webhook Alerts17m · 14 videos
  • Premium skill.Implement Cisco Meraki Switches29m · 16 videos
  • Premium skill.Secure and Monitor Cisco Meraki Switches20m · 14 videos
  • Premium skill.Implement and Secure Meraki WiFi Networks30m · 18 videos
  • Premium skill.Implement Cisco Meraki MV Security Cameras19m · 14 videos
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What IT leaders need to know before assigning this course

Cloud-managed branch networks reduce local administration, but they also concentrate risk when teams lack a consistent Meraki deployment model. IT Directors can assign this intermediate Cisco Meraki Networks course to network administrators, Team Leads, and experienced IT Practitioners who already have routing and switching fundamentals and need a practical path through Meraki Dashboard operations, MX appliances, VPNs, switches, Wi-Fi, alerts, and MV cameras. The full curriculum is about 3.5 hours per learner, making it realistic for onboarding, refresh training, or a targeted change-management push before expanding Meraki-managed sites. Training Managers can use CBT Nuggets Playlists to assign it by role and Team Reporting to confirm completion across the team.

Team Impact

How this training helps your team succeed

IT teams complete this training to standardize how Meraki-managed networks are deployed, secured, and monitored across locations.

  • Branch connectivity: Configure LAN connectivity with Meraki MX appliances so sites can be brought online with a repeatable approach.
  • Security operations: Apply advanced MX firewall features and VPN concepts to support secure routing and remote-site connectivity.
  • Centralized visibility: Navigate Meraki Dashboard workflows and webhook alerts so teams can monitor changes and events more consistently.
  • Access-layer coverage: Implement and secure Meraki switches and Wi-Fi networks, with awareness of how MV security cameras fit into the broader Meraki environment.

After completion

Capabilities your team walks away with

Knowledge

  • Cisco Meraki cloud networking concepts and the role of the Meraki Dashboard
  • How Meraki MX appliances support LAN connectivity, routing, security, and VPNs
  • Dashboard-based monitoring concepts, including webhook alerts
  • Core implementation considerations for Meraki switches and Wi-Fi networks
  • Where Meraki MV security cameras fit within a cloud-managed network environment

Ability

  • Deploy LAN connectivity using Meraki MX appliances
  • Configure security-focused MX firewall features and VPN connectivity
  • Use the Meraki Dashboard to manage devices and monitor network activity
  • Implement and secure Meraki switching and wireless access
  • Support standardized Meraki rollouts across branch or campus environments

Readiness check

Confirm prerequisite knowledge before training begins

A short placement assessment on the CBT Nuggets assessments platform measures whether a learner already has the foundation this course assumes. IT Directors use it to put the right people in the right training — and any learner can take it right now to make sure they'll get full value from day one.

  • Questions generated from this course's own video transcripts — what gets measured is exactly what gets taught
  • Instant, per-learner results that show whether the prerequisite foundation is in place
  • Results roll up into team readiness reporting, so training hours go where they change outcomes
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Frequently Asked Questions

What will you learn in this Cisco Meraki training?

You'll learn the basics of Meraki networking – like how Cisco Meraki devices operate in the cloud, how to deploy LANs and VLANs on Meraki equipment, and how to secure networks with Meraki firewalls – as well as advanced configuration topics like deploying Python apps to automate Meraki firewall behavior.

Who should take this Cisco Meraki course?

Ideally, brand new network administrators – or people who want to eventually work in network administration – should take this course. But experienced network administrators could also benefit – the subject matter will be easy, but the information on Meraki cloud-managed network solutions is probably new to many administrators, not just new ones.

Is this training in Cisco Meraki networks associated with any certifications?

No, this course wasn't designed with any particular certification exam in mind. This course was designed with many virtual simulations so that network administrators can actually practice the real configurations, commands and steps for implementing a Cisco Meraki network, deploy a VPN or firewall, and more – all first-hand.

What certification should you consider after taking this course in Cisco Meraki networks?

If managing Cisco Meraki solutions for your network is the right call for your career, the Cisco Meraki Solutions Specialist certification from Cisco is a good certification to work toward. You'll want to do additional preparation for the 500-220 ECMS, but this course will help you on your way.

Why should you take this Cisco Meraki training?

You should take this Cisco Meraki training because after Cisco acquired the company back in 2012, they've flooded the networking world with Meraki's cloud-controlled Wi-Fi, routing, security and mobility management service. Cisco Meraki is getting more and more popular and Meraki administrators are only going to be more valuable.

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