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Getting Started with MX Firewalls

This Cisco Meraki MX Firewalls training teaches learners how to configure, administer, and troubleshoot Meraki MX Security & SD-WAN appliances for managing distributed sites, campuses, or datacenter VPNs. Learn to set bandwidth policies, filter content, automate VPN routing, and configure role-based admin. This Cisco skills training is perfect for network admins aiming to optimize and secure virtualized wide area networks.

Updated November 2020

4Skills
26Videos
1h 33mTotal
26 videos1h 33m

Who This Course Is For

This Meraki training is considered associate-level Cisco training, which means it was designed for network administrators. This Meraki MX firewalls skills course is valuable for new IT professionals with at least a year of experience with security appliances and experienced network administrators looking to validate their Cisco skills.

Skills Your Team Will Gain

  • Setting bandwidth policies for different application types
  • Filtering content and preventing intrusions
  • Automating VPN route generations
  • Automating MPLS to VPN failover
  • Configuring role-based administration
  • Managing load balancing and smart connection monitoring

Course Curriculum

  • Premium skill.Understand Cisco Meraki Cloud Networking Concepts23m
  • Premium skill.Deploy LAN Connectivity with Meraki MX Appliances30m
  • Premium skill.Implement Advanced Security Features with Meraki MX Firewalls18m
  • Premium skill.Deploy VPNs with Cisco Meraki MX Firewalls22m

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 lesson 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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