ECMS2 Curriculum

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The ECMS2 curriculum consists of multiple lessons and supplemental lab exercises. Below is a high-level outline (course syllabus) of the topics that are presented throughout the instructor-led as well as eLearning format of the ECMS2 course.

(note: the ECMS2 curriculum is subject to change and may have slight variations depending on the organization delivering the training course)

Topic: Planning new Meraki architectures and expanding existing deployments

• Meraki solution sizing

• Per-device Licensing

Topic: Designing for scalable management and high availability

• Role-based access

• Tag design and structure

• MX high-availability

• MS high-availability

• High density wireless design

Topic: Automation and scaling Meraki deployments

• Role-based access control with SAML
• Network cloning
• Configuration templates
• Provisioning networks with APIs

Topic: Routing design and practices on the Meraki platform

• Routing across Meraki networks

• Dynamic routing – OSPF

• BGP for scalable WAN routing & redundancy
• IPv6 with Meraki

Topic: QoS and traffic shaping design

• Wireless & wired QoS design

• Preparing the network for voice

• Traffic shaping & prioritizing with the MX

Topic: Architecting VPN and WAN topologies

• MX VPN operation modes

• VPN design & topologies

• Auto VPN 101

• Designing a scalable VPN topology

• Integrating vMX into your Auto VPN architecture

• SD-WAN fundamentals & design

Topic: Securing the network with Advanced Security features

• Security intro
• Default behavior and rules processing order
• Advanced security services
• Content filtering
• Umbrella integration

Topic: Switched network concepts and practices

• Access policies using Meraki Authentication

• Adaptive Policy

• Cloning switch settings

• Switch templates & profiles

Topic: Wireless concepts and practices

• Dashboard maps, floor plans, and RF profiles

• Wireless encryption and authentication

• SSID modes for client IP addressing

• Bluetooth low energy

• Wireless threats

Topic: Endpoint management concepts and practices

• Platform overview

• Deployment methodologies

• Deploying applications and containerization profiles

• Implementing security policies

• Securing the network with SM Sentry

• Agent-less onboarding with Trusted Access

Topic: Physical security concepts and practices

• MV architecture

• Flexible camera deployments with wireless

• MV portfolio

• Business intelligence

Topic: Gaining additional network insight through application monitoring

• Application performance monitoring

• WAN and Internet outage monitoring

• Scaling & licensing

• Smart Thresholds

Topic: Preparing and setting up monitoring, logging, and alerting services

• Logging capabilities

• Monitoring tools and services

• Supported alerts

• API for flexibility

Topic: Setting up Dashboard reporting and auditing capabilities

• Reporting in Cisco Meraki

• Managing firmware through Dashboard

• Running a PCI audit

Topic: Gaining visibility and resolving issues using Meraki features and built-in troubleshooting tools

• Troubleshoot methods

• Native logging capabilities

• Wireless troubleshooting

• Troubleshooting cloud applications performance

• Troubleshooting Meraki auto VPN

• Local status page

Last Updated: May 2023