ECMS Exam Self-study Guide

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Introduction

This self-study guide is intended to help prepare exam candidates with a detailed breakdown of the main topics that the ECMS exam is comprised of. The guide below outlines sub-categories within the main topics that include features, technologies, concepts, architectures, and techniques. Candidates should review the list of study materials — comprised of knowledge base articles and instructional videos — prior to taking the ECMS 500-220 exam. To download a PDF of the topics as it appear on the exam blueprint, click here.

For guidance around preparing a lab environment for practical self-study, click here to access the lab supplement.

Exam Topics

15%	1.0 Cisco Meraki Cloud Management
30%	2.0 Design
25%	3.0 Implementation
30%	4.0 Monitoring and Troubleshooting

1.0 Cisco Meraki Cloud Management

Exam Topics 1.1 Explain Cisco Meraki cloud architecture (Meraki and Catalyst cloud monitoring, cloud management) 1.2 Explain access methods to dashboard and devices 1.3 Explain organizational structure, segmentation and permissions 1.4 Explain licensing, co-termination, and renewals 1.5 Compare deployment workflows

Study Material Getting Started  |  Video  Meraki Cloud Architecture Building a Scalable Meraki Solution Managed Service Provider Upstream Firewall Rules for Cloud Connectivity Configuring SAML Single Sign-on for Dashboard Meraki Dashboard Organizational Structure Managing Dashboard Administrators and Permissions  |  Video Meraki Licensing Models  |  Video Meraki Co-Termination Licensing Overview The Science Behind Licensing Co-Termination Meraki Per-Device Licensing The Science Behind Per-Device Licensing Meraki MX Security and SD-WAN Licensing Cloning Networks and Organizations in Dashboard Managing Multiple Networks with Configuration Templates MX Templates Best Practices Templates for Switching Best Practices The Cisco Meraki Dashboard API  |  Video 1  |  Video 2  |  Video 3 Developer Hub: Dashboard API - Action Batches

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2.0 Design

Exam Topics 2.1 Design scalable Meraki Auto VPN architectures 2.2 Explain deployments considerations for the vMX 2.3 Design dynamic path selection policies 2.4 Design stable, secure, and scalable routing deployments 2.5 Design Enterprise network services 2.5a Redundant networks and high availability 2.5b QOS strategy for voice and video 2.5c Applying security at layer 2 2.5d Firewall rules on MX and MR 2.5e Network access control solutions 2.6 Design Enterprise wireless services 2.6a High density wireless deployments 2.6b MR wireless networks for enterprise 2.6c MR wireless networks for guest access 2.7 Compare endpoint devices and application management methods 2.7a Device enrollment such as supervised and device owner 2.7b Application deployment

Study Material White Paper: Meraki Auto VPN Meraki Auto VPN - Configuration and Troubleshooting Auto VPN Hub Deployment Recommendations  Automatic NAT Traversal for Auto VPN Tunneling  Datacenter Redundancy (DC-DC Failover) Deployment Guide BGP  |  Video MR Teleworker VPN MX Sizing Guide vMX100 Setup Guide for Amazon AWS KB Article: vMX100 Setup Guide for Microsoft Azure Meraki SD-WAN MX Routing Behaviour Using OSPF to Advertise Remote VPN Subnets Route Table MS OSPF Overview IP Source Address Spoofing Protection MX Warm Spare - High Availability Pair Link Aggregation and Load Balancing  |  Video Switch Stacks  |  Video MS390 Series Installation Guide (Stack Power) Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) Overview MS Switch Quality of Service Defined Wireless QoS and Fast Lane Configuring the MS Access Switch for Standard VoIP Deployments Restricting Traffic with Isolated Switch Ports Dynamic ARP Inspection MX Firewall Settings Layer 3 and 7 Firewall Processing Order MR Firewall Rules MX Access Policies (802.1x)  |  Video MS Switch Access Policies (802.1x) Managing User Accounts Using Meraki Cloud Authentication Access Control Conducting Site Surveys with MR Access Points High Density Wi-Fi Deployments Using tags to Broadcast SSIDs from Specific APs SSID Availability  |  Video Hidden SSIDs Wireless Client Isolation Configuring a Custom-Hosted Splash Page Cisco Meraki and Umbrella Integration  |  Video Enterprise Deployment Guide and Best Practices Enrolling Devices  |  Video 1  |  Video 2  |  Video 3  |  Video 4 iOS Enrollment  |  Video Apple Device Enrollment Program (DEP)  |  Video Containerization with Systems Manager Apple Volume Purchase Program (VPP)  |  Video Android Enterprise Deployment Guide Android Zero-touch Enrollment Deploying Store Apps for iOS/macOS and Android Managed and Unmanaged Apps Updating Managed iOS Apps

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3.0 Implementation

Exam Topics 3.1 Configuring security and SD-WAN appliances 3.1a SVI, dynamic routing and static routes 3.1b Auto VPN 3.1c Traffic shaping and SD-WAN 3.1d Threat protection and content filtering rules 3.1e Access policies and 802.1x 3.1f Application assurance and thresholds 3.2 Configuring switches 3.2a SVI, dynamic routing and static routes 3.2b QoS using Meraki switching networks 3.2c Access policies and 802.1x 3.2d Replicate a switch configuration 3.3 Configuring wireless access points 3.3a SSIDs for Enterprise and BYOD deployments 33.3b Traffic shaping 33.3c RF profiles 33.3d Air Marshal 3.4 Configuring endpoint management 3.4a Configuration profiles 3.4b Security policies 3.4c Sentry for Meraki managed deployments 3.5 Configuring smart cameras 3.5a Camera video and alerting 3.5b Retention settings 3.6 Configuring smart sensors 3.6a Gateway connectivity 3.6b Sensor alerting

Study Material General MX Best Practices MX Addressing and VLANs Client VPN Overview DHCP Services  |  Video Passthrough Mode on the MX Security Appliance Creating and Applying Group Policies Site-to-site VPN Settings  |  Video VPN Concentrator Deployment Guide Traffic and Bandwidth Shaping Using Packet Prioritization on a Traffic Shaping Rule SD-WAN and Traffic Shaping  |  Video Content Filtering  |  Video Threat Protection  |  Video Advanced Malware Protection Threat Grid Integration Switch Settings Switch Ports Configuring Spanning Tree on Meraki Switches (MS) MS Layer 3 Switching and Routing Layer 3 Switch Example Configuring ACLs Configuring the MS for Standard VoIP Deployments Switch Cloning Wireless Mesh Networking Wireless Encryption and Authentication Overview  |  Video Splash Page Details for Meraki MR SSID Modes for Client IP Assignment WPA3 Encryption and Configuration Guide Wireless Layer 3 Roaming Best Practices SSID Tunneling and Layer 3 Roaming Configuring Bandwidth Limitations and Enabling Speed Burst RF Profiles Receive Start of Packet (RX-SOP) Air Marshal Systems Manager Quick Start Types of Tags in Systems Manager Using Tags in Systems Manager Configuration Profiles Security Policies in Systems Manager  |  Video Systems Manager Sentry Overview  |  Video MDM Commands in Systems Manager  |  Video Selective Wipe and Device Quarantine in Systems Manager  |  Video Video Streaming  |  Video MV Wireless Configuration Guide Restricting Access to Cameras  |  Video Video Retention  |  Video MV Cloud Archive MV Smart Camera FAQ Meraki Insight Introduction MI Web App Health  |  Video MI WAN Health MI VoIP Health

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4.0 Monitoring and Troubleshooting

Exam Topics 4.1 Interpret information from monitoring and reporting tools 4.1a Alerts with Dashboard, SNMP, Syslog and Netflow in Dashboard 4.1b Logging and reporting in Dashboard 4.2 Describe how to use the dashboard API to monitor and maintain networks 4.3 Explain firmware upgrades 4.4 Troubleshooting Enterprise networks 4.4a Layer 2 technologies using Dashboard 4.4b Layer 3 technologies using Dashboard 4.4c Wireless client connectivity issues using Dashboard 4.4d Device local status pages 4.4e Security threats using Security Center 4.4f Application performance issues using Meraki Insight

Study Material Alerts and Notifications  |  Video Meraki Device Reporting - Syslog, SNMP and API Syslog Server Overview and Configuration Meraki Event Log  |  Video Organization Change Log  |  Video Manage Tags Summary Report Overview  |  Video PCI Compliance with Meraki Webhooks Webhook API Managing Firmware Upgrades  |  Video Best Practices for Meraki Firmware Cisco Meraki Firmware FAQ Using the MS Live Tools  |  Video Wireless Health Network Topology VPN Status Page Troubleshooting VPN Registration for Meraki Auto VPN Troubleshooting Automatic NAT traversal for Meraki Auto VPN Site-to-Site VPN Troubleshooting Connection Monitoring for WAN Failover RF Spectrum Page Overview Wireless Issue Resolution Guide Splash Page Traffic Flow and Troubleshooting Using the Cisco Meraki Device Local Status Page  |  Video Security Center  |  Video 1  |  Video 2

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Last Updated: August 2024

[Meraki-Training]

Thank you for the feedback Everyone! We have updated our links and documentation referenced above.

[AmyReyes]

Hello @Omosh (and @StefanoBrumana as well!),

Great question, thank you for asking this here! I know this occasionally comes up for folks who would like a PDF version to study offline for the ECMS 1 exam. Unfortunately, we don't have a PDF version published currently because it would quickly become out of date any time we made changes to the material. 

We do have a workaround that you can use, though it is not the most ideal solution. If you select the vertical ellipsis menu at the top right of the post, then "Printer Friendly Page," you will get a version of the page you can then print or save as a PDF. See the image below:

It won't be optimized, and there will be excess white space and margins. However, all of the links will still function in the file.

I've shared your feedback with the team for future consideration as well! 

[AronD]

The link in Section 1.0 for "Developer Hub: Dashboard API - Action Batches" is outdated and broken.  It should be updated to reflect this URL:

https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/api-v1/action-batches-overview/