Hi everyone, Meraki learning team here! We are working a new course for Wireless Fundamental Implementation on the Learning Hub and we’d LOVE your input. You can win swag for helping us out! Review the course outline below and leave your feedback in the comments.    This course will discuss only topics related to Validating a Cisco Meraki Wireless Implementation—essentially, how to make sure your wireless implementation is fully operational and optimally performing.     Consider it from the perspective of someone that may be new to wireless implementation.   If you were that person: Which topics are most interesting to you? Does the outline cover all the topics you think you need for a fundamental skill set in validating wireless networks? Do we need any additional topics? Any other suggestions?   Review the course outline below!   Topic 1: Optimizing RF operation and settings to provide optimal wireless coverage and performance.   Purpose of utilizing RF Profiles in Wireless > Radio Settings Video about using RF Profiles with a grouping of indoor APs Best practice RF settings for a multi-SSID deployment Video about RF Profiles with a 2.4/5/6 GHz deployment with a segmented 6 GHz SSID Dashboard Auto RF functionality and AI channel planning How to use AI channel planning and Busy Hour for optimized RF operation with minimal client impact   Topic 2: Validating wireless network deployments in the dashboard.    Benefits of analyzing your RF spectrum to understand the impact of RF interference How to use the AP neighbors feature to see neighboring access points and their operating channels to identify potential issues Video about AP neighbors  Benefits of using a wireless testing solution to detect and resolve issues without the need for additional hardware or cables. Demonstration of the synthetic wireless client feature for running a variety of client onboarding and connectivity tests How to enter  Review the course outline included in this post and share your thoughts with us in a comment below before 11:00am EST on Friday, December 1st. Everyone who responds to this post with their comments will be entered in a drawing for a chance to win one of three Cisco Meraki North Face Apex Duffel Bags:     How to win Once submissions close at 10:59am EST on December 1st, we will select three at random to win a duffel bag. Good luck!   TERMS & CONDITIONS Submission period: Tuesday, November 28th, 2023 at 10am EST through Friday, December 1st, 2023 at 10:59am EST One entry per community member Official terms, conditions, and eligibility information ... View more

Switching gears this week, we are going to start looking at some troubleshooting videos! You can use the Meraki dashboard and the packet capture utility to observe live network traffic passed through Meraki devices. Check out the following video to learn how!      This video is part of the Troubleshooting with Meraki module in the Meraki Platform Fundamentals course. Learn how to troubleshoot with Meraki in only 30 minutes! ... View more

Alert! New video! (Someone should set up an alert for every time she posts a bad joke.) Anyway... check out this great video about how to set up network-wide and product-specific notifications and alerts on the Meraki dashboard.      This video is part of the Monitoring, Reporting, and Alerts module in the Meraki Platform Fundamentals course. Learn more Meraki with this module in only 30 minutes! ... View more

Hello again! We're continuing our journey through the dashboard today by checking out an awesome reporting tool, the Summary report. This powerhouse provides usage statistics on wireless, switch, and security appliances. You can easily customize, export, email, or schedule reports on a single network, networks with a particular tag, or the entire organization. How might you use this report in your day-to-day? Comment below.  This video is part of the Monitoring, Reporting, and Alerts module in the Meraki Platform Fundamentals course. Learn more Meraki with this module in only 30 minutes! ... View more

Welcome to October everyone! 🎃 Today we're looking at investigating configuration changes in your organization using the Change log. You can find out who did what, where, and at what time... spooky, right? Check out the quick video! And if you've used this feature before, how has it been useful to you?      This video is part of the Monitoring, Reporting, and Alerts module in the Meraki Platform Fundamentals course. Upgrade your Meraki knowledge with this module in only 30 minutes! ... View more

Hi Merakians, back today with a great video about the dashboard's event log! You can use this log to monitor and troubleshoot events across your networks, like VPN connectivity issues, port status changes, and bad gateways. Check it out!     This video is part of the Monitoring, Reporting, and Alerts module in the Meraki Platform Fundamentals course. You can complete the module in 30 minutes or less. ... View more

Group policies can be used on access points, security appliances, and switches, and can be applied through several manual and automated methods. Access group policies by navigating to Network-wide > Group policies. Let's explore this feature.      This video is part of the Firmware and Cross-Platform Features  module in the Meraki Platform Fundamentals course. If you want to learn more, you can complete the module in about 20 minutes or less! ... View more