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These 10 free CMSS questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Cisco Meraki Solutions Specialist blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
Domain 1: Cisco Meraki Cloud Management (15%): Explain Cisco Meraki cloud architecture; explain access methods to dashboard and devices; explain organizational structure, segmentation and permissions; explain licensing, co-termination and renewals; compare deployment workflows.
Question 1
A network administrator manages several Meraki networks for different business units within the same organization. The administrator needs to allow a help-desk team to view device status but prevent them from changing configurations. Which Dashboard capability best meets this requirement?
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Correct answer: B - Assigning a Dashboard administrator role with limited permissions
Question 2
An organization wants predictable license renewal dates across multiple Meraki products purchased at different times. Which licensing concept should the engineer consider?
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Correct answer: A - Co-termination, which aligns licenses to a common expiration date
Domain 2: Design (30%): Design scalable Meraki Auto VPN architectures; explain deployment considerations for the vMX; design dynamic path selection policies; design stable, secure and scalable routing deployments; design Enterprise network services including redundant networks and high availability, QoS strategy for voice and video, applying security at layer 2, firewall and IPS rules on MX and MR, and network access control solutions; design Enterprise wireless services including high density wireless deployments, MR wireless networks for Enterprise and MR wireless networks for guest access; compare endpoint device and application management methods including device enrollment such as supervised and device owner and application deployment.
Question 3
A global company requires encrypted site connectivity between hundreds of branches with centralized management and automatic tunnel establishment as sites are added. Which design approach is most appropriate?
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Correct answer: C - A scalable Auto VPN hub-and-spoke or mesh architecture
Question 4
A company deploys a vMX in a public cloud environment. Which design consideration is most important when planning the deployment?
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Correct answer: B - Ensuring cloud networking, routing, and connectivity requirements are satisfied
Question 5
A company provides voice and video services over a congested WAN connection. Which design choice best improves application experience?
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Correct answer: B - Applying QoS policies that prioritize delay-sensitive applications
Question 6
A wireless engineer is designing Wi-Fi for a conference hall where hundreds of users will connect simultaneously. Which design priority should receive the most attention?
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Correct answer: A - High-density wireless planning including capacity and RF design
Question 7
A company-owned mobile device needs centralized management with controls applied before employees use it. Which enrollment approach is most appropriate?
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Correct answer: A - Device owner enrollment for managed corporate devices
Domain 3: Implementation (25%): Configure MX security appliances including SVI, dynamic routing and static routes, Auto VPN, traffic shaping and SD-WAN, threat protection and content filtering rules, access policies and 802.1x; configure MS switches including SVI, dynamic routing and static routes, QoS using Meraki switching networks, access policies and 802.1x, and replicate a switch configuration; configure MR wireless access points including SSIDs for Enterprise and BYOD deployments, traffic shaping, RF profiles and Air Marshal; configure SM endpoint management including management profiles, security policies and Sentry for Meraki managed deployments; configure MV security cameras including camera video and alerting and retention settings; configure MI application assurance including standard applications and application thresholds.
Question 8
An engineer configures an MX appliance and needs to provide connectivity between VLANs on the appliance itself. Which feature should be configured?
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Correct answer: D - Switch virtual interfaces (SVIs)
Question 9
A security team wants user authentication before allowing clients onto a Meraki switching network. Which technology directly supports this requirement?
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Correct answer: B - 802.1X access policies
Question 10
An administrator wants to reduce interference by applying predefined wireless radio settings appropriate for different environments. Which Meraki feature should be configured?
Domain 4: Monitoring and Troubleshooting (30%): Interpret information from monitoring and reporting tools including alerts with Dashboard, SNMP, Syslog and NetFlow in Dashboard and logging and reporting in Dashboard; describe how to use the dashboard API to monitor and maintain networks; explain firmware upgrades; troubleshoot Enterprise networks including Layer 2 technologies using Dashboard, Layer 3 technologies using Dashboard, wireless client connectivity issues using Dashboard, device local status pages, security threats using Security Center and application performance issues using Meraki Insight.
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