Cisco Networking: On-Premise and Cloud Solutions Free Sample Questions

The Meraki 'Upgrade' license (formerly known as Advanced or Analytics license for MR) is required for advanced analytics features, including location heatmaps and journey tracking. The standard 'Enterprise' license provides core wireless functionality but lacks these advanced analytics capabilities. 'Advanced Security' is a license tier for MX security appliances, not MR access points.

Optimized Roaming encourages sticky clients to move to a better AP, which is critical for maintaining call quality as users move. Disabling lower data rates (e.g., 1, 2, 5.5, 11 Mbps) frees up airtime and improves overall cell performance, which is highly beneficial for latency-sensitive applications like voice.

Low Latency Queuing (LLQ) adds a strict priority queue to Class-Based Weighted Fair Queuing (CBWFQ). This allows delay-sensitive data such as voice to be dequeued and sent before packets in other queues, making it the ideal choice for VoIP traffic prioritization. WFQ and CBWFQ provide fairness and bandwidth guarantees but do not offer the strict priority needed for voice.

In a Cisco StackWise stack, the switch with the highest user-configured switch priority value (from 1 to 15) is elected as the stack master. If priorities are equal or not configured, other tie-breakers like configuration level and MAC address are used, but priority is the primary deterministic method.

False. Meraki provides a 30-day grace period after the license expires. During this time, the network continues to function normally, but administrators cannot make configuration changes. After the grace period ends, devices will stop passing traffic.

Cisco Umbrella is a cloud-delivered security service that provides the first line of defense against threats on the internet by blocking malicious DNS requests. It is ideal for protecting remote workers off-VPN by enforcing security at the DNS layer, preventing connections to malicious destinations.

In a Meraki network, the MX Security Appliance acts as the Layer 3 gateway and handles inter-VLAN routing. This is configured under the 'Security & SD-WAN -> Addressing & VLANs' page by defining VLANs and their associated subnets. The MS switches operate at Layer 2 by default in this topology, forwarding traffic to the MX for routing decisions.

The Anchor WLC provides a fixed point of presence for client traffic, most commonly for guest wireless access. When a guest user roams to an AP on a Foreign WLC, their traffic is tunneled back to the Anchor WLC. This ensures that all guest traffic exits the network from a single, controlled point (often in a DMZ), maintaining a consistent IP address and security policy.

The best solution is using the Meraki MV Smart Camera Connector. This allows video to be stored on an on-premise Network Video Recorder (NVR), which can be configured for 180-day retention without consuming WAN bandwidth for constant cloud archiving. This hybrid approach keeps video traffic local while still allowing for cloud management and analytics, satisfying both the long-term storage and low-bandwidth constraints.

Direct Attach Copper (DAC) cables are the most cost-effective and simplest solution for short-distance (typically up to 7-10 meters) 10G connections between switches in the same rack or closet. They are fixed-length cables with integrated transceivers, eliminating the need to purchase separate transceivers and fiber patch cords, which reduces cost and complexity.