IADNACA - Implementing and Administering DNA Center for Assurance

Master Cisco DNA Center Assurance with our expert-led course, designed for IT Solution Architects and Network Engineers looking to enhance their network analytics and automation skills.

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Essential Skills Gained

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Understand Cisco DNA Center concepts and operational features.

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Implement assurance practices to optimize network performance.

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Integrate network tools and services with Cisco DNA Center.

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Deploy AI and analytics for advanced network insights.

Format

  • Instructor-led
  • 5 days with lectures and hands-on labs.

Audience

  • IT Solution Architects
  • Network Security Architects
  • Networking Admin and Operations
  • Networking Field Engineers

Description

The need for intent-based networking is growing as more segments of the business depend on reliable, secure digital networks.Cisco DNA Center provides a centralized management dashboard for complete control of this new network.Full automation capabilities for provisioning and change management are enhanced with intelligent analytics that pull telemetry data from everywhere in the network. Applications, services, and users are prioritized based on business goals, within policy parameters and security best practices. Shortcomings in network, application, or device performance are flagged, and instant remediation guidance saves hours of IT troubleshooting. This interconnection of automation and assurance forms a continuous validation-and-verification loop, checking alignment of network operation with business intent. Cisco DNA Center is an open, extensible platform for streamlining IT workflows and greater business innovation. Cisco DNA Assurance, which is the main component of Cisco DNA Center covered by this training, provides a comprehensive solution to assure better and consistent service levels to meet growing business demands. Assurance addresses not just reactive network monitoring and troubleshooting, but also the proactive and predictive aspects of running the network, ensuring client, application, and service performance. Assurance is a multipurpose, real-time, network data collection and analytics engine that can significantly increase the business potential of network data.

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Upcoming Course Dates

July 14-18, 2025

7:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Virtual: Online - America/Los_Angeles

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August 11-15, 2025

7:00 AM - 3:00 PM

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September 15-19, 2025

7:00 AM - 3:00 PM

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Course Outline

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Module 1: Introduction to Cisco DNA Center Assurance

  1. Introduction to DNA Center

  2. System Architecture

  3. Key Features and Use Cases

  4. Introduction to Cisco ISE and DNAC-ISE integration

Module 2: Design

  1. Network design options

  2. Sites

  3. Creating Enterprise and Sites Hierarchy

  4. Configuring General Network Settings

  5. Loading maps into the GUI

  6. IP Address Management

  7. Software Image Management – Lab on Day 5

  8. Network Device Profiles

  9. AAA

  10. SNMP

  11. Syslog

  12. IP address pools

  13. Creating Enterprise and Guest SSIDs – Lab on Day 2

  14. Creating the wireless RF Profile

  15. Creating the Guest Portal for the Guest SSIDs

  16. Network profiles – Lab on Day 2

  17. Authentication templates

Module 3: Discovery and Provision

  1. Device Discovery and Protocols

  2. Devices Onboarding

    1. Assigning Devices to a site

    2. Provisioning device with profiles

  3. Plug and Play

  4. Templates

  5. Templates for Day-0

  6. Templates for Day-N operations

Module 4: Monitoring Device, Client, and Application Health

  1. DNAC Telemetry

  2. Monitoring Network Device Health and Performance

  3. Monitoring Wired and Wireless Client Health and Performance

  4. Monitoring Application Health and Performance

Module 5: Application Visibility and DNAC Integration with Umbrella

  1. Monitoring Application Visibility in DNA Center

  2. Umbrella Introduction

  3. DNA Center Umbrella Integration and Use Cases

Module 6: Troubleshooting Issues, Observing Insights and Trends

  1. Detect Issues, Insights, and Trends in the Network

  2. DNA Center Integration with other tools for Monitoring and Management

Module 7: Troubleshooting using Cisco DNA Center Assurance Tools

  1. DNAC Assurance Troubleshooting Tools

  2. Using Sensor Tests

  3. Using Intelligent Capture

  4. Spectrum Analysis

Module 8: DNAC and Thousand Eyes

  1. Introduction to ThousandEyes

  2. ThousandEyes Use Cases

  3. DNA Center and ThousandEyes Integration

Module 9: AI Analytics and Machine Learning in DNA Center

  1. Overview of AI Analytics and ML (Machine Learning)

  2. DNA Center AI and ML Use Cases

Module 10: DNA Center Maintenance

  1. DNA Center Reports

  2. DNA Center Backup and Restore

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