A company wants to provide a third-party support team with access to the Meraki dashboard for troubleshooting, but only during business hours and only to specific networks. Which combination of features should be used?

Create a network admin role and rely on the support team to log out after hours.

Create a custom role scoped to the specific networks and configure SAML SSO with a time-based access policy.

Create a read-only role and provide the organization admin password.

Use API keys with read-only access and share them with the support team.

A technician is at a remote site with no internet connectivity and needs to configure a new Meraki MR access point before deployment. Which method should the technician use to set up the device?

Use SSH to configure the device's management settings.

Use the local web UI to configure the device's static IP and SSID.

Connect the device to a laptop and use the Meraki installer app to stage the configuration.

Wait until internet is available and configure the device through the dashboard.

A company wants to allow a group of external consultants to access the Meraki dashboard for a limited time project. The consultants should only see the networks they are assigned to and must authenticate using the company's identity provider. Which approach should be taken?

Create a SAML SSO integration with the identity provider and assign custom roles to the consultants.

Provide the consultants with API keys and let them use the API to view network data.

Create local dashboard accounts for the consultants and assign them network admin roles.

Share the organization admin credentials with the consultants.

Which security feature can be enabled in the Meraki dashboard to require an additional verification code when a user logs in?

Role-based access control (RBAC)

Two-factor authentication (2FA)

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Domain 1Objective 2

1.2 Explain Access Methods to Dashboard and Devices 500-220 Practice Questions (Page 1)

Part of the Cisco Meraki Cloud Management domain, which accounts for 15% of the 500-220 exam. Cisco does not publish an official question count, but from its 90-minute exam (~35–60 total, ~5–9 in this domain), expect 1–2 from this objective — we provide 17 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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1application · hard
A company wants to provide a third-party support team with access to the Meraki dashboard for troubleshooting, but only during business hours and only to specific networks. Which combination of features should be used?
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2application · medium
A technician is at a remote site with no internet connectivity and needs to configure a new Meraki MR access point before deployment. Which method should the technician use to set up the device?
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3foundation · easy
A network administrator wants to automate the retrieval of Meraki network health data for integration with an internal monitoring system. Which dashboard access method is most appropriate for this task?
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4expert · hard
A company wants to allow a group of external consultants to access the Meraki dashboard for a limited time project. The consultants should only see the networks they are assigned to and must authenticate using the company's identity provider. Which approach should be taken?
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5foundation · easy
Which security feature can be enabled in the Meraki dashboard to require an additional verification code when a user logs in?
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