Free 500-220 sample questions

Correct answer: True

This is the fundamental principle of the Co-Termination model. The Dashboard calculates a weighted average of all active licenses to determine a single expiration date for every device in the organization. Adding a new license with a different duration will always trigger this recalculation.

Correct answer: Manually set Transmit Power to a low value (e.g., 5-11 dBm), enable Band Steering to 'Prefer 5 GHz', and use 20 MHz or 40 MHz channel widths.

In high-density environments, the key is to reduce the cell size of each AP to minimize co-channel interference and distribute clients more evenly across more APs. This is achieved by lowering the transmit power. Band steering pushes capable clients to the less congested 5 GHz band. Using narrower channel widths (20/40 MHz) provides more non-overlapping channels, which is crucial for reducing interference when many APs are in close proximity.

Correct answer: The live Cable Test tool.

Given the suspicion of a physical layer issue (intermittent connectivity), the Cable Test tool is the most direct and appropriate first step. This tool can remotely diagnose the health of the Ethernet cable connected to a switch port, reporting on issues like cable length, shorts, or open pairs, without needing physical presence. This will quickly validate or invalidate the physical layer hypothesis.

Correct answer: Systems Manager Sentry

Systems Manager Sentry provides several key integrations. Sentry Policies enforce that only managed devices can connect to specific SSIDs. Furthermore, Sentry VPN automatically provisions and enables a VPN connection on the managed device back to a Meraki MX, ensuring that all traffic is tunneled through the corporate network for security inspection and policy enforcement, regardless of the device's location.

Correct answer: To perform multiple configuration actions across different networks in a single, asynchronous API call.

Action Batches are designed for automation and efficiency. They allow a developer to bundle multiple API actions (e.g., update 100 switch port configurations, create 5 new VLANs, bind a network to a template) into a single API request. The Dashboard then executes these actions asynchronously, which is ideal for large-scale or long-running configuration tasks without having to wait for each individual call to complete.

Correct answer: MS Advanced License

While the standard Meraki MS Enterprise License enables basic Layer 3 functionality like static routing, advanced features such as support for dynamic routing protocols (OSPF, BGP) require the MS Advanced License. This license tier unlocks the full routing capabilities of the switch hardware.

Correct answer: It allows for centralized policy enforcement and traffic inspection at the datacenter hub.

In a hub-and-spoke topology, all traffic from the spokes (retail stores) must pass through the central hub (datacenter) to reach other spokes or the internet. This architecture forces traffic through a central point, making it ideal for applying consistent security policies, content filtering, and threat inspection using the hub MX appliance before traffic proceeds to its destination.

Correct answer: Association requirements: Open (no encryption); Splash page: Click-through; Client IP assignment: NAT mode.

For a simple guest network, 'Open' association is standard. 'Click-through' splash page meets the terms-of-service requirement. Most importantly, 'NAT mode' instructs the Meraki AP to act as a DHCP server and NAT gateway for guest clients. This isolates their traffic onto a separate subnet and sends it directly to the internet, completely bypassing the internal corporate network, which is a critical security practice for guest access.

Correct answer: The application server or the datacenter where it is hosted.

Meraki Insight breaks down application performance into distinct segments. Low 'Local Network Delay' rules out the school's LAN, and low 'WAN Latency' rules out the internet connection path. A high 'Server Response Time' specifically indicates that the delay is occurring after the request has reached the application's hosting environment. This points directly to a problem with the server itself (e.g., overloaded CPU/memory) or the infrastructure within its datacenter.

Correct answer: Source/Destination Check must be disabled on the vMX's primary network interface.

By default, AWS EC2 instances perform a source/destination check, meaning they must be the source or destination of any traffic they send or receive. A vMX, acting as a router and VPN concentrator, needs to forward traffic on behalf of other devices (i.e., traffic where it is neither the source nor the destination). Disabling this check is a mandatory step to allow the vMX to perform its routing functions correctly within the VPC.