After this course you can use Cisco ISE to decide who, and which device, may join the network and under what conditions. You set up 802.1X and MAB, connect Active Directory, build policies, guest portals and BYOD flows, and check endpoints with profiling and posture. It suits you if you are responsible for networks or network security, are at home on the IOS command line, and want to prepare for exam 300-715 or an ISE project.
What you’ll take away.
- Plan, install and initially configure Cisco ISE with suitable personas
- Implement 802.1X and MAB authentication and connect Active Directory
- Build authorisation rules and narrow down faults using logs
- Configure guest access, BYOD onboarding, profiling and posture
- Secure device administration with TACACS+ and understand TrustSec
Your training in detail
- Who is it for?
- Network and security engineers, network administrators and architects who introduce or maintain identity-based access control.
- Prerequisites
- Cisco sets no formal prerequisites. You should be familiar with the Cisco IOS command line for wired and wireless devices, Windows, Cisco Secure Client and 802.1X.
- Format & planning
- Standard length: 5 training days. A different length can be arranged for companies.
Agenda: from understanding to application
Our independently developed agenda proposal. Focus areas, lab environment and scope are agreed before booking.
ISE architecture, personas, licensing and first setup
802.1X, MAB and connecting network devices
Identity sources with Active Directory and LDAP
Authentication and authorisation policies, troubleshooting sessions
Guest access and BYOD onboarding
Identifying endpoints with profiling and checking them with posture
TACACS+, TrustSec and day-to-day ISE administration
For a fictional company you build access rules that give staff, guests and a printer their own rights, then use the logs to find a deliberately planted 802.1X fault.
Exams, licences & credentials
This course prepares you for exam 300-715 SISE. The exam and its fees are included only if confirmed in the offer. The certificate comes from Cisco. This is not an official Cisco course.
Vendor references & review date
Sources checked on 2026-11-04. These sources describe the technology or external exam requirements. They do not imply a partnership with NextNowa.
Your learning content
These objectives describe the training topic. The specific syllabus, dates and trainer are agreed before booking; the written offer is binding.
Frequently asked questions
What does exam 300-715 count towards?
It leads to the Cisco Certified Specialist - Security Identity Management Implementation certification and counts as a concentration exam for CCNP Security.
Do I need another Cisco course first?
It is not mandatory. For the recommended background, Cisco points to the SCOR course, Implementing and Operating Cisco Security Core Technologies.
Does Cisco SISE (300-715): implementing and configuring Identity Services Engine include a certificate?
This course prepares you for exam 300-715 SISE. The exam and its fees are included only if confirmed in the offer. The certificate comes from Cisco. This is not an official Cisco course.