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Quick Details:

Recommended Agent: On-Demand
Supported Agents: On-Demand or Self-Managed
Is Auto-Discovered By: N/A
Can Auto-Discover: Meraki Child Inspectors
Parent/Child Type Inspector: Yes
Inspection via: API
Data Summary: Here

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Meraki API Version FAQ:

It has come to our attention that Merkai has been sending messages about the discontinuation of support for their API v0. Liongard currently utilizes v1 of Meraki's API, therefore there should be no negative affect on our inspector once v0 has been discontinued.

Overview

See it in Action

Inspector Setup Preparation

Generate API Key

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Meraki Dashboard API

Cisco Meraki Dashboard API is enabled by default on all organizations. This API key will be associated with the dashboard administrator account which generates it and will inherit the same permissions as that account.

• In Meraki, click Organization, located on the left shoulder, and then select API & Webhooks.

• Click the API keys and access tab.

  

• Click Generate API Key, located to the right side of the page.

  

• Copy and store your API key in a secure location.

• Click the checkbox that indicate that the API has been stored.

• Click Done.

  

Liongard Inspector Setup

Step 1: Parent Inspector Setup

Since Meraki is a multi-tenant system where a single portal is used to manage many environments, we will set up a single "Parent" Inspector with the API Key that will then auto-discover "Child" Inspectors for each Environment.

In Liongard, navigate to Admin > Inspectors > Inspector Types > Navigate to the Cisco Meraki Inspector > Click Add System.

Fill in the following information:

• Type of Inspector: Parent
• Environment: Select your MSP's Environment
• Friendly Name: Suggested Naming: [MSP Name] Cisco Meraki Parent
• Agent: Select On-Demand Agent
• Inspector Version: Latest
• API Key: Provide the API Key generated from the Meraki User Console
• Base Meraki URL: Use the dropdown to select the Chinese URL if necessary
• Scheduling: The Inspector will default to run once a day at the time the Inspector is set up. Here you can adjust the schedule

Select Save. The Inspector will now be triggered to run within the minute.

Step 2: Child Inspector Setup

After the first run of the Parent Inspector, your client Cisco Meraki organizations will be Auto-Discovered in the Discovered Systems tab on the Inspectors > Cisco Meraki page.

Navigate to the Discovered Systems tab in your Inspectors > Cisco Meraki page

• Activate or Archive your Discovered Systems by ensuring that they're mapped to the correct Environment > Check the checkbox to the left of Inspector(s) > Select the Actions drop down menu > Activate Launchpoints

Roll out Inspectors at Mass via CSV Import

To import Cisco Meraki Inspectors via CSV Import, navigate to Admin > Inspectors > Cisco Meraki > Select the down arrow icon in the top right-hand to Download CSV Import Template.

In the CSV Template, each row, starting on row three, will represent an Inspector. Fill in the following information for each Inspector you want to roll out:

• Agent.Name: This column is case sensitive. Copy and paste the associated Agent name from the Admin > Agents screen
• Inspector.Name: Enter "cisco-meraki-inspector"
• Environment.Name: This column is case sensitive. Copy and paste the associated Environment name from the Dashboard screen
• Alias: Enter the Desired Friendly Name
• Config.ORGANIZATION: Enter the name of the Organization in Meraki
  Note: This field must be included to create Cisco Meraki Child Inspectors. If left blank, the import will treat the Organization as a Parent Inspector
• FreqType: Enter "days"
• FreqInterval: Enter "1"

When ready to Import the CSV Template of Inspectors, navigate to Admin > Inspectors > Cisco Meraki > Select the up arrow icon in the top right-hand to Import CSV > Select your saved template.

After the successful import notification, reload your browser to find your imported Inspectors.

These Inspectors will automatically trigger themselves to run within a minute.

Optional: Turn on Flexible Asset/Configuration Auto-Updating

If you would like this Inspector's data to be sent to ConnectWise and/or IT Glue, turn on Flexible Assets/Configurations for this Inspector:

• ConnectWise: Admin > Integrations > ConnectWise > Configuration Types > Confirm the "Configuration Auto-Updating" toggle is enabled
• IT Glue: Admin > Integrations > IT Glue > Flexible Assets > Confirm the "Flexible Asset Auto-Updating" toggle is enabled

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