Cisco Meraki Integration

More complete device profile data can now be exchanged between Cisco Meraki Management Station and Asset Manager.

The user generating the Meraki Management Station API access key must have organizational-level Read access granted.

The Process

  1. Configure the Meraki integration in Asset Manager.

  2. The Asset Manager system calls the Meraki API and processes its responses.

  3. Asset Manager synthesizes the responses and then either creates or updates a device on Asset Manager.

    IF the device . . . THEN . . . AND . . .
    Does not exist on Asset Manager Asset Manager records the response with scan type "external" and adds the device to the Asset Manager database.

    Adds the attribute "externalSource" with the value "Meraki Management Station"

    Device becomes a discovery target and follows the same algorithm as though it were any device discovered in Asset Manager.
    Already exists on Asset Manager Asset Manager retains the device. The response entry on Asset Manager includes the Asset Manager scan type (e.g., Host Discovery) and "external" for the Meraki scan type. Asset Manager Device Details shows both Host and External as the discovery scan type.

The Results

The responses from Meraki are used to enhance the interface information displayed in Asset Manager Device Details, including:

  • Network—Including additional L3 switch data
  • Devices—Additional information from Meraki has been added re MX* model security appliances 
  • Interface—Including port information from Meraki
  • Meraki source identifier called out in Asset Manager Device Details

  • Meraki inflected device fingerprints, identification, and confidence-rankings

  • Meraki sourced devices and CIDRs can be added to Asset Manager Target List and Asset Manager Eligible List

Configure the Feed in Asset Manager

Configure the integration as follows:

  1. In Asset Manager, go to Settings > Integrations > Cisco Meraki, and then click Configure. 
  2. Turn on the Enabled toggle to activate the integration.
  3. Enter a Polling Interval (by Hour)to indicate the time that should elapse between fetching the latest feed data. Input 24 to poll daily, input 12 to poll twice a day, and so on.
  4. Enter the API Access Key for server in the Customer Key field.
  5. Select the Pull checkbox for the Zones you want to bring data from Meraki into Asset Manager.
  6. Click Test to confirm that the feed is configured correctly.
  7. Click Save. 

Note: You may need to update your firewall to allow api.meraki.com.

Configure using Meraki CLI

These commands will enable you to configure the Meraki integration:

  • system feed list meraki
  • Enable or Disable the Meraki integration: system feed set meraki enabled [ true | false ]
  • Set the polling interval: system feed set meraki pollInterval posInt
  • Provide the API key to Meraki API: system feed set meraki key apiKey
  • Enable integration for the indicated zone: system feed set meraki zone zone [ enable | disable ]