Documentation Digest: January 16th - January 31st, 2026

hcruze — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 13:49:13 GMT

New articles:

Workflows: January - March 2026

Change: New article.

AI PCAP Analyzer

Change: New article.

Cisco Meraki Global Cloud Infrastructure

Cisco Meraki Cloud – US, Europe, and Asia-Pacific Regions

Cisco Meraki China Region

Change: New articles.

SASE:

Cisco SASE: Policy

Change: Added "Limitation: At this time "Internal Networks" cannot be associated with Meraki Network Tunnel Groups."

Cisco Secure Access Meraki SD-WAN Configuration Guide

Change: Added section "Multi-Uplink Active-Active IPsec".

Access Manager:

Cisco Access Manager - Architecture And Example Use Cases

Change: Updated certificate lookup fields: "Access Manager uses the configured identity field (Subject common name, Subject serial number, subject alternate name: DNS, Subject alternate name: RFC822) specified in the Access Manager CA Certificate configuration to perform a lookup against the Entra ID Username field for their group memberships."

Cisco Access Manager Licensing and Ordering Guide

Change: Updated availability: "Cisco Access Manager is available globally except in Canada, China, India regional clouds and the Meraki FedRAMP cloud."; updated license activation time: "Claiming a free trial license or paid license will automatically transition you to the GA experience within 36-48 hours."

Access Manager

Change: Updated license activation time: "It may take up to 48 hours after claiming your Access Manager licenses before you see the Access Manager menu item in your organization dashboard."; updated example policies in section "Access Rules".

Workflows:

Beginner’s Guide to Workflows

Change: Added "4. (Optional) Browse, explore, and install Cisco-validated prebuilt workflows from the Meraki Automation Exchange."; added "9. Explore more about Workflows with these resources."

Security & SD-WAN:

Static Multicast Forwarding

Change: Added "Admins can configure a maximum of 10 static multicast forwarding rules."

Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)

Change: Added table "Well-known BGP Communities".

VPN Full-Tunnel Exclusion (Application and IP/URL Based Local Internet Breakout)

Change: Added "From firmware 26.1.X or greater, the source can be defined either as a single IP address, CIDR/subnet, or VLAN."

FAQ: USB Modem Deprecation of Support

Change: Added "When will support for USB modems officially end? All support for third-party USB modems on Meraki MX and Z appliances will be deprecated on June 30, 2026."

Switching:

Cloud Configuration: Release Versions and Highlights

Cloud Management with IOS XE

SmartPorts

Change: SmartPort Automation now available in Early Access.

Cloud Management with IOS XE Overview

Change: Added "Port Profiles" to "Unsupported features on IOS XE 17.15.x with cloud configuration".

IOS XE image upgrades (Cloud Monitoring for Catalyst switches)

Change: Added section "High level upgrade flow"; added "Maintenance window of 2-3 hours can be sufficient for upgrading to the target version including switch stacks. Plan additional time for rolling back to the previous version if any issues arise."

Upgrading Cloud-Monitored Switches to Cloud Management with Device Configuration

Change: Added "Before proceeding, please review the IOS XE image upgrade documentation for Cloud Monitoring on Catalyst switches, including prerequisites and expected outcomes."; added "To ensure your switch upgrades successfully, verify that sufficient free flash memory is available on the switch. Learn more here."

Switch Stacks

Change: Added "Switch stack management IP addressing. For MS model switches, such as the MS130 and MS150 series, each switch in a switch stack requires it's own management IP address. This means that a stack of 8 MS switches require 8 IP management addresses. The only exception to this requirement is the MS390 (see below). For Catalyst model switches, such as C9300, C9200 series switches, and MS390, the switch stack uses one single management IP address. This means that a stack of 8 Catalyst switches only requires a single management IP address."

Enable Cloud Management for Catalyst Switches with Device Configuration

Change: Added "Currently RADIUS / TACACS are not supported and the user must be local."

Wireless:

Campus Gateway Deployment Guide

Change: Added "iPSK without RADIUS".

Wireless Roaming Health/Analytics

Change: Added section "Map view for Bad and Suboptimal Roams".

AI-RRM

Change: Updated availability "AI-RRM is available in the globally including US, EU, China, Asia, ANZ, Japan and Canada."

Wireless Client Isolation

Change: Added "To allow for same subnet Bonjour print services, you will want to add the following MAC addresses to the exception list: IPv4 mDNS multicast address - 01:00:5E:00:00:FB. IPv6 mDNS multicast address - 33:33:00:00:00:FB."

Systems Manager:

Deploying OS Updates with Systems Manager

Change: Added "If there is a download in progress, the OS Update Status column will show the download percentage progress bar. If the update has completed downloading, it will display 'Downloaded'. If the update is in progress of installing, it will show 'Installing...". Lastly, if an update has completed installing, it is expected to display the date of the last installed OS Update."

Cameras:

Meraki Vision Portal Changelog

Change: Added release notes for up to v1.26.8.

Platform Management:

AI Assistant for Networking

Change: Added section "Case summary"; added section "Case submission".

Cisco Meraki Canada Region

Cisco Meraki India Region

Change: Added sections "Overview", "Dashboard and API Access" and "Data Centers and Redundancy".

Product Firmware Version Restrictions

Change: Added CW9171 and CW9174.

Network Move / Network Portability Overview

Change: Added section "Licensing Restrictions".

Re: Documentation Digest: January 16th - January 31st, 2026

Philip D'Ath — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 20:45:53 GMT

All MR AI features are among the best reasons to get an MR Advanced licence.

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