Meraki Documentation Digest: March 13th-March 19th, 2026

AmyReyes — Tue, 05 May 2026 15:59:49 GMT

New articles:

Subscription Advantage Feature Tier Trials

Change: New article.

FAQ - Covering On-Prem UNX and Meraki in an EA

Change: New article.

Cellular Data Management

Change: New article.

Cisco Wireless Access Point Wi-FI Generation and Standards

Change: New article.

Pre-download with Local Firmware Fetch

Change: New article.

Access Manager:

Cisco Access Manager Licensing and Ordering Guide

Change: Updated procurement option for EA 3.0 Subscription: "For 3.0 EA Subscription customers open a support case and select the case reason as "Enterprise Agreement".

Cellular Gateways:

Cisco Meraki Local Status Page: MG Cellular Gateways

Change: Added section "SIM PIN".

Security & SD-WAN:

MX Sizing Guide and Principles

Change: Updated firmware dependency: "The Performance metrics detailed in this document are based on the Current Firmware Version listed above, with the exception of the C8455-G2-MX which are based off MX 19.2.x firmware version and the C8111-G2-MX, C8121-G2-MX are based off MX26.1 firmware version."; updated "NGFW Throughput" for C8111-G2-MX and C8121-G2-MX.

Meraki MX ThousandEyes Configuration Guide

Change: Added "C8111-G2, C8111-C-G2, C8121-G2, C8121-W-G2, C8121-CW-G2, C8455-G2".

C8111-G2-MX and C8121-G2-MX Data Sheet

Change: Added section "Warranty"; updated "Advanced Security Throughput".

Appliance Status

Change: Added "When uploading a photo under Location, the file must be under 20mb and one of the following file types: JPEG, PNG or GIF."

MX Sizing Guide and Principles

Change: Added "Intrusion Detection and Prevention (SNORT IPS/IDS): Yes (MX 19.1+, 4+ vCPU core instances only)".

MX Warm Spare - High-Availability Pair

Change: Added "While DDNS is enabled, if the Primary MX goes offline and will fail over to the Secondary for an extended period, it is recommended that you perform a swap of the Secondary MX to the Primary. This will prevent any issues with DDNS updates while the original primary is offline."

MX250 Datasheet

MX250 Installation Guide

MX450 Datasheet

MX450 Installation Guide

Change: Added port numbers.

Switching:

Cloud Configuration: Release Versions and Highlights

Change: Added "Cloud-managed Catalyst switch platforms are now supported in the Meraki India, Meraki China, and Meraki Canada regional clouds. Both cloud configuration mode and device configuration mode are supported with IOS XE. For more details, see the Cloud Management with IOS XE Overview."

Cloud Management with IOS XE Overview

Change: Added "Cloud Montioring for Catalyst is transitioning to configuration source: device and all Cloud Monitoring switches must transition by March 31, 2026. All new Catalyst switches must now be onboarded directly into configuration Source: device (17.15.3+) via the Dashboard; the onboarding application for Cloud Monitoring is no longer available. After this date, cloud monitoring switches will gradually appear offline in the dashboard over the next few weeks, but device operations will continue without any impact."

Switch Stacks

Change: Added "If an active member fails, Catalyst switches on CS firmware may briefly pause traffic to reinitialize the Meraki management container on the new active member."

Enable Cloud Management for Cisco Switches with Device Configuration

Change: Added section "Supported Cisco C9000 Smart Switching Models".

Cisco C9000 Smart Switch Onboarding Guide

Change: Added IOS-XE 17.18.2 as minimum required firmware version for C9350 and C9610 for Cloud management w/ Device as the configuration source.

Cloud Management with IOS XE

Change: Added infographic "Supported Models With Minimum Required Software Versions".

Wireless:

Enabling, Disabling, and Changing SSID Names

Change: Added "The newly designed SSID List page is part of a broader Dashboard modernization effort that combines several wireless-related pages including SSIDs, Access Control, SSID Availability, and Splash Page into a unified experience. This refactored design provides an improved display of information and aim to improve and standardize user experience across all Meraki dashboard pages."

Cameras:

MV Audio Detection

Change: Added "Third-generation cameras will have audio detection enabled by default when Sense API and audio recording are enabled. Third-generation cameras will not have an 'Audio Detection' toggle but the MQTT topic will be visible in the list."

MV33 Installation Guide

MV93 Installation Guide

Change: Added "Use the included Allen wrench to tighten the security screw as needed".

MV84X Installation Guide

Change: Added "The MV84X camera is capable of powering on with 802.3at (PoE+) when the IR illumination is disabled."

MV Feature Compatibility

Change: Added sections "Configuration Best Practices" and "Troubleshooting".

Sensors:

MT10 Installation Guide - Temperature and Humidity

Change: Added "CW9171I".

Platform Management:

Configuring DHCP Services on the MX and MS

Change: Added "Please ensure that Mandatory DHCP is disabled before disabling DHCP on MX otherwise all traffic to VLAN may be blocked."

Meraki Event Log

Change: Added section "Catalyst Switches".

Information for Cisco Meraki for Government users

Change: Added "SNMP Device Polling & SNMP Cloud Proxy" to the list of "Supported Features".

MX Firewall Settings

Layer 3 and 7 Firewall Processing Order

Creating a Layer 7 Firewall Rule

Change: Updated information about Layer 3 and Layer 7 stateful / stateless availability.

Control Mode of Unified Suites

Change: Added "EAs associated to any Meraki dashboards, force all eligible suites to be controlled by Dashboard."

Upstream Firewall Rules for Cloud Connectivity

Change: Added "Rules must permit connectivity to the below IP addresses and ports for both first-time onboarding and subsequent reboot events."

Organization Users

Change: Added "The Organization > Monitor > Users page displays up to 1,500 recently updated users. If the user you’re looking for does not appear in the list, use search or filters to narrow the results. Search and filters can return users who are not shown in the default list, as long as the matching result set is within the 1,500-user display limit. You can also use the User Groups tab under Organization > Monitor > Users to find a group and then view the users associated with that group."

topic Meraki Documentation Digest: March 13th-March 19th, 2026 in Cloud Networking Platform

Meraki Documentation Digest: March 13th-March 19th, 2026