topic Re: New Meraki Wireless Install in Wireless

New Meraki Wireless Install

Towndrunk — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 13:52:10 GMT

We are swapping out our old Aruba network for a Meraki option. We have had our wireless up and working for about 2-3 weeks now, so we were going to start installing all the switches that we purchased as well. Last night we rolled over on of our closets from the old Cisco equipment to the Meraki. For some reason this morning we are now having issues with our WiFi. It will not pull and address in our basement or first floor, but will work fine on the second floor on the same SSID.

I'm new to Meraki, but this doesn't make any sense to me. It is all the same network, so I don't understand why one AP will allow us to connect, while another will not.

Re: New Meraki Wireless Install

RWelch-USA — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 13:54:29 GMT

Configuring Simple Guest and Internal Wireless Networks

Typically you would configure the port connecting to the AP as a TRUNK with the native VLAN (vlan 1) as the management VLAN then in the ALLOWED VLAN put what VLANs you want the client devices to use.

Example:
Native VLAN: 1
Allowed VLAN: 1,6,12,18

Re: New Meraki Wireless Install

aleabrahao — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 13:54:59 GMT

Can you please share what your settings are like?

https://documentation.meraki.com/MR/Wireless_Troubleshooting/Wireless_Issue_Resolution_Guide

Re: New Meraki Wireless Install

mloraditch — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 15:16:52 GMT

It's quite likely something is not quite right on your trunking settings between the MS and MR or the MSs and your other switches. Perhaps a native vlan is wrong or an allowed vlan is missing?

It's also possible to be an STP compatibility issues, https://documentation.meraki.com/MS/Port_and_VLAN_Configuration/Configuring_Spanning_Tree_on_Meraki_Switches_(MS)

there are example details for compatible IOS based configs that will work with Meraki.

Re: New Meraki Wireless Install

Towndrunk — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 15:58:01 GMT

Yes, that is how we have it configured. We are using a VLAN for our AP Managment, and we have that set as the native VLAN. Then we are pointing tagging the SSID with the appropriate VLAN that we want to use.

The thing is that we are in the process of migrating from our current 2960 switches to the Meraki switches. All the APs that are still on one of our other 2960 stacks are still working, but the ones connected to the Meraki Switches are not. So I'm assuming it has to be a setting somewhere that I'm overlooking or not aware of.

Wired connections off of this same switch are fine. Also, if I static code an IP to my wireless interface, and connect to the WiFi in question, it works fine. It is like I'm not hitting the DHCP server for some reason.

Re: New Meraki Wireless Install

Towndrunk — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 15:59:23 GMT

The odd thing is that it was working when I left the office yesterday, and then today when I came in they aren't. I don't know what changed besides us swapping out a switch stack last night. There were no configuration changes though, so I'm not sure what the issue is.

Re: New Meraki Wireless Install

Towndrunk — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:02:09 GMT

I read that page as well, and that is how all of ours are configured right now.

Re: New Meraki Wireless Install

DainBrammage — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 16:55:42 GMT

Based on the limited information, I agree with others here... There is a VLAN missing somewhere in your configuration, likely trunks and/or port channels. Check your DHCP and VLAN segments starting from your core radiating outward. You will find where it starts and focus on one spoke at a time. Is there a new DHCP server is it trusted? is your subnet exhausted, do any of your APs try to come up in Mesh Mode? If aps are coming up on the management VLAN then check your wifi client VLANs... etc...