templates confusion

[manjukaphle7]

How does Cisco meraki template work for switches of different branches bound in it? Template has a base configuration however how does switch gets its appropriate gateway and dns servers? 

[bigevilbeard]

If each site has a different subnet and gateway, you can still use Cisco Meraki templates. However, you will need to create a separate template for each site. For example, if you have two sites, one with the subnet 192.168.1.0/24 and the other with the subnet 192.168.2.0/24, you would need to create two templates. The first template would specify the settings for the first site, and the second template would specify the settings for the second site.

The settings that you need to specify in the template will depend on the specific requirements of your network. However, some of the settings that you may need to specify include the following:

• IP address: The IP address of the device.
• Subnet mask: The subnet mask for the device.
• Gateway: The gateway for the device.
• DNS servers: The DNS servers for the device.
• Firewall rules: The firewall rules for the device.

Once you have created the templates, you can bind them to the devices in each site. This will ensure that the devices in each site have the correct configuration.

Here are some additional considerations when using Cisco Meraki templates with different subnets and gateways:

• Subnet overlap: If the subnets of the two sites overlap, you will need to create a separate template for each subnet.
• Gateway redundancy: If you have gateway redundancy in your network, you will need to specify both gateways in the template.
• DNS servers: You can specify multiple DNS servers in the template.
• Firewall rules: You can specify multiple firewall rules in the template.

https://documentation.meraki.com/General_Administration/Templates_and_Config_Sync/Managing_Multiple_Networks_with_Configuration_Templates

Hope this helps.