# Cisco Meraki monitoring software

Gain complete visibility into your Cisco Meraki environment with OpManager

- Meraki network, traffic, and device monitoring
- Out of the box support for 100+ Meraki devices
- AI-driven monitoring and forecasts
- Automated IT response workflows
- Comprehensive maps and reports

## Key Cisco Meraki monitoring features in OpManager

### Organizations

#### Gain visibility into Meraki Organizations

OpManager runs status checks on your Cloud-based Cisco Meraki controller to give you a full picture of your organization at all times. Even though your Meraki organization and infrastructure might be distributed across multiple locations, OpManager can monitor all of it by monitoring your Meraki controller.

- Perform regular uptime checks on your Meraki controller and get alarms for outages
- View all the networks, devices, SSIDs, and clients managed by your controller
- Drill down into any component within your Meraki organization to perform rapid troubleshooting
- Oversee Meraki organizations with dedicated dashboards, reports, and summaries

##### Top 5 Devices by Network Usage

| Device Name | Clients | Usage |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Floor AP | 29 | 17.438 GBps |
| Office AP | 31 | 14.173 GBps |
| OPM-MerakiRadio2 | 35 | 10.73 GBps |
| Sun Room | 4 | 243.124 MBps |

##### Top 5 SSID by Network Usage

| SSID Name | Usage |
|---|---|
| Net | 340.69 GBps |

##### Meraki MR Summary

| Network Name | AP Count | Client Count |
|---|---|---|
| Net | 4 | 99 |
| Nolan | 2 | 0 |
| DevNetLab | 1 | 0 |
| DevNetLab2 | 1 | 0 |
| DevNetLab3 | 1 | 0 |

##### Custom Fields

| Field Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Building | AWS Tower1 |
| Cabinet | LPSG-17 |
| Department | CloudAppsDC |
| Floor | 17-B sector |

### Networks

#### Monitor distributed Meraki wireless networks

Monitoring distributed networks is imperative to ensure complete Cisco Meraki monitoring. OpManager does this by listing all the physical locations managed within an organization along with the following details:

- The total In/Out traffic utilization for a given network
- Number of connected clients per network
- The type of network
- Number of devices in a network
- Number of down-devices
- A topology view of the network

##### Networks (8)

| Network Name | Usage | Clients | Network Type | Devices | Down Devices | Topology View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net | 42.586 GBps | 99 | appliance,camera,switch,wireless | 6 | 0 |  |
| DevNetLab | 23 GBps | 21 | appliance,camera,switch,wireless | 3 | 0 |  |
| DevNetLab3 | 43 GBps | 10 | appliance,cellularGateway,sensor,switch,wireless | 3 | 0 |  |
| DevNetLab2 | 28 GBps | 35 | appliance,cellularGateway,sensor,switch,wireless | 2 | 0 |  |
| Nolan | 12 GBps | 8 | wireless | 2 | 0 |  |
| DNEAlertsNet | 0 Bps | 0 | appliance,camera,switch,wireless | 1 | 0 |  |
| Vegas | 0 Bps | 0 | appliance,camera,switch,wireless | 0 | 0 |  |
| MDM | 0 Bps | 0 | systemsManager | 0 | 0 |  |

### Devices

#### Keep tabs on Meraki devices and infrastructure

OpManager gives you a complete overview of the Meraki devices hosted in your distributed networks. For each organization, you can view the devices classified based on their type. From this you can filter out devices based on the network they're hosted in and their status (whether they're active or not). You can also check their uptime status, IP address, and MAC addresses. You can also start monitoring each device for more advanced performance metrics.

- Meraki Security (MX)
- Meraki Switch (MS)
- Meraki Radio (MR)
- Meraki Vision (MV)
- Meraki Cellular Gateway (MG)
- Meraki Sensor (MT)

##### Meraki Radios (MR) (9)

|  | Power State | Device State | Device Name | DNS Name | IP Address | MAC Address | Network | Advanced Monitoring |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Trouble | NA | Sun Room |  | 10.5.5.164 | e0:55:3d:10:5e:b2 | Net | Start |
|  | Not Monitored | NA | Office AP |  | 10.5.5.38 | e0:55:3d:c0:72:d8 | Net | Start |
|  | Not Monitored | NA | ap01-dl1 |  | 10.5.5.26 | 0c:8d:db:b2:77:f8 | DevNetLab | Start |
|  | Not Monitored | NA | 1st Floor AP |  | 10.5.5.149 | e0:55:3d:c0:76:f4 | Net | Start |
|  | Not Monitored | NA | ap01-dl3 |  | 10.5.5.181 | 0c:8d:db:b2:2f:2c | DevNetLab3 | Start |
|  | Not Monitored | NA | Q2LD-X2S2-AG2U |  | 10.5.5.205 | 0c:8d:db:b2:8c:f0 | Nolan | Start |
|  | Clear | NA | OPM-MerakiRadio1 |  | 10.5.5.146 | e0:cb:bc:8c:1f:fe | DevNetLab2 | Stop |
|  | Clear | NA | OPM-MerakiRadio2 |  | 10.5.5.147 | e0:55:3d:c0:73:56 | Net | Stop |
|  | Clear | NA | OPM-MerakiRadio3 |  | 10.5.5.148 | 0c:8d:db:b2:8a:5a | Nolan | Stop |

### Clients

#### Track connected clients and rogue SSIDs

You can monitor the total number of clients connected to your Meraki organization in one glance and then further drill down to the number of clients connected per network. Furthermore, you can also view the traffic usage for each network and their specific number of clients for more in-depth monitoring.

OpManager detects rogue SSIDs connected to your access points. This can be helpful in preventing malicious actors from intruding into your networks. For rogue SSIDs, you can track the following metrics:

- SSID name
- The network it was detected in
- Number of channels per SSID

##### Net — 99 Clients

| Access Point | Number of clients | Usage |  |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPM-MerakiRadio2 | 35 | 10.73 GBps |  |
| Office AP | 31 | 14.173 GBps |  |
| 1st Floor AP | 29 | 17.438 GBps |  |
| Sun Room | 4 | 243.124 MBps |  |

### Topology

#### Visualize Meraki topology with maps

Visualizing Meraki topology can be helpful in managing large Meraki organizations. OpManager powers this with dedicated Cisco Meraki topology views. For each network hosted in your Meraki organization, you can generate a topology view that lists the devices hosted in that network.

You can also visualize the health status of each component in a topology view with the help of colour-coded alarm states.

You can drill down into each device shown in topology views to see more monitored information and advanced metrics.

##### Network Status Overview

| Network Name | Green | Orange | Yellow | Red | Grey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DNEAlertsNet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DevNetLab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Nolan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |

## Cisco Meraki metrics monitored by OpManager

- **Meraki controllers**  
  Monitor the availability of your cloud controllers with regular uptime checks. You can also track the latency and quality of network connections with packet loss and response time monitoring.

- **Meraki Security (MX)**  
  OpManager monitors the CPU and memory utilization of your Meraki security devices with REST API. You can also use SNMP to monitor associated interfaces, and ICMP to monitor uptime, packet loss, and response time.

- **Meraki Switch (MS)**  
  Track the CPU and memory utilization of your Cisco Meraki switches with OpManager. Just like with Meraki security, you can use SNMP and ICMP to keep tabs on the interfaces, uptime, packet loss, and response time.

- **Meraki Radio (MR)**  
  OpManager gives you a complete overview of Meraki radios: connected clients, SSIDs, speed of wireless connections, the signal to noise ratio (SNR), access point availability, and the performance of each access point.

- **Meraki Vision (MV)**  
  Ensure continuous availability for your Meraki vision cameras with regular uptime checks, packet loss monitoring, and response time tracking.

- **Meraki Cellular Gateway (MG)**  
  Leverage SNMP and APIs to Meraki Cellular gateways with continuous uptime, packet loss, and response time checks.

- **Meraki Sensor (MT)**  
  OpManager offers comprehensive IoT monitoring and climate monitoring with Cisco Meraki sensors. You can track metrics like: Temperature, humidity, PM25, CO2 voltage, current, power, and battery status.

- **Other Meraki devices**  
  In addition to these, OpManager also supports other Meraki devices such as the Meraki Z series, Meraki Mini, Meraki CW, and more. You can also use custom SNMP monitors to create custom monitors for any other Cisco Meraki device.

## What sets OpManager apart from other Meraki monitoring software?

### 01. AI-driven monitoring and forecasting

OpManager incorporates an in-built machine learning engine — Zia — that automatically sets optimal alarm thresholds and forecasts Meraki device performance by analyzing historical data.

### 02. Unified full-stack observability

Extend beyond network monitoring with flow analysis, configuration management, APM, user experience monitoring, firewall optimization, and DDI — all in a single pane of glass.

### 03. Rapid network discovery

Automatically discover and classify all network devices including Meraki. Add organizations and let OpManager scan, list, and prepare every device for monitoring.

### 04. 100+ Meraki device templates

From 18,000+ device templates, over 100 are preconfigured for Meraki — so every device is classified and ready to monitor with zero manual setup.

### 05. Automated workflows

Build code-free remediation workflows with 70+ drag-and-drop actions. Trigger on alarms or schedules to cut downtime and manual effort.

### 06. On-premise with distributed scale

Monitor your cloud-based Meraki controller from within your network. Scale across sites with OpManager's probe-central architecture for enterprise-grade coverage.

## FAQs about Cisco Meraki monitoring with OpManager

### What is Cisco Meraki?

Cisco Meraki is a cloud-based network management platform that enables IT teams to deploy, manage, and monitor network devices and wireless networks across distributed locations. Simply put, Cisco Meraki uses a controller-which is hosted in the cloud to manage Meraki devices in different locations.

Cisco Meraki reduces the configuration and complexities of deploying a controller in every site and allows IT admins to manage their network infrastructure from anywhere in the world.

### What are Cisco Meraki devices?

Meraki devices are Cisco's proprietary hardware that can be instrumented and managed by a cloud-based Meraki controller. Meraki devices download their configurations from the Meraki controller and can be monitored and configured via the controller. Admins can log into a dedicated Cisco Meraki dashboard to manage Meraki devices.

Examples of Meraki devices include:

- Meraki Security (Firewalls)
- Meraki Switch (Network switches)
- Meraki Radio (Wireless devices)
- Meraki Vision (IP cameras)
- Meraki Sensor (IoT sensor)
- Meraki Cellular Gateway etc...

### What is Cisco Meraki monitoring?

Cisco Meraki monitoring is the process of using Cisco's APIs or protocols like Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to monitor Meraki controllers, networks, and devices. Meraki monitoring software can monitor Cisco Meraki in two ways:

- **API-based monitoring:** Cisco Meraki monitoring software leverages Cisco's API to connect to the Meraki controller and to gather information about Meraki networks and devices.
- **Network-based monitoring:** Meraki monitoring tools can also collect data at the local network level, usually using protocols like SNMP to reach individual Meraki devices. They can also leverage passive monitoring techniques like syslogs.

### How can you start monitoring Cisco Meraki with OpManager?

To start monitoring Cisco Meraki, you need to discover the Meraki organization first. You can perform this by adding the API key for Meraki and fetching the organizations managed by you. Once this is done, your controller will be discovered and listed under your monitoring inventory. You can view all the networks and devices hosted in that organization under your controller.

To monitor the Meraki devices separately, you can drill down to the Meraki devices listed under your Meraki controller. You can also enable SNMP in your Meraki devices, add those credentials in OpManager, and monitor these devices separately with SNMP.

### Why monitor Cisco Meraki with OpManager?

Even though the Cisco Meraki platform supports monitoring, it's recommended to use third-party monitoring software like OpManager.

- **Unified network monitoring:** For networks that incorporate devices from various vendors, OpManager offers a single-pane-of-glass to manage the entire network infrastructure.
- **Full-stack observability:** In addition to network monitoring, you can also manage servers, applications, traffic, configurations, firewalls, IP addresses, and switch-ports with OpManager. This reduces tool-sprawl and IT spend.
- **On-premise monitoring software:** OpManager is hosted within your own private network, which increases reliability and security, while eliminating cloud costs.
- **Comprehensive Cisco support:** OpManager's 1900+ Cisco device templates increases the ease of discovering and monitoring Cisco devices.

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