It's not even dependent on a license. In a dashboard you can create a new network and not add any device. At that point you can configure things like VLANs, firewall rules, etc. When you add the device to the network later it will want a license. If the license isn't present it invokes a 30 day grace period so you can get up and running and clear up the license discrepancy later.
Ryan / Meraki SE
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