Introducing RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) Foundations for enhanced admin management

[MiriamK]

We heard your need for more granular access control and are excited to introduce RBAC Foundations!

As a highly requested feature, RBAC Foundations (Early Access) is the first version of RBAC that makes it easier for you to control which admins have access to specific network resources and take bulk admin actions to significantly boost productivity.

Visit our documentation to learn more about RBAC in the dashboard Administrators page.

What’s new in RBAC Foundations

• Increase productivity: manage admins in one place and enjoy faster page loading from a significant Administrators page performance boost.
• Better network controls: assign more granular permissions with new and improved advanced role management E.g. SSID manager, Switch Port manager, and Client Monitor.
• Save time: perform bulk actions such as managing access across multiple networks or for multiple admins in a single flow.
• Efficient data navigation and retrieval through search and filtering.
• 1:1 SAML admin alignment for external authentication of users and SSO.
• Optimize workflows: enable seamless and more focused task completion with tailored interfaces and intuitive tooltips that adapt to user permissions.

Getting started

• Log in to your Meraki dashboard
• From the left-hand navigation > Network-wide > Configure > Administration
• OR navigate to Organization > Administrators
• Then, toggle the “Try new version” link in the top right of the page

Availability

RBAC Foundations will be available in Early Access in an updated version of the dashboard Administrators page globally beginning December 17, 2024.

Stay tuned as we continually innovate and add more functionality to enhance role and admin management.

P.S. share your feedback with @Katia and the team! Let us know what’s useful and any features you’d like to see below or from the “Give your feedback” button in the bottom right of any dashboard page. 

[RaphaelL]

Hi ,

This is a great step forward , but I just wish we could give "Allow Packet capture" to R/O users 😞 

[Katia]

thank you for your feedback, Raphael! We have an extensive roadmap and this is making a good candidate for future consideration. Could you please describe your use case? Feel free to DM me or we can set up a quick call to discuss this

[RaphaelL]

DM sent 🙂 

[PhilipDAth]

Packet Capture would be another good tool for the "Troubleshooter" role that I mentioned.

[Mloraditch]

Am I blind, or is there no way to edit an existing user? Delete and readd?

[RaphaelL]

Samething for SAML roles. That's odd

[SeanW]

YES!!! I needed more control over my admins.

[PhilipDAth]

I would like to be able to give some observers the ability to use the tools page on the device page.  This is for helpdesks that you don't want to be able to make changes but still be able to do basic troubleshooting.

For example, being able to give them the ability to reboot a Meraki device, blink LEDs, etc.

This is the page I want to be able to give some read-only users access to use:

[Katia]

taking a note! Thank you Philip!

[PhilipDAth]

Maybe a new category here (under "Client Monitor") called "Troubleshooter".