We’ve added a configurable delay before sending RADIUS Accounting-Start so client IPs are reliably captured. This helps eliminate policy mis-matches caused by premature accounting messages.

Stop Unboxing Your APs. seriously. The days of the "Staging Party" are dead. With the new AP Zero Touch Deployment, you can ship factory-sealed boxes directly to the site and let the network handle the configuration logic. It’s the first step toward AgenticOps. See how it works.

The last few months have brought some amazing new capabilities to Cisco Agentic Workflows, designed to make your automation journey smoother, more powerful, and even more accessible. Read more to see what's new and improved. 

You asked, and it’s finally here – we heard your requests to see all your networks across Meraki and Catalyst Center in one place.

We are pleased to announce that IOS XE 17.15.4.1 (RC) is now available in dashboard. This release delivers critical bug fixes, stability enhancements, and improvements outlined below.  

Firmware Upgrade Status on cloud managed IOS XE provides in-depth insight into the status of your devices as they progress through the firmware upgrade process.

We're thrilled to announce the availability of Dark Mode for the Meraki Dashboard! Many customers have eagerly asked for an alternate theme to reduce eye strain and improve readability in low-light environments.

Our teams have put a lot of care and attention to ensure that Dark Mode is optimized across the most common and frequent workflows in the Meraki Dashboard. There may be rare instances where minor visual inconsistencies or unexpected display behaviors appear while we continue to improve the experience and Meraki Support is ready to assist in these circumstances to ensure that we can quickly resolve them.

We believe the vast majority of your interactions will be greatly enhanced by Dark Mode, and we are committed to continuously refining the experience.

We are beginning to progressively roll this out today and expect it to be fully available to all users over the next 2 weeks.

We are thrilled to announce that the Cisco AI Assistant with new Agentic skills is now available in the Cisco Meraki dashboard for all customers! This marks a significant milestone in our AgenticOps journey to transform network operations and empower IT teams with AI. 

We're thrilled to announce the launch of Device End-of-Life (EoL) Visibility in the Meraki Dashboard! This new feature is designed to enable more effective and proactive management of Meraki and Cisco devices

The AI Assistant is Smarter and More Capable than Ever...

We’re excited to announce a significant update for organizations using Adaptive Policy. 

The new matrix view for Adaptive Policy provides a highly visual interface to monitor, troubleshoot, and configure micro-segmentation policies across the network.  

We are thrilled to announce that Workflows is now generally available! If your account is hosted in the US, EU, or APJC data centers, you can access Workflows via the Automation menu within Dashboard starting today!

Keeping your network healthy starts with having the right insights at your fingertips. That’s why we’re rolling out enhancements to dashboard, designed to give our switching users a cleaner, more complete view of device performance, stability, and utilization.

Building on the introduction of cloud management with IOS XE, this new release brings advanced routing, high availability, and cloud expansion features, plus support for additional powerful switching platform support, such as the entire C9200, C9300, and C9500 High Performance switching.

Want to configure alerts for a specific set of networks, alert types, or recipients? Tired of receiving alerts outside of critical hours or during scheduled maintenance? Need custom thresholds based on your organization’s environment? With the new Alert Profile and customization features, you can customize alert configurations across your entire organization at scale. 

Alert Profiles and customization features are generally available to all customers and can be accessed by admins with organization-level privileges from the Organization Alerts page!  

We’re excited to announce the availability of AP Live Tools in the Meraki Dashboard for Cloud Managed (Hybrid Mode) for Catalyst APs joined to Catalyst Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs).

We are thrilled to share that the Cisco AI Assistant is now available for Early Access Opt-in in Canada and select countries across Asia!

Catalyst Wi-Fi 7 access points are now visible and monitored in the Meraki Dashboard through Cloud-Managed Hybrid Operating Mode.

Meraki now enables administrators to override default AP port profiles on individual access points within template-driven networks—providing finer control without affecting global configurations.

You may have noticed a new VRF page under the Organization menu in dashboard 👀 

This page allows users to create Virtual Routing and Forwarding instances, or VRFs, which can then be used for configuring VRF related functions on platforms that support VRF in any network in the organization. 

For example, starting with IOS XE 17.18 Catalyst 9000 switches that have hardware support for VRFs can have interfaces assigned to VRFs you create on the organization-wide VRF page.  

If you’re new to VRF, it allows layer 3 routing devices (such as switches and routers) to keep multiple, separate routing tables, which creates segmentation at layer 3. This is often used to create separate networks for devices such as corporate workstations, IoT devices, or payment processing systems. VRFs allow these devices to use the same switches without being able to reach each other, unless a fusion device such as a firewall is used to connect the VRFs together. 

🔗 See a Preview of VRF from Cisco Live 

Cisco is excited to announce the General Availability (GA) of its Automated Frequency Coordination (AFC) feature in Canada, effective today, July 29, 2025.

We are excited to share that the new assurance-focused Organization Summary page is now available to everyone via early access! The page gives network admins an overall view of their organization health, spanning client connectivity, infrastructure issues, and application outages. It highlights organization-wide trends, surfaces key insights, and helps pinpoint the most problematic networks to resolve issues quickly. 

How do I access the page? 

Opt-in directly from the Organization Summary page using the blue opt-in link on the upper right or from the Early Access page. 

At Cisco Meraki, we are so excited about the possibilities of our AI Assistant (now available in Early Access)! The AI Assistant is designed to supercharge your daily IT workflows, making network management more intuitive than ever. Here are the top 5 ways you can transform your IT working experience today:

We’re excited to announce a new update to the Cisco AI Assistant in the Meraki dashboard! Here’s what’s new:

• Smarter answers to unclear questions: Not sure how or what to ask? The AI Assistant now understands what you need, when you need it, better than ever with expanded prompt recommendations and understanding.
• Expanded knowledge: Instantly tap into all the latest public documentation and summarize it all instantly for key findings and recommended actions.
• Sharper responses on product details & steps: Get clearer, more accurate recommended actions - even when it comes to the tricky stuff.

Three new Catalyst Wireless LAN Controllers are now supported in Meraki Dashboard.

Now available: an easier way to integrate Cisco Spaces with your Meraki network! 

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We are thrilled to announce the general availability of the Meraki Organization Users Page in the Meraki Dashboard!

Sign up for early access to a new cross-domain automation capability coming to the Meraki dashboard. With Workflows, users can easily create automations across their domains through a low/no-code workflow designer.

Experience seamless and secure network access with Microsoft Entra ID integration on Meraki Splash pages, simplifying authentication like never before.

We just wrapped Cisco Live San Diego last week – check out what’s new below!