Documentation Digest: April 17th - April 24th, 2025

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Documentation Digest: April 17th - April 24th, 2025

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Secure Connect:

Cisco Secure Connect Reserved IP

Change: Added additional guideline #5.

 

Cisco Secure Connect - Cloud Firewall Policy

Change: Added "IPS service does not inspect traffic matched by the private rules."

 

 

MG:

IPv6 Support on MG

Change: Added MG52 and MG52E.

 

 

MX:

Threat Protection

Change: Added "Allow list URLs entries support trailing wildcards (e.g., http://meraki.cisco.com/*)."

 

Meraki and ThousandEyes Integration Troubleshooting

Change: Updated workaround for issue "The MX sends test traffic sourced from the 6.0.0.0/0 IP Address range": "Change the MX mode to NAT and add a VPN-enabled VLAN."

 

Cisco XDR FAQ

Change: Added FAQ "Which models MX/Z support this integration?"

 

IPv6 Support on MX Security & SD-WAN Platforms - Core Fundamentals

Change: Added Z4 and Z4C.

 

Troubleshooting MTU Issues

Change: Added "MTU adjustments do not affect Non-Meraki VPN and Client VPN tunnels."

 

Site-to-Site VPN Settings

Change: Added "MX-Z appliances in Passthrough or VPN Concentrator mode cannot be used to initiate interesting traffic into the tunnel. Interesting traffic would need to be initiated from a client behind the Passthrough appliance."

 

 

MS:

Cloud-Native IOS XE

Connect Hybrid Operating Mode Catalyst Switch to Dashboard

Hybrid Operating Mode for Catalyst Cloud-Managed Switches - Overview

Change: Added "If you do not yet see a notification in Dashboard announcing the availability of hybrid and cloud operating modes, your organization is not yet enabled. Any devices added to your organization via Dashboard will be fully cloud-managed (cloud operating mode)."

 

Connect Hybrid Operating Mode Catalyst Switch to Dashboard

Change: Added "Organizations using per-device licensing must use the network-wide add devices page."; added "Only the new version of the Inventory page is supported. If you see the option to Try New Version, you must select this to continue."

 

Dynamic ARP Inspection

Change: Added note "The Allow listed snoop entries is expected to be empty on normal operation. The IP-to-MAC bindings learned via the DHCP Snooping table will not appear. Once a client has been manually moved or added it will populate."

 

MS NetFlow and Encrypted Traffic Analytics

Change: Added "SNMP polling is enabled by default in the latest Cisco's Secure Network Analytics (SNA) version. SNMP polling on SVIs is not supported on Catalyst based (MS390/9300) switches running CS-based firmware."

 

MS Device Health

Change: Updated specific devices models.

 

Switch Stacks

Change: Added "We strongly recommend you power down the entire switch stack before adding a new member to avoid packet forwarding issues. Power on all members simultaneously once the stack is rebuilt"

 

 

MR:

Low Power Mode on Cisco Switches

Change: Added "For Low Power Mode situations seen on APs connected to Cisco Catalyst switches, ensure LLDP is enabled on the switch. For instructions, you can consult the section How to enable LLDP in a Cisco Catalyst Switch."

 

Meraki Health - MR Access Point Details

Change: Added "Both Onboarding and Performance metrics are calculated based on the past 2 hours, regardless of the timeframe selected in the dropdown menu."

 

RF Spectrum Page Overview

Change: Updated based on the new version of the page.

 

Wi-Fi Personal Network (WPN)

Change: Added Wi-Fi 7 access points.

 

Cloud-Managed Hybrid Operating Mode for Catalyst Wireless LAN Controllers

Cloud-Managed Hybrid Operating Mode for Wireless Controllers LAN Controllers Requirements

Cloud-Managed Hybrid Operating Mode for Catalyst Wireless LAN Controllers Dashboard Provisioned Conf...

Cloud-Managed Hybrid Operating Mode for Catalyst Wireless LAN Controllers FAQ

Cloud-Managed Hybrid Operating Mode for Catalyst Wireless LAN Controllers Design Guide

Quick Start Guide: Cloud-Managed Hybrid Operating Mode for Catalyst Wireless LAN Controllers

Change: Renamed from "Cloud Monitoring for Catalyst Wireless".

 

Cloud-Managed Hybrid Operating Mode for Wireless Controllers LAN Controllers Requirements

Change: Added minimum required software releases.

 

 

MV:

Meraki Vision Portal Changelog

Change: Added release notes for up to v1.24.4.

 

Video Retention

Change: Added "MV84X cameras do not support standard retention and default to Smart Retention."; added MV53X.

 

Restricting Access to Cameras

Camera and sensor-only admin (IoT Admin)

Change: Added "Camera and Sensor role name(s) created do not need to be created under Organization > Configure > Administrators > SAML administrator roles."

 

 

General Administration:

Ways to Contact Meraki Support

Change: Added section "Legacy Version of Case Submission in Support Center".

 

Support Center Case Submission

Understanding Case Severity Levels

Change: Updated information about the availability of the new case submission experience.

 

Meraki Dashboard Organizational Structure

Creating and Deleting Dashboard Networks

Change: Added "Network Scope General Recommendation: One network per physical location or branch".

 

Packet Capture Overview

Change: Added "IOS XE 17.15" for Intelligent Capture; added "Intelligent Captures are enabled by default for networks that are matching the requirements."

 

SNMP Overview and Configuration

Change: Added section "SNMP Timeouts"; added "There are two distinct places to configure this in your Meraki dashboard. These settings operate independently from each other and can be enabled and disabled separately if desired." incl. the locations to configure them.

 

Returns (RMAs), Warranties and End-of-Life Information

Change: Added "Please note some Cisco Meraki devices do not need to be returned and can be e-wasted. When looking at the RMA in PRR, if there is no 'Return' tab, the device does not need to be returned. Cisco Meraki Support can confirm this for you if you cannot view the RMA in PRR. You can engage the Cisco "Takeback and Reuse" program. Please note you will need to log in with your CCO ID."; added "After you submit the RMA, you will receive an RMA number and be directed to Cisco’s Product Online Web Returns (POWR) tool to schedule carrier pick up or print a pre-paid return label to return the trial."

 

Subscription - MX Licensing

Change: Added "IPv6 Support", "Layer 7 (Application) Enforcement powered by NBAR", "Traffic Shaping Enforcement powered by NBAR", "Catalyst + Meraki SD-WAN Interconnect  (eBGP over IPsec)", "IPsec SSE tunnel monitoring, redundancy, and DIA", "Cisco XDR Integration", "SD-AVC Integration - Smart Application Updates Delivered via the Cloud", "DH15 and DH21 support in IPsec" and "Trusted Traffic Exclusions powered by NBAR".

 

Meraki MX/Z Security and SD-WAN Licensing

Change: Added "Catalyst + Meraki SD-WAN Interconnect  (eBGP over IPsec)", "IPsec SSE tunnel monitoring, redundancy, and DIA", "Cisco XDR Integration", "SD-AVC Integration - Smart Application Updates Delivered via the Cloud" and "DH15 and DH21 support in IPsec".

 

Information for Cisco Meraki for Government users

Change: Added sections "Support Coverage & Hours" and "Severity Levels".

 

Client Details Page Overview

Change: Updated OS classification: "OS - Windows, Mac OS X, Android, iOS, etc (this is based on HTTP user agent strings and DHCP)".

 

Organization Settings

Authentication Enhancements and New Dashboard Security Features

Change: Added "There is also a setting to increase the minimum password length to 12 characters instead of the default minimum of 8 characters."

 

Information for Cisco Meraki for Government users

Change: Added "Email alert notifications via SMS text message".

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PhilipDAth
Kind of a big deal
Kind of a big deal

>Cisco Secure Connect Reserved IP

 

More of a comment about "Reserved IP".

This is not a generally available service.  You apply to the Umbrella team.  If you get consent, then you can place an order for it.

It is my understanding that consent is only given to large Umbrella tenancies.

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