Visio Shapes

[s4mmy]

Can we please get some update visio shapes? 

[Dave]

Now that you mention it, they could benefit from an update.   

Something a little more representative than  diamond, square, rectangle, etc. 

[TonyC]

Which products are you looking for s4mmy?

[s4mmy]

vMX100

MR74 (can use MR72)

MR30H

MR33

[TonyC]

OK I'll pass this along to our product team, thanks for the feedback!

[WANKiller]

+1 on Updates; Any timeline for these?

[JHHyde]

+1 here as well. About to do a large deployment and non-generics would be a big help.

Thanks

[TonyC]

Hi all,

We're working on this and hope to have an update for everyone soon. Thanks for your continued patience!

[plefevre]

Is the MX250 Stencil available??

[Shanec]

any updates on this?

[GavinMcMenemy]

I'd like to know too.

I'm specifically interested in the MS250, mr32 and mr18 ranges and it would be nice to have decent stencils.

According to Google they're supposed to be here but damned if I can find them: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/visio-stencil-listing.html

[Mr_IT_Guy]

Here is the link for the Meraki stencils that I use: https://meraki.cisco.com/lib/cisco_meraki_visio_stencils.vss

Stencils included that have been requested are:

• @s4mmy
  • MR74 (Uses same stencil as MR72. You can see this when you hover over it)
  • MR30H
  • I do not see anything for a vMX. Since the vMX is currently the same as the MX100, wouldn't that stencil work in your drawing for the time being? For the MR33, I'm assuming you can just use the same stencil as the MR32, although it says its for the MR32,MR34, and MR42.
• @GavinMcMenemy
  • MR18
  • MR32
  • MS250 (Uses same stencil as MS320. You can see this when you hover over it)

This is an updated stencil pack from the last time I was on here as they do have stencils for the MS410 & MS425.

Hope this helps!!

[GavinMcMenemy]

Thanks Mr IT guy!

[NSGuru]

Any update on Visio stencils. I dont see MX250 as a device in the stencils today. 

[Adoos]

Has anyone come across a stencil for the MS425-16?

[MattinVegas]

I see the question asked for the MX250 shape but I didn't see anyone answer. Is there one out there.

[MegaSmithers]

Is there a timeline on getting the MX-250 shape?

Yes, I can use a "similar" device... but in that case why would I bother with a specific stencil?

I'd just use a generic Switch stencil and label it "MX-250."

After all...

MX-250 stencil

[CarolineS]

Just a quick update on this topic — we are indeed working on a new set of the Visio shapes. They won't be complete for a month or two, but stay tuned! We'll post another update here when they're ready. In the meantime, I love that @jdsilva has offered to share his own custom stencil in Box (see this post); anyone else have self-created stencils they'd like to share?

Cheers!

[MegaSmithers]

Despite my inability to resist a good meme, I built a stencil based on the MX 250/MX 450 image on a Meraki blog.

I don't really have a public file repository, but a quick Google lead me to TinyUpload.com so...

  http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=43341308004490175975

Data fields were built by hand off of an ASA 5515 stencil.

Image is 1924x173 pixels, I probably should have made it double that just to be more readable on zooming.

[CarolineS]

Hi ya'll!

We have a draft version of Visio stencils for our MR, MS, MV, MX, and Z product lines - see below. We haven't officially launched these on our website; we'd like to get feedback from all ya'll first.

• PDF overview
• .VSS stencils 

Please reply here with any input and I'll pass it on to the right folks.

Cheers!
- Caroline

[Mr_IT_Guy]

@CarolineS, the current Z1, MX64W, MX65, and MX65W stencils show the back side of the devices (the side with the ports), but not the front of the device (the side with the status light). Conversely, the stencils for new MX models and Z3 only show the front side, but not the back. Could you please pass along that we would like to have both front and back of the security devices?

[CarolineS]

Noted, thank you @Mr_IT_Guy!

[CarolineS]

Report from the team working on this — they're planning to have front and back as requested in the final stencils. Please do let us know what other feedback you have, as we're actively working on finishing these up and it's the right time to make adjustments.

Cheers!

[CarolineS]

Another update related to Visio / drawing network topologies — we have just released a collection of icons that are very useful in diagrams, especially those that are relatively high-level. They're not .vss-formatted, but can be imported into Visio or other diagram-creation tools. These icons are available for download here, or go to our Product Images page and scroll down to the "Cisco Meraki Topology Icons" item.  

I've included a few samples below:

MR - Outdoor        MS - Layer 2 - Stack        MV      Users

Update Dec 20, 2018: Now there's a blog post about our topology icons! 

[Adoos]

I wish they could stick with a standard on the stencils, release the stencils Meraki use in design docs. 

[RichH]

Carol that is awesome but just to point out.   The BACK view of longstanding products like MS225 switches and above with redudant power supplies, the MX100, MX250, MX400 have no back views as well.  It would be nice because the level of documentation we do we have to draw in the optional redundant power as most commerical data centers do A and B power etc.

Please please point this out as this has been missed by meraki on rear view of stencils for years.

[CarolineS]

Super, thanks for the feedback @RichH! I’ll pass this on to the team. Cheers!

[CarolineS]

Hi @Adoos - 

If you can let me know where you found that particular diagram, I can reach out to the team that made it to see if there are any resources they can share.

Cheers!

[RLee]

Hey Caroline,

It would also be nice if the topology icons were in a Visio format as well.  Would that be possible?

[ArshadSafrulla]

Any update on the Stencils for the above topology icons?

[spickles]

I've created a stencil for the MS120-8.  How do I share that?

UPDATE: File Custom Meraki MS120-8.vssx added by Community Moderator.

[CarolineS]

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@spickles wrote:

I've created a stencil for the MS120-8.  How do I share that?

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Hi @spickles -

Thanks so much for the offer to share it! If you send the file to me (via private message), I can post it here on your behalf.

Cheers!

[Frank-NL]

Awesome work

[Frank-NL]

Thank you!

[CarolineS · Accepted solution]

Hi ya'll -

We have an update related to Visio stencils! The most up-to-date ones live here: https://www.cisco.com/c/dam/assets/prod/visio/visio/security-cisco-meraki.zip

These will be updated over time as we add or change products. You can see the last-update-date here: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/visio-stencil-listing.html (under the "Security" section, look for "Security-Cisco Meraki")

Cheers!

- Caroline

P.S. Yes, this link shows up under the “Security” section of the Cisco Visio Stencil Listing - but it includes our full suite of products.

[ShocklS]

Is there a rear view stencil for the Cisco Meraki MS350?  I can't seem to find one within the zip file.

[AndrewB]

I would LOVE these in stencil form, any chance of that?

[CarolineS]

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@AndrewB wrote:
I would LOVE these in stencil form, any chance of that?

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Hi @AndrewB!

Which are you referring to? The download at https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/visio-stencil-listing.html does include .vss files. 

Cheers!

[AndrewB]

Hi Caroline,

I'm referring to the Topology items linked in this thread and in this blog post:

https://meraki.cisco.com/blog/2018/12/our-topology-icons-speak-volumes/

Having these with connectors in visio would be a terrific as high level diagrams for customers often don't need the physical views (with all the ports) available in the existing stencil set.

[Mfedele]

@CarolineS  do you have a Z3C back stencil you can share with me? 

Thanks 

[MichelRueger]

Hi all,

It a great Year for Meraki, and you bring a lot of new Meraki Hardware out. But where are the Visio stencil ? Need urgent MR36/46/56 and MS390 Stencils

Thanks Michel

[CarolineS]

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@MichelRueger wrote:

It a great Year for Meraki, and you bring a lot of new Meraki Hardware out. But where are the Visio stencil ? Need urgent MR36/46/56 and MS390 Stencils

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Hi @MichelRueger - Thanks for letting us know! I've passed this on to the relevant team, and will keep you posted.

[CarolineS]

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@AndrewB wrote:

Hi Caroline,

I'm referring to the Topology items linked in this thread and in this blog post:

https://meraki.cisco.com/blog/2018/12/our-topology-icons-speak-volumes/

Having these with connectors in visio would be a terrific as high level diagrams for customers often don't need the physical views (with all the ports) available in the existing stencil set.

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@AndrewB -  my apologies for the delayed response on this. I have passed this request on to the team.

[CarolineS]

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@Mfedele wrote:

@CarolineS  do you have a Z3C back stencil you can share with me? 

@Mfedele - I've passed this request onto the team! I realize my response on this is pretty delayed and you probably don't need this any more, but I'm sure it will be useful to someone. Cheers!

[jpowers36]

Back stencils are more vital than front, especially when the ports are on the back. There needs to be a back stencil for the MX67. Where can I find one?

[RichH]

Yes its very frustrating to be in this much love with a product line and company but yet the basic visio shapes we need to promote the product line withing our organization and to other organizations is behind the times.

I have seen pre-sales engineers that have the shapes (front and back) for all the current and past lines.  Why cant we have them as customers that love the products?

Please Please Please give this serious attention so we can finally close this post and get the shapes we need for best practice documentation and promoting the Meraki brand 🙂

[CarolineS]

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@RichH wrote:

Yes its very frustrating to be in this much love with a product line and company but yet the basic visio shapes we need to promote the product line withing our organization and to other organizations is behind the times.

I have seen pre-sales engineers that have the shapes (front and back) for all the current and past lines.  Why cant we have them as customers that love the products?

Please Please Please give this serious attention so we can finally close this post and get the shapes we need for best practice documentation and promoting the Meraki brand 🙂

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Hi @RichH  - Thank you for this input! I have sent your comment to the team responsible for Visio shapes, and I hope to have an update soon.

[jpowers36]

@CarolineS - Please submit my input as well. I posted and got no reply. MX67 is a very common device we use and the fact that there are not stencils available is a bit ridiculous. Stencils should include ALL models, FRONT and BACK.

[CarolineS]

@jpowers36 - I have sent your input on as well; sorry I didn’t post an update about that earlier. Cheers!

[Jared_P]

I also need the mx-100 backs. These are critical, please supply backs for any fronts you guys have.