Whitelist IoT Devices on SSID with a captive portal

[Boundless]

Hi all,

First, let me wish to all the Meraki community an amazing year in 2023!

I have a question regarding the connection of IoT devices. There are some topics on the forum but it is not exactly what I'm looking for.

My question is: Is there a way to easily whitelist an IoT device (google nest, sonos...) on a SSID where an external captive portal is set up? I don't want to create a dedicated SSID for those devices as I want users connected through the portal to see those devices.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Best,

Ned

[ww · Accepted solution]

https://documentation.meraki.com/General_Administration/Cross-Platform_Content/Block_Listing_and_All...

You can also look into  using ipsk + gp to bypass the splashpage

https://documentation.meraki.com/MR/Encryption_and_Authentication/IPSK_Authentication_without_RADIUS

[Boundless]

Thanks for your help!

[PhilipDAth]

You can also create a group policy to apply to the IoT devices that bypasses the splash page, and just gives the device access.

Search for "Remove the splash".

https://documentation.meraki.com/General_Administration/Cross-Platform_Content/Creating_and_Applying... 

[Boundless]

Thanks Philip. I was finally able to run some tests and validate the best approach.

I believe the group policy would be the easiest one. But I couldn't figure out whether I would be able to see the IoT device if I am connected to the guest SSID. Guest users are usually separated from the network.

Thanks in advance

Ned