Wireless endpoint (default) naming convention-- To what does this refer?

[jmaxwellUSAF]

Hello.

Please see below picture.

The long string inside the red circle-- Where does this come from? What does this refer to? 

How do I determine which endpoint client this actually is?

Thank you.

[Ryan_Miles · Accepted solution]

It's the client's mDNS hostname and dashboard prefers that over other potentially seen names via NetBIOS or DHCP.

https://documentation.meraki.com/General_Administration/Cross-Platform_Content/Rename_a_Client's_Hos...

[RaphaelL]

Like Ryan said it's mDNS. The dashboard prefers that over DHCP which makes 0 sense but Meraki won't change it despite a thousand posts here about it.

[cmr]

I'll second @RaphaelL on that.  It is just the most silly decision and hopefully one day Meraki will be given some smelling salts and come round 🤞