I certainly see a change in the available fields with "Download As \ CSV".  However, I'm not limited to three fields.  In the new version of the switches page, the CSV feature appears to include columns based on the visible columns on the current page.  You can add fields using the wrench icon at the upper-right corner of the data table.   After adding all available fields, I still can't get all of the columns that you mention.   Some (not all) of this information is available through the Dashboard API.   ... View more

Have you tried clicking the "Home" icon at the top of the map you see from Organization > Overview?  When you hover over the home icon, you should see help text "Go to organization center"   The map should center on the location of all devices in your network and zoom to a level that allows all devices to be seen. ... View more

Login to Meraki Dashboard and select the network containing the access point you want to remove.   Wireless > Access points   Click the checkbox next to the access point and select 'Remove from network' from the Edit dropdown.   Organization > Inventory   Click the checkbox next to the access point and click 'Remove from network' from the Edit dropdown. ... View more

As luck would have it, I ran into this exact issue this morning submitting a case.   I received the same error about the CAPTCHA.  In my case though, the 'I'm not a robot' box appeared below the case description field and I was able to check the box.   It appears that Meraki is using Google's reCAPTCHA in an invisible mode.  I'm guessing that if you don't 'pass' the check when you submit the case, the checkbox is supposed to appear, so that you can assert your non-robot-ness. ... View more

In case anyone else is interested, here's something I noticed this morning while tinkering with a smaller network.   When I use a 'Wireless' configuration template rather than a 'Combined' configuration template, the behavior is different.  When you view the list of networks bound to a configuration template, there's a 'Local overrides' column and a button 'Revert to template settings'.  With a Combined configuration template, I don't get that column or button. ... View more

I should have been more clear.  I know how I want the networks configured using templates, tags, and so on.  I'm trying to clean up behind someone else.   This may require some support 'magic' to get corrected.  I thought I would see if there were any other solutions before going there.   The API docs for PUT /networks/[networkId]/ssids/[number] contain an obscure note about the splashPage parameter being 'not supported for template children', but nothing similar on the other parameters that should be controlled by a template.   We'll see if Dave has anything to add 🙂 ... View more

You've got the basic idea.  You can also consider signal strength, ssid, and perhaps device location.  It all depends on your specific use case and requirements.   To get some ideas, read through document 3965 in Meraki's help.  Go through the entire document, as the really useful information is throughout.  Don't forget the footnotes, either.   Also note that several companies have devoted a significant amount of development to converting presence-based data streams (like Meraki's Scanning API) into actionable intelligence. ... View more

For a bit more information, take a look at this thread: https://community.meraki.com/t5/Wireless-LAN/Displayed-Client-RSSI-equivalent-Client-Band-RSSI-table/m-p/5325   Key point is that Meraki often shows SNR rather than RSSI. ... View more

Meraki's Scanning API does not send so-called randomized mac addresses (MAC addresses with the locally-administered bit set).   Cisco MSE/CMX provides an option to enable to disable sending locally-administered MAC addresses, but Meraki does not provide such an option. ... View more

I love the bulk network creation tool.  After a bit of training for the project manager, he was able to create spreadsheets that I could (almost) drop in.   I assume you have a good reason for staging the APs.  In some large deployments, I haven't even taken the APs out of the box before they got to the final site location.  The warehouse learned how to scan the AP serial numbers from the side of the box and send them over.  The only extra work was taking a sharpie and writing a big #1, #2, etc. on the box and noting that value with the serial number.  At installation time, they noted which AP was placed in each location.   If you don't stage the APs, the bulk creation tool works great.   For your issue, have you tried removing the APs from your test network and then unclaiming the APs in dashboard?  Make sure you wait a little while, as you won't be able to immediately reclaim (through the bulk creation tool).  I've never seen an exact time, but in my experience, it's longer than a cup of coffee, but shorter than lunch 🙂     ... View more

It's important to differentiate between using a network as a template when you create your networks (by copying settings) and BINDING a network to a template.   If you bind a network to a template, a bunch of things can only be changed in the template.  Those changes get applied to all of the bound networks.   I'm in the middle of testing some changes that will roll out to a few hundred locations.  I copied the template and made the changes in the new template.  While visiting a test location, I re-bound the network to the new template and waited a couple of minutes.  I was then able to test the changes.  This also allows easy rollback.  When I'm ready to move the rest of the networks, it's a simple matter of 'select all' and rebind.   If you use the Scanning API, watch out.  When you copy a template, the post URLs don't get copied over.  That's the only thing I've found that fails to copy over.  There might be others.   For your situation, there is Organization > Configuration Sync to view differences between networks.  I've never been able to get useful results, but I didn't try very hard.  YMMV ... View more

I might be missing something, but have you looked at using Configuration Templates across your networks?   https://documentation.meraki.com/zGeneral_Administration/Templates_and_Config_Sync/Managing_Multiple_Networks_with_Configuration_Templates ... View more

I think it's time to close this thread, at least for me.   You're talking about issues that can be completely solved in software, but are beyond the scope of basic interactions with Meraki's dashboard API.  There are many ways of dealing with embedded line breaks, but it all depends on how you plan to work with the data.  Your character encoding issue can probably be sorted out by using UTF-8. ... View more

Sure.  Give this a try.  Replace processDeviceList with something like this:     function processDeviceList(err) { if (err) console.error(err) else { console.log(['lanIp', 'serial', 'mac', 'name', 'networkId'].join('\t')); for (var i=0; i<devices.length; i++) { let device=devices[i]; console.log([device.lanIp, device.serial, device.mac, device.name, device.networkId].join('\t')) } } }   That's tab-delimited.  You can change the delimiter by replacing the '\t' part with whatever you want.  There are some additional fields available.  Take a look a the Devices documentation in the Meraki Dashboard API help for details.   In case it helps anyone else, here's a quick file with the code and steps required to get started. https://drive.google.com/open?id=19GiAf6cYXAjX3ijZKIYHXVGkTTgj2Qi1 ... View more

The call is probably failing.  You may not have included your API key, the key is invalid, or something else is going on.   Just before the line containing JSON.parse, add a line containing "console.log(body);" and see what you get. ... View more

I'm using Node.js in this example (not Java).   You can install Node.js from https://nodejs.org/en/download/   You need to install the request module before running the code: - create a directory - create a file for each example, like getOrganizations.js and getNetworks.js (and copy the code I provided) - create a file called credentials.js and paste the following code (replace with your API key): module.exports = {API_KEY:'YOUR_KEY_GOES_HERE'}; - from this directory, type 'npm install request'   Now, you should be able to run the code.  Feel free to reply if you're still having trouble.  If you have other questions about specific API calls, there's another forum here that you might want to use. ... View more

Yes, you can automate Meraki's API calls to get the information you need.  You'll just need a little code to get the job done.  There are many ways and many tools you could use.  This example uses Node.js.  If you're not familiar with using Node, you may need a little help getting started.   I assume you already have a valid API Key.  You will need to install the async and request packages using npm.   You can get a list of organizations that you can access pretty easily.  If you don't want to do it manually (Postman is fine), you can use a bit of Node.js code:   var request = require('request'); var credentials=require('./credentials'); // Includes credentials.API_KEY const options = { url: 'https://dashboard.meraki.com/api/v0/organizations', headers: { "X-Cisco-Meraki-API-Key":credentials.API_KEY, "Content-Type": 'application/json' }, }; request.get(options, function(error, response, body) { if (error) console.error(error); else { var orgList = JSON.parse(body); orgList.forEach(function(item) { console.log(item.id, item.name); }); } });   Now that you have the organization id, you can get the list of networks.   var request = require('request'); var credentials=require('./credentials'); // Includes credentials.API_KEY const organizationId='ORG_ID_GOES_HERE'; const options = { url: 'https://api.meraki.com/api/v0/organizations/' + organizationId + '/networks', headers: { "X-Cisco-Meraki-API-Key":credentials.API_KEY, "Content-Type": 'application/json' }, }; request.get(options, function(error, response, body) { if (error) console.error(error); else { console.log('module.exports = ' + body); } }); When you run this code, send the output to a file.  For example, "node getNetworks.js > networks.js"   Since the network list is now in a file, we can use it in the next script to accomplish your #3 request.   Getting the device list from each network takes a little more code, but it's not too bad.   var request = require('request'); var async = require('async'); var credentials=require('./credentials'); // Includes credentials.API_KEY var networks=require('./networks.js'); const urlPattern = 'https://dashboard.meraki.com/api/v0/networks/{networkId}/devices' var options = { headers: { "X-Cisco-Meraki-API-Key":credentials.API_KEY, "Content-Type": 'application/json' }, }; var devices = []; async.eachSeries(networks, getDeviceList, processDeviceList); function getDeviceList(network, next) { options.url = urlPattern.replace('{networkId}', network.id); request.get(options, function(error, response, body) { if (error) next(error); else { devices = devices.concat(JSON.parse(body)); next(); } }); } function processDeviceList(err) { if (err) console.error(err) else { console.log('module.exports = ' + JSON.stringify(devices)); } } One thing that I haven't addressed in any of this code is Meraki's API request limit.  Since these requests are all running in serial, I doubt you'll hit the limit. ... View more