Here is a quick update. Spent another day fighting the battle and did not make any progress. I did get a response from a Cisco manager at one of the distributors today which I guess sums it up pretty well. It is a no go. Here is the response I received: Jamey, I apologize but there is no circumstance under which Meraki will allow us to place an order where the reseller shares a domain with the EU. Furthermore, there are zero resellers that I am aware of that stock Meraki on their own shelves. If you wish to purchase a Meraki unit as a client demo, you are absolutely welcome to create an NFR deal in CCW and process this as such. However, as the name implies, you won’t be permitted resell it. Similarly, purchasing a unit for one EU and then installing it elsewhere is not supported by Meraki and, can void the warranty and cause issues for the EU should they have problems. Alternately, there is the Meraki Try and Buy program. In general, this is where you work directly with a Meraki Rep, they get you a unit to try it out at an EU and, if they like it, they keep it and, if they don’t, then you can return it and no invoice will be generated. There are some time limitations on this transaction (30 days I think) and, there will still be a CCW deal required to process the order (and a specified EU). With all of that having been said, your choices are: Purchase the unit with an EU specified (with a legitimate EU Domain) Purchase the unit as an NFR (with an NFR Deal in place) Purchase the unit as a Try and Buy (work with Meraki AM to coordinate) As I mentioned earlier, I think Cisco spent a good bit of time working through this to ensure they maintain control of the end user regardless of who owns the equipment. So, I guess I submit my customer information or find another solution. This doesn't seem very partner friendly but it is what it is.
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