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CharlieCrackle

CharlieCrackle

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Member since Oct 10, 2017

‎11-04-2023

Charles Clare

Australia

https://blog.cie.net.au

Husband, Father, Electrical Engineer, Troubleshooter, Lateral Thinker, Wi-Fi, LAN, Automation, Gadgets, Networking, Cisco, Meraki, 100+ Vendor Certifications Twitter @CharlieCrackle

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Re: In the MA-INJ-4 Pass thought 2.5G port of the MG51 ?

by CharlieCrackle in Cellular Gateways
‎05-07-2023 06:07 AM
‎05-07-2023 06:07 AM
the data sheet for the MA-INJ4  says    "Gigabit compatible"  where in the link you sent does it say  the MA-INJ-4  is 2.5G compatible... ... View more

In the MA-INJ-4 Pass thought 2.5G port of the MG51 ?

by CharlieCrackle in Cellular Gateways
‎05-07-2023 05:40 AM
‎05-07-2023 05:40 AM
Is the MA-INJ-4 compatible with the MG51 ??   in particular, does it pass through the 2.5G ethernet or limit it to 1Gig ??     ... View more

Re: 9166 AP Sensors

by CharlieCrackle in Wireless LAN
‎04-10-2023 08:26 AM
‎04-10-2023 08:26 AM
If I have a CW-9166i  in Cisco Persona,  is the ONLY way to change to Meraki  to join a controller that has DNAC working so you can do the Change persona and generate the Meraki Serial ?   Is there a way that does not require controller and DNAC ? ... View more

Re: Meraki License

by CharlieCrackle in Meraki Insight
‎04-10-2023 08:06 AM
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‎04-10-2023 08:06 AM
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Found the EGG   The Start Date is the Date the licence starts and the Claim-Date is the date the licence was claimed in the Dashboard   Co term all licences expire at the same time Per devices  each device can have it own expire date   ... View more

9166 AP Sensors

by CharlieCrackle in Wireless LAN
‎04-04-2023 03:41 AM
‎04-04-2023 03:41 AM
Is meraki going to support the  environmental Sensors ??   Ambient temperature sensor Air quality sensor (Total Volatile Organic Compound [TVOC]) Relative humidity sensor   It may look like a Meraki Sensor ?     Also, do these Catalyst AP support Bluetooth connections to Meraki sensors ??   Any news when we can turn on the 6Ghz support in AUSTRALIA? ... View more

Re: April 19, 2023 TLS 1.0 TLS 1.1 Meraki Disable Test.

by CharlieCrackle in Wireless LAN
‎04-03-2023 05:40 AM
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‎04-03-2023 05:40 AM
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Yes I get it now, it was not clear in my head  it is the client end.   I was thinking meraki could list clients that were presenting old protocols. I was amazed today how many emails I got from clients today regarding this.   Most customers have no clue what their devices support.   Kudos to Meraki for having a down day to highlight the issue to customers that have no inventory or IT support any more due to cut backs. ... View more

April 19, 2023 TLS 1.0 TLS 1.1 Meraki Disable Test.

by CharlieCrackle in Wireless LAN
‎04-02-2023 05:01 AM
‎04-02-2023 05:01 AM
 I have had a few customers reach out to me about the Merkai Email Sent to them.   ===================================================   Hello valued Meraki customer,   Meraki will be discontinuing support for versions 1.0 and 1.1 of the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol used by wireless devices to communicate with Meraki Authentication. In order to facilitate the provisioning of enhanced security features, we will be requiring all customers to upgrade, at a minimum, to TLS version 1.2. This change will only affect wireless devices using TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1 when connecting to the Meraki Authentication server.   Timing: Due to security requirements, we do not have the ability to determine which of your devices, if any, are currently using the prior versions of the TLS protocol. In an effort to help you identify these devices, we will be temporarily disabling support for TLS 1.0 and 1.1 as a test. This action will cause a planned disruption of device connectivity, which will begin at 12:00 am PST on April 19, 2023 and end at 12:00 am PST on April 20, 2023. Any devices that experience an issue with connectivity during the test period may be using the prior versions of the TLS protocol.   Final retirement of TLS 1.0 and 1.1 will take place on May 17, 2023.    Required action: Please plan for the 24-hour test period accordingly. If any of your devices experience an issue with connectivity during the planned test period outlined above, you may be required to upgrade to TLS 1.2 or a later version. To help you determine where potentially-affected devices may be located, a list of your organizations with Meraki Authentication enabled   ===================================================     Why can Merkai not flag the clients using the OLD TLS protocols ???   Would make it much easier to know the issues before 19April.   A hospital cannot have wifi devices down for a day for testing.         ... View more

Re: Upgrade firmware on a network with two switchs loses cloud connection a...

by CharlieCrackle in Switching
‎03-27-2023 04:37 AM
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‎03-27-2023 04:37 AM
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No I only know they boot with 1.1.1.1   address  no one has explained the reason.  I just upgrade 1 switch at a time now ... View more

Sticky Client Notification

by CharlieCrackle in Wireless LAN
‎02-25-2023 11:39 PM
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‎02-25-2023 11:39 PM
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  Not sure how long it has been there  (this might be my first sticky client)   Loving this notification!   Bought a Sensibo to control the aircon in a computer room.   keep getting this notification.   Looks like the device is made for users with ONLY 1 AP.   It connects to the lowest channel  NOT the strongest signal.   it will not connect the AP in the room . instead connects to one down hall   talked to Sensibo and it connects to the first ap it finds           ... View more

Re: Meraki will be rotating the RADIUS certificate for Meraki Cloud, how to...

by CharlieCrackle in Security / SD-WAN
‎01-26-2023 07:14 PM
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‎01-26-2023 07:14 PM
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Thankyou to whoever was listening   I got a new EMail and this time it lists all the organisations that are affected Much more helpful.   I missed 1  too  !! ... View more

Re: Reduce latency by up to 40% Banner

by CharlieCrackle in Wireless LAN
‎01-18-2023 03:49 PM
‎01-18-2023 03:49 PM
I have 2 x SSID  one 2.4Ghz and one on 5Ghz  Which is good best practice.  trouble is the algorithm just looks at the number of SSID per AP  not number of SSID per Band.   Admittedly this will change with 6Ghz  having a 6Ghz only SSID is not good practice due to the  number of channels and you need 5 Ghz to give the neighbor reports  to know what 6Ghz channels to scan. ... View more

Reduce latency by up to 40% Banner

by CharlieCrackle in Wireless LAN
‎01-17-2023 03:47 PM
‎01-17-2023 03:47 PM
  I am getting this banner keen to reduce latency by 40%. !!!!!   Click the diagnostics...       Get this     How do I reduce Latency by 40% ????  I have WiFi 6 separate SSID for 2.4Ghz an 5Ghz (best practice for now maybe not for 6Ghz).     The "Broadcasting SSID Per AP" is miss leading when you have separate SSID per band.  I am MUCH BETTER than the industry average but it shows me that I am below 😥   This is what is should look like           I still want to know how the AI thinks I can reduce latency by 40%   or is this just clickbait to run the diagnostics that may or may not find anything ??? ... View more

Re: Meraki will be rotating the RADIUS certificate for Meraki Cloud, how to...

by CharlieCrackle in Security / SD-WAN
‎01-11-2023 03:04 PM
‎01-11-2023 03:04 PM
I opened a support case to at least get all the organisation names affected by this.   I was told  "Currently, we cannot provide the list of affected networks to the customers."   Find this hard to believe when Meraki sent out emails to contacts "Currently Using" ... View more

Meraki will be rotating the RADIUS certificate for Meraki Cloud, how to Ide...

by CharlieCrackle in Security / SD-WAN
‎01-09-2023 01:31 PM
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‎01-09-2023 01:31 PM
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I received this email today.   You are receiving this email because you are currently using Meraki Cloud Authentication. Due to an approaching certificate expiration, Meraki will be rotating the RADIUS certificate for Meraki Cloud Authentication on February 8, 2023.   Could Meraki please include in emails like this the  "Network" names that are affected?   When you look after many customers, I have no clue which ones are affected without checking them all.   It is obvious you know the name of the network as you know we are currently using the feature.   Also, the FAQ in the attached link should also tell you how to identify the affected networks  (BY name)  for people that look after a huge number of networks.   Q: How can an affected network be identified? A: Any services relying on Meraki Cloud Authentication via certificates will be affected. This includes Sentry Wi-Fi, Trusted Access Wi-Fi, and any manual authentication relying on Meraki Cloud Authentication via certificates.      ... View more

Re: Locked Firmware Upgrading Automatically and taking down network.

by CharlieCrackle in Security / SD-WAN
‎12-10-2022 04:14 PM
‎12-10-2022 04:14 PM
Elon Thank you.     ======================================   To bypass the router, go to the App home page > Settings > Advanced Starlink App version must be at least 2.0.19 to work The toggle button on to bypass the Starlink router This allows you to completely disable the Starlink Wifi Router. You would need to utilize a Starlink ethernet adapter in order to plug in your own equipment. While Bypass mode is enabled, router commands will not work. If the toggle switch does not appear in the Settings tab, can factory reset the router and/or delete and re-download the app. App Message in red text when Bypass is enabled: "Bypass Mode will completely disable the built-in Starlink Wifi router. this is an advanced feature that requires a Starlink Ethernet adapter and your own network equipment. A manual Factory reset will be required to reverse this." ... View more

Re: Anyone tested site-to-site VPN on Starlink

by CharlieCrackle in Security / SD-WAN
‎12-10-2022 03:59 PM
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‎12-10-2022 03:59 PM
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Customers using Starlink can run into issues using Meraki SDWAN  if they use 192.168.1.0/24 The Starlink router uses 192.168.1.0/24 for the local LAN subnet. If your office uses 192.168.1.0/24  as well then this will cause issues for SDWAN and VPN Traffic    Prior to version 15.44  you could have the WAN subnet the same as a subnet on the  SDWAN   the route on the SDWAN took preference. after 15.44 the traffic would go out of the WAN port and get lost. This issue was fixed again in 18.0.2 but requires Meraki support to do a back-end fix. The best solution would be to change the WAN subnet to a different range but this has been impossible. I recently had a Starlink at my office and with the help of support, there is a solution now. Starlink allows you to bypass the modem but you must have the ethernet adaptor   ====================================================== To bypass the router, go to the App home page > Settings > Advanced Starlink App version must be at least 2.0.19 to work The toggle button on to bypass the Starlink router This allows you to completely disable the Starlink Wifi Router. You would need to utilize a Starlink ethernet adapter in order to plug in your own equipment. While Bypass mode is enabled, router commands will not work. If the toggle switch does not appear in the Settings tab, can factory reset the router and/or delete and re-download the app. App Message in red text when Bypass is enabled: "Bypass Mode will completely disable the built-in Starlink Wifi router. this is an advanced feature that requires a Starlink Ethernet adapter and your own network equipment. A manual Factory reset will be required to reverse this." ==========================================================   As an interesting aside..  MY voice MOS scores change changed from 4.4  to 4.2  when using Starkink  and Packet loss was about 1%  Starlink MOS score   ... View more

Re: Locked Firmware Upgrading Automatically and taking down network.

by CharlieCrackle in Security / SD-WAN
‎11-22-2022 02:45 AM
‎11-22-2022 02:45 AM
This not been my experience  and I have to roll back   I would love to change the spoke but Star-link  can only be configured to 192.168.1.0/24  and it cannot be changed. Elon if you are reading can you please allow users of star-link to change the LAN addressing and turn off the WiFi  it would allow much better playing with meraki.   In Australia we have a lot of remote farms on star-link using Meraki ... View more

Locked Firmware Upgrading Automatically and taking down network.

by CharlieCrackle in Security / SD-WAN
‎11-19-2022 03:01 AM
‎11-19-2022 03:01 AM
I current have a bug in  meraki firmware in any version after 15.44     Case 08418471  Been told there are 100 other cases linked to this bug.   Support have locked the Firmware to 15.44  (and the dash board shows locked)   The issue is  meraki keep trying to  automatically upgrade and take the network down   Support tell me that even though the dashboard show new version it is still locked.  but I do not believable them as the network dies when the upgrade happens and works again when you roll back the upgrade.    Why when the firmware is locked does the automatic firmware update keep trying to upgrade ?   Better still fix the bug !   ... View more

Re: Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) retrospect alert

by CharlieCrackle in Security / SD-WAN
‎09-07-2022 04:43 AM
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‎09-07-2022 04:43 AM
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Yes I have just seen this across many clients.  when I look up hash on virus total it says item not found.    Support must be getting smashed as they are not answering....   Update:  Got through to support and they are investigating but that this point they think a false positive.  They are going to update the banner in security center once they know   ... View more

Re: [CONTEST] Show the Meraki Community some love! Win swag!

by CharlieCrackle in Community Announcements
‎08-16-2022 12:50 PM
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‎08-16-2022 12:50 PM
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Loved the Christmas Tree made from meraki gear ! ... View more

Re: MX64 and MS PSTN Teams Voice Service 1 way Audio

by CharlieCrackle in Security / SD-WAN
‎07-30-2022 06:33 AM
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‎07-30-2022 06:33 AM
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The issue was at Microsoft End.  Needed to open a support case and get them to trace the calls. ... View more

Re: MT12 and leak accessories now sold separately

by CharlieCrackle in Sensors
‎07-29-2022 06:23 PM
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‎07-29-2022 06:23 PM
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My understanding was the prices were adjusted so that when you bought both the price was still the same as it was originally.  So there should not be additional expense.  I haven’t bought one lately so I can’t verify that is true. Prices going up everywhere you may not notice ! ... View more

Re: Leak Sensor cable recall replacement cable colour (Green) and (White)

by CharlieCrackle in Sensors
‎07-18-2022 06:18 AM
‎07-18-2022 06:18 AM
Thank you for the clarification.  White is much nicer color.   I have some under some air conditioners  and the green looks terrible against the white wall.     Another Question   when I am at a customer site  how can I tell if they have been replaced by looking at them,  if they are both white now ??  is there some other tell tale sign ??   ... View more

New Magnet for the MT20 Door Sensor

by CharlieCrackle in Sensors
‎07-16-2022 01:03 AM
‎07-16-2022 01:03 AM
  Can you buy JUST the magnet part for the Door sensor.   Customer has broken the magnet side of the sensor and needs a new one   Charles   ... View more

Re: Leak Sensor cable recall replacement cable colour (Green) and (White)

by CharlieCrackle in Sensors
‎07-16-2022 12:59 AM
‎07-16-2022 12:59 AM
Can some one please conform that has just bought a new Leak Sensor cable that they received the MA-CBL-LEAK-1  and not the MA-CBL-LEAK-1A  ??    and was it White or Green ??? ... View more
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