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IainW
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May 10 2024
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Aug 11 2023
2:20 AM
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Hello everyone. Thanks for the comments so far. To answer some of the questions and provide an update, the cabling in question is using U/FTP and has been channel tested/certified to TIA-CAT6a. It's also worth noting that I'm not seeing this issue with all APs in this particular installation, it was around 10% of a 60+ MR44 deployment. I'm confident the issue is where the cable meets the access point ethernet socket rather than loss on the cable itself. The AP I was playing with yesterday appeared to be super sensitive - as in if the cable doesn't meet the AP ethernet socket at exactly the correct angle, it's 100Mbps only. With the AP off the ceiling and ensuring there was no pressure on the ethernet jack resulted in a 2.5Gbps connection every time. Other MR44's in the same delivery appear to be much less sensitive. Ultimately, I think my problem is being caused by the sheer thickness of the CAT6a cable and the lack of space in the back of the AP to effectively allow the plug to sit in the socket without there being a slight angle on it and this is causing the pins to not make full contact.
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Aug 10 2023
5:31 AM
Anywhere up to 8 on an MS350-24X. Where I've seen the issue today, no more than 16 on an MS355-24X2.
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Aug 10 2023
4:27 AM
Some are part of CtC, others are just normally funded commercial installations. We've seen the same issue on runs as low as 15m through to 80+m. All runs are below the 100m limit.
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Aug 10 2023
3:53 AM
Hello everyone, We've performed several installations recently with Meraki MR44 access points connecting via CAT6a cable back to MS350/355 series switches. In most cases, the AP and switch port negotiate a 2500Mbps connection as expected but we always find the odd AP that will auto-negotiate to 100Mbps. The infrastructure cabling has been Fluke tested end-to-end and passed without a problem and if the AP is directly connected to the switch, 2500Mbps isn't an issue. The problem seems to be extreme sensitivity around the Ethernet port on the AP and where the CAT6a cable is plugged in. We are using angled plugs to mitigate any bends in the cable but it seems the slightest knock when fitting the AP to the ceiling brings the AP down. I just wondered if anyone else had experienced this and had any creative suggests for mitigation? Cheers!
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Mar 16 2023
7:11 AM
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Slightly off topic but I was getting this error when trying to upgrade a series of MS switches from 14.33.1 to 15.21. The switches were directly connected to an MX and a dirty Internet connection - i.e. everything allowed out and no filtering. Meraki Support resolved this for me by pushing the upgrade from their side.
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Oct 31 2022
2:21 PM
Just a quick update but it looks like it was either the Meraki shards I was connecting to or my ISP having a funny five minutes. Tested today across several customer networks from home and our office and all is good. Thanks everyone for your helpful replies.
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Oct 30 2022
12:56 PM
Thanks for the responses folks. I'll try again tomorrow on a different Internet connection and failing that, place a call to support.
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Oct 30 2022
12:42 PM
N255 and N202 are the ones I'm trying to get access to. Haven't really tested any others just yet.
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Oct 30 2022
12:36 PM
Hi, Just wondering if anyone else is having a problem accessing Dashboard right now? I can log into Dashboard successfully but when attempting to access an organisation, the browser hangs while it tries to enumerate the networks under that organisation - just get the spinney wheel of death on the network list as per screenshot below. I've tried different browsers (Chrome, Firefox), cleared cache, accessing different organisations I know are on different dashboard shards etc, but nothing seems to make a difference.
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Mar 6 2022
10:42 AM
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Thanks both for the confirmation. The confusion arose because I did an online version of the course which had the exam at the end whereas a colleague managed to get on the Cisco Instructor led version which didn't. I passed the 500-220 this evening 🙂
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Mar 5 2022
5:55 AM
Hi, I recently completed an ECMS2 course delivered by Cisco On-Demand Learning (purchased through Fastlane). At the end of the course was a "Final Exam" which I have taken and passed. This gave me a certificate that reads "successfully completed and received a passing grade in Engineering Cisco Meraki Solutions Part 2". My query is - does anyone know if this is all that is required to fulfil the requirements of Meraki Solution Specialist or do I need to take the 500-022 exam as well? I suspect the latter but any pointers or clues to get the answer would be greatly appreciated! Cheers
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