I had a scenario where we had a building with multiple floors where users would go from floor to floor for different meetings. The constant roaming caused DHCP lease issues. Setting the DHCP timer to short or too long created issues. The MCG would have solved our roaming issue because the device keeps the same IP address, regardless of location. ... View more

Taken from the Campus Gateway Deployment Guide. https://documentation.meraki.com/Wireless/Design_and_Configure/Deployment_Guides/Campus_Gateway_Deployment_Guide   “Active-Active clustering will be automatically configured by Dashboard whenever there are two Campus Gateways in to cluster. The members of a cluster will also be configured as mobility peers, so clients will be able to roam across APs tunneling to different primary Campus Gateways in the cluster seamlessly.”     ... View more

This is certainly going to be a great topic! All things being equal, I expect VXLAN to perform slightly better.   A quick AI search reveals the VXLAN header itself is 8 bytes long. However, the complete VXLAN encapsulation adds a total of about 50 bytes to the original Ethernet frame, including an 8-byte VXLAN header, an 8-byte UDP header, a 20-byte outer IPv4 header, and a 14-byte outer Ethernet header. An additional 4 bytes for an 802.1Q tag may be included for a total of 54 bytes.   The size of an IPsec header, on the other hand, varies depending on the protocol (ESP or AH), the mode (transport or tunnel), and the algorithms used for encryption and authentication. For example, in tunnel mode with an outer IPv4 header, the additional overhead is at least 58-73 bytes for ESP, which includes an 8-byte ESP header and a 16-byte Initialization Vector (IV).         ... View more

congratulations!!! ... View more

Go for the MCG. You will absolutely love the roaming capabilities and high availability superiority of the MCG (now the CCG or Cisco Campus Gateway). I haven’t deployed it in the wild as of yet but I’ve been watching closely and deep diving into the capabilities of the MCG. ... View more

You are a great man @thomasthomsen !!! ... View more

@thomasthomsen  Were you able to find 17.18.1 in the firmware downloads on Dashboard? ... View more

Hi @Vbardy,   Are you advertising a default route on the Meraki core? That could be your problem. Check the below document for guidance.   Configure and Troubleshoot SD-WAN Network with TLOC Extension Updated:February 27, 2024 Document ID:221734   https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/routers/sd-wan/221734-configure-and-troubleshoot-sd-wan-networ.html#:~:text=extension%20ge0/0-,Verify,TLOC%20extension%20remains%20non%2DNATted. ... View more

Happy Birthday! Forward And Beyond!!!   ... View more

Thank you @Minyi I see the documentation has been updated to read coming soon. We're very excited to hear of the official update. ... View more

Thank you Kevin. The C9500 and C9350 require IOS-XE 17.18.1 for cloud connectivity. Are you outlining that the code is in beta for new 9350/9500 devices but not available for in service upgrades of existing cloud managed 9200/9300 devices? ... View more

Thanks for verifying @thomasthomsen! That's odd the download is not available in the dashboard.   New behavior?   I saw the download made avaible on Cisco software central and the announcement on the Meraki documentation site. The instructions - "Conversion from CLI-managed IOS XE Catalyst Switches to Cloud Management with Cloud Configuration" - are directing the network administrator to download the software manually.   Firmware Version Software Download Page 17.15 For C9300/L/X, please use image cat9k_iosxe.17.1x.xx.SPA.bin that can be downloaded from the software download page.   For C9200L, please use image cat9k_lite_iosxe.17.xx.xx.SPA.bin that can be downloaded from the software download page. 17.18.1 (beta) For C9300/C9500H, please use image cat9k_iosxe.17.18.01.SPA.bin that can be downloaded from the software download page.    For C9200/L/CX, please use image cat9k_lite_iosxe.17.18.01.SPA.bin that can be downloaded from the software download page.      ... View more

The Cisco Secure Router 8000 unified licensing skus for the Meraki Dashboard appear to published already. The Cisco Routing and WAN Licensing Feature Matrix only mention the Catalyst SD-WAN controller, however. Very interesting.    Subscription - Licensing Overview   Subscription - Unified Licensing Cisco 8000 Series Secure Routers ... View more

BIG Congrats to the Meraki Community Employee All-Stars!!!  ... View more

Thanks for the update @ShawnHu. I also understand that the Meraki Dashboard is also now referred to the Cloud Networking Dashboard. Is there a community post on the latest updates? ... View more

Thank you @siarena. I also noticed the CW9800 is not listed in the documentation for hybrid operating mode. Is this a typo?  The older C9800 goes end of sale in Dec 2025. Customers who have hybrid mode enabled on their existing C9800 devices would have no incentive to upgrade to the newer platform if hybrid mode isn’t available. ... View more

The cloud monitoring for the 9800 WLCs seems to be quite a success. Very easy to implement and no additional imvestment costs. The MCG appears to be the next evolution of cloud monitoring.  ... View more

For customers who have already purchased the CW9800H1, will there be an option to upgrade/ convert the device to a CW9800H1-MCG? I.E. connect the CW9800H1 to Dashboard in Hybrid Operating Mode, then convert to cloud managed MCG. The MCG supports features that the WLC does not, like Cloud RRM and Adaptive Policy. ... View more

Any update on when the C9400 and C9600 will be supported? ... View more

Thank you @PhilipDAth! The visual is very much appreciated! ... View more

Thank you. The current plan is to connect roughly 10 users on an externally mounted MG52 and internally mounted WAP. The information and questions you have listed will certainly help to flush out the detailed requirements. I wasn’t aware that the MG52 isn’t link agg capable. Great call out.  ... View more

So far I was able to identify the MS130-12X as a potential switch option. A more compact option would be ideal.  https://meraki.cisco.com/product/switches/access-switches/ms130-12x/   ... View more