Create Network

Dashboard Location: Organization > Configure > General > Network-wide

Network Creation

Network creation in Meraki establishes the foundational infrastructure for organizing and managing devices within your Meraki deployment. Networks serve as logical containers that group devices by function, location, or organizational structure. Each network defines the product types it supports, timezone settings, and organizational metadata that enables centralized management and policy application across your infrastructure.

Diagram

Classes

networks (meraki.domains.organizations)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory
name	String	min: `1`, max: `127`	Yes
product_types	List	Choice[`appliance`, `camera`, `cellularGateway`, `secureConnect`, `sensor`, `switch`, `systemsManager`, `wireless`, `wirelessController`]	No
time_zone	String	min: `1`, max: `127`	No
notes	String	min: `1`, max: `1024`	No
tags	List	String[min: `1`, max: `255`]	No

Examples

Example-1: The example below demonstrates basic network creation using tested YAML configuration from pipeline fixtures.

meraki:
  domains:
    - name: "!env domain"
      administrator:
        name: "!env org_admin"
      organizations:
        - name: "!env org"
          networks:
            - name: "!env network_name"
              product_types:
                - appliance
                - switch
                - wireless
                - camera
                - sensor
                - cellularGateway
              time_zone: Europe/Berlin
              notes: Example data.yaml file
              tags:
                - admin
                - dev
                - emea

Configuration Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`networks`	Array	Yes	List of networks to create within the organization
`networks[].name`	String	Yes	Network name (1-127 characters, must be unique)
`networks[].time_zone`	String	No	Time zone for the network (1-127 characters)
`networks[].tags`	Array	No	List of tags for network organization (1-255 chars each)
`networks[].enrollment_string`	String	No	Custom enrollment string for devices (1-1024 characters)
`networks[].notes`	String	No	Descriptive notes about the network (1-1024 characters)
`networks[].devices_claim`	Array	No	Device serial numbers to claim (format: XXXX-XXXX-XXXX)
`networks[].product_types`	Array	No	Enabled product types (enum values)
`networks[].templates`	Array	No	Configuration template names to bind (1-127 chars each)
`networks[].variables`	Map	No	Template variable key-value pairs

Product Types Enum Values

appliance - MX Security & SD-WAN appliances
camera - MV Smart cameras
cellularGateway - MG Cellular gateways
secureConnect - Secure Connect VPN solutions
sensor - MT Environmental sensors
switch - MS Switches
systemsManager - Systems Manager MDM
wireless - MR Access points
wirelessController - Wireless controllers