Claim and Unclaim Devices

Dashboard Location: Network-wide > Configure > Add Devices

Device Claiming

Device claiming in Meraki associates physical hardware with specific networks within your organization. This process establishes the logical relationship between devices and their management network, enabling centralized configuration, monitoring, and policy enforcement. Devices must be claimed to a network before they can be configured or managed through the Meraki Dashboard or API. The claiming process validates device ownership, applies network-specific settings, and integrates devices into your organizational infrastructure.

Diagram

Classes

networks (meraki.domains.organizations)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
devices_claim	List	Any[String[matches: `^[A-Z0-9]{4}-[A-Z0-9]{4}-[A-Z0-9]{4}$`] or String[min: `1`, max: `127`]]	No

Examples

Example-1: The example below demonstrates device claiming 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
              devices_claim:
                - !env core_switch_01
                - !env core_switch_02
                - !env access_switch_01
                - !env access_switch_02
                - !env ap_01
                - !env ap_02
                - !env dmz_switch_01
                - !env dmz_switch_02
                - !env appliance_01
                - !env appliance_02
                - !env camera_01
                - !env sensor_01