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General Network Settings

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Network Settings Management

General network settings in Meraki provide foundational configuration options that control core network behaviors and administrative features. These settings enable management of status pages, secure communication ports, VLAN naming conventions, and various network-wide operational parameters. Network settings establish the baseline configuration that affects all devices and services within the network, providing centralized control over security policies, monitoring capabilities, and administrative access methods.

Diagram

Diagram

Classes

networks (meraki.domains.organizations)

NameTypeConstraintMandatoryDefault Value
settingsClass[settings]No

settings (meraki.domains.organizations.networks)

NameTypeConstraintMandatoryDefault Value
local_status_page_enabledBooleantrue, falseNo
secure_portBooleantrue, falseNo
named_vlansBooleantrue, falseNo
remote_status_pageBooleantrue, falseNo
local_status_page_authenticationClass[local_status_page_authentication]No

local_status_page_authentication (meraki.domains.organizations.networks.settings)

NameTypeConstraintMandatoryDefault Value
enabledBooleantrue, falseNo
usernameStringmin: 1, max: 127No
passwordStringmin: 14, max: 64No

Examples

Example-1: The example below demonstrates network settings configuration 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
settings:
local_status_page_enabled: true
remote_status_page: true
secure_port: false
local_status_page_authentication:
username: admin
password: "Dw%l/4h=iXp`5z"
named_vlans: true

Configuration Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
settingsObjectYesContainer for network settings configuration
local_status_page_enabledBooleanNoEnable local device status pages (default: true)
remote_status_pageBooleanNoEnable remote status page access (default: true)
secure_portObjectNoSecure port configuration for administrative access
secure_port.enabledBooleanNoEnable secure port for device management (default: false)
local_status_pageObjectNoLocal status page configuration
local_status_page.authenticationObjectNoAuthentication settings for status pages
local_status_page.authentication.enabledBooleanNoRequire authentication for status page access (default: false)
local_status_page.authentication.usernameStringNoUsername for status page authentication
local_status_page.authentication.passwordStringNoPassword for status page authentication
named_vlansObjectNoNamed VLAN configuration
named_vlans.enabledBooleanNoEnable named VLANs instead of numeric IDs (default: false)
fipsObjectNoFIPS compliance configuration
fips.enabledBooleanNoEnable FIPS 140-2 compliance mode (default: false)