General Network Settings

Dashboard Location: Network-wide > Configure > General

Network Settings Management

General network settings in Meraki provide foundational administrative controls and security parameters for network management. These settings include local status pages, secure connection configurations, FIPS compliance, and authentication requirements that enable centralized network administration and security enforcement across your infrastructure.

Diagram

Classes

networks (meraki.domains.organizations)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
settings	Class	`[settings]`	No

settings (meraki.domains.organizations.networks)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory
local_status_page_enabled	Boolean	`true`, `false`	No
secure_port	Boolean	`true`, `false`	No
named_vlans	Boolean	`true`, `false`	No
remote_status_page	Boolean	`true`, `false`	No
local_status_page_authentication	Class	`[local_status_page_authentication]`	No

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

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory
enabled	Boolean	`true`, `false`	No
username	String	min: `1`, max: `127`	No
password	String	min: `14`, max: `64`, regex: `^(?=.[0-9])(?=.[A-Z])(?=.[a-z])(?=.[^A-Za-z0-9]).{14,64}$`	No

Examples

Example-1: The example below demonstrates network settings configuration.

This configuration manages fundamental network parameters and operational settings. The example includes network naming, time zones, location settings, and basic network configuration parameters for comprehensive network management.

This configuration establishes essential network-wide administrative settings. The “local_status_page_enabled: true” enables the local status page on Meraki devices allowing on-site administrators to access device status and basic configuration from the device’s local web interface. The “remote_status_page: true” allows remote access to device status pages through the Dashboard for centralized monitoring. The “secure_port: false” disables HTTPS-only access requirements, allowing both HTTP and HTTPS connections to the local status page (setting to true would enforce HTTPS-only for enhanced security). The “local_status_page_authentication” section configures access credentials with username “admin” and a strong password “admin123” for accessing the local device status pages, providing security for on-site device access. The “named_vlans: true” setting enables VLAN name-based configuration instead of numeric VLAN IDs, allowing administrators to reference VLANs by descriptive names (e.g., “Guest_Network” instead of VLAN 100) throughout the Dashboard and API configuration, improving configuration readability and reducing errors in VLAN management.

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: "admin123"
                named_vlans: true