Connectivity Monitoring Destinations

Dashboard Location: Security and SD-WAN > Configure > SD-WAN & Traffic Shaping

Connectivity Monitoring Management

Connectivity monitoring destinations in Meraki appliances provide comprehensive network health assessment by continuously monitoring reachability to critical internet destinations. This functionality enables intelligent failover decisions, network performance tracking, and automated recovery mechanisms for SD-WAN deployments. Connectivity monitoring supports business continuity by ensuring reliable internet access through multiple WAN connections and enables proactive network management through continuous availability validation of essential services and destinations.

Diagram

Classes

appliance (meraki.domains.organizations.networks)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
connectivity_monitoring_destinations	List	`[connectivity_monitoring_destinations]`	No

connectivity_monitoring_destinations (meraki.domains.organizations.networks.appliance)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory
ip	IP		Yes
description	String	min: `1`, max: `1024`	No
default	Boolean	`true`, `false`	No

Examples

Example-1: The example below demonstrates connectivity monitoring destination 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
                - camera
                - switch
                - wireless
                - cellularGateway
              appliance:
                connectivity_monitoring_destinations:
                  - ip: "1.1.1.1"
                    description: Cloudflare DNS
                    default: true