Appliance Settings

Dashboard Location: Security and SD-WAN > Configure > Addressing & VLANs

Appliance Settings Management

Appliance settings in Meraki provide comprehensive network infrastructure configuration including deployment modes, client tracking methods, and dynamic DNS services. These fundamental settings define how the appliance operates within the network architecture, manages client connectivity, and integrates with external services. Proper appliance configuration is essential for network performance, security policy enforcement, and operational visibility across diverse deployment scenarios.

Diagram

Classes

appliance (meraki.domains.organizations.networks)

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

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

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory
client_tracking_method	Choice	`IP address`, `MAC address`, `Unique client identifier`	No
deployment_mode	Choice	`passthrough`, `routed`	No
dynamic_dns	Class	`[dynamic_dns]`	No

dynamic_dns (meraki.domains.organizations.networks.appliance.settings)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
prefix	String	min: `1`, max: `1024`	No
enabled	Boolean	`true`, `false`	No

Examples

Example-1: The example below demonstrates appliance 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
              appliance:
                settings:
                  client_tracking_method: "MAC address"
                  deployment_mode: routed
                  dynamic_dns:
                    prefix: "my-network"
                    enabled: true