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Switch General Settings Configuration

Dashboard Location: Switching > Configure > Switch Settings

Network Infrastructure Management Settings

Section titled “Network Infrastructure Management Settings”

Switch general settings configuration in Meraki networks provides administrators with comprehensive control over fundamental network infrastructure parameters, enabling VLAN management, power optimization, client monitoring, and security policy enforcement. This functionality supports management VLAN assignment, Power over Ethernet optimization, network client sampling, MAC address filtering, and operational visibility enhancement. General switch settings are essential for network administration, device management, security implementation, and performance monitoring in enterprise environments.

Diagram

switch (meraki.domains.organizations.networks)

Section titled “switch (meraki.domains.organizations.networks)”
NameTypeConstraintMandatoryDefault Value
settingsClass[settings]No

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

Section titled “settings (meraki.domains.organizations.networks.switch)”
NameTypeConstraintMandatoryDefault Value
vlanAnyInteger[min: 1, max: 4094] or String[matches: `(?:[1-9][1-9][0-9][1-9][0-9]2
use_combined_powerBooleantrue, falseNo
power_exceptionsList[power_exceptions]No
uplink_client_samplingBooleantrue, falseNo
mac_blocklistBooleantrue, falseNo

power_exceptions (meraki.domains.organizations.networks.switch.settings)

Section titled “power_exceptions (meraki.domains.organizations.networks.switch.settings)”
NameTypeConstraintMandatoryDefault Value
power_typeChoicecombined, redundant, useNetworkSettingYes
deviceAnyString[matches: ^[A-Z0-9]{4}-[A-Z0-9]{4}-[A-Z0-9]{4}$] or String[min: 1, max: 127]No

Example-1: The example below demonstrates switch general 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
switch:
settings:
vlan: 1
use_combined_power: false
uplink_client_sampling: true
mac_blocklist: false