Mapping Meraki Objects to Micetro
Micetro synchronizes data from Meraki by mapping Meraki objects into its object model. This article outlines the mapping process of Meraki objects into Micetro.
Networks
Micetro is able to synchronize multiple Meraki organizations using the same API key. During synchronization Micetro creates a DHCP server object for each Meraki network, naming the object after the network.
Micetro is capable of synchronizing multiple Meraki organizations using the same API key. It creates a DHCP server object for each Meraki network during synchronization, naming the object after the network.
VLANS/SingleLANs
Micetro synchronizes VLANs/SingleLans as DHCP scopes, attaching them to the correscponding DHCP server object representing the Meraki network. LANs without DHCP or those configured with a DHCP relay appear as disabled DHCP scopes, since that scope instance is not actually doing the DHCP.
Fixed IP assignments in Meraki are shown as DHCP reservations in Micetro, allowing management similar to other DHCP providers. Static IPs in LANs for Meraki devices, such as appliances and access points, are also shown as reservations.
Reserved IP ranges in Meraki are shown as DHCP exclusions in Micetro, which can be managed in the same way as Cisco IOS and Microsoft DHCP systems.
Note
In cases where a Meraki environment has multiple LANs sharing the same address block, Micetro will display them as a overlapping DHCP scopes.
DHCP Options
Regular DHCP options in Meraki are mapped to Micetro DHCP options and can be managed similarly to DHCP options for other providers. Micetro also maps certain Meraki LAN properties such as “Lease time” and “DNS nameservers” to DHCP options.
Meraki LAN properties that Micetro treats as DHCP options:
Property |
Option |
|---|---|
DNS nameservers |
DHCP options 6 |
Lease time |
DHCP options 51 |
Boot next-server |
DHCP options 66 |
Boot filename |
DHCP options 67 |
To update any of these LAN properties, open the DHCP Options dialog box for a scope and select the appropriate option from the drop-down list at the top.
Network Clients
Meraki Network clients are synchronized to Micetro as DHCP leases. When opening a scope, details related to the client for that lease are displayed both in the IP Address table and the inspector panel on the right-hand side when a lease is selected.
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