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 capable of synchronizing multiple Meraki organizations using the same API key. It creates a DHCP server object for a Meraki network during synchronization, naming the object after the network.

Note

Only Meraki networks with Meraki MX devices will be visible in Micetro

VLANS

VLANs on Meraki devices which are configured to serve DHCP from the Meraki device will be visible in Micetro as DHCP scopes, attaching them to the correscponding DHCP server object representing the Meraki network.

VLANs without DHCP or those configured with a DHCP relay won’t appear in Micetro.

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 in Micetro as DHCP 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

Network clients in Meraki are displayed in Micetro as DHCP leases. When drilling down into 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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