Onboard Meraki Templates to CDO

Meraki Templates are an excellent way to manage multiple locations or networks with a single policy. Meraki templates can be managed by both CDO and the Meraki dashboard. Note that CDO deploys configuration changes to the Meraki dashboard, which in turn deploys the configuration securely to the template. See How Does CDO Communicate With Meraki for more information.

Note

To onboard a template to CDO, you must first create a template in the Meraki dashboard. Without having access to the Meraki dashboard, your organization will not be recognized by the Meraki cloud and you will not be able to generate an API token to onboard your device. In the Meraki dashbaord, click Organization > Configuration templates and read Managing Multiple Networks with Configuration Templates for more information.

Onboarding a Meraki template requires three steps:

Procedure

Step 1

Create a template network in the Meraki dashboard. See Meraki Templates Best Practices for more information.

Step 2

Generate and retrieve a Meraki API key. When you onboard a Meraki template, you must generate a Meraki API key. The key authenticates the dashboard and allows you to securely onboard a device.

Step 3

Onboard a Meraki Template to CDO using the key.