Remote-access Guide

meraki remote access

by Virgil Toy Published 2 years ago Updated 1 year ago
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What is a Meraki access point?

Cisco Meraki access points are built from the highest grade components and carefully optimized for a seamless user experience. The outcome: faster connections, greater user capacity, more coverage, and fewer support calls. Gain visibility into the network users, their devices, and their applications.

What is radius-authenticated Meraki client VPN?

Cisco Meraki Client VPN can be configured to use a RADIUS server to authenticate remote users against an existing userbase. This article outlines the configuration requirements for RADIUS-authenticated Client VPN, as well an example RADIUS configuration steps using Microsoft NPS on Windows Server 2008.

How do I edit user accounts in Meraki authentication for client?

When using Meraki Authentication for Client VPN authentication or SSID Association requirements, a network administrator can easily create and edit user accounts from Dashboard. Organization administrators can also delete existing user accounts.

Is it possible to authenticate using Active Directory and Meraki cloud?

I tried authenticating using Active Directory and Meraki Cloud with no luck. It works using the radius server but only for my user account. In the Radius log there are no errors, but when the client tries to verify the username and password for the other users it fails.

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How do I access my Meraki device?

To reach MR devices, the client must be wirelessly connected to the AP (using a configured SSID or the "meraki-setup" SSID), but MS and MX devices can be accessed by any device with access to their LAN IP. This is done by entering the LAN IP address in the URL bar of a web browser.

What is Meraki and how does it work?

The Meraki dashboard is the visual alternative to the traditional command line, which is used to manage many routers, switches, security devices, and more. Instead, Meraki puts all devices within networks in one place and allows users to apply changes in a simple, easy-to-use format.

Is Meraki better than Cisco?

Intuitive Interface: The Meraki cloud interface is more intuitive, easier to configure, and has more enhanced feature functionality than the Cisco WLAN Controller interface.

What is so special with Meraki?

This particular network offers one important feature that is found nowhere else. Cisco Meraki's unique out-of-band architecture provides you with the ability to manage all devices connected to your network. This allows a level of network control that most can barely imagine.

Can Meraki work without Internet?

Very simple answer: no. For any configuration beyond getting the device online, you need to use Dashboard. Meraki products are not meant to be used or configured offline.

Who uses Meraki?

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How is Meraki different?

The difference between a Meraki switch and most other switches is the cloud management aspect. Wherever you happen to be in the world, you can easily configure, manage, and troubleshoot switches from a simple portal (see right) on the device of your choice.

Is Cisco Meraki any good?

Meraki is a good solution for companies that need network in a box functionality. If you need insights and ability to do deep dive analysis when hit with a security threat then Meraki lags behind. Overall, for the cost it is a decent solution.

Does Cisco Meraki require a subscription?

Yes, every Meraki hardware component requires a cloud license to be managed. Meraki hardware that isn't licensed won't pass traffic.

What are two key capabilities of Meraki?

Moreover, Meraki provides a rich feature set that provides complete control over devices, users, and applications, allowing for flexible access policies and rich security without added cost or complexity. Meraki's cloud management provides the features, security, and scalability for networks of any size.

Is Meraki a firewall?

Cisco Meraki's next generation firewall is included in all wireless access points and security appliances.

What are the benefits of Cisco Meraki?

The speed of deploying Cisco Meraki products also enables network administrators to manage and identify faults remotely with minimal on-site visits required. This in turn saves time and reduces management costs. The Meraki dashboard also provides deep network insight that enables smarter working network management.

Is Meraki a router?

The Cisco Meraki MX64 is an integrated router, next-generation firewall, traffic shaper, and Internet gateway that is centrally managed over the web.

How does Meraki MX work?

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Is Meraki a firewall?

Cisco Meraki's next generation firewall is included in all wireless access points and security appliances.

What are two key capabilities of Meraki?

Moreover, Meraki provides a rich feature set that provides complete control over devices, users, and applications, allowing for flexible access policies and rich security without added cost or complexity. Meraki's cloud management provides the features, security, and scalability for networks of any size.

Remote Desktop Security

The live tool version of the Remote Desktop tool uses Websockets over HTTPS to the Dashboard backend. The traffic from the backend to the device uses a second SSL tunnel alongside the main SSL tunnel used for regular agent/backend communication.

Using Remote Desktop

By default, remote desktop is disabled on Dashboard. To prompt the device for a confirmation prior to taking remote control or enable silent remote desktop, navigate to Configure > General > Feature restrictions, and select the desired option for 'Disabled features'.

Issuing Ctrl-Alt-Del

Remote administrators may need to remotely issue a Ctrl-Alt-Del command over a remote desktop connection. The following instructions detail how to issue a Ctrl-Alt-Del command over a Systems Manager remote desktop session:

Meraki vMX100

Consider standing up a virtual firewall appliance like the Meraki vMX100. Most organizations have compute resources available in the data centers. An organization can stand up a Meraki virtual MX100 security appliance as a new virtual machine in their data center in hours and start serving remote access VPN users almost immediately.

Meraki Systems Manager Push Button VPN (Sentry)

Meraki customers who have deployed Meraki MX security appliances, with the addition of Meraki Systems Manager, can have everything needed to build a turnkey VPN solution. Pairing an MX with Systems Manager adds a number of powerful security features Meraki calls Sentry.

What is zero touch provisioning?

Zero-touch provisioning shortens deployment and configuration time to minutes. There’s no need to manually stage APs or perform manual configuration and provisioning. Cisco Meraki APs use Auto RF to self-configure and optimize RF settings for maximum performance, even in dense and challenging environments.

What is seamless over the web?

Seamless over-the-web upgrades deliver significant new features to your current products, increasing the value of your investment. New feature updates are added automatically, such as visibility, analytics, security, and troubleshooting tools to enhance administrator efficiency.

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