Search Tool Capabilities in the Meraki Dashboard
Overview
The Access Points, Switches, Cameras, Sensors, Clients, Overview and Change log pages in the Cisco Meraki Dashboard all have search capabilities. Additionally, there is a Global Search feature located in the top-right corner of the Dashboard, allowing administrators to search either within a single organization or across all their organizations, depending on the context. This enables an administrator to find or filter a list of Meraki or client devices with flexibility and ease. Any string can be entered and the Meraki cloud will attempt to match on that string across all available fields. For example, an administrator can search by device description, MAC address, or IP address and searches can be bookmarked for future use.
The search tool also supports a number of keywords, which can be used to filter by specific characteristics, and can be used to search using a combination of attributes.
Search Terms
All of the available keyword options are listed below. A wildcard or asterisk can be added into some searches to provide more general results
Advanced query and boolean search combinations are being deprecated for the Access Points, Switches, Cameras, Sensors and Clients pages.
Devices & Clients Search
|
Search Type
|
Example Search Value
|
Result
|
|---|---|---|
|
Name |
East |
Returns all APs or clients matching "East" |
|
MAC address (Partial) |
00:18 |
All MAC address containing 00:18 in the current organization |
| MAC address | 00:18:AB:12:CD:34 |
Search across organizations associated with the user account for the MAC address 00:18:AB:12:CD:34 |
| IP address | 129.45/16 | IP address is in the 129.45/16 network |
| Manufacturer | Samsung | Returns all Samsung client devices |
Device Specific Search
| Search Type | Example Search Value | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Serial number | Q2AS-GREA-TRAD | Serial number is Q2AS-GREA-TRAD |
|
Tags |
tag:conference-rooms |
Tagged as "conference rooms" |
| Gateway/Repeater state |
is:gateway is:repeater |
Current gateways (APs connected directly to Internet) Current repeaters (APs connected via Meraki mesh to a gateway) |
| Device Status |
is:online is:offline is:dormant has:alert no:alert |
Currently reachable from Meraki Dashboard Currently unreachable from Meraki Dashboard Unreachable from Meraki Dashboard for 1 week or more Has alerts Does not have alerts |
| Routing states (Access Point only) |
route:3 route:>=2 route:"Van Ness" gw-for:Folk has-gw:East shares-gw:00:18:0a:01:8e:5a |
Route to gateway has 3 hops Route to gateway has 2 or more hops Route to gateway has an AP that matches "Van Ness" Currently a gateway for AP matching "Folk" Currently using a gateway matching "East" Currently sharing a gateway with an AP with MAC "00:18:0a:01:8e:5a" |
| Usage |
usage:>=100MB usage:<=1GB clients:4 channel:1 |
At least 100MB of usage At most 1GB of usage Has 4 associated clients Has a radio on channel 1 |
| Device Type | device:MS225-24P | Shows all MS225-24P in a network |
| Metric (Sensor) |
metric: temperature | Shows all sensors that measure temperature |
| Environmental alert profile | alertProfiles:"Critical Temperature" | Shows all sensors with the alert profile "Critical Temperature" |
| Alerting on | alertingOn: temperature | Shows all sensors that are currently alerting for temperature violations |
Network List Search ('Organization > Monitor > Overview' page)
| Search Type | Example Search Value | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Meraki |
Name matches "Meraki" |
| Network type |
type:wireless type:appliance type:switch type:systems manager |
Networks are wireless Networks are security appliances Networks are switches Networks are Systems Manager |
| Clients | clients:>100 | Network has more than 100 connected clients |
| Tags | tag:london | Network with "London" tag |
| Devices | devices:>3 | Networks with more than 3 devices |
| Firmware security | firmware_security:"secure" | Shows all networks running secure firmware |
| Firmware status | firmware_status:"up to date" | Shows all networks where their firmware is up to date |
Advanced Search Combinations
| Search Type | Example Search Value | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Combinations |
Van Ness Van OR Ness "Van Ness" (Irwin OR Ness OR Oak) 172.16/16 |
Name matches both "Van" and "Ness" Name matches either "Van" or "Ness" Name matches the phrase "Van Ness" Combine search results using parentheses and operators |
| Exclusions |
-Ness -os:"Apple" |
Name does not match "Ness" Operation system does not match "Apple" (Clients list only) |
Change Log (Organization > Monitor > Change Log)
| Search Type | Example Search Value | Result |
|---|---|---|
|
Admin Email or Username |
admin:"miles@meraki.com" |
Show all logged changes by the admin |
|
Network name |
network:"Meraki San Francisco" |
Show all logged changes in the network |
| SSID | ssid:ssid_name | Show all logged changes to an SSID |
| Page |
page:"Add devices" page:via*api |
Show all logged changes for a specific page Show all logged changes via API |
| Label | label:"Removed devices" | Show all logged changes were the label of the change matches |