Search Tool
The Access Points, Clients, and Overview pages in the Meraki Dashboard all have search capabilities which enable an administrator to find or filter a list of APs or client devices with tremendous flexibility and ease. Any string can be entered; the Meraki cloud will attempt to match on that string across all available fields. For example, an administrator can search/filter by device description, Ethernet address, or IP address. In addition, searches can be bookmarked for future use.
Note: Dashboard search for clients is limited to organizations with less than 10,000 clients. Organizations with more than 10,000 clients will not be able to search based on client data. This limitation does not apply to searching for Meraki nodes, only searching by client details.
The search tool also supports a number of keywords, which can be used to search/filter by specific characteristics. For example, an administrator can search/filter on a combination of strings, usage data, or mesh hop count. All of the available keyword options are outlined in the Search Terms section below.
Search Terms
- Enter any value in to the search omnibox for an instant search result
- Use conditional operators to separate multiple search queries (AND, OR)
- Use a wildcard to search for more general results ( * )
- Enter specific search terms to find a particular item:
| Access points & Clients search | ||
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Search Type
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Example Search Value
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Result
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|---|---|---|
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Name |
East |
Returns all APs or clients matching "East" |
|
MAC address |
00:18 |
MAC address contains 00:18 |
| IP address | 129.45/16 | IP address is in the 129.45/16 network |
| Manufacturer | manufacturer:samsung | returns all Samsung client devices |
| Access points search | ||
| Serial number | Q2AS-GREA-TRAD | Serial number is Q2AS-GREA-TRAD |
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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) |
| AP 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 |
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 |
| Network list search (Organization > Overview page) | ||
| 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 |
| Advanced search combinations | ||
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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 |
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Exclusions
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-Ness -os:"Apple" |
Name does not match "Ness" Operation system does not match "Apple" (Clients list only) |