Seamless Meraki Integration with Cisco Spaces

What is Cisco Spaces and where can I find more information on the capabilities that Cisco Spaces offers?

Cisco Spaces is a cloud platform that connects people, things and spaces. It harnesses the power of your Cisco hardware and sensors making your buildings safe, smart and sustainable.

Turn Your Buildings into Smart Spaces 

Enterprises have limited to no visibility into the behavior of people and things within their physical spaces. Cisco Spaces solves this physical blind spot by calculating location and ingesting telemetry from the underlying network and sensors, translating those signals into business-ready insights. It also offers a variety of digitization toolkits, SDKs, APIs, native apps and partner apps with end-to-end monitoring and support to turn these insights into action. In summary, Cisco Spaces leverages your existing Cisco infrastructure as well as third-party sensors to drive vertical-specific outcomes & turn your buildings into Smart Spaces. 

Additional Resources: 

More information on Cisco Spaces can be found at: https://spaces.cisco.com/  

Cisco Spaces interactive product tour: https://spaces.cisco.com/spaces-product-tour/  

Cisco Spaces experience center: https://spaces.cisco.com/experience/ 

What is new with the recent Meraki and Cisco Spaces announcement? 

To facilitate ease of onboarding to Cisco Spaces via Meraki Dashboard and enhance the user experience for Meraki customers, the following feature updates are being introduced: 

• Native Integration: New simple, seamless flow to enable Cisco Spaces integration via Meraki dashboard  
• Bundled Licensing: Spaces Licenses are now bundled with Meraki Enterprise and Advanced licenses

What does the new seamless integration look like and how is it configured? 

The new seamless integration flow eliminates multiple manual steps involved in establishing a mapping between Meraki Dashboard and Cisco Spaces, including the need to manually copy and paste the API key and post URLs from one platform to the other. The new integration allows customers to initiate the integration from the Meraki dashboard in just a few clicks. Refer to the Spaces setup guide for the new integration steps details.

What data is exchanged between Meraki and Spaces via the integration?  

The following data is exchanged between Meraki and Spaces upon integration:  

Organization and all networks info, Org admins, floor plans/maps, network devices (i.e. APs, MVs etc.), SSID details, Scanning API subscriptions, MQTT brokers, Wi-Fi/BLE client/device location information and client/device details.

Can specific networks be removed from the integration?  

Yes, Administrators can remove selected networks from syncing to Spaces. 

Once integrated, which Meraki configuration settings can be enabled by Cisco Spaces? 

Cisco Spaces can configure the following settings, as needed: 

• Scanning API for MR location scanning 

• MQTT brokers for Cameras, Sensors etc. 

• SSID settings for Captive Portals and/or OpenRoaming

Where can I find information on Spaces Data Privacy and Compliance? 

Refer to the Cisco Spaces data privacy sheet: https://trustportal.cisco.com/c/dam/r/ctp/docs/privacydatasheet/DNA/cisco-dna-spaces-privacy-data-sheet.pdf  

Do Meraki networks need to have maps with APs placed on them for Cisco Spaces to work? 

Maps with APs on them are not required – However, for optimal performance and being able to use all Spaces capabilities it is preferred to have your Meraki setup have maps with your APs placed on them.  However, if you do not have maps with APs placed on them, Spaces core analytics features, and seamless onboarding features will work. 

Here are a few helpful references on Meraki location and maps: 

• Meraki location deployment guide: https://documentation.meraki.com/MR/...ent_Guidelines 
• Adding floor plans in Meraki: https://documentation.meraki.com/Gen...p_in_Dashboard 
• AP Auto Location guide: https://documentation.meraki.com/MR/...AP_Auto_Locate 

When using the integration option to create a new Spaces account how do Meraki regions map to Cisco Spaces regions? 

Cisco Spaces uses logic within Meraki to discover the Meraki region and map to the equivalent Cisco Spaces region as seen here: 

• Europe > dnaspaces.eu 
• India, Asia-Pacific > dnaspaces.sg 
• All others > dnaspaces.io 

Does Meraki MR Enterprise and MR Advanced licensing now include Cisco Spaces? 

Yes, the following licenses are now bundled: 

• MR Enterprise includes Spaces Extend  

• MR Advanced includes Spaces Smart Venues  

It's supported for both Meraki Co-Term and Meraki Subscription but not supported in Meraki PDL (Per-Device Licensing) model.

What features are included in Spaces Extend with MR Enterprise License? 

Below Cisco Spaces Extend features would be available with MR Enterprise License.

What features are included in Spaces Smart Venues with MR Advanced License? 

Below Cisco Spaces Smart Venues features would be available with MR Advanced License in addition to the Cisco Spaces Extend features mentioned above.

What are some common examples of co-term licensing scenarios with Meraki and Spaces bundled licensing? 

Meraki MR licensing reference: https://documentation.meraki.com/Gen..._License_Guide  

Scenario 1 – MR Enterprise Claimed/Active – 100 MR ENT = 100 Spaces Extend  

Scenario 2 – MR Advanced Claimed/Active – 100 MR ADV = 100 Spaces Smart Venues  

Scenario 3 – No MR Licenses Claimed/Active = Spaces Trial for 10 APs for 30 days (how many by default?) 

Scenario 4 – MR (Enterprise) Claimed/Active and existing Spaces Extend –100 MR ENT = 100 Spaces Extend and Existing 100 Spaces Extend – Total 200 Spaces Extend

Will Spaces licenses be included with Meraki MR licenses retroactively? 

Yes. Cisco Spaces Extend licenses will be provided for all active Meraki MR Enterprise Licenses and Cisco Spaces Smart Venues licenses will be provided for all active Meraki MR Advanced customers. This applies to both co-term and subscription Meraki wireless licenses.

Is the Meraki MR licensing bundling with Cisco Spaces licensing supported in Meraki PDL (Per-Device Licensing) model? 

No, this is not supported in the PDL (Per-Device Licensing) model but you will still be able to get Spaces trial licenses for 10 APs via the integration. 

Is Cisco Spaces available in all regions where Meraki is sold? 

Cisco Spaces is available globally with the exception of the following regions:  Mainland China, Russia and Belarus, as well as any region where Cisco products are not available.  Cisco Spaces also does not currently have FedRAMP certification.

How would Meraki Customers view the newly acquired Cisco Spaces Licenses? 

Meraki customers would be able to view the license type and count of licenses when they complete the integration flow. Once integration is completed they can go to Organizations > Integrations > My Integrations to view the newly entitled Cisco Spaces Licenses. For an overall view of Spaces licenses, go to your Cisco Spaces account. Click the link to find more details: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/doc...spaces-account

Under which scenarios do you create a new Cisco Spaces account or use an existing Cisco Spaces account?

•  If you already have a Cisco Spaces account with Smart Licensing, its recommended to create a new Spaces account when integrating Meraki Org with Cisco Spaces. Otherwise, the bundled Meraki licenses will not show in Smart Licensing (CSSM) and it will show as out of compliance in Smart Licensing dashboard. ​​

• If you already have a Cisco Spaces account with Spaces Legacy Licensing and your existing licensing tier is same as Meraki Org being integrated, its recommended to use the existing account when to integrating Meraki Org with Cisco Spaces​. For example, if your existing Cisco Spaces account has Spaces Extend licensing and your Meraki licensing is MR Enterprise that would be the same Spaces licensing tier. ​

• If you already have a Cisco Spaces account with Spaces Legacy Licensing and your existing licensing tier is higher than the Meraki Org being integrated, its recommended to create a new Spaces account when integrating Meraki Org with Cisco Spaces.​ For example, if your existing Cisco Spaces account has Spaces Act licensing and your Meraki licensing is MR Enterprise that would be the higher Spaces licensing tier. ​

• Split licensing is not supported on Cisco Spaces when Smart Licensing is not enabled. ​

Do you have any additional questions regarding licensing that's not covered in the FAQs?  

Contact us by reaching out to Spaces Support or send an email to: meraki-spaces-integration-questions@cisco.com