Cisco Meraki provides cloud-controlled management of wifi, routing, and switching. Cisco Meraki includes centralized management, layer 7 device and application visibility, real-time web-based diagnostics, monitoring, and reporting.
Creating an API Key for Cisco Meraki #
Before configuring the Cisco Meraki connector in Lucidum, you must first create an API Key. Lucidum will use the API key to access the Cisco Meraki API.
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Go to the admin panel. After logging into the panel, click on the username in the top right of the screen and then on My profile.
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After clicking on My Profile you will enter a new page where you will see the API Access section.
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Click on Generate new API key.
Run the following CURL command to verify the API key:
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Configuring the Connector for Cisco Meraki #
To configure Lucidum to ingest data from Cisco Meraki:
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Log in to Lucidum.
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In the left pane, click Connector.
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In the Connector page, click Add Connector.
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Scroll until you find the Connector you want to configure. Click Connect. The Settings page appears.
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In the Settings page, enter the following:
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Cisco Meraki URLÂ (required). The URL of the API for Cisco Meraki API. For example, api.meraki.com.
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API Key (required). An API key for a user account in Cisco Meraki that has read access to API data. For details on generating an API key, see https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/api-v1/authorization/#obtaining-your-meraki-api-key.
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To test the configuration, click Test.
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If the connector is configured correctly, Lucidum displays a list of services that are accessible with the connector.
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If the connector is not configured correctly, Lucidum displays an error message.
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API Documentation #
https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/api-v1/get-network-sm-devices/
