[Check_mk (english)] Cisco Meraki polling

​Hello,

I would like to monitor some Cisco Meraki equipment, however I am unable to add the devices using the auto discovery option as the equipment is monitored via the Meraki dashboard on a non standard port number. Has anyone found a way to implement monitoring
for these devices?

Thanks,

···

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MLR Networks Ltd

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Hi Matthew,

if the devices only use other port numbers for SNMP then it should be possible to use the “UDP port used for SNMP” setting to point to the right port for this devices.

I took a look at the Meraki documentation and they are using normal standard SNMP without different port settings.

The documentation only says to setup a whitelist for communication from outside the Meraki network.

Best regards

Andreas

···

Matthew Smith msmith@mlrnetworks.co.uk schrieb am Mo., 13. März 2017 um 11:42 Uhr:

​Hello,

I would like to monitor some Cisco Meraki equipment, however I am unable to add the devices using the auto discovery option as the equipment is monitored via the Meraki dashboard on a non standard port number. Has anyone found a way to implement monitoring
for these devices?

Thanks,

Matthew Smith

Technical Architect

MLR Networks Ltd

T: 0151 423 3633

**D: **0151 423 9329
E: msmith@mlrnetworks.co.uk


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​Hi,

Thank you for the quick reply,

I have added a rule to poll via port 16100 which is the SNMP port associated with our dashboard however the auto-discovery process in Check MK only discovered two services, one reporting the uptime of the cloud controller and the current status and software
version of the cloud controller. The AP’s are not discovered.

Thanks,

···

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MLR Networks Ltd

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From: Andreas Döhler andreas.doehler@gmail.com
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2017 11:37 AM
To: Matthew Smith; checkmk-en@lists.mathias-kettner.de
Subject: Re: [Check_mk (english)] Cisco Meraki polling

Hi Matthew,

if the devices only use other port numbers for SNMP then it should be possible to use the “UDP port used for SNMP” setting to point to the right port for this devices.

I took a look at the Meraki documentation and they are using normal standard SNMP without different port settings.

The documentation only says to setup a whitelist for communication from outside the Meraki network.

Best regards

Andreas

Matthew Smith msmith@mlrnetworks.co.uk schrieb am Mo., 13. März 2017 um 11:42 Uhr:

​Hello,

I would like to monitor some Cisco Meraki equipment, however I am unable to add the devices using the auto discovery option as the equipment is monitored via the Meraki dashboard on a non standard port number. Has anyone found a way to
implement monitoring for these devices?

Thanks,

Matthew Smith

Technical Architect

MLR Networks Ltd

T: 0151 423 3633

**D: **0151 423 9329
E: msmith@mlrnetworks.co.uk

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Hi,

if you take a look at the link https://documentation.meraki.com/zGeneral_Administration/Monitoring_and_Reporting/SNMP_Overview_and_Configuration

Inside you find this

Polling from Outside the Network

By default, Meraki devices cannot be polled from outside the network. However, after setting up the community string, an MX can be configured to allow polling from a remote IP whitelist, configured under Organization > Configure > Settings > SNMP.

If this don’t work for your setup it is possible that you need a monitoring satellite inside the Meraki network. I’m no Meraki specialist so i don’t know what you need to do there.

Best regards

Andreas

···

Matthew Smith msmith@mlrnetworks.co.uk schrieb am Mo., 13. März 2017 um 15:33 Uhr:

​Hi,

Thank you for the quick reply,

I have added a rule to poll via port 16100 which is the SNMP port associated with our dashboard however the auto-discovery process in Check MK only discovered two services, one reporting the uptime of the cloud controller and the current status and software
version of the cloud controller. The AP’s are not discovered.

Thanks,

Matthew Smith

Technical Architect

MLR Networks Ltd

T: 0151 423 3633

**D: **0151 423 9329
E: msmith@mlrnetworks.co.uk


From: Andreas Döhler andreas.doehler@gmail.com
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2017 11:37 AM
To: Matthew Smith; checkmk-en@lists.mathias-kettner.de
Subject: Re: [Check_mk (english)] Cisco Meraki polling

Hi Matthew,

if the devices only use other port numbers for SNMP then it should be possible to use the “UDP port used for SNMP” setting to point to the right port for this devices.

I took a look at the Meraki documentation and they are using normal standard SNMP without different port settings.

The documentation only says to setup a whitelist for communication from outside the Meraki network.

Best regards

Andreas

Matthew Smith msmith@mlrnetworks.co.uk schrieb am Mo., 13. März 2017 um 11:42 Uhr:

​Hello,

I would like to monitor some Cisco Meraki equipment, however I am unable to add the devices using the auto discovery option as the equipment is monitored via the Meraki dashboard on a non standard port number. Has anyone found a way to
implement monitoring for these devices?

Thanks,

Matthew Smith

Technical Architect

MLR Networks Ltd

T: 0151 423 3633

**D: **0151 423 9329
E: msmith@mlrnetworks.co.uk


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Hi Matthew,

I have inherited some meraki monitoring, for aircard status and other things, It is running in a Nagios (without CMK) so is doing some things via passive checks. We query the portal at snmp.meraki.com:16100 and pull back various stats. l I’d like to query the devices independently as is traditional with network gear, but haven’t looked into it too much. I will be implementing it as a plugin for CMK at some point, but in the meantime I can share the script with you if you’d like.

Paul

···

On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 7:42 AM, Andreas Döhler andreas.doehler@gmail.com wrote:

Hi,

if you take a look at the link https://documentation.meraki.com/zGeneral_Administration/Monitoring_and_Reporting/SNMP_Overview_and_Configuration

Inside you find this

Polling from Outside the Network

By default, Meraki devices cannot be polled from outside the network. However, after setting up the community string, an MX can be configured to allow polling from a remote IP whitelist, configured under Organization > Configure > Settings > SNMP.

If this don’t work for your setup it is possible that you need a monitoring satellite inside the Meraki network. I’m no Meraki specialist so i don’t know what you need to do there.

Best regards

Andreas

Matthew Smith msmith@mlrnetworks.co.uk schrieb am Mo., 13. März 2017 um 15:33 Uhr:

​Hi,

Thank you for the quick reply,

I have added a rule to poll via port 16100 which is the SNMP port associated with our dashboard however the auto-discovery process in Check MK only discovered two services, one reporting the uptime of the cloud controller and the current status and software
version of the cloud controller. The AP’s are not discovered.

Thanks,

Matthew Smith

Technical Architect

MLR Networks Ltd

T: 0151 423 3633

**D: **0151 423 9329
E: msmith@mlrnetworks.co.uk


From: Andreas Döhler andreas.doehler@gmail.com
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2017 11:37 AM
To: Matthew Smith; checkmk-en@lists.mathias-kettner.de
Subject: Re: [Check_mk (english)] Cisco Meraki polling

Hi Matthew,

if the devices only use other port numbers for SNMP then it should be possible to use the “UDP port used for SNMP” setting to point to the right port for this devices.

I took a look at the Meraki documentation and they are using normal standard SNMP without different port settings.

The documentation only says to setup a whitelist for communication from outside the Meraki network.

Best regards

Andreas

Matthew Smith msmith@mlrnetworks.co.uk schrieb am Mo., 13. März 2017 um 11:42 Uhr:

​Hello,

I would like to monitor some Cisco Meraki equipment, however I am unable to add the devices using the auto discovery option as the equipment is monitored via the Meraki dashboard on a non standard port number. Has anyone found a way to
implement monitoring for these devices?

Thanks,

Matthew Smith

Technical Architect

MLR Networks Ltd

T: 0151 423 3633

**D: **0151 423 9329
E: msmith@mlrnetworks.co.uk


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Hello,

···

That would be greatly appreciated if you can share the script with me.

Thanks,

Matt Smith.

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On 21 Mar 2017, at 05:38, Paul D paulmonitoring@gmail.com wrote:

Hi Matthew,

I have inherited some meraki monitoring, for aircard status and other things, It is running in a Nagios (without CMK) so is doing some things via passive checks. We query the portal at
snmp.meraki.com:16100 and pull back various stats. l I’d like to query the devices independently as is traditional with network gear, but haven’t looked into it too much. I will be implementing it as a plugin for CMK
at some point, but in the meantime I can share the script with you if you’d like.

Paul

On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 7:42 AM, Andreas Döhler
andreas.doehler@gmail.com wrote:

Hi,

if you take a look at the link https://documentation.meraki.com/zGeneral_Administration/Monitoring_and_Reporting/SNMP_Overview_and_Configuration

Inside you find this

Polling from Outside the Network

By default, Meraki devices cannot be polled from outside the network. However, after setting up the community string, an MX can be configured to allow polling from a remote IP whitelist, configured under Organization > Configure > Settings > SNMP.

If this don’t work for your setup it is possible that you need a monitoring satellite inside the Meraki network. I’m no Meraki specialist so i don’t know what you need to do there.

Best regards

Andreas

Matthew Smith msmith@mlrnetworks.co.uk schrieb am Mo., 13. März 2017 um 15:33 Uhr:

​Hi,

Thank you for the quick reply,

I have added a rule to poll via port 16100 which is the SNMP port associated with our dashboard however the auto-discovery process in Check MK only discovered two services, one reporting the uptime of the cloud controller
and the current status and software version of the cloud controller. The AP’s are not discovered.

Thanks,

Matthew Smith

Technical Architect

MLR Networks Ltd

T :
0151 423 3633

**D: ** 0151
423 9329
E: msmith@mlrnetworks.co.uk


From: Andreas Döhler andreas.doehler@gmail.com
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2017 11:37 AM
To: Matthew Smith;
checkmk-en@lists.mathias-kettner.de
Subject: Re: [Check_mk (english)] Cisco Meraki polling

Hi Matthew,

if the devices only use other port numbers for SNMP then it should be possible to use the “UDP port used for SNMP” setting to point to the right port for this devices.

I took a look at the Meraki documentation and they are using normal standard SNMP without different port settings.

The documentation only says to setup a whitelist for communication from outside the Meraki network.

Best regards

Andreas

Matthew Smith msmith@mlrnetworks.co.uk schrieb am Mo., 13. März 2017 um 11:42 Uhr:

​Hello,

I would like to monitor some Cisco Meraki equipment, however I am unable to add the devices using the auto discovery option as the equipment is monitored via the Meraki dashboard on a non standard port number. Has
anyone found a way to implement monitoring for these devices?

Thanks,

Matthew Smith

Technical Architect

MLR Networks Ltd

T :
0151 423 3633

**D: ** 0151
423 9329
E: msmith@mlrnetworks.co.uk


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