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This guide will walk you through how to get started in the Meraki dashboard, the centralized cloud management platform for all Meraki devices and services. It is intended for network administrators who will be monitoring and managing Meraki products." class="mt-sortable-listing-link mt-edit-section internal" href="https://documentation.meraki.com/Getting_Started_with_Meraki" rel="internal"><span class="mt-sortable-listing-image"><span class="mt-icon-article-topic-category"></span><img class="internal" alt="mindtouch.page#thumbnail" loading="lazy" src="https://documentation.meraki.com/@api/deki/files/20066/mindtouch.page%2523thumbnail?revision=1" /></span><span class="mt-sortable-listing-title">Getting Started with Meraki</span></a></li><li class="mt-sortable-listing " data-page-id="164"><a title="General Administration: Information about managing dashboard networks, organizations, devices, and associated licensing, as well as other topics." class="mt-sortable-listing-link mt-edit-section internal" href="https://documentation.meraki.com/General_Administration" rel="internal"><span class="mt-sortable-listing-image"><span class="mt-icon-article-topic-category"></span><img class="internal" alt="mindtouch.page#thumbnail" loading="lazy" src="https://documentation.meraki.com/@api/deki/files/13307/mindtouch.page%2523thumbnail?revision=1" /></span><span class="mt-sortable-listing-title">General Administration</span></a></li><li class="mt-sortable-listing " data-page-id="161"><a title="MX - Security & SD-WAN: The Meraki MX is an enterprise security & SD-WAN appliance designed for distributed deployments that require remote administration. It is ideal for network administrators who demand both ease of deployment and a state-of-the-art feature set." class="mt-sortable-listing-link mt-edit-section internal" href="https://documentation.meraki.com/MX" rel="internal"><span class="mt-sortable-listing-image"><span class="mt-icon-article-topic-category"></span><img class="internal" alt="mindtouch.page#thumbnail" loading="lazy" src="https://documentation.meraki.com/@api/deki/files/11/mindtouch.page%2523thumbnail?revision=1" /></span><span class="mt-sortable-listing-title">MX - Security & SD-WAN</span></a></li><li class="mt-sortable-listing " data-page-id="158"><a title="MR - Wireless LAN: Information about configuring and managing various Cisco Meraki wireless products, including the MR series." class="mt-sortable-listing-link mt-edit-section internal" href="https://documentation.meraki.com/MR" rel="internal"><span class="mt-sortable-listing-image"><span class="mt-icon-article-topic-category"></span><img class="internal" alt="mindtouch.page#thumbnail" loading="lazy" src="https://documentation.meraki.com/@api/deki/files/39/mindtouch.page%2523thumbnail?revision=1" /></span><span class="mt-sortable-listing-title">MR - Wireless LAN</span></a></li><li class="mt-sortable-listing " data-page-id="168"><a title="MS - Switches: Information about configuring and managing MS Switches." class="mt-sortable-listing-link mt-edit-section internal" href="https://documentation.meraki.com/MS" rel="internal"><span class="mt-sortable-listing-image"><span class="mt-icon-article-topic-category"></span><img class="internal" alt="mindtouch.page#thumbnail" loading="lazy" src="https://documentation.meraki.com/@api/deki/files/13305/mindtouch.page%2523thumbnail?revision=1" /></span><span class="mt-sortable-listing-title">MS - Switches</span></a></li><li class="mt-sortable-listing " data-page-id="153"><a title="MG - Wireless WAN: Information about Meraki Wireless WAN products." class="mt-sortable-listing-link mt-edit-section internal" href="https://documentation.meraki.com/MG" rel="internal"><span class="mt-sortable-listing-image"><span class="mt-icon-article-topic-category"></span><img class="internal" alt="mindtouch.page#thumbnail" loading="lazy" src="https://documentation.meraki.com/@api/deki/files/111/mindtouch.page%2523thumbnail?revision=1" /></span><span class="mt-sortable-listing-title">MG - Wireless WAN</span></a></li><li class="mt-sortable-listing " data-page-id="159"><a title="MV - Smart Cameras: Information about configuring and managing MV cameras." class="mt-sortable-listing-link mt-edit-section internal" href="https://documentation.meraki.com/MV" rel="internal"><span class="mt-sortable-listing-image"><span class="mt-icon-article-topic-category"></span><img class="internal" alt="mindtouch.page#thumbnail" loading="lazy" src="https://documentation.meraki.com/@api/deki/files/41/mindtouch.page%2523thumbnail?revision=1" /></span><span class="mt-sortable-listing-title">MV - Smart Cameras</span></a></li><li class="mt-sortable-listing " data-page-id="163"><a title="MT - Sensors: This article outlines the Cisco Meraki MT product family, a collection of cloud-managed sensors that offer simple configuration and deployment. It emphasizes the elimination of complex and expensive setups required by traditional solutions through BLE technology, allowing for flexible sensor placement and real-time visibility into IT environments. It also includes links to detailed datasheets, installation guides for the Cisco Meraki MT sensors, and several related general articles. These resour" class="mt-sortable-listing-link mt-edit-section internal" href="https://documentation.meraki.com/MT" rel="internal"><span class="mt-sortable-listing-image"><span class="mt-icon-article-topic-category"></span><img class="internal" alt="mindtouch.page#thumbnail" loading="lazy" src="https://documentation.meraki.com/@api/deki/files/44/mindtouch.page%2523thumbnail?revision=1" /></span><span class="mt-sortable-listing-title">MT - Sensors</span></a></li><li class="mt-sortable-listing " data-page-id="162"><a title="SM - Endpoint Management: Information about Systems Manager, the platform for centrally managing iOS, Android, Windows, OS X, Chrome OS, and other devices." class="mt-sortable-listing-link mt-edit-section internal" href="https://documentation.meraki.com/SM" rel="internal"><span class="mt-sortable-listing-image"><span class="mt-icon-article-topic-category"></span><img class="internal" alt="mindtouch.page#thumbnail" loading="lazy" src="https://documentation.meraki.com/@api/deki/files/12/mindtouch.page%2523thumbnail?revision=1" /></span><span class="mt-sortable-listing-title">SM - Endpoint Management</span></a></li><li class="mt-sortable-listing " data-page-id="155"><a title="MI - Meraki Insight: Information about Meraki Insight software." class="mt-sortable-listing-link mt-edit-section internal" href="https://documentation.meraki.com/MI" rel="internal"><span class="mt-sortable-listing-image"><span class="mt-icon-article-topic-category"></span><img class="internal" alt="mindtouch.page#thumbnail" loading="lazy" src="https://documentation.meraki.com/@api/deki/files/38/mindtouch.page%2523thumbnail?revision=1" /></span><span class="mt-sortable-listing-title">MI - Meraki Insight</span></a></li><li class="mt-sortable-listing " data-page-id="145"><a title="Architectures and Best Practices" class="mt-sortable-listing-link mt-edit-section internal" href="https://documentation.meraki.com/Architectures_and_Best_Practices" rel="internal"><span class="mt-sortable-listing-image"><span class="mt-icon-article-topic-category"></span><img class="internal" alt="mindtouch.page#thumbnail" loading="lazy" src="https://documentation.meraki.com/@api/deki/files/1/mindtouch.page%2523thumbnail?revision=1" /></span><span class="mt-sortable-listing-title">Architectures and Best Practices</span></a></li><li class="mt-sortable-listing " data-page-id="154"><a title="Meraki Go: Information about the Meraki Go line of products." class="mt-sortable-listing-link mt-edit-section internal" href="https://documentation.meraki.com/Go" rel="internal"><span class="mt-sortable-listing-image"><span class="mt-icon-article-topic-category"></span><img class="internal" alt="mindtouch.page#thumbnail" loading="lazy" src="https://documentation.meraki.com/@api/deki/files/5/mindtouch.page%2523thumbnail?revision=1" /></span><span class="mt-sortable-listing-title">Meraki Go</span></a></li><li class="mt-sortable-listing " data-page-id="6263"><a title="Cisco Secure Connect: Cisco+ Secure Connect Now is a cloud-managed, SASE solution suite that radically simplifies how organizations connect and protect users, things, and applications wherever work happens." class="mt-sortable-listing-link mt-edit-section internal" href="https://documentation.meraki.com/CiscoPlusSecureConnect" rel="internal"><span class="mt-sortable-listing-image"><span class="mt-icon-article-topic-category"></span><img class="internal" alt="mindtouch.page#thumbnail" loading="lazy" src="https://documentation.meraki.com/@api/deki/files/18440/mindtouch.page%2523thumbnail?revision=5" /></span><span class="mt-sortable-listing-title">Cisco Secure Connect</span></a></li><li class="mt-sortable-listing " data-page-id="7032"><a title="Firmware Features" class="mt-sortable-listing-link mt-edit-section internal" href="https://documentation.meraki.com/Firmware_Features" rel="internal"><span class="mt-sortable-listing-image"><span class="mt-icon-article-topic-category"></span><img class="internal" alt="mindtouch.page#thumbnail" loading="lazy" src="https://documentation.meraki.com/@api/deki/files/17928/mindtouch.page%2523thumbnail?revision=1" /></span><span class="mt-sortable-listing-title">Firmware Features</span></a></li><li class="mt-sortable-listing " data-page-id="7196"><a title="Cloud Monitoring for Catalyst" class="mt-sortable-listing-link mt-edit-section internal" href="https://documentation.meraki.com/Cloud_Monitoring_for_Catalyst" rel="internal"><span class="mt-sortable-listing-image"><span class="mt-icon-article-topic-category"></span><img class="internal" alt="mindtouch.page#thumbnail" loading="lazy" src="https://documentation.meraki.com/@api/deki/files/18609/mindtouch.page%2523thumbnail?revision=2" /></span><span class="mt-sortable-listing-title">Cloud Monitoring for Catalyst</span></a></li></ul><script type="application/json" id="mt-localizations-ordered-subpages">/*<![CDATA[*/{"MindTouch.IDF3.label.drag-n-drop":"Drag","MindTouch.IDF3.label.reveal.showAll":"Show all","MindTouch.IDF3.label.reveal.showLess":"Show less","MindTouch.IDF3.warning.page-order-limit-exceeded":"Sorry, there are too many child pages to safely reorder. 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