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Set up the Splunk Add-on for Cisco Meraki

Before you use this task set up the Splunk Add-on for Cisco Meraki, obtain your organization id and API key from Cisco Meraki dashboard.

  1. On Splunk Web, go to the Splunk Add-on for Cisco Meraki, either by clicking the name of this add-on on the left navigation banner or by going to Manage Apps, then clicking Launch App in the row for the Splunk Add-on for Cisco Meraki.
  2. Click the Configuration tab.
  3. Click the Organization tab.

  4. In the Add Organization dialogue box, fill in the required fields:

    Field Description
    Organization Name The name of your Cisco Meraki organization.
    Service Region Select Global (that is the default) or China if China Service is used.
    Organization ID The organization ID that you obtained from Cisco Meraki.
    Organization API Key The organization API key that you obtained from Cisco Meraki.

  5. If you are using a proxy, check Enable Proxy and fill in the required fields on the Configuration tab. For instructions on configuring this through the CLI, including advanced options, see Configure a proxy using configuration files.

Next, configure your inputs.

(Optional) Change logging level

  1. On Splunk Web, go to the Splunk Add-on for Cisco Meraki, either by clicking the name of this add-on on the left navigation banner or by going to Manage Apps, then clicking Launch App in the row for the Splunk Add-on for Cisco Meraki.
  2. Click the Configuration tab.
  3. Click the Logging tab.
  4. Select a new logging level from the drop-down menu.
  5. Click Save to save your configurations.

(Optional) Proxy setup

  1. On Splunk Web, go to the Splunk Add-on for Cisco Meraki, either by clicking the name of this add-on on the left navigation banner or by going to Manage Apps, then clicking Launch App in the row for the Splunk Add-on for Cisco Meraki.
  2. Click the Configuration tab.
  3. Click the Proxy tab.
  4. Check Enable and fill in the required fields.

Note

Only HTTPS proxy are supported.

Configure a proxy using configuration files

You can also configure your proxy using the configuration files. This gives you access to a few advanced options.

  1. Create or edit $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/Splunk_TA_cisco_meraki/local/splunk_ta_cisco_meraki_settings.conf.

  2. Fill in values for your proxy using the following structure: 

    [proxy]
proxy_enabled = 0
proxy_url =
proxy_port =
proxy_username =
proxy_password =

    3. Enable the proxy by setting proxy_enabled to 1.