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Most Cisco Meraki devices have a local status page that can be accessed to make local configuration changes, monitor device status and channel utilization, and perform local troubleshooting. This article provides instructions on how to access the local status page, the functions/information available on it, and how to manage and access them.

The local status page of any Meraki device is accessible via the web browser of a host machine. By default, users are required to log in to pages that provide configurable options. The local status page uses digest authentication with Message Digest Algorithm 5 (MD5) hashing for the connection between the administering computer and the Meraki device to protect these sensitive settings.

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The username for devices that have default authentication credentials or have not fetched configuration will be the serial number (upper case letters and dashes) with no password. Authentication credentials should be changed to have a strong password after their initial use. Please see the Changing Log-In Credentials section below.

To reach MR devices, the client must be wirelessly connected to the access point (AP) using a configured service set identifier (SSID) or the "meraki-setup" SSID. However, MS and MX devices can be accessed by any device with access to their LAN IP. This is done by entering the LAN IP address in the URL bar of a web browser. Additionally, each device can be accessed by DNS name if the client traffic passes through the device while browsing the following URLs. This can be useful for determining which AP/switch/firewall a client's traffic is going through to reach the internet.

If access by DNS name is not possible, you can access the local status page by IP address. This is often helpful when initially configuring the device on a network without DHCP, or when setting a device's IP configuration prior to deployment.

Note: MR does not provide access to the local status page via a wired connection (for example, when a client is connected directly to one of the AP's Ethernet ports) for security reasons. Refer to the subsequent section for access to local status page via SSID.

Note: If the MX security appliance is in passthrough mode and its uplink is on a subnet that overlaps with a remote subnet over VPN, either the MX will need to be temporarily removed from VPN to be accessed locally or the local status page can only be accessed via VPN.

Every device's status page includes useful information about the status of the device, limited configuration options (such as setting a static IP), and other tools. This section will cover what is available for each device.

The channel utilization information on the local status page is sourced from the client-serving radio. The client-serving radio on the Meraki access point has a counter that is updated every 20 seconds. Counters indicate how many times the AP was transmitting, receiving, and saw congestion on the channel, as well as the total cycle count. After every three seconds, the AP reads the counters and computes the difference between the value from three seconds ago and the new value. This difference is used to calculate the channel utilization and is displayed on the local status page.

Note: The web proxy (HTTP proxy) option on the local status page allows specific management traffic from an MR to be directed to an HTTP proxy server instead of an AP directly reaching out to the Meraki dashboard. All APs running MR 27.X or older firmware support web proxy.

Note: The HTTP proxy allows all default management traffic from the Meraki device to be sent through a proxy. This does not include optional cloud communication, including Auto VPN and 802.1x authentication traffic.

Note: The local status page packet capture requires a minimum firmware version of MS16 and is only supported on a single physical port.

Additionally, the packet capture function found on the local status page has a default filter that is specific to Meraki Cloud Connectivity requirements and will not capture or display anything outside of that filter. This filter is not configurable.

Note: Navigating to or when directly connected to a LAN port on a spare MX security appliance in active MX warm spare deployments will present the local status page of the primary MX appliance. The spare must be disconnected from the LAN in order to access its local status page. This does not apply to MX security appliance models with a dedicated management port, as their local status page can be accessed directly using that port.

The Local Status Page tabs and navigation instructions are the same as for their non-wireless MX model version presented above. In addition, the Connection tab provides information similar to an MR device's LSP.

The Local Status Page tabs and navigation instructions are the same as for their non-cellular MX model version presented above. Furthermore, the tabs can display information similar to what's described below for an MG device's LSP.

Note: The MG cellular gateway will perform a soft reset on both interfaces immediately after saving port 1 role change. For example, this is in similar fashion to the MX security appliance when enabling the secondary WAN port on an MX64. It is recommended to toggle this change when out of production hours to prevent disruption of network connectivity.

Note: On the MG 1.11 beta, the Connection tab now only presents basic information about the carrier, APN, and signal strength. A new Cellular Status tab presents additional information on the status of the cellular connection.

The MG41 also provides an option to switch the SIM slot. If there is more than one active SIM card, its possible to set the APN settings for the standby SIM card in advance. If the primary SIM card needs special/private APN settings which is different from what the MG41 is currently using, then the override primary SIM setting can be used to override the necessary APN.

As mentioned in the Accessing the Local Status Page section above, the default credentials for the local status page are the serial number of the device (upper-case letters with dashes) for the username, and a blank password. After their initial use these default credentials should be modified to use an administrator-defined password. Navigate to Network-wide > Configure > General > Device configuration and provide a strong password. This password can then be used with the username "admin" to access certain pages, including the local status page. Note that the password you set will apply to all devices in your network.

For all other devices, the local status page can be accessed by IP after enabling remote device status pages on the Network-wide > Configure > General page. This allows you to connect to the local status page of a Meraki device via its LAN IP over the network.

Note: The local status page allows administrators to change the IP configuration of their Meraki devices. If the local status page is disabled and a device's current IP configuration does not allow it to contact the cloud controller, the only option will be to perform a factory reset and clear the local configuration (Resetting Cisco Meraki Devices to Factory Defaults article).

All DNS queries for setup.meraki.com (or any other local status page URL) that route through the MX or MS are intercepted and responded to with an "A record" pointing to the local IP address of the device's local status page interface. If DNS queries for setup.meraki.com (or any other local status page URL) do not pass through the Meraki device in question, the DNS queries will not resolve to the correct local IP address and clients will not be able to reach the local status page. You may also get an error (example) shown below due to DNS not resolving to the local IP of Meraki device.

This issue frequently occurs when the DNS server used by clients on the LAN does not send its DNS queries through the MX, as is the case when the DNS server uses a different default gateway. If this is the case, it can be resolved by either pointing the DNS server through the MX or by creating a specific "A record" in the DNS server to point the appropriate local status page URL to the correct device IP.

If the local status page URLs are still unreachable for some reason, the local status page can also be reached by going to the LAN IP of the device through a web browser. For more information about connecting to the local status page using a static IP, see the Accessing the Local Status Page section at the top of this article.

Both ap.meraki.com and my.meraki.com are locally-hosted sites useful for configuring an access point (AP) when it cannot reach the Meraki Cloud. This is often seen on a static, non-DHCP network or when there are strict firewall rules. After a Cisco Meraki AP has lost its connection to the Internet but is still receiving power, it will broadcast a default Service Set Identifier (SSID) that can be connected to for administrative tasks.