Meraki Dashboard Mobile App and WLC Configuration Best Practice

There's a very useful link that outlines the best practice configurations on a Cisco WLC, such as the number of maximum SSIDs, enabling CleanAir, enabling Fast SSID change, etc.


You can remotely manage the Meraki wireless network using the free Meraki dashboard mobile app.

You can use the same login on the Meraki Dashboard web browser.

Click on View Local Connection below to see your smartphone’s wireless connection.

Go to Summary > (Day/Week/Month) to see various wireless network statistics such as Application Usage, Top Device Manufacturer, Top Operating Systems, etc.

Go to Summary > Application Usage to see wireless network application usage (such as Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, etc.)

Go to Summary > Location Analytics to see various wireless client statistics such as Proximity, Capture Rate, etc. This is useful for retail and hospitality clients who wants gain an insight insight on their visitors.

Click APs > choose a specific AP (I only have one AP) to see the AP status and statistics such as Live Usage, Connectivity, Access Point Usage, etc.

Go to APs > Details to see the AP’s local info such as Model, Serial number, MAC address, etc.

Go to APs > Location to see the AP’s location using Google maps.

Go to APs > Tools to use various network troubleshooting tools such as Ping, Traceroute, Throughput (Speed Test), etc.

Click on Clients to see wireless clients associated to the Meraki AP. Click on a specific wireless client to view more details such as IP address, Device Type, MAC address, etc. Click on Application Usage to see various application usage (such as Youtube, Instagram) on a specific wireless client.

Click SSIDs to see the Meraki AP’s configured SSIDs. Click on a specific SSID to see its settings such as Encryption, Sign-on, IP Assignment, etc.

Click More to see other options such as Support Cases, Local Connections, Event Log, etc.