Rapid Deployment Network Tool (rdnt)

Helper utils for managing Meraki networks.

Impetus: The initial version of rdnt was written in a couple hours of slack time while deploying WiFi hotspots in a favela because clicking around in Meraki dash was too iffy on my LTE connection. It served that purpose.

What can it do?

Clone network and assign devices

Given a template network, clone it into a new network and assign gear so you are ready to deploy.

Run rdnt network clone "Jade Home Lab" "Jade New Lab" QXXN-QXXL-WXX4 to create new network Jade New Lab with one device assigned. You can provide multiple devices so you can build the network with a single command.

Unassign device from a network

Devices may not be unassigned from networks following previous deployments, so it's helpful to be able to quickly ensure that they are unassigned and ready to be added to a new network.

Run rdnt device unassign QXXD-CXXZ-7XX8 to unassign device from any network in your org. Multiple serial numbers are permitted.

Show inventory for devices in network

rdnt network gen-device-report to show all devices

rdnt network gen-device-report Net to show devices in network with name starting with "Net"

Install

python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
python3 rdnt network gen-device-report Jade
"serial","mac","model","network_name","name"
"QXXD-CXXZ-7XX8","00:18:0a:xx:xx:xx","MR18","Jade Home Lab",""

Build standalone

pip install pyinstaller
pyinstaller rdnt
pyinstaller --onefile rdnt/__main__.py -p rdnt -n rdnt

Usage

You should set your meraki dashboard api key & org name as an environment variable. You can provide them as CLI args, but you'll likely be using the same values for the duration of your deployment and probably don't want them showing up on your screen so that they don't get accidentally disclosed by a errant photo.

If you are using PowerShell on Windows, set env var like this:

$env:MERAKI_DASHBOARD_KEY = "secret_key_here"
$env:MERAKI_DASHBOARD_ORG = "MyOrg"

On Linux:

 export MERAKI_DASHBOARD_KEY=api_key_goes_here
 export MERAKI_DASHBOARD_ORG=Jade