xaviervalette/meraki-update-clients-name-from-list

Update Meraki clients name from a input list

Meraki update clients name from list

What is it ?

Python script to update the clients name of devices displayed on the Network-wide > Clients

Prerequisites

• Meraki Dashboard access
• Meraki API key
• Meraki network ID

Get started

1. Clone or download this repo

git clone https://github.com/xaviervalette/meraki-update-clients-name-from-list

2. Install required packages

python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Add a config.yml file as follow:

└── meraki-update-l7-firewall-rules/
+   ├── config.yml
    ├── requirements.txt
    └── src/
         └── main.py  

4. In the config.yml file, add the following variables:

#config.yml
---
apiKey: "<yourApiKey>"
networkId: "<yourNetworkId1>"
clients:
  - mac: "<firstClientMac>"
    name: "<firstClientName>"
  - mac: "<secondClientMac>"
    name: "<secondClientName>"
    
#[...]

  - mac: "<lastClientMac>"
    name: "<lastClientName>" 
...

⚠ The script will work even if the MAC is not in the given network clients page

5. Now you can run the code by using the following command:

python3 src/main.py

Output

The output should be as followed:

Request status code : 201