Create a new cisco spaces account

Creating a new Cisco Spaces account

STEP 1

Log in to the Meraki dashboard, Navigate to Organization > Early Access
STEP 2

Find the “Early API Access” option and Click the toggle button to opt in
STEP 3

Opt in for the entire organization and Click Save
STEP 4

The Early API Access is now turned on
STEP 5

Go to Organization > Integrations
STEP 6

Under the Browse tab, Click “Connect” on the “Cisco Spaces” tile
STEP 7

To create a new Cisco Spaces account, Choose the option that states “Create a new Cisco Spaces Account” and Click “Continue”

Note: Administrators can remove specific networks from syncing to Spaces by using Network Tags in the Meraki dashboard. By default all Meraki networks will sync to Spaces. However the Administrator can apply ‘CiscoSpaces’ as the tag name added to a Meraki network and only networks with ‘CiscoSpaces’ as the tag name will sync to Spaces.

Creating Network tags in Meraki: https://documentation.meraki.com/General_Administration/Organizations_and_Networks/Organization_Menu/Manage_Tags#Creating_Network_tags
STEP 8

Enter the “Spaces Account Name” and Click on ‘Add Integration’
Note: The Spaces Account Name is pre-filled with your Meraki Organization name and can be customized.
STEP 9

A new Cisco Spaces account with a unique tenant ID is created.
Note: Once a new Cisco Spaces account is created from the Spaces side:
1. An invitation email is sent from Cisco Spaces to the Org Admin email address that did the integration. Accept the email invitation to setup your password and access the account
2. Anyone designated as a Meraki Organization Admin for your organization, is automatically added to the Spaces account as a Spaces admin.
3. All networks under that Meraki Organization are synced to Spaces.
*Note: After the integration is complete it may take up to 24 hours for applications in Cisco Spaces to start populating analytics data
STEP 10

An invitation email is sent from Cisco Spaces (spaces@cisco.com) to the Org Admin email address that did the integration. To access the newly created Cisco Spaces account, you need to accept this invite and setup your password.
Note: The Cisco Spaces welcome email is sent to the Meraki Org admin who triggered the Meraki Integration process. The email is valid for 5 days.
STEP 11

You can resend the invitation email by navigating to “Use this integration” on the integration details page in the Meraki dashboard and clicking on ‘Resend Invite’
STEP 12

You can now launch the Cisco Spaces dashboard from the integration’s details page, review admins and manage networks.

Removing the integration

STEP 1

If you need to remove the integration, in Meraki dashboard, Navigate to Organization > Integrations under the My integrations tab and select the Cisco Spaces integration.
STEP 2

From the integration details page select Remove in the top right corner.
STEP 3

Select Confirm to remove the integration.
STEP 4

– Optional: To remove any Meraki networks from the Cisco Spaces account navigate to Location Hierarchy in the Cisco Spaces account, click the 3 dots to the right of the hierarchy and select Delete Location.

Cisco Spaces Analytics applications will start working after the Meraki Org is fully sync’d with the Spaces account, this could take up to 24 hours for everything to fully sync after the integration is completed.

Use these Cisco Spaces Analytics applications: