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If you run Meraki, a short, regular report on the state of your network is one of the simplest ways to avoid them. In this blog, we'll look at how the reporting in our Automating Meraki tool works, from the network overview through alerts, configuration changes, firmware and licensing. ![Automated Meraki reporting: network overview, alerts, configuration changes, firmware and licence status](https://blog.iptel.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/Blogs/Meraki%20Reporting/meraki-reporting-hero.png?width=1792&height=960&name=meraki-reporting-hero.png) --- ## Automating Meraki: What Is It? [![Automating Meraki](https://blog.iptel.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/Blogs/Automating%20Meraki/Automating%20(Instagram%20Post%20(45)).gif?width=173&height=173&name=Automating%20(Instagram%20Post%20(45)).gif)](https://blog.iptel.com.au/automating-meraki)Automating Meraki is a tool IPTel developed to help network administrators manage and maintain Meraki networks. It adds functions the Meraki dashboard doesn't offer on its own, and automated reporting is one of them: a scheduled snapshot of your network's health, delivered to you without anyone needing to log in. Setting it up is quick. The tool connects to your Meraki organisation through the Meraki Dashboard API, then you log in to the Automating Meraki interface and choose the reports and other functions you want. Reporting is one function among several. Another is [backing up your Meraki configuration](https://blog.iptel.com.au/meraki-backup). And because we built the tool, we can add new reporting points when a customer needs something specific. Related reading - [Automating Meraki](https://blog.iptel.com.au/automating-meraki) - [Meraki Backup](https://blog.iptel.com.au/meraki-backup) --- ## Network Overview: Red, Amber, Green The report opens with an overview of your network in a red, amber and green format. Across multiple networks you can see at a glance where issues might lie, so you know what to focus on before you've opened the Meraki dashboard. More detail follows further into the report. The report gives enough context to understand each issue. When you need to investigate properly, the Meraki dashboard is where you go next. A device breakdown follows, showing the make-up of your network. It's general information, but worth a glance every time: a sudden rise or fall in device numbers usually means something has changed that someone should be able to explain. Related reading - [Cisco Meraki Dashboard](https://blog.iptel.com.au/cisco-meraki-dashboard) - [Cisco Meraki Switching](https://blog.iptel.com.au/cisco-meraki-switching) --- ## Network Alerts: What Needs Attention? [![Incident Management in Managed Services: How It Works](https://blog.iptel.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/Blogs/Managed%20Services%20Incident%20Management/incident-management-square.png?width=173&height=173&name=incident-management-square.png)](https://blog.iptel.com.au/managed-services-incident-management)The alerts section shows how many alerts your network raised, how critical they are and when they occurred. Alerts are grouped into categories so the important ones are easy to pick out, and a sudden jump in the count is a clear sign it's time to act. Cleared alerts are shown too. That's useful for tracking progress: you can see issues being resolved over time, not just new ones arriving. Timing matters as much as volume. Alerts that cluster at the same time each day often point to a scheduled job, a backup window or a busy period, which narrows the search before anyone starts troubleshooting. If you'd rather someone else watched those alerts and acted on them, that's what our [managed services](https://iptel.com.au/managed-services) team does, using Highlight to monitor your network through the hours your service tier covers. Related reading - [Incident Management in Managed Services: How It Works](https://blog.iptel.com.au/managed-services-incident-management) - [Highlight: Service Observability for Managed Networks](https://blog.iptel.com.au/highlight-service-observability) --- ## Configuration Changes: A Record of What Changed The configuration changes section lists what has changed on your network over the reporting period, with specific detail on each change. You'll usually know when new hardware goes in, but with several people working on a network it's the small, unexpected edits that need tracking. If you have a mature change control process, match each change in the report against an approved change. If one doesn't match, it's time to investigate. Human error is often the explanation, but you want to know either way. On a busy network this section can run long. That's a fair trade: you get a confirmed record of what changed, ready to refer back to when something starts behaving differently. **Pro-Tip:** Send the report to a shared team mailbox rather than one person's inbox. Reports keep arriving while someone is on leave, and a stray change or a licence warning shouldn't have to wait for them to come back. Related reading - [Change Management: How Our Managed Service Handles Change](https://blog.iptel.com.au/managed-services-change-management) - [Meraki Automation and New Features](https://blog.iptel.com.au/meraki-automation-and-new-features) --- ## Firmware and Licensing: Staying Current [![Meraki Refresh](https://blog.iptel.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/Blogs/Meraki%20Refresh/Meraki%20Refresh%206.png?width=173&height=173&name=Meraki%20Refresh%206.png)](https://blog.iptel.com.au/meraki-refresh)The last sections cover two things that change slowly but matter a great deal: firmware and licences. The report flags devices running out-of-date firmware and shows licence status across your devices, so neither an unpatched device nor an expiring licence catches you out between reviews. ### Firmware Status Meraki can update firmware automatically on an agreed schedule, or you can hold updates until you schedule them manually if your business needs to control the timing. Either way, knowing which devices are behind means bug fixes and security patches go in as soon as practical. Firmware left too long can leave you exposed. ### Licence Expiry Meraki uses term-based licences, so expiry dates matter. The report shows devices at different licence stages, which helps you decide what to renew, what to upgrade, and which end-of-life devices to let expire. Because the report arrives on a schedule, renewals stay front of mind with plenty of warning. Related reading - [Meraki Refresh](https://blog.iptel.com.au/meraki-refresh) - [Meraki Managed Service: Inside the MSP Dashboard](https://blog.iptel.com.au/meraki-managed-service) --- ## Meraki Reporting: FAQs ### What Does the Meraki Report Include? A red, amber and green network overview, a device breakdown, alerts (including cleared alerts), configuration changes, firmware status and licence expiry information. ### Why Automate Meraki Reporting? A scheduled report gives you a regular view of network health and flags issues without anyone having to log in and look. It's designed to be quick to read, so a time-poor team can see what needs attention. ### Where Does the Report Data Come From? Automating Meraki connects to your Meraki organisation through the Meraki Dashboard API and builds the report from that data. ### Is Meraki Reporting Part of Automating Meraki? Yes. It's one of the tools in IPTel's Automating Meraki suite, alongside functions such as Meraki configuration backup. ### How Is This Different From a Managed Service? The report keeps your own team informed. A managed service goes further: our engineers monitor, triage and fix issues for you, with regular reporting and service reviews built in. --- ## Meraki Reporting: Summary Running a network takes constant vigilance, and you never want to be caught out by an issue you could have fixed early. Automated Meraki reporting delivers a regular, quick-to-read view of the things that matter — the overview, alerts, configuration changes, firmware and licences — so you can spend your time on the few points that need action. ### Need Help With Meraki Reporting? If you'd like to know more about Automating Meraki and how to set up the reporting, [get in touch with the IPTel team](https://iptel.com.au/contact-us) or email [sales@iptel.com.au](mailto:sales@iptel.com.au). And if you'd rather hand the day-to-day running of your Meraki network to our engineers, see our [Meraki Access managed service](https://iptel.com.au/managed-services/meraki-access-and-security), take the free 10-minute [Build Your Business Case](https://score.iptel.com.au/managed-network-services) assessment for a recommended service tier, or [make an enquiry](https://iptel.com.au/managed-services-enquiry). #### Related Articles ###### [Managed Network Services: 5 Benefits for Your Business](https://blog.iptel.com.au/managed-services-top-5-benefits) Oct 2, 2026 ###### [Application Dependency Monitoring: How the Service Works](https://blog.iptel.com.au/managed-services-application-dependency-monitoring) July 24, 2026 ###### [Meraki SD-WAN Case Study: Replacing a Legacy WAN](https://blog.iptel.com.au/meraki-sd-wan-customer-case-study) Dec 5, 2025 ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Mark McSherry", "url" : "https://blog.iptel.com.au/author/mark-mcsherry" }, "dateModified" : "2026-10-03T07:46:24.633Z", "datePublished" : "2025-06-18T23:41:48.000Z", "headline" : "Meraki Reporting: Automated Network Reports", "image" : [ "https://blog.iptel.com.au/hubfs/Blogs/Meraki%20Reporting/meraki-reporting-square-feature.jpg" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://blog.iptel.com.au/meraki-reporting", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://blog.iptel.com.au/hubfs/IPTel_Solutions_February2020%20-%20Header%20SiteMap/Images/IPTellogo-byline-2020-dark-v2.png" }, "name" : "IPTel Solutions Pty Ltd" } } ```