---
title: "Connect Clarity Security to Cisco Meraki"
slug: "cisco-meraki"
description: "Learn how to connect Clarity Security to Cisco Meraki to automate your identity life cycle management and user access reviews."
tags: ["How-To"]
updated: 2023-05-02T21:42:41Z
published: 2023-05-02T21:42:41Z
canonical: "help.claritysecurity.com/cisco-meraki"
---

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# Cisco Meraki

This guide will teach you how to set up the connector between [Meraki](https://meraki.cisco.com/small-business/?utm_team=gtm&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=general&unique_id=735169x752&utm_audience=prospect&utm_industry=general&utm_content=Brand_Search_US_CA_EN_Brand&utm_id=7016Q000001YGDMQA4&utm_term=cisco+meraki&gclid=CjwKCAjw586hBhBrEiwAQYEnHQQ_NQh-loSyS-25pOQzbJRNrYvEBvBrhIK75fU2yvebVmGj1tz0PRoCZpsQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds) and [Clarity Security](https://claritysecurity.io). **Estimated time to complete:** 5 minutes If you run into any problems, please contact your support team or [support@claritysecurity.io](mailto:support@claritysecurity.io).

## Supported Connector Capabilties

Below are the capabilities supported by the connector at this time.

| Method | Supported |
| --- | --- |
| Provision Admins | Yes |
| List Admin Permissions | Yes |
| Modify an Admin's Permissions | Yes |
| Remove an Admin's Permissions | Yes |
| Disable an Admin's Access to Meraki | Yes |
| Delete an Admin | Yes |

## How to Setup the Connector

### Step 1: Log into the Meraki console: https://account.meraki.com/secure/login/dashboard_login

### Step 2: Click Organization > Settings

![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/2d020999-1823-4d4d-b6d2-4b52fb4a9617/Images/Documentation/image%2897%29.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T20%3A30%3A56Z&se=2026-11-12T21%3A30%3A56Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=adkaEAYwwPHwirOZbpv6tal%2Bq7npg2YIZaE6tC0Woqg%3D)

### Step 3: Scroll down to Dashboard API Access > enable access to the Cisco Meraki Dashboard API

![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/2d020999-1823-4d4d-b6d2-4b52fb4a9617/Images/Documentation/image%2898%29.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T20%3A30%3A56Z&se=2026-11-12T21%3A30%3A56Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=adkaEAYwwPHwirOZbpv6tal%2Bq7npg2YIZaE6tC0Woqg%3D)

### Step 4: After saving click Profile to generate API keys

![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/2d020999-1823-4d4d-b6d2-4b52fb4a9617/Images/Documentation/image%28102%29.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T20%3A30%3A56Z&se=2026-11-12T21%3A30%3A56Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=adkaEAYwwPHwirOZbpv6tal%2Bq7npg2YIZaE6tC0Woqg%3D)

### Step 5: After clicking Profile you will be redirected to the Account Information page.

### Step 6: Generate new API key

![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/2d020999-1823-4d4d-b6d2-4b52fb4a9617/Images/Documentation/image%28103%29.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T20%3A30%3A56Z&se=2026-11-12T21%3A30%3A56Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=adkaEAYwwPHwirOZbpv6tal%2Bq7npg2YIZaE6tC0Woqg%3D)

### Step 7: > Copy and paste the key in a secure location.

          Note

          

This is the last time you will be able to access the API Key. If you do not store the key in a retrievable location, you will need to generate a new key

![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/2d020999-1823-4d4d-b6d2-4b52fb4a9617/Images/Documentation/image%28104%29.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T20%3A30%3A56Z&se=2026-11-12T21%3A30%3A56Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=adkaEAYwwPHwirOZbpv6tal%2Bq7npg2YIZaE6tC0Woqg%3D)

### Step 7: Log into your Clarity Security Portal

### Step 8: Click On Applications. Select Marketplace. Then search for Meraki and click connect.

![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/2d020999-1823-4d4d-b6d2-4b52fb4a9617/Images/Documentation/image%28106%29.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T20%3A30%3A56Z&se=2026-11-12T21%3A30%3A56Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=adkaEAYwwPHwirOZbpv6tal%2Bq7npg2YIZaE6tC0Woqg%3D)

### Step 9: Configure the connection.

Copy your api_key from Meraki into the matching fields in Clarity.

![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/2d020999-1823-4d4d-b6d2-4b52fb4a9617/Images/Documentation/image%28107%29.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T20%3A30%3A56Z&se=2026-11-12T21%3A30%3A56Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=adkaEAYwwPHwirOZbpv6tal%2Bq7npg2YIZaE6tC0Woqg%3D)

### Step 10: Configure the additional Application Settings.

Complete the App Settings form. Details for each field can be found at the following article: [Common App Configuration Steps](https://portal.document360.io/v1/docs/common-app-steps#step-2-app-settings)

![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/2d020999-1823-4d4d-b6d2-4b52fb4a9617/Images/Documentation/image%2813%29.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T20%3A30%3A56Z&se=2026-11-12T21%3A30%3A56Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=adkaEAYwwPHwirOZbpv6tal%2Bq7npg2YIZaE6tC0Woqg%3D)

### Step 11: User Settings

Complete the User Settings form, check the table at the top to see if any features are unsupported. Details for each field can be found at the following article: [Common App Configuration Steps](https://portal.document360.io/v1/docs/common-app-steps#step-2-app-settings)

![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/2d020999-1823-4d4d-b6d2-4b52fb4a9617/Images/Documentation/image%2814%29.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T20%3A30%3A56Z&se=2026-11-12T21%3A30%3A56Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=adkaEAYwwPHwirOZbpv6tal%2Bq7npg2YIZaE6tC0Woqg%3D)

### Step 12: Validate Your Selections and Save

          Save

          

Clicking the Save button will trigger the first full sync for your application (even if you selected Manual syncing). This includes Service Users, Entitlements, Service User Entitlements, Service User Attributes.

## Need help?

If you have any problems, contact your customer success team. You can also get in touch with our general support [via email](mailto:support@claritysecurity.io), open a [support ticket](https://support.claritysecurity.com/home). Our general support team is available Monday - Friday from 8:00 AM - 6:30 PM CST.

A Service User is a user, or service account, discovered by Clarity in a downstream application.

An Entitlement is an assignable permission found in a downstream application. Common examples include licenses, groups, and policies.

Service User Entitlements are the pairings of users and active entitlement access in downstream applications.

An attribute is a piece of information used to describe a service user, entitlement, or identity. Common examples include First Name, Last Name, Job Title, Department, etc.