To get to the detailed reports and data for a given network in an organization, click the network name from the Organization Summary or Organization Overview page, or select the network from the Networks panel on the left.
After navigating to a specific network, you are presented with the Network-wide > Clients page. The Health section, shown in Figure 3-16, provides a quick reference report for the uplink status (if available) and the device statuses of any Meraki hardware currently added to the network. From this section of the page, you can click each icon to view the product details page for each hardware platform available.
Figure 3-16 The Network Health Summary on the Network-wide > Clients Page
Below the Health section is the Clients section, which includes a list of all recently seen clients on the network, a summary of traffic and client usage, and a more detailed traffic analysis of client traffic, which you can view by selecting the Show link under the Applications pie chart to the right of the usage summary. An example of the fully expanded Application Details view is shown in Figure 3-17.
Figure 3-17 Application Visibility on the Network-wide > Clients Page
The Application Details section is powered by Cisco Network-Based Application Recognition (NBAR), which provides visibility into more than 1500 of the most popular applications. NBAR-enabled platforms are able to better analyze and identify client traffic to enforce more granular Layer 7 firewall rules and policies, configurable from the Security & SD-WAN > Firewall page (see Figure 3-18) or within a Network-wide > Group Policy (see Figure 3-19), allowing for tighter policing of user traffic with less effort than ever before.
Pro Tip
Application Visibility and Control (AVC) details are available on the Clients page, with quick sort options and additional details regarding client usage for each application by selecting the application from the list.
Figure 3-18 An Example Set of Layer 7 Firewall Rules Utilizing Several NBAR-Based Application Rulesets
Figure 3-19 An Example of the Detailed Application-Level Granularity Available for Devices Using NBAR
To confirm the minimum supported firmware versions for Meraki MX, MS, and MR platforms to allow enabling of NBAR functionality, visit https://documentation.meraki.com and view the article ‘Next-gen Traffic Analytics – Network-Based Application Recognition (NBAR) Integration.’ You can find more information about NBAR classifications in the same article and by viewing Cisco’s NBAR-related documentation at www.cisco.com (search for the keyword NBAR).