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Step-by-step guide

Cisco Meraki custom splash setup

Connect Meraki in minutes with its browser-based click-through grant URL, with optional Dashboard API diagnostics.

Guide 4 of 8 5-10 minute read Operator checklist

Before you change anything

  • Confirm the correct venue
  • Keep current settings handy
  • Test with one device first

Connect Cisco Meraki to WeefyBox

Meraki click-through authorization is browser-based, so no controller credentials are required for the basic connection.

  1. Open WeefyBox Setup, choose Cisco Meraki, and copy the Portal URL.
  2. In Dashboard, select the correct network.
  3. Open Wireless > Configure > Access control.
  4. Select the guest SSID.
  5. Set Association requirements to Open or your preferred guest option.
  6. Set Splash page to Click-through.
  7. Choose Custom splash URL and paste the WeefyBox Portal URL.
  8. Keep Captive portal strength set to block access until sign-on.
  9. Add the WeefyBox domains to the walled-garden/allow-list.
  10. Set the splash frequency and session duration.
  11. Optionally enter a Dashboard API key and Network ID in WeefyBox for connection diagnostics.
  12. Save changes and wait for Meraki configuration to update.
  13. Forget and rejoin the SSID on a phone.
  14. Complete the portal and confirm the browser returns to the requested page.
  15. Confirm the redirect and authorization result in Portal debugger.

| Symptom | Check | |---|---| | Splash never appears | Correct SSID, custom splash URL, captive portal strength | | Splash works but no internet | base_grant_url is preserved; no firewall is blocking network-auth.com | | iPhone works but Android fails | Add Android connectivity-check domains | | Returning guests sign up again | Increase splash frequency and keep private MAC stable | | API test fails | API access enabled, API key valid, Network ID begins with N_ |