Cisco Meraki Guest Wi-Fi Ambassadors and Guest Accounts

Create a Guest account

Log in to the Cisco Meraki dashboard at https://account.meraki.com/login/dashboard
In the left navigation pane, under Network, select the correct location to give guests Wi-Fi access to
In the left navigation pane, hover over Network-wide, then under Configure click on Users
1. Access Policy: Ensure the correct Wi-Fi network is selected
2. Click on Add new user
Fill in user details and click Create user
1. Description: Recommended format convention > First name Last name - Youth/Participant, External, or Staff
2. Email (Username): Suggested format > name@company.ca. This does not need to be a real email and is only used as a username for guests to use to connect and access the Wi-Fi connection. Using a company name would be useful for identifying external guests
3. Password: Can either create a custom password or have one generated by clicking the Generate button
4. Authorized: Set to Yes
5. Expires: Set desired expiration for Wi-Fi access. Useful for external guests

Expired Access/Returning Guests

On the User management portal page, click on the desired guest account
In the Update user window, make the necessary changes, then click Update user
1. Password: Leave or change, i.e., in the case the guest had forgotten it
2. Authorized: Set back to Yes
3. Expires: Determine an appropriate expiration timeframe