Supported Entities¶

This page provides a comprehensive reference of all entities provided by the Meraki Dashboard integration.

Overview¶

The Meraki Dashboard integration creates entities based on your Cisco Meraki device types and their capabilities. Each physical Meraki device becomes a Home Assistant device, with individual metrics exposed as entities.

Device Types¶

The integration supports the following Meraki device types:

MT - Environmental sensors (temperature, humidity, CO2, air quality, power monitoring)
MR - Wireless access points (SSID status, client counts, RF metrics)
MS - Switches (port status, PoE consumption, traffic statistics)
MV - Cameras (coming soon)

Sensors¶

MT Environmental Sensors¶

MT devices provide comprehensive environmental monitoring capabilities:

Sensor	Description	Device Class	Unit	State Class	Icon
Apparent Power	Apparent Power sensor	APPARENT_POWER	VA	MEASUREMENT	-
Battery	Battery sensor	BATTERY	%	MEASUREMENT	-
Button	Button	-	-	-	mdi:gesture-tap-button
CO2	CO2 sensor	CO2	ppm	MEASUREMENT	-
Current	Current sensor	CURRENT	AMPERE	MEASUREMENT	-
Frequency	Frequency sensor	FREQUENCY	HERTZ	MEASUREMENT	-
Humidity	Humidity sensor	HUMIDITY	%	MEASUREMENT	-
Indoor Air Quality	Indoor Air Quality sensor	AQI	-	MEASUREMENT	-
Noise	Noise sensor	SOUND_PRESSURE	DECIBEL	MEASUREMENT	-
PM2.5	PM2.5 sensor	PM25	μg/m³	MEASUREMENT	-
Power Factor	Power Factor sensor	POWER_FACTOR	-	MEASUREMENT	-
Real Power	Real Power sensor	POWER	WATT	MEASUREMENT	-
Temperature	Temperature sensor	TEMPERATURE	CELSIUS	MEASUREMENT	-
TVOC	TVOC sensor	VOLATILE_ORGANIC_COMPOUNDS	μg/m³	MEASUREMENT	-
Voltage	Voltage sensor	VOLTAGE	VOLT	MEASUREMENT	-
Energy	Energy sensor	ENERGY	WATT_HOUR	TOTAL_INCREASING	-

MR Wireless Access Point Sensors¶

MR devices provide wireless network monitoring:

Sensor	Description	Device Class	Unit	State Class	Icon
Channel Utilization 2.4GHz (Non-Wifi)	Channel Utilization 2.4GHz (Non-Wifi)	-	%	MEASUREMENT	mdi:signal-off
Channel Utilization 5GHz (Non-Wifi)	Channel Utilization 5GHz (Non-Wifi)	-	%	MEASUREMENT	mdi:signal-off
Channel Utilization 2.4GHz (Total)	Channel Utilization 2.4GHz (Total)	-	%	MEASUREMENT	mdi:access-point
Channel Utilization 5GHz (Total)	Channel Utilization 5GHz (Total)	-	%	MEASUREMENT	mdi:access-point
Channel Utilization 2.4GHz (Wifi)	Channel Utilization 2.4GHz (Wifi)	-	%	MEASUREMENT	mdi:wifi
Channel Utilization 5GHz (Wifi)	Channel Utilization 5GHz (Wifi)	-	%	MEASUREMENT	mdi:wifi
Connected Clients	Connected Clients	-	-	MEASUREMENT	mdi:account-multiple
Enabled SSIDs	Enabled SSIDs	-	-	MEASUREMENT	mdi:wifi-check
Memory Usage	Memory Usage	-	%	MEASUREMENT	mdi:memory
Open SSIDs	Open SSIDs	-	-	MEASUREMENT	mdi:wifi-off
SSID Count	SSID Count	-	-	MEASUREMENT	mdi:wifi

MS Switch Sensors¶

MS devices provide switch and port monitoring:

Sensor	Description	Device Class	Unit	State Class	Icon
Connected Clients	Connected Clients	-	-	MEASUREMENT	mdi:devices
Connected Ports	Connected Ports	-	-	MEASUREMENT	mdi:ethernet-cable
Memory Usage	Memory Usage	-	%	MEASUREMENT	mdi:memory
PoE Ports	PoE Ports	-	-	MEASUREMENT	mdi:ethernet-cable-electric
PoE Power Usage	PoE Power Usage sensor	POWER	WATT	MEASUREMENT	mdi:power-plug
Port Count	Port Count	-	-	MEASUREMENT	mdi:ethernet
Port Discards	Port Discards	-	-	TOTAL_INCREASING	mdi:trash-can
Port Errors	Port Errors	-	-	TOTAL_INCREASING	mdi:alert-circle
Port Link Count	Port Link Count	-	-	MEASUREMENT	mdi:ethernet-cable
STP Priority	STP Priority	-	-	MEASUREMENT	mdi:sort-numeric-variant

Organization-Level Sensors¶

These sensors provide integration-wide information:

Sensor	Description	Device Class	Unit	State Class	Icon
Alerting Devices	Alerting Devices	-	-	MEASUREMENT	mdi:alert-circle
Network Alerts	Network Alerts	-	-	MEASUREMENT	mdi:alert-network
API Calls	API Calls	-	-	TOTAL_INCREASING	mdi:api
Total Bluetooth Clients	Total Bluetooth Clients	-	clients	MEASUREMENT	mdi:bluetooth
Total Clients (24h)	Total Clients (24h)	-	clients	MEASUREMENT	mdi:account-group
Average Client Usage (24h)	Average Client Usage (24h)	-	KB	MEASUREMENT	mdi:chart-bell-curve
Total Client Downstream (24h)	Total Client Downstream (24h)	-	KB	MEASUREMENT	mdi:download
Total Client Usage (24h)	Total Client Usage (24h)	-	KB	MEASUREMENT	mdi:chart-line
Total Client Upstream (24h)	Total Client Upstream (24h)	-	KB	MEASUREMENT	mdi:upload
Device Count	Device Count	-	-	MEASUREMENT	mdi:counter
Dormant Devices	Dormant Devices	-	-	MEASUREMENT	mdi:sleep
Failed API Calls	Failed API Calls	-	-	TOTAL_INCREASING	mdi:api-off
Licenses Expiring Soon	Licenses Expiring Soon	-	-	MEASUREMENT	mdi:license
Network Count	Network Count	-	-	MEASUREMENT	mdi:network
Offline Devices	Offline Devices	-	-	MEASUREMENT	mdi:access-point-network-off
Online Devices	Online Devices	-	-	MEASUREMENT	mdi:access-point-network

Binary Sensors¶

Binary sensors provide on/off state information:

Entity	Description	Device Class	Icon
Water Detected	Water Detected binary sensor	MOISTURE	mdi:water-alert
Door Open	Door Open binary sensor	DOOR	mdi:door
Downstream Power	Downstream Power binary sensor	POWER	mdi:power-plug
Remote Lockout Switch	Remote Lockout Switch binary sensor	LOCK	mdi:lock

Buttons¶

Control entities for device actions:

Entity	Description	Icon
Update Sensor Data	Manually trigger sensor data update across all coordinators	mdi:refresh
Discover Devices	Manually trigger device discovery	mdi:magnify

Entity Attributes¶

All Meraki entities include these common attributes:

Device Attributes¶

device_serial - Unique device serial number
device_model - Hardware model
device_firmware - Current firmware version
device_network - Network name
device_tags - Assigned tags
last_reported - Last communication time

Sensor-Specific Attributes¶

reading_at - Timestamp of the sensor reading
meta - Additional metadata from the API
network_id - Network identifier
organization_id - Organization identifier

Entity Naming¶

Entities follow Home Assistant naming conventions:

Device Name: Uses the Meraki device name (e.g., "Office Sensor", "Main Switch")
Entity Name: Combines device name with metric (e.g., "Office Sensor Temperature")
Entity ID: Sanitized version (e.g., sensor.office_sensor_temperature)

Update Intervals¶

Different entity types update at different intervals to optimize API usage:

Environmental Sensors (MT): 10 minutes
Network Devices (MR/MS): 5 minutes
Organization Metrics: 15 minutes
Device Status: 5 minutes

Entity Categories¶

Some entities are categorized as diagnostic to help organize the UI:

Diagnostic Entities: Include device information like firmware version, serial number, model, and other rarely-changing metrics
Standard Entities: Include sensor readings, status information, and frequently-changing metrics

All entities are enabled by default and collect data. Diagnostic entities appear in a separate section in the Home Assistant UI for better organization.

Units and Precision¶

The integration uses appropriate units and precision for each sensor type:

Temperature: Celsius with 1 decimal place
Humidity: Percentage with no decimals
Power: Watts with 2 decimal places
Network Traffic: Automatically scaled (KB/s, MB/s, GB/s)
Time: ISO 8601 format for timestamps