# Meraki

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This integration is currently in beta.
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Connect your Cisco Meraki account with Halo Security to automatically import assets into the Halo Security platform.

### Meraki Setup

To connect Halo Security with Meraki, you'll need to generate an API key:

1. Log into the Meraki Dashboard.
2. Navigate to **Organization → Settings → Dashboard API access**.
3. Enable API access for your organization.
4. Click **Generate new API key**.
5. Copy the generated **API Key**.

### Connect Meraki to Halo Security

1. Navigate to *Settings → Integrations →* [Add](https://app.halosecurity.com/user/settings/integrations/add).
2. Select **Meraki** from the list of available integrations.
3. Name the integration and click **Add**.
4. Configure the following settings:
   * **Auto-Update Every:** Select how often you would like to sync data from Meraki.
   * **API Key**: Enter your API key.
5. Click **Save**.

After verifying the account details, your integration will be ready for use.

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You can add domains or hosts to ignore in the **Ignore** tab. Any hosts listed here will be skipped when retrieving information from Meraki, allowing you to exclude specific resources from your asset discovery.
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