This document discusses how IT networks can boost their capabilities using Cisco APIs. It outlines the problems with manual network management like errors and lack of standardization. Cisco APIs allow partners to benefit from network automation and open new revenue streams. The document describes how Boundless Digital helped a retail chain automate a major network migration using Cisco's Meraki API to move 1000 networks with zero downtime. It promotes Boundless' automation platform for streamlining operations through tasks like captive portal deployment, client monitoring, and auditing using Cisco APIs.

1. Boost IT Networks Capabilities
Thanks to Cisco APIs
Sidney Burks / CTO, Boundless Digital / Feb 19, 2020

2. The Promise of Network Automation
Manual repetitive tasks
lead to errors and frustration
Why Network Automation?
Undocumented knowledge
creates communication and
standardization problems
Configuration Drift
develops over time

3. The Promise of Network Automation
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Consequences of Manual Network Management
Slow response time in the
face of threats
Increased likelihood
of configuration errors
Errors noticed much later,
difficult to track down

4. Opportunity for Partners with Cisco APIs
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Benefit from Network Automation by:
Open new revenue streams, increase profit margins
Optimize network
management tasks as
Systems Integrator, or MSP
Implementing custom
Meraki API projects for
Clients

5. Obstacles to API Adoption
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• Lacking skills in software engineering, or
knowledge of Python
• Not willing to invest massive time or
resources in development
How do I get started?

6. Meraki API
Custom Development

7. Custom API Development: Lagardère Retail
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• Retail chain of 1000 stores, 500k daily
payment transactions over Meraki
networks
• IT team of 3 people
• Wanted to perform a major network
migration with zero downtime

8. Custom API Development: Lagardère Retail
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Migration Steps:
• Create 1000 new networks
• Bind new networks to configuration
templates
• Configure VLANs and Gateways
• Move 1000 MX security devices to new
networks

9. Custom API Development: Lagardère Retail
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Constraints:
• Migration executed by external
contractors without Meraki dashboard
access
• Nights and weekends without supervision
from internal team
• Downtime of payment systems would
result in major loss of revenue

10. Custom API Development: Lagardère Retail
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Boundless Solution:
• Custom script developed and handed off to
contractors, no security risks from
dashboard access
• Weeks of manual changes shortened to
minutes.
• No downtime or errors, no revenue loss

11. The Boundless
Automation Platform

12. The Boundless Platform
Off-the-shelf dashboard
for WiFi management
and network automation
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13. Boundless Platform: Meraki Integration
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• Import your Meraki
Organization in minutes
• Automate manual and
repetitive tasks
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14. Boundless Platform: Captive Portal Deployment
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Captive Portal API
• Deploy a WiFi captive
portal to thousands of
networks in minutes
• Drag and drop page
builder
• SMS, Social, Guest login
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15. Boundless Platform: Client Monitoring
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Client and Device Search
• View client devices across
your organization
• Partial search by IP, Name,
or MAC address
• Export data to CSV
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16. Boundless Platform: Alerts and Firewall Rules
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• Deploy alerts and firewall
rules across multiple
networks, in one shot
• Ensure organization-wide
consistency
• Eliminate configuration
errors
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17. Boundless Platform: Auditing and Compliance Checks
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Tag and Naming Compliance
• Receive alerts when
configuration changes
become non-compliant
• Verify tags, network, device,
and SSID names
automatically
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18. Boundless Platform: Coming Soon
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Boundless Templates
Network, Device, and SSID Auditing
Migration to Meraki

19. Open new revenue streams
using Cisco APIs as Cisco
Partners
Work with Boundless
to deliver custom API
programs
Use the Boundless
Platform to streamline
your operations
Conclusion
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21. Questions? Reach out to chat!
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/sid137/
Sidney Burks, CTO
sidney@boundless.fr

22. Thank you