How to enable MAC Based Authentication on Cisco Meraki Wireless?
Updated: Aug 9, 2022
There are multiple ways to use a client MAC address to authorize access on a PSK encrypted network.
Solution 1. Enable PSK and Click-through Splash and setup a Custom Hosted Splash page that authorizes based on MAC address.
Using a Sign-on Splash Page to Restrict Wireless Access by MAC address - Cisco Meraki
Solution 2. Enable PSK and Click-through Splash and setup a Custom Hosted Splash page that authorizes based on MAC address. You should consider SplashAccess.com instead of building it yourself.
Solution 3. Enable PSK and add a firewall rule for the SSID blocking all access. Then use Meraki's policy settings to apply a whitelist policy or apply a Group Policy but just for devices requiring access.
Solutions requiring a RADIUS Server:
Solution 4. Enable PSK and Sign-on with my RADIUS server and configure your RADIUS server to authorizes based on a MAC address. Most RADIUS servers can do this.
Enabling MAC based access control on an SSID - Cisco Meraki
Solution 5. Enable the new feature Identity PSK with RADIUS and configure your RADIUS server to allow specific MAC addresses.
IPSK with RADIUS Authentication - Cisco Meraki