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How to pre-configure a MX firewall ahead of an Organization move?

This weekend I have a maintenance window to move a MX 85 from one organization to another. How can I pre-configure the MX 85 in the destination dashboard without the license? I need the MX to stay up and running in its current dashboard until the maintenance window but I was hoping to have it pre-configured in the destination dashboard before the migration.

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u/Technology_Counselor — 3 days ago
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DHCP on MX75 firewall is not acting right. Looking for ideas...

I have MX75 set up to do DHCP. Just one merkai switch and a handful of devices. I get the switch online and the first lapotp gets x.x.x.253 and the second new device get x.x.x.254. Then I plug in the AP and it acts like it can't get an IP. No other device after the first two can pick up an IP from DHCP. I don't completely understand Meraki DHCP but shouldn't it cycle back to other available IPs? I checked reservations and fixed IPs and there should be plenty of free IPs. Its like DHCP worked until it passed out x.x.x.254. It is a /24 subnet fwiw.

27 IPs used 226 IPs free.

I even rebooted the firewall hoping it would drop all leases but it didn't... I am a bit confused :)

edit. I forgot to mention that the firewall has been in place for almost a year and I was trying to replace a Ubiquiti switch with a new Meraki switch so there were already some leases in the firewall DHCP but still plenty of IPs available. Done this to several offices so far with no issues until this office...

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u/Technology_Counselor — 21 days ago
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Can I configure a Meraki router while it is plugged in to the same network I am configuring it for?

Sorry if this is a dumb question. I am newish to meraki, and only did CLI before Meraki. In the past I have pre-configured merkai firewalls and switches in the dashboard (while plugged in to the main office network) for our satellite offices at our main office with no issues. Now, I am going to refresh the network at our main office. Is there any reason I can't plug in my new meraki router to the production network and start adding VLANs and static routes that already exist in the production environment? I did create a temporarily new 'network' for setting up these routers and switches, but they will be plugged in to the network they are replacing. I am pretty sure I will be okay, but I have no one to bounce ideas/questions off of at work, and don't want to bring down the network on a very busy Tuesday. :)

Thanks in advance!

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u/Technology_Counselor — 24 days ago