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title: "Enable Meraki intrusion detection IDS and prevention system IPS"
url: "https://support.paratira.ai/en/article/enable-meraki-intrusion-detection-ids-and-prevention-system-ips"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2025-07-01T15:14:04.356Z"
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# Enable Meraki intrusion detection IDS and prevention system IPS

The platform identifies networks with disabled Meraki intrusion detection (IDS) and prevention systems (IPS) and recommends enabling these security features. Failure to implement IDS/IPS leaves networks vulnerable to potential threats, data breaches, and unauthorized access that could be detected and prevented in real-time.

## Recommendation Impact Across KPIs

| KPI | Impact | Calculated? |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Reliability:** | No direct reliability impact identified | ❌ |
| **Security Compliance:** | PRIMARY REC - Enhances NIST compliance through active threat detection and prevention | ✅ |
| **Economic:** | No direct economic impact identified | ❌ |
| **User Experience:** | No direct user experience impact identified | ❌ |
| **Environment:** | No direct environmental impact identified | ❌ |

## Score Calculation

### 1\. Data Ingestion

-   Network ID
-   IDS/IPS Status (disabled/detection/prevention)
-   Device Count per Network
-   License Type

### 2\. Data Enrichment

-   Mapping to NIST Security Controls
-   Current Security Posture Assessment
-   Network Security Configuration Status

### 3\. Health Score

-   Calculate the Security Compliance score using: (NIST Score \* NIST Asset Weight) \* Multiplier for length of compliance since recommendation activation
-   Source: DataTable-NIST

## Example Graph

Pie chart showing the distribution of networks across three states: IDS enabled, IPS enabled, and security features disabled. This visualization helps identify the percentage of networks requiring security feature activation.

## Business Opportunities

### Product Sales Opportunity

As a provider this recommendation provides an opportunity to sell Meraki advanced security and enterprise licenses required for IDS/IPS functionality. The platform will identify networks lacking these security features and calculate potential license revenue.

### Professional Services Opportunity

The recommendation provides an opportunity for IDS/IPS implementation services at $817.52 per device annually. This includes configuration, optimization, and ongoing management of the security features across identified networks.

## Remediation Guidance

To resolve the recommendation the following steps are recommended:

1.  Develop an IDS/IPS Configuration Plan
2.  Identify Network Segments
3.  Select IDS/IPS Policy

Evaluate Traffic Patterns

Communicate with Stakeholders

1.  Notify IT Teams
2.  Set Expectations

Provide Support

Execute IDS/IPS Configuration

1.  Access Meraki Dashboard
2.  Navigate to Security & SD-WAN Settings
3.  Configure Alerts and Logging

Review & Apply Settings

Post-Configuration Monitoring

1.  Monitor Threat Detection Logs
2.  Adjust Sensitivity

Track IPS Effectiveness

Ongoing Maintenance

1.  Review Threat Signatures
2.  Fine-tune Rules
3.  Stay Updated on Best Practices

## Supporting Information

### Supported Data Sources

-   Cisco Meraki

### Recommendation Categorisation

-   Security
-   Configuration
-   Compliance

### Supported Instances

-   Meraki MX Security Appliances
-   Meraki Networks
-   Meraki Cameras
-   Meraki Switches

### Planned Instances

-   Additional Meraki Device Types
-   Future Security Appliance Models
-   Extended Network Configurations