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Meraki MX60W Installation Guide
Pre-Deployment Setup | 9
LAN IP address settings:
These settings let you create a new local subnet that will be served
through the LAN 1 – LAN 4 ports of the Cloud-Managed Router.
1. Using a web browser on the client machine (e.g., a
laptop), go to http://dashboard.meraki.com.
2. Login to your account and go to the network that you
already created for the new Cloud-Managed Router (see
section 2.1). Confirm that your router is connected to the
Dashboard and that the status is online.
3. Navigate to “Configure ->Router settings.”
4. Choose “Run NAT only” or “Run a DHCP server and
NAT.”
5. Choose a local subnet base address and subnet mask.
6. Choose an IP address for the Cloud-Managed Router.
Please note that if you have chosen “Run a DHCP server
and NAT,” Dashboard will prepopulate the “Router IP” field
with a suitable IP address for the Cloud-Managed Router.
If necessary, you can override the IP address with a
choice of your own.
7. Set up your DNS servers. You can either use Google’s or
OpenDNS’ servers or simply enter your own DNS server
instruction.
8. Optionally, provide the DNS domain information for your
organization.
7. To test your settings, refresh your laptop / desktop
network settings (e.g., simply disconnect the client device
from the LAN port of the Cloud-Managed Router and then
connect it again). If you have a problem, visit the Meraki
online knowledge base at http://www.meraki.com/support/.
9. You are now ready to begin monitoring your network
through the Meraki Dashboard.
2.3.2 Passthrough Mode: Behind an Existing Router and/or Firewall
In passthrough mode, the Meraki Cloud-Managed Router is transparent
to the rest of the network. You should use passthrough mode if you
don’t want your router to provide routing functions. In this mode, the
router requires one IP address.
Internet (WAN) IP address settings:
The Internet (WAN) IP address is the only setting that must be applied
locally, prior to connecting to the Internet. Please follow the same
instructions as in the Router Mode section above.