Meraki Outdoor User Manual (Draft)
Copyright 2007, Meraki Networks, Inc. All Rights Reserved Revised: August 2007 Trademarks Meraki, Meraki Outdoor and Meraki Mesh are trademarks of Meraki Networks, Inc. Other brand and product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. Statement of Conditions In the interest of improving internal design, operational function, and/or reliability, Meraki reserves the right to make changes to the products described in this document without notice.
Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
FCC ID : UDX-MERAKI-OTDR This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. We declare that the product is limited in CH1-CH11 for 2.4G band by specific firmware controlled by the manufacturer and is not user changeable.
Antennas suitable for use with the Meraki Outdoor: 1. Dipole Antenna with 2dBi gain 2. Dipole Antenna with 7dBi gain 3. Patch Antenna with cable 7.5dBi total gain 4. Chip Antenna with 2dBi gain (onboard) Antenna Configurations suitable for use with Meraki Outdoor: 1. Dipole Antenna with 2dBi gain 2. Dipole Antenna with 7dBi gain 3. Patch Antenna with cable 7.5dBi total gain 4.
As long as 3 conditions above are met, further transmitter test will not be required. However, the OEM integrator is still responsible for testing their end-product for any additional compliance requirements required with this module installed (for example, digital device emissions, PC peripheral requirements, etc.).
product which integrates this module. The end user manual shall include all required regulatory information/warning as show in this manual.
Overview The Meraki Outdoor Module is a hardware platform for the Meraki Mesh routing software. The device simultaneously operates as a mesh router, bridge and access point, and is suitable for use in either a standalone or embedded configuration. In embedded settings, integrators may connect their existing Ethernet-based devices to the Meraki Outdoor Module to add mesh networking capabilities. The mesh routing software is updated often, and is thus not described in this manual.
Power-over-Ethernet support (non-802.3af) Using the Module The Meraki Outdoor Module comes pre-installed with Meraki Mesh firmware. The following steps describe how to install the Meraki Outdoor Module as part of a network. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Connect the antenna to the RP-SMA antenna port. Apply power to the Meraki Outdoor Module, using either a DC adapter or compatible Power-over-Ethernet adapter. Note: the Meraki Outdoor Module uses a non-standard voltage of 5-22V.
Firmware Upgrades The Meraki Mesh software automatically applies firmware upgrades over the network. During the upgrade, the power LED on the bottom of the module will flash off and on for up to 15 minutes. Do not power down the device during this time. Advanced Developer Documentation Additional documentation for third-party software developers, such as serial port settings, source code and examples are available online at http://www.meraki.net/.
