Installation Guide

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Check and Configure Firewall Settings

If a firewall is in place, it must allow outgoing connections on particular ports to particular IP addresses. The most current list of outbound ports and IP addresses

for your particular organization can be found

here.

Assigning IP Addresses to MR78-HW/GR62-HWs

All gateway MR78-HW/GR62-HWs (MR78-HW/GR62-HWs with Ethernet connections to the LAN) must be assigned routable IP addresses. These IP addresses

can be dynamically assigned via DHCP or statically assigned.

Dynamic Assignment

When using DHCP, the DHCP server should be configured to assign a static IP address for each MAC address belonging to a Meraki AP. Other

features of the wireless network, such as 802.1X authentication, may rely on the property that the APs have static IP addresses.

Static Assignment

Static IPs are assigned using the local web server on each AP. The following procedure describes how to set the static IP:

1. Using a client machine (e.g., a laptop), connect to the AP wirelessly (by associating to any SSID

broadcast by the AP) or over a wired connection.

2. If using a wired connection, connect the client machine to the MR78-HW/GR62-HW either through a

PoE switch or a PoE Injector. If using a PoE switch, plug an Ethernet cable into the MR78-HW/GR62-

HW’s Ethernet jack, and the other end into a PoE switch. Then connect the client machine over Ethernet

cable to the PoE switch. If using a PoE Injector, connect the MR78-HW/GR62-HW to the “PoE” port of

the Injector, and the client machine to the “LAN” port.

3. Using a web browser on the client machine, access the AP’s built-in web server by browsing to

http://my.meraki.com. Alternatively, browse to http://10.128.128.128.

4. Click on the “Uplink Configuration” tab. Log in. The default login is the serial number (e.g. Qxxx-

xxxxxxxx), with no password (e.g., Q2DD-551C-ZYW3).

5. Configure the static IP address, net mask, gateway IP address and DNS servers that this AP will use on

its wired connection.

6. If necessary, reconnect the AP to the LAN.

Static IP via DHCP Reservations

Instead of associating to each Meraki AP individually to configure static IP addresses, an administrator can assign static IP addresses on the upstream

DHCP server. Through “DHCP reservations,” IP addresses are “reserved” for the MAC addresses of the Meraki APs. Please consult the documentation

for the DHCP server to configure DHCP reservations.