Installation Guide

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3.4 AssigningIPAddressestoCW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐MRs 
AllgatewayCW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐MRs(CW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐MRswithEthernetconnectionstothe
LAN)mustbeassignedroutableIPaddresses.
 TheseIPaddressescanbedynamicallyassignedviaDHCP
orstaticallyassigned.
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3.4.1 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. 
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3.4.2 Static Assignment 
StaticIPsareassignedusingthelocalwebserveroneachAP. Thefollowingproceduredescribeshowto
set
 thestaticIP: 
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1. Usingaclientmachine(e.g.alaptop),connecttotheAPeitherwirelessly(byassociatingtoany
SSID
 broadcastbytheAP)oroverawiredconnection. 
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If using a wired connection, connect the client machine to the CW9166I‐MR, CW9164I‐MR either through
a PoE switch or a Meraki
 PoE Injector. If using a PoE switch, plug an Ethernet cable into the CW9166I‐MR,
CW9164I‐MR’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 Meraki
 PoE Injector, connect the CW9166I‐MR, CW9164I‐MR
to the“PoE” portof the Injector, andthe client machine to the“LAN” port.
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2. 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. 
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3. Click onthe “Static IPConfiguration” tab. Log in. The defaultuser name is“admin”. Thedefault
passwordis
 the AP’s serial number, with hyphens included
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4. ConfigurethestaticIPaddress,netmask,gatewayIPaddressandDNSserversthatthisAPwilluse
onits
 wiredconnection. 
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5. Ifnecessary,reconnecttheAPtotheLAN. 
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3.4.3 StaticIPviaDHCPReservations 
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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. 