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(documentation.meraki.com).

1. Login to http://dashboard.meraki.com. If this is your ﬁrst time, create a new account.

2. Find the network to which you plan to add your APs or create a new network.

3. Add your APs to your network. You will need your Meraki order number (found on your invoice) or the serial

number of each AP, which looks like Qxxx-xxxx-xxxx, and is found on the bottom of the unit. You will also need

your Enterprise license key, which you should have received via email.

4. Go to the map / ﬂoor plan view and place each AP on the map by clicking and dragging it to the location where you

plan to mount it.

Check and Set Firmware

To ensure your access point performs optimally immediately following installation, it is recommended that you facilitate a

ﬁrmware upgrade prior to mounting your AP.

1. Attach your AP to power and a wired Internet connection. See the "Power the Ap" section for details.

2. The AP will turn on and the LED will glow solid orange. If the unit does not require a ﬁrmware upgrade, the LED

will turn either green (no clients associated) or blue (clients associated) within thirty seconds.

* If the unit requires an upgrade, the LED will begin blinking orange until the upgrade is complete, at which point the LED

will turn solid green or blue. You should allow at least a few minutes for the ﬁrmware upgrade to complete, depending on

the speed of your internet connection.

Check and Configure Upstream 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

page in your

dashboard.

Assigning an IP Address

All gateway A (An AP with Ethernet connections to the LAN) must be assigned routable IP addresses. These IP

addresses can be dynamically assigned via DHCP or statically assigned.

• 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 IPs are assigned using the local web server on each AP. The following procedure describes how to set the

static IP:

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

on the firewall configuration