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device is rated not greater than: 15 A, 125 Vac, or 10A, 240 Vac.

• Please only power the device with the provided power cables or standard PoE to ensure regulatory compliance.

Pre-Install Preparation

You should complete the following steps before going on-site to perform an installation.

Conﬁgure Your Network in Dashboard

The following is a brief overview only of the steps required to add an MR76 to your network. For detailed instructions about creating, conﬁguring and managing

Meraki wireless networks, refer to the online documentation (documentation.meraki.com/mr).

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 Upgrade Firmware

To ensure your MR76 performs optimally immediately following installation, it is recommended that you facilitate a ﬁrmware upgrade prior to mounting your

MR76.

1. Attach your MR76 to PoE enabled wired Internet connection. See the "Power the MR76" section for details.

2. The MR76 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 blue 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 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 MR76s

All gateway MR76s (MR76s 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 (Recommended)

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.