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Secure the MR18

Depending on your mounting environment, you may want to secure the MR18 to its mount location. Your MR18 can be

secured in several ways. If the MR18 has been installed using the mount cradle, it should be secured via security screw

(Torx security screws are included) and/or Kensington lock. If the mount cradle was not used, the MR18 can still be

secured using a Kensington lock.

Security Screw

Install the security screw in the lower mount cradle tab.

Kensington Lock

Attach a Kensington lock cable to the access point at the hard point on the side of the device.

Attach the other end of the cable to a secure location, such as a pipe or building ﬁxture.

Verify Device Functionality and Test Network Coverage

1. Check LEDs

a. The Power LED should be solid green (or blue, if clients are connected). If it is ﬂashing blue, the ﬁrmware is

automatically upgrading and the LED should turn green when the upgrade is completed (normally within a

few minutes). See the

b. Note: Your MR18 must have an active route to the Internet to check and upgrade its ﬁrmware.

2. Verify access point connectivity

a. Use any 802.11 client device to connect to the MR18 and verify proper connectivity using the client's web

browser.

3. Check network coverage

4. Conﬁrm that you have good signal strength throughout your coverage area. You can use the signal strength meter

on a laptop, smart phone, or other wireless device.

Troubleshooting

Reference the Meraki knowledge base at

troubleshooting tips.

"LED

Indicators" section for more details. .

https://documentation.meraki.com/MR

for additional information and