This article will guide you through the basic configuration of the Meraki MR wifi device.
1.Create Dashboard Account:
– Go
– Select Create an account.
– Select region for your Meraki dashboard account. All of your organization’s dashboard data will reside on servers in the selected region. Make sure this is correct, as it cannot be changed later.
– Provide information:
- Email – The email address will be used to log in to the dashboard and to communicate with the administrator.
- Full Name – The name that will be displayed for your account in logs, selection fields, and when contacting Meraki Support.
- Password – Password must be at least 8 characters long.
- Company – Name of your company or organization; for example, Cisco Systems, Inc.
- Address – (Optional) An address can be used as the default for network and map locations in the dashboard.
– Select Create account to create an account.
2.Create Network:
– Network is used to contain devices and their configuration.
– Log in with the account you created.
– From the prompt window select Register Meraki devices and choose nextif you don’t see this window in the Meraki dashboard, go to Organization > Configure > Create network.
– Provide the following information to create Network:
+ Name – The name that will be used to identify this network in the Meraki dashboard; for example, “NYC – Wireless” or “SF Office”.
+ Network type – Select the type of Meraki device(s) that will be managed in this network.
- Wireless – Wireless access points (MR Series).
- Security Appliance – Security appliance (MX Series) or teleworker gateway (Z Series), note that only one of these devices can exist per network.
- Switch – Access and aggregation switches (MS Series).
- Camera – Security cameras (MV Series).
- Combined hardware – These networks can contain a mixture of any (or all) of the above devices.
– Select Create network to create.
3.Add device:
– While the network can be configured without any devices in it, devices need to be added to the network to download their configuration. You will also need additional licenses for those devices. This can easily be done in one step using the order number associated with your device and license.
– In the Meraki dashboard, go to Organization > Configure > Inventory .
– In the box next to the blue Claim button, enter order numbers, one per line.
- If this box does not appear, the devices have already been added. Select Claim in the upper right corner of the page to display the dialog box.
- If there are no order numbers, you can enter serial numbers for the devices, one number per line. You should enter order numbers when possible, as licenses are part of the order numbers, rather than needing to add them manually.
– Select Claim.
– At this point, a list of devices will appear. These devices can be added to the network.
- Check the checkbox next to any device to be added to the network.
- Select Add big above the list.
- In Existing networkselect the previously created network.
- Select Add to existing.
4. Manually Adding Licenses:
– If the order numbers associated with the licenses are unknown or the licenses are ordered separately from the devices, it may be necessary to add the licenses manually.
- In the Meraki dashboard, go to Organization > Configure > License info.
- Select link Add another license.
- In Operationselect “License more devices”.
- Enter the License key, exactly as provided, including the dashes. License keys are provided in the format Zxxx-xxxx-xxxx
- Select Add license.
5.Device configuration:
– When an AP is added to the network, the network will automatically configure an SSID for ease of use and deployment. You should review this SSID and make any desired configuration changes before connecting the APs to the LAN.
– Make any additional configuration changes in the Configure section of the network Dashboard: SSID, Access Control, and Firewall & Traffic Shaping.
– Attach the AP to the power source (adapter or PoE) and connect wired to access the Internet.
– After powering on, your Meraki AP will download the latest software. This process can take up to an hour, depending on the speed of your Internet connection. During the upgrade, the AP’s Power LED will flash blue. Once the AP has been checked on the dashboard, the LED will turn green.
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