Assigning Ip Addresses To Mr36-Hws; Dynamic Assignment; Static Assignment; Static Ip - Cisco Meraki MR36-HW Hardware Installation Manual

3.4 Assigning IP Addresses to MR36-HWs

All gateway MR36-HWs (MR36-HWs with Ethernet connections to the LAN) must be assigned
routable IP addresses. These IP addresses can be dynamically assigned via DHCP or statically
assigned.

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.

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:
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.
If using a wired connection, connect the client machine to the MR36-HW either through a PoE switch
or a Meraki PoE Injector. If using a PoE switch, plug an Ethernet cable into the MR36-HW'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 MR36-HW to the "PoE" port of the Injector,
and the client machine to the "LAN" port.
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.
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
4. Configure the static IP address, net mask, gateway IP address and DNS servers that this AP will
use on its wired connection.
5. If necessary, reconnect the AP to the LAN.
3.4.3 Static IP via DHCP Reservations
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.
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