Verify Device Functionality And Test Network Coverage; Troubleshooting - Cisco Meraki Go GR12 Installation Manual

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Secure the GR12

Depending on your mounting environment, you may want to secure the GR12 to its mount location. Your GR12 can be secured in several ways. If the GR12 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 GR12 can still be secured using a Kensington lock.

Power the GR12

If mounting to an electrical junction box, feed the Ethernet cable through the cable access hole in the mount cradle. If mounting to a wall or ceiling, the Ethernet

cable will feed from behind the GR12. The

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).

b. Note: Your GR12 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 GR12 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

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Regulatory

This equipment is for indoor use only and the PoE device is considered unlikely to connect to an Ethernet network with outside plant routing, including campus

environments.

FCC Compliance Statement

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and

(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

FCC Interference Statement 

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed

to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency

energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no

guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can

be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to correct the interference by one of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. 

"Power Source

Options" section of this document lists the different powering options and their unique characteristics.

article for additional information and troubleshooting tips.

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