Associating Ap With Cloud Management; Firmware Management - Cisco Catalyst Wireless 9163E Manual

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Network Deployment

The outbound ports and IP addresses are listed under the Dashboard's Help > Firewall info section.

The Wi-Fi 6 APs use an IP address range of 209.206.48.0/20 TCP port 443 to communicate with the Dashboard.

Note

Associating AP with Cloud Management

All gateway APs must be assigned with routable IP addresses. The AP can acquire the IP address dynamically,

or you can assign a static address.

Dynamic Assignment (Recommended)

The DHCP server should be configured to assign a static IP address for every AP MAC address. Wireless

network features, such as 802.1x authentication, may rely on the AP to have a static IP address.

Static Assignment

Static IPs are assigned using the local web server on each AP. Using the following procedure, you can configure

the static IP address.

1. Use a PC (laptop) and connect with the AP.

Connect with the AP over a wired connection or wirelessly on the SSID it is broadcasting.

When using a wired connection, connect the client machine to the AP through either a PoE switch or an

Injector. If using a PoE switch, plug an Ethernet cable into the AP's Ethernet jack and the other end into

a PoE switch. Then, connect the client machine over the Ethernet cable to the PoE switch. If using a PoE

Injector, connect the AP to the PoE port of the Injector and the client machine to the LAN port.

Access the AP Local Page

To configure the AP, you need to access and log in to the AP's local page.

1. 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.

2. Click the Uplink Configuration tab to Log in.

The default login is the serial number (for example: Qxxx-xxxx-xxxx), with no password.

3. Configure the static IP address, netmask, gateway IP address, and DNS servers that this AP will use on

its wired connection.

If necessary, reconnect the AP to the LAN.

We recommend you run the latest stable release on the APs. When there is an upgrade in progress, the LED

blinks blue and turn solid blue or green after the upgrade is complete.

Older Wi-Fi APs use TCP port 7734 and UDP port 7351 to communicate with the Dashboard.

Cisco Catalyst Wireless 9163E Access Point Hardware Installation and Deployment Guide

Associating AP with Cloud Management

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