Assigning Ip Addresses To Cw9166D1-Mrs; Dynamic Assignment; Static Assignment; Static Ip Assignment Via Dhcp Reservations - Cisco MERAKI CW9166D1-MR Manual

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3.4 Assigning IP Addresses to CW9166D1-MRs

All gateway CW9166D1-MRs (CW9166D1-MRs with Ethernet connections to the LAN) must be assigned

routable IP addresses. These IP addresses can be dynamically assigned via DHCP or statically assigned.

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.

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 CW9166D1-MR either through a PoE switch

or a Meraki PoE Injector. If using a PoE switch, plug an Ethernet cable into the CW9166D1-MR'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 CW9166D1-MR 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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