Cisco Meraki CW91661-MR Manual

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Meraki
CW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐MR
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HardwareInstallationGuide 

Trademarks 
Meraki,MerakiCW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐MR,MerakiCloudController,andMerakiMeshare
trademarksofCiscoSystems,Inc.
 Otherbrandandproductnamesareregisteredtrademarksor
trademarksoftheirrespectiveholders.
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StatementofConditions 
Intheinterestofimprovinginternaldesign,operationalfunction,and/orreliability,CiscoSystemsreservestherightto
make
 changestotheproductsdescribedinthisdocumentwithoutnotice.CiscoSystemsdoesnotassumeany
liabilitythatmay
 occurduetotheuseorapplicationoftheproduct(s)orcircuitlayout(s)describedherein. 
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Warranty 
Meraki,Inc.providesalifetimewarrantyonthisproduct.Warrantydetailsmaybefoundatwww.meraki.com/legal.

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TableofContents 
1 ScopeofDocumentandRelatedPublications4 
2 CW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐MROverview5 
2.1 PackageContents5 
2.2 UnderstandingtheCW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐MR5 
2.3 SecurityFeatures7 
2.4 EthernetPorts7 
2.5 PowerSourceOptions7 
2.6 FactoryResetButton7 
2.7 LEDIndicatorsandRunDarkMode7 
3 Pre‐InstallPreparation8 
3.1 ConfigureYourNetworkinDashboard8 
3.2 CheckandUpgradeFirmware8 
3.3 CheckandConfigureFirewallSettings8 
3.4 AssigningIPAddressestoCW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐MRs9 
3.4.1 DynamicAssignment9 
3.4.2 Static
Assignment9
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3.4.3 StaticIP
AssignmentviaDHCPReservations9
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3.5 CollectTools10 
3.6 CollectAdditionalHardwareforInstallation10 
4 InstallationInstructions11 
4.1 ChooseYourMountingLocation11 
4.2 InstalltheCW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐MR11 
4.2.1 AttachtheMountPlate11 
4.2.1.1 WallorSolid
CeilingMountUsingMountPlate13
4.2.1.2 DropCeiling
MountUsingMountPlate14
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4.2.1.3 ElectricalJunctionBoxMountUsingMountPlate18 
4.2.2 PowertheCW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐MR20 
4.2.2.1 PoweringtheCW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐MRwithMerakiACAdapter21 
4.2.2.2 PoweringtheCW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐MRwithMeraki802.3atPoweroverEthernet
Injector21
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4.2.2.3 PoweringtheCW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐MRwithan802.3atPoweroverEthernetSwitch
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4.2.3 MounttheCW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐MR22 
4.2.3.1 AssembleSecurityHasptotheCW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐MR22 
4.2.3.2 AssembleCW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐MRtotheMountPlate23 
4.2.3.3 DeskorShelfMount25 
4.3 SecuretheCW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐MR26 
4.3.1 SecurityScrew26 
4.3.2 KensingtonLock26 
4.4 VerifyDeviceFunctionalityandTestNetworkCoverage27 
5 Troubleshooting27 

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1 ScopeofDocumentandRelatedPublications 
TheCW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐MRHardwareInstallationGuidedescribestheinstallationprocedureforthe
CW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐MRindooraccesspoint.
 Additionalreferencedocumentsareavailableonlineat
www.meraki.com/library/product.

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2 CW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐MROverview 
TheMerakiCW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐MRisanenterprise‐class,dual‐concurrent4x4MIMO802.11ax
indooraccesspointdesignedfor
 high‐densitydeploymentsinoffices,schools,hospitalsandhotels.
WhenconnectedtotheMerakiCloudController,theCW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐MRenablesthecreationof
ultra‐highspeed,reliableindoorwirelessnetworksquickly,easilyandcost‐
 effectively. 
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2.1 PackageContents 
TheCW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐MRpackagecontainsthefollowing: 
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CW9166I‐MR,
CW9164I‐MRaccess
point
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Mountingplate 
Dropceilingmounting
kit
 Wallscrews
Securityscrews 
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MountingTemplate
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2.2 UnderstandingtheCW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐MR 
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CW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐MROperationTemperature: 
32°Fto122°F(0°Cto50°C) 
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YourMerakiCW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐MRhasthefollowingfeatures: 
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Kensingtonlockhardpoint
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Mountplateattachmentslots(2x)
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Cableaccessbay
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Deskmountfeet(4x)withM4*5mmpan‐headscrews
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CW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐MRcableaccessbay
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FactoryResetButton
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EthernetportPowersuppliedbyPoE:42.5‐57Vdc,0.847‐0.632Aor42.5‐57Vdc,0.776‐0.579A
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ACAdapterplug(soldseparately)Powersuppliedbyadapter:54Vdc,0.92A
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YourCW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐MRmountplatehasthefollowingfeatures: 
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Accesspointmountingposts(2x)
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Variousmountingholes

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2.3 SecurityFeatures 
TheCW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐MRfeaturesmultipleoptionsforphysicallysecuringtheaccesspointafter
installation:
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1. Securityscrew–Theaccessorykitincludesscrewsthatcanbeusedtosecuretheaccess
pointto
 themountplate.Engagingthesecurityscrewpreventsaccidentaldislodgingand
theft.
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2. Kensingtonlock–Theaccesspointcontainsahardpointthatallowsittobesecuredtoany
nearby
 permanentstructureusingastandardKensingtonlock. 
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2.4 EthernetPorts 
TheCW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐MRfeaturesanEthernetRJ45portthataccepts802.3afpower(labeled
“PoE”).Thisportshould
 beusedforuplinktoyourWANconnection. 
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2.5 PowerSourceOptions 
TheCW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐MRaccesspointcanbepoweredusingeithertheMerakiACAdapteror
802.3afPoEInjector(bothsold
 separately)orathird‐party802.3afPoEswitch. 
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2.6 FactoryResetButton 
Ifthebuttonispressedandheldforatleastfivesecondsandthenreleased,theCW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐
MRwillrebootandbe
 restoredtoitsoriginalfactorysettingsbydeletingallconfigurationinformation
storedontheunit.

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3 Pre‐InstallPreparation 
Youshouldcompletethefollowingstepsbeforegoingon‐sitetoperformaninstallation. 
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3.1 ConfigureYour NetworkinDashboard 
ThefollowingisabriefoverviewonlyofthestepsrequiredtoaddanCW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐MRtoyour
network.Fordetailed
 instructionsaboutcreating,configuringandmanagingMerakiwirelessnetworks,
refertotheMerakiCloud
 ControllerManual(meraki.com/library/product).
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1. Logintohttp://dashboard.meraki.com.Ifthisisyourfirsttime,createanewaccount.
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2. FindthenetworktowhichyouplantoaddyourAPsorcreateanewnetwork. 
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3. AddyourAPstoyournetwork.YouwillneedyourMerakiordernumber(foundonyourinvoiceif
youordereddirectlyfromMeraki)ortheserialnumberofeachAP,whichlookslikeQxxx‐xxxx‐xxxx,
andis
foundonthebottomoftheunit. YouwillalsoneedyourEnterpriseCloudControllerlicensekey,which
youshouldhavereceivedviaemailfrom[e-mail].
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4. Gotothemap/floorplanviewandplaceeachAPonthemapbyclickinganddraggingittothe
location
 whereyouplantomountit. 
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3.2 CheckandUpgradeFirmware 
ToensureyourCW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐MRperformsoptimallyimmediatelyfollowinginstallation,Meraki
recommendsthatyoufacilitateafirmwareupgradepriortomountingyourCW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐MR.
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1. AttachyourCW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐MRtopowerandawiredInternetconnection.Seep.19of
thisHardwareInstallation
 Guidefordetails. 
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2. TheCW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐MRwillturnonandthePowerLEDwillglowsolidorange.Iftheunitdoes
notrequireafirmware
 upgrade,thePowerLEDwillturnwhitewithinthirtyseconds.
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* Iftheunitrequiresanupgrade,thePowerLEDwillbeginblinkingorangeuntiltheupgradeis
complete,
 atwhichpointthePowerLEDwillturnsolidwhite.Youshouldallowaboutanhourforthe
firmware
 upgradetocomplete,dependingonthespeedofyourinternetconnection.
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3.3 CheckandConfigureFirewallSettings 
Ifafirewallisinplace,itmustallowoutgoingconnectionsonparticularportstoparticularIP
addresses.
 ThemostcurrentlistofoutboundportsandIPaddressescanbefoundhere: 
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http://tinyurl.com/y79une3 

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3.4 AssigningIPAddressestoCW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐MRs 
AllgatewayCW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐MRs(CW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐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.
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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. 
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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: 
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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. 
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Ifusingawiredconnection,connecttheclientmachinetotheCW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐MReitherthrough
aPoEswitchoraMeraki
 PoEInjector.IfusingaPoEswitch,pluganEthernetcableintotheCW9166I‐MR,
CW9164I‐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CW9166I‐MR,CW9164I‐MR
tothe“PoE”portoftheInjector,andtheclientmachinetothe“LAN”port.
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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. 
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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
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4. ConfigurethestaticIPaddress,netmask,gatewayIPaddressandDNSserversthatthisAPwilluse
onits
 wiredconnection. 
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5. Ifnecessary,reconnecttheAPtotheLAN. 
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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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3.5 CollectTo o ls 
Youwillneedthefollowingtoolstoperformaninstallation:






Phillips 
screwdrive
r
HammerDrillwith1/4”

(6.3mm)
bits



3.6 CollectAdditionalHardwareforInstallation 







802.3atPoEpowersource(either
PoE
 switchorMeraki802.3atPoE
Injector)

ACAdapter 







NetworkcableswithRJ45connectorslong 
enoughforyourparticularmounting
location

or