Meraki Outdoor Manual
Meraki Outdoor
Hardware Installation Guide
Trademarks
Meraki, Meraki Outdoor, Meraki Cloud Controller, and Meraki Mesh are trademarks of Meraki, Inc.
Other brand and product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders.
Statement of Conditions
In the interest of improving internal design, operational function, and/or reliability, Meraki reserves the right to make
changes to the products described in this document without notice. Meraki does not assume any liability that may
occur due to the use or application of the product(s) or circult layout(s) described herein.
Warranty
Meraki, Inc. provides a limited 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 Outdoor Overview 5
2.1 Package Contents 5
2.2 Understanding the Outdoor 5
2.3 LED Indicators and Run Dark Mode 7
3 Pre-Install Preparation 8
3.1 Configure Your Network in Dashboard 8
3.2 Check and Configure Firewall Settings 8
3.3 Check and Upgrade Firmware 8
3.4 Determine How IP Addresses will be Assigned to Your Outdoor 9
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 Outdoor 11
4.3 Deploy Your Repeaters 12
4.4 Verify Device Functionality and Test Network Coverage 13
5 Troubleshooting 13
6 Regulatory Information 14
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1 Scope of Document and Related Publications
The Outdoor Hardware Installation Guide describes the installation procedure for the Outdoor access points.
Additional reference documents are available online at www.meraki.com/library/products.
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Power cord
POE injector
Meraki Outdoor Antenna Mounting feet
and screws
Screws and
rubber washers
2 Outdoor Overview
The Meraki Outdoor is a weather-proof and UV-protected wireless access point, gateway, and repeater,
designed to boost your network’s range out of doors.
2.1 Package Contents
The Outdoor package contains the following:
2.2 Understanding the Outdoor
Your Meraki Outdoor has the following features:
LED indicators
RPSMA Antenna
Connector
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Mounting feet holes (2x)
Back panel
mounting holes (3x)
Cable bay
Weatherproofing plugs
Ethernet jack #1
PC jack
Ethernet jack #2
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2.3 LED Indicators and Run Dark Mode
Your Outdoor is equipped with a series of LED lights on the front of the unit to convey information about
system functionality and performance.
Signal Strength
One Light: Fair
Four Lights: Strongest
Moving Lights: Searching for Signal
Flashing Lights: Error state. May indicate bad gateway or other routing fault
Radio Power
Off: Outdoor is off
Solid Green: Outdoor is fully operational and connected to the network
Flashing Green: Firmware is upgrading
Ethernet
Off: No active network connection at the Ethernet port
On: Active network connection at the Ethernet port
Flashing: Error state. May indicate bad gateway or other routing fault
The Outdoor may be operated in “Run Dark” mode for additional security and to reduce the visibility of
the access point. In this mode, the LEDs will not be illuminated. This mode may be enabled through the
Meraki Dashboard.
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3 Pre-Install Preparation
You should complete the following steps before going on-site to perform an installation.
3.1 Configure Your Network in Dashboard
The following is a brief overview only of the steps required to add an Outdoor to your network. For detailed
instructions about creating, configuring and managing Meraki wireless networks, refer to the Meraki Cloud
Controller Manual (meraki.com/library).
1. Login to http://dashboard.meraki.com. If this is your first time, create a new account
2. Find the network to which you plan to add your nodes or create a new network.
3. Add your nodes 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 node, which looks like Qxxx-xxxx-xxxx, and is
found on the bottom of the unit.
4. Finally, go to the map / floor plan view and place each node on the map by clicking and dragging it to
the location where you plan to mount it. You can always modify the location later.
3.2 Check and Configure Firewall Settings
If a firewall is in place, it must allow outgoing connections on the following ports, to the following IP addresses:
3.3 Check and Upgrade Firmware
To ensure your Outdoor performs optimally immediately following installation, Meraki recommends that you
facilitate a firmware upgrade prior to mounting your Outdoor.
1. Attach your Outdoor to power and a wired Internet connection. See p.11 of this Hardware Installation
Guide for details.
2. The Outdoor 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 green within thirty seconds.
* If the unit requires an upgrade, the Power LED will begin blinking green until the upgrade is complete,
at which point the Power LED will turn solid green. You should allow about an hour for the firmware
upgrade to complete, depending on the speed of your internet connection.
IP Addresses
64.62.142.1/24
72.13.86.192/29
94.76.200.6/32
94.76.200.8/32
94.76.200.87/32
Ports
UDP 7351
TCP 80
TCP 443
TCP 7734
TCP 7752
Meraki reserves the right to change these ports and IP address at any time with or without notice.
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3.4 Determine How IP Addresses will be Assigned to Your Outdoors
All gateway Outdoorss (Outdoors with Ethernet connections to the LAN) must be assigned routable IP addresses.
These IP addresses can be configured directly on each Outdoor (see instructions below), or assigned to the
Outdoors via an upstream DHCP server.
In general, static IP address assignment is recommended for Meraki access points (APs) when the APs obtain
their IP addresses via 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.
A static IP address can be configured directly on a given AP, through the following steps:
1. Using a client machine (e.g. a laptop), connect to the AP either wirelessly (by associating to any SSID
broadcasted by the AP) or over a wired connection (by plugging one end of an Ethernet cable into client
machine, and the other end of the Ethernet cable into one of the AP’s Ethernet jacks.
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 username 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 to the Internet.
5. If necessary, reconnect the AP to its Ethernet connection to the LAN.
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Straight-slot
screwdriver
Phillips
screwdriver
Wall anchors
(if wall mounting)
Hose clamps
(if pole mounting)
Drill and appropriate
drill bit. (if wall mounting)
3.6 Collect Additional Hardware for Installation
Network cables with
RJ45 connectors long
enough for your particular
mounting location
3.5 Collect Tools
You will need the following tools to perform an installation:
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