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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 tomake 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

Table of Contents
1 2 Scope of Document and RelatedPublications Outdoor Overview 2.1 Package Contents 2.2 Understanding the Outdoor 2.3 LED Indicators and Run Dark Mode Pre-Install Preparation 3.1 Configure Your Network in Dashboard 3.2 Check and Configure Firewall Settings 3.3 Check and Upgrade Firmware 3.4 Determine How IP Addresses will be Assigned to Your Outdoor 3.5 Collect Tools 3.6 Collect Additional Hardware for Installation InstallationInstructions 4.1 Choose Your Mounting Location 4.2 Install the Outdoor 4.3 Deploy Your Repeaters 4.4 Verify Device Functionality and Test Network Coverage Troubleshooting Regulatory Information 4 5 5 5 7 8 8 8 8 9 10 10 11 11 11 12 13 13 14

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Scope of Document and Related Publications
The Outdoor Hardware Installation Guide describes the installation procedure for the Outdooraccess points. Additional reference documents are available online at www.meraki.com/library/products.

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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:

Meraki Outdoor

Antenna

Mountingfeet and screws

Screws and rubber washers

Power cord POE injector

2.2 Understanding the Outdoor
Your Meraki Outdoor has the following features:

RPSMA Antenna Connector

LED indicators

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Mounting feet holes (2x)

Cable bay

Back panel mounting holes (3x)

Weatherproofing plugs

Ethernet jack #1 PC jack

Ethernet jack #2

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2.3 LED Indicators and Run Dark ModeYour 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: Four Lights: Moving Lights: Flashing Lights: Radio Power Off: Solid Green: Flashing Green: Ethernet Off: On: Flashing:

Fair Strongest Searching for Signal Error state. May indicate bad gateway or other routing fault

Outdooris off Outdoor is fully operational and connected to the network Firmware is upgrading

No active network connection at the Ethernet port Active network connection at the Ethernet port 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 willnot be illuminated. This mode may be enabled through the Meraki Dashboard.

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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 andmanaging 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...