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MX64W Installation Guide

This document describes how to install and set up the MX64W security
appliance. Additional reference documents are available online at:

www.meraki.com/library/products

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MX64W Overview

The Meraki MX64W is an enterprise security appliance designed for
distributed deployments that require remote administration. It is ideal for
network administrators who demand both ease of deployment and a
state-of-the-art feature set. This appliance provides the following new
features:

• USB port, to support approved 3G/4G cards for failover to cellular

networks.

• Support for four LAN connections

• Wall screws and anchors for mounting drywall surface, either

vertically or horizontally

Package contents

In addition to the MX64W, the following are provided.

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Summary of Contents for Meraki MX64W

Page 1: ...ibuted deployments that require remote administration It is ideal for network administrators who demand both ease of deployment and a state of the art feature set This appliance provides the following new features USB port to support approved 3G 4G cards for failover to cellular networks Support for four LAN connections Wall screws and anchors for mounting drywall surface either vertically or hori...

Page 2: ...patterns and their meanings are described below LED Status Meaning Solid orange Power is applied but the appliance is not connected to the Meraki Dashboard Alternating Colors The appliance is attempting to connect to Meraki Dashboard Flashing White Firmware upgrade in progress Solid White Fully operational 2 ...

Page 3: ...t switches A steady green LED indicates bidirectional connectivity and flashing green indicates traffic The LAN4 port can either be a LAN port or a second Internet port WAN Internet port Provides connectivity to the WAN Reset button Insert a paper clip if a reset is required Press for 1 second to delete a downloaded configuration and reboot Press and hold for more than 10 seconds to force a full f...

Page 4: ...e only the screws Allow the heads of the screws to stick out far enough to be inserted securely into the back of the appliance Connecting to WAN All Meraki MX devices must have an IP address This section describes how to configure your local area network before you deploy it A local management web service running on the appliance is accessed through a browser running on a client PC This web servic...

Page 5: ... DHCP address Additional settings Setting VLANs If your WAN uplink is on a trunk port choose VLAN tagging Use VLAN tagging and enter the appropriate value for VLAN ID for your network Setting up secondary WAN interface dual WAN You can toggle the LAN4 port between LAN and Internet through Uplink configuration under the Local status tab Setting PPPoE PPPoE authentication may be required if you are ...

Page 6: ...ues for Username and Password Configuring physical link settings To configure physical link settings on the Ethernet ports click Local status Ethernet configuration You can enable half duplex full duplex and autonegotiation as well as set 10 or 100 Mbps data rates To apply all configuration settings to the appliance be sure to click Save Settings at the bottom of the page 6 ...

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