The MX400 back panel
Please note that the serial number is located on the product label at the back panel of MX400.
Mounting hardware
The mounting hardware includes a rack mount rail kit. When installing the device, make sure that there is sufficient
space between the rear of the rack and other obstacles to ensure adequate airflow.
Safety guidelines
Regardless if you are using a wall power outlet (MAINS) or any other type of power connection (e.g., a UPC device),
always ensure that the power cord can be readily disconnected from the hardware unit.
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 service is used for configuring and monitoring basic ISP/WAN connectivity.
Setting up a static IP address
To ensure that the client PC is redirected to the local web service in the following step, you must disable all other
network services (ex: wi-fi) on your client machine.
Do the following to configure basic connectivity and other networking parameters:
1. UUsing a client machine such as a laptop, connect to the
management
port of the MX.
2. Using a browser on the client machine, access the appliance's built-in web service by browsing to
http://setup.meraki.com
. (You do not have to be connected to the Internet to reach this address)
3. Click
Uplink configuration
under the
Local status
tab. The default credentials use the device serial number as
the username, with a blank password field.
4. Choose
Static
for the
IP Assignment option
.
5. Enter the IP address, subnet mask, default gateway IP and DNS server information.
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