Meraki MX60W
Hardware Installation Guide
April 2012
Copyright © 2010, Meraki, Inc.
www.meraki.com
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San Francisco, California 94110
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Copyright: © 2010 Meraki, Inc. All rights reserved.
Trademarks: Meraki® is a registered trademark of Meraki, Inc.
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Trademarks
Meraki, Meraki MX60W, and Meraki Cloud Controller 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 circuit layout(s) described herein.
Warranty
Meraki, Inc. provides a limited warranty on this product. Warranty details may be found at www.meraki.com/legal.
Scope of the Document and Related Publications
The MX60W Hardware Installation Guide describes the installation procedure for the MX60W cloud-managed routers. Additional reference documents are available online at: www.meraki.com/library/products.
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Table of Contents
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Statement of Conditions ................................................................................................ |
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Warranty .......................................................................................................................... |
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Scope of the Document and Related Publications ...................................................... |
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MX60W Overview ...................................................................................................... |
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Package Contents ................................................................................................................................ |
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The MX60W Front Panel...................................................................................................................... |
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LED Color Rules................................................................................................................................ |
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Power-on Sequence.......................................................................................................................... |
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The MX60W Back Panel ...................................................................................................................... |
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Internet Port....................................................................................................................................... |
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LAN Ports .......................................................................................................................................... |
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USB Port ........................................................................................................................................... |
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Reset Button...................................................................................................................................... |
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Pre-Deployment Setup.............................................................................................. |
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Dashboard Settings.............................................................................................................................. |
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2.1.1 Setting Up a New Dashboard Account.............................................................................................. |
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2.1.2 Using an Existing Dashboard Account .............................................................................................. |
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Firewall Settings ................................................................................................................................... |
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Local Management Console................................................................................................................. |
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Network Settings .................................................................................................................................. |
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2.4.1 Router Mode: Gateway to the Internet .............................................................................................. |
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2.4.2 Passthrough Mode: Behind an Existing Router and/or Firewall ........................................................ |
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1 MX60W Overview
The Meraki MX60W is an enterprise router 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.
1.1Package Contents
MX60 |
Power Adapter |
CAT5 Ethernet Cables |
Wall Screws & Anchors |
1.2The MX60W Front Panel
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There are 3 types of LED in MX60W
•Power light: First one from the left
•WAN light: Second one from the left
•LAN lights: The four LEDs that are grouped together and numbered 1 - 4
1.2.1LED Color Rules
•Solid Green: Fully operational
•Flashing Green: Operational but operation (ex: upgrade) in progress
•Solid Orange: Operation in progress, device will be operational shortly
•Flashing Orange: Alert indicating that device requires attention. Dashboard will contain additional information about the alert.
1.2.2Power-on Sequence
1.All lights will flash twice on power on.
2.Power light will turn solid orange after the flash
3.Power light will turn green after the unit has been able to contact the Meraki dashboard and download its configuration
4.WAN light will be off during boot and when no WAN link.
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