CISCO CISCO CBW143ACME Instructions

QUICK START GUIDE

Cisco Business 143AC Mesh Extender

Thank you for choosing the Cisco Business 143AC Mesh Extender.
The Mesh Extender can be used to expand coverage of your existing Cisco Business Wireless Network.
This Quick Start Guide will get you up and running in no time.

What’s in the Box

● Cisco Business 143AC Mesh Extender

● Quick Start Guide

● Power Adapter

● Mounting Kit

● Technical Support Contact List

● Pointer Card China RoHS

● Compliance Information (for EU SKU only)

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Product Features

Status LED

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PoE-In Port

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Type B USB Port (power supply)

QR Code

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Mode button (on side)

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Kensington Lock (on side)

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Cisco Business app*

First, You’ll Need...

Cisco Business 143AC Mesh Extender | Quick Start Guide

● An active Internet connection

● An operational/congured CBW Primary AP

(140AC/145AC/240AC) with Mesh enabled

● A router (to act as your DHCP server)

● A QR code reader (if not using the Cisco

Business app). Free QR code readers are
available for Android and Apple products.

Download the free Cisco Business app to
simplify setup and monitoring. The app
already contains a QR code reader.

*When available

Get ConguredGet Connected

Step 1—Connect

Cisco Business Primary Access Point

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VIA WIRELESS (WEB UI)

Join the SSID of the

Primary AP that was set up
during initial conguration.

VIA APP

Open the app and go to “Monitor my network”.

Select the Discovered Primary and log into the
Primary AP. Select “Add a device” and follow

the steps to complete the setup.

Step 2—Access via Wireless (WEB UI)

Launch a web browser and type the URL

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https://ciscobusiness.cisco and press

“Enter”.

Log into the Primary AP with the user name

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and password you created while conguring

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the Primary AP.

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Go to Wireless Settings>WLAN Users>Local

MAC Addresses.

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Click “Add MAC Address” and add the MAC
address of the mesh extender to join the
network.

NOTE: If the access point was not set up with

Mesh support enabled you will not be able to
add Mesh extenders to your WLAN until Mesh
support is enabled. Go to Wireless Settings >
Mesh and if the “Mesh” button is not enabled
(green), enable it and select “apply”. Select

“Yes” on the pop-up conrmation window. The
AP will now reboot.

For more details on LED indicators and advanced congurations, see “Cisco Business Wireless Access

Point Administration Guide”.

Select the Type as “Whitelist”

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The mesh extender LED will cycle through multiple

states while the unit is uploading rmware and
joining the Primary AP. This may take ten minutes

or more. A solid or blinking green LED ensures that
joining was successful.

You can navigate to Wireless Settings>Access

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Points and check if the mesh extender is listed
under the “AP Model” column of the table. This may
take a few minutes to appear in the table.

Save the conguration by selecting the red disk

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icon in the web interface (UI) header and select “OK”

on the conrmation pop-up window.

You can now manage the mesh extender using the

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Primary AP web-UI

Cisco Business 143AC Mesh Extender

Preparing Your Product

Connect the power adapter (provided) to the mesh extender and plug it into a power source.

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The mesh extender will begin initial boot up. During this process the LED will cycle through red,
amber and green. This is normal and you may proceed to step below.

If you have downloaded the Cisco Business app, use it to connect to the SSID of the Primary

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AP and proceed to “Get Congured”. If you are not using the app then obtain the MAC address

by scanning the QR code on the back of the mesh extender. Once you have the MAC address

proceed to “Get Congured”.

Cisco Business 143AC Mesh Extender | Quick Start Guide

Step 3—Mount and Ground

Cisco Business mesh extenders can be mounted in several congurations.

For detailed mounting instructions, see ”Cisco Business Wireless Access Point Administration Guide”.

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Support

For Cisco support and additional product documentation, including

the Administration Guide, visit:

cisco.com/go/cbw143ac

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