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Share wireless signal

Julian96 — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 16:30:31 GMT

Regards, How should I configure the Meraki MR 42 AP to share the internet?

Thanks.

Re: Share wireless signal

MacuserJim — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 17:28:01 GMT

I assume you are wanting to plug the MR into your wired network and broadcast an SSID for users to connect to? You will need to claim it in your dashboard and add it to a wireless network. From there you can configure the SSID name, pre-shared key, etc. Then just plug the MR into your network and power it on. It will take a few minutes to download the configuration and you should be good to go.

Here is a little bit of documentation from Meraki on that.

https://documentation.meraki.com/MR/MR_Quick_Start

Re: Share wireless signal

Oscpimienta — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 18:45:53 GMT

It depends on what you requiered, whit Meraki AP, you can do a lot of things!!

Take a look at every site on the dashboard so you can discovere it.

Re: Share wireless signal

Julian96 — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 19:27:21 GMT

Thank you for your comments, excuse my english; specifically I need to connect an ap to the internet issued by the other ap, which broadcasts the internet

Thanks

Re: Share wireless signal

MacuserJim — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 19:48:38 GMT

Is the other AP a Meraki AP? If it is here is a good article to explain how that all works.

https://documentation.meraki.com/MR/Deployment_Guides/Mesh_Deployment_Guide_(CVD)

Re: Share wireless signal

BlakeRichardson — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 22:37:39 GMT

@Julian96 if you are trying to connect the Meraki AP to another branded AP's wireless signal then this isn't possible as far as I know.

Re: Share wireless signal

MacuserJim — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 14:30:40 GMT

@BlakeRichardson @Julian96

(Sorry Blake, i posted this then saw that you did clarify for another brand of AP. I haven't had my Mtn Dew yet today 😉)

It is possible. If you have one AP wired to the network it can act as a gateway for repeater APs within range. I just set this up with some test hardware. I had one MR set up and wired to the network and then up a second one wired as well to download the config and update firmware (it was in storage for a bit). Then I removed the LAN cable and just had it running off the power cord. After a few minutes it found the other AP wired to the network and formed a mesh with it and is repeating the wireless signal.

Re: Share wireless signal

Julian96 — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 15:16:06 GMT

Thank you very much for your contributions, I will try what is proposed by MacuserJim