Wireless LAN Extension
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2.3
Adding Meraki AP’s to the remote side of the link
Depending on the size of the area that requires coverage, you may
require more than one AP on the remote side of the link. The MR58 has
two Ethernet interfaces for wired connectivity, both of which can accept
either wired client traffic or wired Meraki traffic. Wired Meraki traffic
would be generated any time a “wired hop” is created, i.e. when a Meraki
AP is plugged into a neighboring Meraki AP for connectivity. So to
properly connect multiple Meraki devices to the MR58 repeater’s wired
interface, a switch must be added that has ONLY Meraki equipment
connected to it. A mixture of wired clients and wired Meraki AP’s
attached to one MR58 interface will not work. This is due to the auto-
detection mechanisms that Meraki AP’s use to understand if they should
function as a gateway or a repeater. The second wired interface can be
leveraged for wired client connectivity if appropriate. Note the picture
below.
