MeshNetworks
3 Installing the MEA Portable Wireless Router
3.1 Device Administration: Configuring the PWR Devices
The PWR provides network access to one or more IP devices connected to the Ethernet port of
the PWR. In order for the PWR to provide service to the IP devices, some configuration must be
set up prior to connecting the IP devices.
The PWR serves as a default gateway for the attached IP devices. Because some devices
expect the default gateway to reside on the local subnet, the address that the PWR uses for
gateway service (on the wired interface) must be configurable. Some consideration should be
used in selecting a gateway address for the PWR.
The local default gateway address is used only on the wired interface, and is only visible to the
attached IP devices. It is not advertised to the wireless network, and the network cannot access
the PWR using this gateway address. The PWR has another IP address for the wireless
interface that can be used to access the PWR from the network. Because is gateway address is
limited to the local wired interface, the same address could be used for the gateway service in
several PWR devices. The local gateway should be a part of the overall subnet chosen for your
MEA network.
When selecting IP addresses for the PWR, care must be taken to ensure that the selected IP
addresses do not conflict with any other devices on the mea network.
3.1.1 Accessing the MEA Device Administration Web Pages
To modify the IP configuration for the PWR using the web interface, you must know the IP
address assigned to the wireless interface of the PWR. The IP address can be determined from
MeshManager, or from the DHCP server (once the device is configured for DHCP). The default
IP address for the PWR wireless interface is derived from the transceiver MAC address
(10.xx.yy.1, where the MAC address is 00:05:12:0A:XX:YY), similar to the default IP addresses
described in
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Once the IP address is known, you can access the web page of the device. Point your web
browser to the IP address of the PWR. In the following examples, the PWR address is
172.16.1.53 and the web page should be found at
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