MeshNetworks MEA PWR6300, User Manual

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MEA PWR User’s Guide
Table of Contents
1 PORTABLE WIRELESS ROUTER ....................................................................................... 1
1.1 Introduction................................................................................................................. 1
1.2 What’s in the Box ....................................................................................................... 1
2 INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS....................................................................................... 1
2.1 Portable Wireless Router (PWR) ............................................................................... 1
2.1.1 Equipment ......................................................................................................... 2
2.2 Record MAC Address of the PWR6300 .................................................................... 3
2.3 PWR6300 Assembly ................................................................................................... 3
2.3.1 Deployment ....................................................................................................... 4
2.3.2 Deployment Tips................................................................................................ 4
2.3.3 Testing............................................................................................................... 5
3 INSTALLING THE MEA PORTABLE WIRELESS ROUTER ............................................... 6
3.1 Device Administration: Configuring the PWR Devices........................................... 6
3.1.1 Accessing the MEA Device Administration Web Pages .................................... 6
3.1.2 Configuring the Device .................................................................................... 10
3.1.2.1 Device Addressing....................................................................................... 11
3.1.2.2 Network DHCP Scheme .............................................................................. 11
3.1.2.3 Statically Provisioned Scheme .................................................................... 12
3.1.2.4 User Supplied Scheme................................................................................ 12
3.1.2.5 Setting the User Supplied IP Address ......................................................... 13
3.1.3 Resetting the PWR .......................................................................................... 15
3.1.4 Restoring Factory Settings – User Supplied Mode Limitations ....................... 17
3.1.4.1 VMM Reset-to-Default Recovery In User-Supplied Mode ........................... 17
3.1.4.2 Reset the Device Addressing Mode Using DeviceManager ........................ 17
3.1.4.3 Reset the Device Addressing Mode via the Configuration Web Page......... 17
3.1.4.4 Reset the User-Supplied Parameters via the Configuration Web Page ...... 17
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