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Meraki MG21 and MG21E Installation Guide

 

  

This document describes how to install and set up the MG21 LTE gateway. Additional reference documents 
are available online at: 

www.meraki.com/library/products

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MG21-HW Overview 

The Meraki MG21-HW (model: MG21-HW-NA, MG21E-HW-NA) is an enterprise LTE gateway designed for 
distributed deployments that require remote administration. It is ideal for network administrators who 
demand both ease of deployment and a state-of-the-art feature set. This appliance provides the following 
new features: 

 

Support for 2 LAN connections (1for 802.3at support) 

 

Wall screws and anchors for mounting drywall surface, either vertically or horizontally 

 
MG21-HW Operational Temperature: 32

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 F to 104

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 F (0

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 C to 40

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 C) 

 

Package Contents 

In addition to the MG21-HW, the following are provided. 

Summary of Contents for MG21

Page 1: ...gned for distributed deployments that require remote administration It is ideal for network administrators who demand both ease of deployment and a state of the art feature set This appliance provides the following new features Support for 2 LAN connections 1for 802 3at support Wall screws and anchors for mounting drywall surface either vertically or horizontally MG21 HW Operational Temperature 32...

Page 2: ...f the device s status Function LED Status Meaning Power Up Boot Solid Orange Power is applied Connecting Rainbow Device in process of connecting to the Meraki Dashboard Connected Solid White Fully operational Upgrading Flashing White During boot or no WAN link LTE Enabled Purple LTE is on and connected ...

Page 3: ... input Designed for use only with the unit s power supply Antenna ports Two RP SMA ports for dipole antennas two antennas included The MG21 HW input panel Restore button Insert a paper clip if a reset is required A brief momentary press To delete a downloaded configuration and reboot Press and hold for more than 10 sec To force the unit into a full factory reset ...

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Page 5: ...ce between the holes you drill should be 93 mm For mounting on drywall use a in drill bit then insert the plastic and screw assemblies For mounting on wood or a similar surface use only the screws Allow the heads of the screws to stick out far enough to be inserted securely into the back of the appliance Mount Option A Mount Option B Mounting The Device ...

Page 6: ... the WAN All Meraki MG devices must have an IP address This section describes how to configure your local area network before you deploy it A local management web service running on the appliance is accessed through a browser running on a client PC This web service is used for configuring and monitoring basic ISP WAN connectivity Setting up a static IP address To ensure that the client PC is redir...

Page 7: ... settings below are accessible only via the local management console Setting VLANs If your WAN uplink is on a trunk port choose VLAN tagging Use VLAN tagging and enter the appropriate value for VLAN ID for your network Setting PPPoE PPPoE authentication may be required if you are connecting the MG to a DSL circuit You need to know your authentication option and credentials supplied by your ISP in ...

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Page 10: ...Antenna types Dipole Panel Antennagain indBi ...

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