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MR without internet connection
Hello;
One question, can a Meraki MR device be accessed locally without having an Internet connection?
Thanks
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Most Cisco Meraki devices have a local status page that can be accessed to make local configuration changes, monitor device status and channel utilization, and perform local troubleshooting.
Using the Cisco Meraki Device Local Status Page
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Thank you very much for your response. If the device is registered and the Internet service where it is connected fails, is there a way to access the device locally?
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Using the Cisco Meraki Device Local Status Page
Accessing the Local Status Page
The local status page of any Meraki device is accessible via the web browser of a host machine. By default, users are required to log in to pages that provide configurable options. The local status page uses digest authentication with Message Digest Algorithm 5 (MD5) hashing for the connection between the administering computer and the Meraki device to protect these sensitive settings.
The authentication credentials for a device that uses the default authentication credentials or a device that has not fetched configuration will depend on the firmware version the device is running.
MX devices running MX 19+ firmware, MS devices running MS 17+ firmware and MS390/Catalyst devices running CS 17+ firmware will use the username admin and the password will be the serial number of the device (upper case letters and dashes).
All devices running other firmware versions will use the serial number of the device (upper case letters and dashes) as the username with no password.
Authentication credentials should be changed to have a strong password after their initial use. Please see the Changing Log-In Credentials section below.
To reach MR devices, the client must be wirelessly connected to the access point (AP) using a configured service set identifier (SSID) or one of the SSIDs mentioned in the Default SSIDs section, such as "meraki-setup" SSID. However, MS and MX devices can be accessed by any device with access to their LAN IP. This is done by entering the LAN IP address in the URL bar of a web browser. Additionally, each device can be accessed by DNS name if the client traffic passes through the device while browsing the following URLs. This can be useful for determining which AP/switch/firewall a client's traffic is going through to reach the internet.
- MR - http://ap.meraki.com
- MS - http://switch.meraki.com
- MX - http://mx.meraki.com or http://wired.meraki.com
- MG - http://mg.meraki.com
- Any - http://setup.meraki.com or http://my.meraki.com
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@Esteban31 Yes, the basic settings can be configured via a local status page however in order to properly operate it requires an internet connection and a license.
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You need an Internet connection to configure and monitor it. Once it is configured, it will run without an Internet connection for a while.
I don't know, but if you have no Internet connection, then it couldn't check its licence, so I suspect there might be some upper time limit before it shuts down.
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Thank you very much for your response. If the device is registered and the Internet service where it is connected fails, is there a way to access the device locally?
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Thank you very much for your response. If the device is registered and the Internet service where it is connected fails, is there a way to access the device locally?
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According to the documentation below, as long as the AP is receiving power but no internet, it should be able to broadcast the default SSID which can be used for administration purpose.
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