Autonomous and Cloud Deployments

Question 1

Autonomous APs become an extension of an sccess layer switch by bridging SSIDs to what?

Answer 1

VLANs

Question 2

You can configure an autonomous AP by what 3 methods?

Answer 2

Console port
Telnet or SSH to AP’s IP address
Web browser to access GUI on AP’s IP address

Question 3

By default an autonomous AP will use DHCP. What IP address will be used if it does not receive an address from DHCP?

Answer 3

10.0.0.1/26

Question 4

Using the console port to manually assign an IP address to an autonomous AP, what interface would you configure?

Answer 4

BVI1 (bridged-virtual interface)

Question 5

By default on an autonomous AP, what is the state of the radios and are there any SSIDs configured?

Answer 5

Radios are disabled

There are no SSIDs configured

Question 6

When configuring a new autonomous AP by using the web interface, what is the default username and password?

Answer 6

Can leave username blank

Password is Cisco

Question 7

By default on an autonomous AP, each radio is configured to operate in the Access Point role? What are the other roles that can be configured?

Answer 7

Repeater (Ethernet port will be disabled)
Root Bridge (no clients will be allowed)
Non-Root Bridge
Workggroup Bridge
Universal Workgroup Bridge
Scanner (scan channels)
Spectrum (scan RF)

Question 8

On the autonomous AP’s web interface, where is the Easy Setup Menu?

Answer 8

On the Home tab at the upper-left corner

Question 9

On the autonomous AP’s web interface, where is the Save Configuration link?

Answer 9

Upper-right corner of the screen

Question 10

On an autonomous AP, what is the CLI command to convert it to a LAP?

Answer 10

archive download-sw /overwrite /force-reload

Question 11

Is there a console port on a Meraki AP?

Answer 11

No

Question 12

What happens if a new Meraki AP can’t reach the Meraki cloud?

Answer 12

It will bring up a local WLAN which once connected to, you can open a browser to get info on the issue.

Question 13

With Meraki APs, how do you add them to the cloud portal?

Answer 13

Select Network-wide > Configure > Add Devices
Then click the Claim button
Enter the serial number for the AP and click the Claim button