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Cisco Meraki Cloud-managed Wi-Fi Access Points
Cisco Meraki Wi-Fi access points (APs) are designed to be deployed and managed, along with Meraki's switches and security appliances, via Meraki's cloud-based services. Meraki's 802.11ac wireless access points are offered for indoor and outside operation and include modern features such as automatic web-based updates, location analytics, application visibility and management, automatic RF optimization, the ability to apply policies according to client class, plus a specialized radio that offers wireless intrusion detection and prevention system (WIDS/WIPS) security for threat detection and deep packet inspection in real time. High-end wireless APs from Meraki can support as much as 2.5 Gbps of Wi-Fi traffic over a single cable. Meraki's cloud-based management tools offer unified control over networks that can range from a single wireless AP at a teleworker's home to a geographically distributed IT ecosystem with thousands of wireless clients.
Progent's Cisco-certified Wi-Fi networking experts offer remote and on-premises consulting and support services to assist your organization to plan, configure, manage, tune, and repair wireless networks that incorporate Cisco's Meraki APs. Progent's experts can also assist your organization to plan and implement hybrid networks that integrate local and cloud-hosted resources and that provide easy access, advanced protection, unified management, and dependable operation for all your mobile and desktop endpoints. Progent also can provide budget-friendly wireless site surveys to assist you to select, position, and configure Meraki Wireless APs to build a wireless network optimized for your physical layout and network traffic.
Cisco Meraki Indoor Wave 2 Wi-Fi APs
Cisco's Meraki portfolio of Wave 2 dual-band indoor APs includes value-priced units for general use as well as high-end Wi-Fi Access Points that deliver throughput as fast as 2.5 Gbps. All Meraki indoor access points offer convenient functions such as self-configuration for easy deployment, built-in security and analytics, automatic updates, and unified cloud management for Wi-Fi environments of any size, from a lone venue to multi-site networks. Cisco Meraki indoor APs also include radios with enhanced receive sensitivity plus a proprietary wireless intrusion detection and prevention system with a dedicated radio for RF analysis and realtime packet inspection.
Additional features of the Meraki line of indoor APs are a Gigabit Ethernet port, 802.3af PoE compatibility, realtime encryption, wireless IPs, zero-configuration mesh routing, single-click protected guest access with a guest isolation firewall, brandable splash pages, an integrated policy firewall for granular group or device-based access control, built-in antivirus, WPA2-Enterprise authentication with native Active Directory integration, Layer 7 traffic shaping for favoring or restricting various types of applications, plus multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) and integrated beam forming to operate in high density environments without sacrificing coverage.
The Cisco Meraki MR20 is an entry-level Wave 2 wireless access point intended for small office or home office use. The cloud-managed access point features 2x2:2 MU-MIMO with two spatial streams and supports as much as 1.3 Gbps combined throughput with 866 Mbps in the 5 GHz band and 400 Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band. The Meraki MR20 access point includes Meraki's Air Marshal wireless intrusion prevention system for threat identification and resolution. The access point has one 10/100/1000 BASE-T Ethernet RJ45 port but does not have a Bluetooth BLE radio. The MR20 AP is desktop, ceiling, or wall mount capable.
The Meraki MR42 access point is a Wave 2 access point for performance-critical and/or crowded wireless networks. The MR42 features 3×3:3 MU-MIMO technology with beamforming, delivers a maximum data rate of 1.9 Gbit/sec, includes a Gigabit Ethernet port, and has an integrated Bluetooth BLE radio that provides scanning and Beaconing. Cisco's Meraki MR52 is a high-performance 802.11ac Wave 2 AP designed for high-density campus and enterprise environments. The 4-radio MR52 uses 4×4 MU-MIMO technology with four spatial streams and beamforming, delivers wireless data rates of up to 2.5 Gbps, works with 160 MHz channels, includes two GbE ports, and features a Bluetooth BLE radio. Cisco's Meraki MR53 wireless access point offers the same specs as the Meraki MR52 but has a single Gigabit Ethernet port plus a 2.5 Gbps Multigigabit Ethernet port.
Cisco's Meraki MR30H AP is a wall switch unit designed for hospitality or dorm room venues and uses 2x2 MU-MIMO Wave 2 technology. The AP includes a built-in 4-port GbE switch, and a BLE radio for beaconing and scanning. The MR30H delivers combined performance as high as 1.3 Gbps with simultaneous 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radios. The Cisco Meraki MR33 is a versatile access point that can be deployed in offices, classrooms, health care facilities, shops and other busy venues. The Meraki MR33 has the same feature set as the Meraki MR30H AP but is packaged in a compact housing and lacks a built-in 4-port Gigabit Ethernet switch.
Legacy Meraki Indoor Wi-Fi APs
Cisco's Meraki MR18 access point, which has been discontinued, is a wall or desktop mountable 802.11n device that can deliver aggregate throughput of up to 600 Mbps with its two 2x2:2 MIMO radios. This entry-level Wi-Fi AP is intended for use in low to moderate density environments. The Meraki MR32 is a wall, ceiling or desktop wireless access point featuring a 5 GHz 2x2:2 802.11ac radio and a 2.4 GHz 2x2:2 802.11n radio, offering a maximum dual-radio frame rate of 1.2 Gbit/s. This device includes a Bluetooth radio for Beaconing and BLE scanning and is intended for high-density venues such as schools, hotels, and enterprise offices.
The Meraki MR34 access point, which has been discontinued, is a Wave 1 device that uses 3x3 MIMO with 1.75 Gbps throughput. Intended to handle high density environments, the MR34 offers 802.af PoE as well as 802.3at PoE+. The MR34 does not include Bluetooth.
Meraki Cloud-managed Outdoor/Industrial Wireless APs
Cisco's Meraki outdoor APs are IP67 rated, designed to withstand harsh outdoor environments, and able to withstand dust particles, vibration and moisture. Cisco's Meraki outdoor APs include a 1 x Gbit Ethernet port and deliver advanced capabilities such as cloud management with multi-site visibility and control, native Active Directory integration, built-in antivirus scan, 1-click secure guest access and guest isolation firewall, Layer 7 traffic shaping, plus self-configuring mesh with beamforming.
The Meraki MR62 is a value-priced, single-radio 802.11n outdoor wireless, AP that offers 300 Mbit/sec performance and offers a single-radio mesh and VPN connectivity for teleworkers. The mid-range Meraki MR66 wireless, access point features dual radios with band steering, delivers a maximum of 600 Mbit/sec aggregate performance, and features 2x2 MIMO technology, beamforming, and multi-radio mesh. Cisco's high-performance Meraki MR72 is a three-radio Wi-Fi access point that delivers data rates as high as 1.2 Gbps with combined 802.11ac and 802.11n 2x2:2 MIMO radios. A separate third radio is devoted to WIDS/WIPS security and automated RF optimization. The MR72 access point also incorporates a low-energy Bluetooth radio for Beaconing and BLE scanning. The ultra-fast Meraki MR84 is a 4-radio outdoor AP designed to handle challenging, high-density RF environments like a stadium or other outdoor venue. The MR84 features 4×4:4 MU-MIMO technology, 160 MHz channels, a 1 GigE interface and a Multigigabit port, and an integrated Bluetooth radio.
Cisco's Meraki Cloud-based Wireless Management Services
Cisco's Meraki wireless access points have internal processor, RAM and structural resources required to handle packet processing, Quality of Service (QoS, data security, hardware encryption, and other crucial AP services at the network boundary while simultaneously working with Meraki's cloud-based management infrastructure. Cisco Meraki's extensive cloud management and monitoring services provide centralized control over an almost unlimited selection of WLANs and devices from a single browser-based dashboard with powerful features that include device and application monitoring, performance and connectivity monitoring and alarms, management analytics, live diagnostics for online remediation, zero-touch patching, and enterprise-class cybersecurity.
Progent's Cisco-certified CCIE infrastructure experts can assist your organization to evaluate the business benefits of Meraki's cloud-based solution for managing wireless and wired network resources. Progent's experts can also help you to design, implement, and maintain a unified network environment based on Cisco's Meraki infrastructure products. For a more detailed description at Cisco Meraki cloud-hosted management services for wireless and wired network infrastructure, see: Cisco Meraki cloud-hosted management services for wireless networks.
How Progent's Experts Can Assist You with Meraki Wireless APs
Progent's Cisco-certified Wi-Fi networking consultants can provide online and onsite support to assist businesses of any size to design, configure, manage, optimize or troubleshoot Wi-Fi environments that incorporate Meraki Wi-Fi APs. Progent's experts can deliver on-demand assistance to get you through a challenging IT roadblock or Progent can provide end-to-end project management expertise to make sure that critical Wi-Fi initiatives are completed on time and within budget. Progent can help you to combine Meraki-based wireless APs with Meraki switches and security appliances or with non-Meraki infrastructure appliances from Cisco or other providers. (See Meraki switches configuration consulting.) Progent's also offers Wi-Fi site surveys to help you to choose and place Meraki wireless access points optimally to support the coverage, performance, and client density you need for your Wi-Fi network.
Progent's certified data security and compliance experts can help you establish policies that are applied consistently across your converged network that align with industry and government standards. Progent's disaster recovery planning experts can assist you to implement fault-tolerant and recoverable wireless ecosystems that utilize the high-availability technology designed into Cisco Meraki Wi-Fi APs and cloud-hosted management services.
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