Wireless Consulting Services

Progent's Cisco-certified wireless networking consultants can provide online and onsite consulting and troubleshooting services to assist your organization to plan, install, manage, tune, and repair wireless networks that utilize Cisco's Meraki access points. Progent's consultants can also help you to design and deploy hybrid networks that integrate on-premises and cloud-hosted services and that deliver easy access, advanced security, unified management, and consistent performance for all your mobile and desktop endpoints. Progent also can provide affordable wireless site surveys to help you to select, situate, and set up Cisco Meraki Wireless APs to create a Wi-Fi solution customized for your physical environment and network traffic.

Cisco Meraki WiFi 5 and WiFi 6/6E Access Points
The Meraki line of WiFi 5 and WiFi 6/6E indoor access points includes value-priced units for general use as well as enterprise-class Wireless APs that support throughput as fast as 7.8 Gbps. All Meraki indoor APs offer advanced features like self-configuration for fast deployment, integrated security and performance analytics, automatic updates, and unified cloud management for Wi-Fi environments of any scale, from a lone venue to multi-site networks. Meraki indoor APs also include radios with enhanced receive performance plus a unique wireless intrusion detection and prevention system with a dedicated radio for RF analysis and on-the-fly packet inspection.

Other features of the Meraki family of indoor access points include a GbE interface, 802.3af Power-over-Ethernet compatibility, hardware-accelerated encryption, wireless IPs, zero-configuration mesh routing, one-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 scan (NAC), WPA2-Enterprise authentication with 802.1X and native Active Directory integration, Layer 7 traffic shaping for prioritizing or throttling specified classes of apps, plus multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) and built-in beam forming to operate in crowded environments without compromising range.

Cisco's Meraki MR20 is an entry-level Wave 2 Wi-Fi access point intended for small office or home office (SOHO) use. The cloud-managed access point has 2x2:2 MU-MIMO technology with two spatial streams and delivers up to 1.3 Gbps aggregate performance with 866 Mbps in the 5 GHz band and 400 Mbps data rates in the 2.4 GHz band. The MR20 AP features Meraki's Air Marshal wireless intrusion prevention system for threat identification and resolution. The AP has a single 10/100/1000 BASE-T Ethernet RJ45 port but not a Bluetooth radio. The MR20 AP is desktop, ceiling, or wall mountable.

Cisco's Meraki MR42 AP is an 802.11ac Wave 2 AP for performance-critical and/or crowded wireless networks. The MR42 features 3x3:3 MU-MIMO with beamforming, delivers a top transmission rate of 1.9 Gbit/sec, includes a Gigabit Ethernet port, and has a built-in Bluetooth radio that provides scanning and Beaconing. Cisco's Meraki MR52 is a high-performance 802.11ac Wave 2 access point designed for high-density campus and enterprise environments. The 4-radio MR52 offers 4x4 MU-MIMO with four spatial streams and beamforming, handles over-the-air data rates as high as 2.5 Gbps, works with 160 MHz channels, includes two 1 GigE interfaces, and includes a Bluetooth BLE radio. The Cisco Meraki MR53 wireless AP offers the same specs as the MR52 but has one Gigabit Ethernet interface plus a 2.5 Gbps Multigigabit Ethernet port.

Cisco's Meraki MR30H AP is a wall switch device designed for hospitality or dormitory venues and uses 2x2 MU-MIMO 802.11ac Wave 2 support. The AP has an integrated 4-port GbE switch, and a Bluetooth radio for beaconing and scanning. The MR30H provides aggregate throughput as high as 1.3 Gbps with simultaneous 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radios. The Cisco Meraki MR33 is a versatile access point suitable for offices, schools, health care facilities, retail stores and other busy venues. The Meraki MR33 offers the same feature set as the Meraki MR30H access point but is packaged in a slim housing and lacks a integrated 4-port 1 GigE switch.

The Cisco Meraki MR57 WiFi 6E AP supports the 6 GHz band, more than doubling the spectrum available to previous generation WiFi access points. You can run the MR57 in dual 5 GHz mode or in 2.5/5/6 GHz mode. The highest data rate for the Cisco Meraki MR57 unit is 7.8 Gbps. The MR57 comes with dual 1/2.5/5 Gbps Ethernet ports and is Internet of Things ready thanks to BLE and USB support.

Legacy Meraki Indoor Wireless APs
Cisco's Meraki MR18 AP, which is at end-of-life status, is a wall or desktop mountable 802.11n compatible unit that can support combined throughput as fast as 600 Mbps with its two 2x2:2 MIMO radios. This entry-level Wi-Fi access point is intended for general-purpose use in moderate density environments. Cisco's Meraki MR32 is a wall, ceiling or desktop wireless AP featuring a 5 GHz 2x2:2 802.11ac radio and a 2.4 GHz 2x2:2 802.11n radio, offering a top aggregate frame rate of 1.2 Gbit/s. This device includes a BLE radio for Beaconing and scanning and is intended for high-density venues like campuses, hotels, and large offices.

The Meraki MR34 AP, which is at end-of-life status, is a 802.11ac Wave 1 device that features 3x3 MIMO technology with 1.75 Gbps throughput. Intended to support high density environments, the MR34 offers 802.af Power over Ethernet and 802.3at PoE+. The Meraki MR34 does not include Bluetooth.

Cisco Meraki Cloud-managed Outdoor/Industrial Wireless Access Points
Cisco's Meraki outdoor APs are IP67 rated, designed to withstand rugged outdoor environments, and tested to withstand dust particles, vibration and moisture. Cisco's Meraki outdoor APs include a Gigabit Ethernet port and deliver advanced features that include cloud management with network-wide visibility and control, 802.1X and native Active Directory integration, built-in antivirus scan, 1-click secure guest access and guest isolation firewall, application-aware traffic shaping, plus self-configuring mesh with beamforming.

The Cisco Meraki MR62 is an entry-level, single-radio 802.11n outdoor wireless, AP that offers 300 Mbit/sec performance and offers a single-radio mesh and VPN connectivity for at-home workers. Cisco's mid-range Meraki MR66 wireless, AP has dual-concurrent radios, delivers up to 600 Mbit/sec combined throughput, and features 2x2 MIMO technology, beamforming, and multi-radio mesh. The high-capacity Meraki MR72 is a three-radio Wi-Fi AP that supports throughput 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 RF optimization. The MR72 access point also includes a Bluetooth radio for Beaconing and BLE scanning. The ultra-fast Meraki MR84 is a 4-radio outdoor access point engineered to handle challenging, high-density RF environments such as a stadium or other outdoor venue. The MR84 features 4×4:4 MU-MIMO technology, 160 MHz channels, a Gigabit Ethernet interface plus a Multigigabit interface, and a built-in BLE radio.

Meraki's Cloud-based Wireless Management System
Meraki wireless access points have the CPU, memory and architectural resources needed to handle packet processing, Quality of Service (QoS, layer 3-7 security, line-rate encryption, and other crucial access point functions at the network boundary while at the same time working with Meraki's cloud-based management infrastructure. Meraki's extensive cloud management and monitoring capabilities allow centralized control over an almost limitless number of WLANs and devices from a single browser-based dashboard with advanced features that include layer 7 device and application visibility, health and accessibility monitoring and alarms, management analytics, realtime diagnostics for online remediation, zero-touch updates, and world-class security.

Progent's Cisco-certified CCIE networking consultants can assist you to assess the business advantages of Meraki's cloud-hosted platform for managing Wi-Fi and wired infrastructure. Progent can also assist you to plan, deploy, and manage a cohesive network ecosystem that incorporates Cisco's Meraki infrastructure products. For a closer description at Cisco Meraki cloud-based management services for Wi-Fi and wired network infrastructure, visit: Cisco Meraki cloud-based management services for Wi-Fi networks.

How Progent's Experts Can Help You with Cisco Meraki Wireless APs
Progent's Cisco-certified Wi-Fi networking experts offer online and on-premises support to assist businesses of all sizes to plan, configure, administer, tune or debug Wi-Fi environments that include Cisco Meraki wireless APs. Progent's experts can deliver on-demand assistance to get you through a challenging IT roadblock or Progent can deliver end-to-end project management services to ensure that critical wireless tasks are completed on schedule and on budget. Progent can assist you to integrate Meraki wireless APs with Meraki switches and security products or with non-Meraki infrastructure appliances from Cisco or from other vendors. (Refer to Meraki switches configuration consulting.) Progent's also offers wireless site surveys to assist you to select and place Meraki Wi-Fi APs efficiently to support the coverage, throughput, and client density required for your wireless network.

Progent's certified data security and compliance experts can help your organization establish security policies that are enforced consistently across your wired and wireless network that align with industry and government standards. Progent's disaster recovery planning experts can assist you to design resilient and recoverable wireless environments that utilize the high-availability technology built into Meraki wireless access points and cloud-based management and monitoring services.

To find out more about Progent's wireless consulting and support services, refer to Progent's wireless network consulting and troubleshooting support.

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