Wireless Consulting Support

Progent's Cisco-certified wireless networking experts can provide online and onsite consulting and support services to assist your organization to plan, configure, administer, optimize, and repair wireless deployments that incorporate Cisco's Meraki access points. Progent's consultants can also assist your organization to design and implement hybrid networks that combine on-premises and cloud-based services and that provide easy access, enhanced security and compliance, streamlined management, and consistent operation for all your wired and wireless devices. Progent also can provide affordable wireless site surveys to help you to choose, position, and set up Cisco Meraki Wi-Fi APs to create a Wi-Fi solution optimized for your physical layout and network traffic.

Cisco Meraki WiFi 5 and WiFi 6/6E Access Points
Cisco's Meraki portfolio of WiFi 5 and WiFi 6/6E indoor APs includes low-cost units for ordinary use and also high-end Wireless APs that support performance as fast as 7.8 Gbps. All Cisco Meraki indoor APs offer convenient functions like self-setup for fast installation, integrated security and performance analytics, automatic patching, and unified cloud management for wireless deployments of any size, from a lone venue to multi-site wireless networks. Meraki indoor access points also feature radios with enhanced receive sensitivity plus a proprietary wireless intrusion detection and prevention system (wIDS/wIPS) with a specialized radio for spectrum analysis and realtime packet inspection.

Other features of the Cisco Meraki line of indoor access points are a 1 GigE interface, 802.3af Power-over-Ethernet compatibility, realtime encryption, wireless IPs, self-configured mesh routing, single-click secure guest access with a guest isolation firewall, do-it-yourself splash pages, built-in policy firewall for in-depth group or device-based access control, built-in antivirus scan (NAC), WPA2-Enterprise authentication with Active Directory integration, Layer 7 traffic shaping for favoring or throttling different classes of apps, plus multiple-input and multiple-output and integrated beam forming to operate in high density venues without sacrificing coverage.

The Cisco Meraki MR20 is a value-priced Wave 2 wireless access point intended for small office or home office deployments. The cloud-managed access point features 2x2:2 MU-MIMO technology with two spatial streams and delivers as much as 1.3 Gbps combined performance with 866 Mbps in the 5 GHz band and 400 Mbps data rates in the 2.4 GHz band. The Meraki MR20 AP includes 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 BLE radio. The MR20 AP is desktop, ceiling, or wall mount capable.

The Cisco Meraki MR42 AP is a Wave 2 AP for performance-critical and/or high-density Wi-Fi LANs. The MR42 features 3x3:3 MU-MIMO with beamforming, provides a maximum transmission rate of 1.9 Gbit/sec, includes a Gigabit Ethernet port, and has an integrated Bluetooth radio that provides scanning and Beaconing. The Meraki MR52 is a high-speed Wave 2 AP intended for densely populated campus and enterprise venues. The 4-radio MR52 features 4x4 MU-MIMO with four spatial streams and beamforming, delivers over-the-air data rates of up to 2.5 Gbps, works with 160 MHz channels, comes with two GbE ports, and includes a BLE radio. The Cisco Meraki MR53 Wi-Fi AP offers the same specs as the Meraki MR52 but has one 1 GigE port plus a 2.5 Gbps Multigigabit Ethernet interface.

The Cisco Meraki MR30H access point is a wall switch unit designed for hospitality or dorm room environments and features 2x2 MU-MIMO 802.11ac Wave 2 technology. The access point includes an integrated 4-port Gigabit Ethernet switch, and an integrated Bluetooth radio for beaconing and scanning functions. The MR30H delivers combined throughput as high as 1.3 Gbps with concurrent 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radios. The Meraki MR33 is a versatile access point suitable for offices, schools, hospitals, shops and other active environments. The MR33 has the same feature set as the MR30H access point but is encased in a low-profile housing and lacks a built-in 4-port GbE switch.

The Meraki MR57 WiFi 6E AP includes support for the 6 GHz band, more than doubling the wireless spectrum supported by earlier generation WiFi APs. You can run the MR57 in dual 5 GHz mode or in tri-band 2.5/5/6 mode. The top data rate for the Meraki MR57 device is 7.8 Gbps. The MR57 features dual 1/2.5/5 Gbps Ethernet ports and is IoT capable thanks to BLE and USB support.

Legacy Meraki Indoor Wi-Fi APs
The Cisco Meraki MR18 access point, which is at end-of-life status, is a wall or desktop mountable 802.11n device that can support aggregate performance as fast as 600 Mbps with its concurrent 2x2:2 MIMO radios. This no-frills wireless access point is intended for general-purpose use in low to moderate density environments. The Meraki MR32 is a wall, ceiling or desktop mountable Wi-Fi access point with a 5 GHz 2x2:2 802.11ac radio and a 2.4 GHz 2x2:2 802.11n radio, delivering a top dual-radio frame rate of 1.2 Gbit/s. This access point comes with a Bluetooth radio for Beaconing and BLE scanning and is intended for high-density venues such as campuses, retail stores, and large offices.

The Meraki MR34 AP, which is at end-of-life status, is a 802.11ac Wave 1 unit that features 3x3 MIMO with 1.75 Gbps throughput. Intended to support high client densities, the MR34 offers 802.af PoE as well as 802.3at PoE+. The Meraki MR34 does not include Bluetooth.

Cisco Meraki Cloud-managed Outdoor/Industrial Wi-Fi Access Points
Cisco's Meraki outdoor APs are IP67 certified, designed to operate in rugged outdoor conditions, and able to withstand dust, shock and humidity. Meraki outdoor APs include a Gigabit Ethernet port and deliver advanced capabilities such as cloud management with multi-site control, 802.1X and native Active Directory integration, built-in antivirus scan (NAC), single-click guest access and guest isolation firewall, application-aware traffic shaping, plus auto-configuring mesh with beamforming.

The Meraki MR62 is a value-priced, single-radio 802.11n outdoor Wi-Fi, access point that offers 300 Mbit/sec performance and offers a single-radio mesh and VPN tunneling for teleworkers. Cisco's mid-range Meraki MR66 wireless, AP has dual radios with band steering, delivers a maximum of 600 Mbit/sec combined performance, and features 2x2 MIMO technology, beamforming, and multi-radio mesh. Cisco's high-capacity Meraki MR72 is a three-radio Wi-Fi AP that supports data rates as high as 1.2 Gbps with concurrent 802.11ac and 802.11n 2x2:2 MIMO radios. An additional third radio is dedicated to WIDS/WIPS security and RF optimization. The MR72 access point also incorporates a Bluetooth radio for Beaconing and BLE scanning. The high-performance Meraki MR84 is a 4-radio outdoor AP designed to handle difficult, high-density RF environments such as a stadium or other outdoor venue. The MR84 includes 4×4:4 MU-MIMO, 160 MHz channels, a GbE port and a Multigigabit port, and a built-in Bluetooth radio.

Cisco's Meraki Cloud-hosted Wi-Fi Management Services
Meraki Wi-Fi access points have the CPU, RAM and architectural resources required to handle packet processing, Quality of Service, data security, hardware encryption, and other crucial AP functions at the network boundary while at the same time working with Meraki's cloud-hosted management system. Cisco Meraki's extensive cloud management capabilities provide unified control over a virtually unlimited number of sites and devices from a centralized web-accessible dashboard with powerful features such as device and application monitoring, performance and accessibility monitoring and alarms, management reporting, live diagnostics for online remediation, automatic patching, and enterprise-class cybersecurity.

Progent's Cisco-certified CCIE infrastructure consultants can assist you to evaluate the business advantages of Cisco's Meraki cloud-based platform for managing wireless and wired infrastructure. Progent can also assist your business to plan, deploy, and manage a unified network ecosystem that incorporates Cisco's Meraki infrastructure products. For a more detailed look at Cisco Meraki cloud-based management services for wireless and wired networks, visit: Meraki cloud-hosted management services for Wi-Fi networks.

How Progent's Experts Can Assist You with Cisco Meraki Wireless APs
Progent's Cisco-certified wireless networking experts offer remote and onsite expertise to help businesses of any size to plan, configure, administer, optimize or troubleshoot Wi-Fi environments that include Meraki Wi-Fi APs. Progent's consultants can provide as-needed help to get you through a challenging IT roadblock or Progent can provide end-to-end project management or co-management expertise to make sure that critical Wi-Fi initiatives are completed on time and within budget. Progent can assist you to combine Meraki-based wireless APs with Meraki switches and security products or with non-Meraki infrastructure appliances from Cisco or other vendors. (Refer to Cisco Meraki switches configuration consulting.) Progent's also offers Wi-Fi site surveys to help you to choose and position Cisco Meraki Wi-Fi access points optimally to support the range, throughput, and capacity required for your Wi-Fi solution.

Progent's certified cybersecurity and compliance consultants can help you define security policies that are applied consistently across your wired and wireless network that comply with industry and government standards. Progent's disaster recovery preparedness consultants can help you to design resilient and recoverable Wi-Fi ecosystems that deploy the high-availability mechanisms built into Cisco Meraki Wi-Fi APs and cloud management and monitoring services.

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