Wireless Consulting Expertise

Progent's Cisco-certified Wi-Fi networking experts can provide remote and on-premises consulting and support services to help your organization to plan, configure, manage, tune, and debug wireless deployments that utilize Cisco's Meraki APs. Progent can also help you to design and implement hybrid environments that combine local and cloud-hosted services and that deliver seamless connectivity, advanced security and compliance, unified management, and dependable performance for all your mobile and desktop devices. Progent also can provide budget-friendly Wi-Fi site surveys to help you to choose, situate, and configure Meraki Wi-Fi APs to create a Wi-Fi solution optimized for your physical environment and IT workloads.

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 support performance as fast as 2.5 Gbps. All Meraki indoor access points have advanced functions such as self-setup for fast installation, built-in data protection and analytics, automatic patching, and centralized cloud management for Wi-Fi deployments of any size, from a lone venue to distributed networks. Meraki indoor access points also include radios with enhanced receive sensitivity plus a proprietary wireless intrusion detection and prevention system (wIDS/wIPS) with a dedicated radio for spectrum analysis and on-the-fly packet inspection.

Additional features of the Meraki family of indoor APs include a GbE interface, 802.3af PoE compatibility, realtime encryption, wireless IPs, zero-configuration mesh routing, one-click secure guest access with a guest firewall, do-it-yourself splash pages, built-in policy firewall for granular group or appliance-based access control, integrated antivirus scan (NAC), WPA2-Enterprise authentication with 802.1X and Active Directory integration, Layer 7 traffic shaping for prioritizing or throttling various types of apps, plus MIMO and built-in beam forming to operate in high density venues without sacrificing range.

Cisco's Meraki MR20 is a value-priced Wave 2 Wi-Fi AP designed for small office or home office deployments. The cloud-managed access point has 2x2:2 MU-MIMO technology with two spatial streams and supports as much as 1.3 Gbps aggregate performance with 866 Mbps data rates in the 5 GHz band and 400 Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band. The Meraki MR20 AP features Meraki's Air Marshal wireless intrusion prevention system for threat detection and resolution. The AP has one 10/100/1000 BASE-T Ethernet RJ45 port but not a Bluetooth radio. The MR20 AP is desktop, ceiling, or wall mount capable.

The Cisco Meraki MR42 access point is a Wave 2 AP for performance-critical and/or high-density Wi-Fi LANs. The MR42 supports 3×3:3 MU-MIMO with beamforming, delivers a maximum transmission rate of 1.9 Gbit/sec, includes a GbE port, and has an integrated Bluetooth BLE radio for scanning and Beaconing. The Meraki MR52 is a high-performance 802.11ac Wave 2 AP designed for densely populated campus and enterprise environments. The 4-radio MR52 uses 4×4 MU-MIMO with four spatial streams and beamforming, delivers wireless data rates of up to 2.5 Gbps, works with 160 MHz channels, comes with two Gigabit Ethernet interfaces, and features a Bluetooth BLE radio. The Cisco Meraki MR53 Wi-Fi access point has the same specs as the Meraki MR52 but has a single Gigabit Ethernet port plus a 2.5 Gbps Multigigabit Ethernet port.

The Cisco Meraki MR30H AP is a wall switch unit intended for hotel rooms or dormitory environments and uses 2x2 MU-MIMO Wave 2 technology. The AP has an integrated 4-port Gigabit Ethernet switch, and an integrated BLE radio for beaconing and scanning functions. The MR30H provides combined performance of up to 1.3 Gbps with simultaneous 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radios. The Meraki MR33 is a general-purpose access point that can be deployed in offices, schools, hospitals, retail stores and other busy environments. The Meraki MR33 has the same feature set as the MR30H AP but is packaged in a slim housing and lacks a built-in 4-port GbE switch.

Legacy Cisco Meraki Indoor Wireless Access Points
Cisco's Meraki MR18 AP, which is at end-of-life status, is a wall or desktop mountable 802.11n unit that can support aggregate data rates as fast as 600 Mbps with its two 2x2:2 MIMO radios. This no-frills Wi-Fi access point is intended for use in low to moderate density venues. Cisco's Meraki MR32 is a wall, ceiling or desktop Wi-Fi access point featuring a 5 GHz 2x2:2 802.11ac radio and a 2.4 GHz 2x2:2 802.11n radio, delivering a maximum dual-radio frame rate of 1.2 Gbit/s. This unit includes a Bluetooth radio for Beaconing and BLE scanning and is intended for high-density venues such as campuses, hotels, and enterprise offices.

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

Cisco Meraki Cloud-managed Outdoor/Industrial Wi-Fi APs
Meraki outdoor APs are IP67 rated, built to withstand rugged outdoor environments, and able to resist dust, shock and moisture. Meraki outdoor wireless access points include a 1 x Gbit Ethernet port and deliver advanced capabilities such as cloud-based management with multi-site visibility, 802.1X and native Active Directory integration, built-in antivirus scan (NAC), single-click secure guest access and isolation firewall, Layer 7 traffic shaping, plus auto-configuring mesh with beamforming.

The Meraki MR62 is an entry-level, single-radio 802.11n outdoor Wi-Fi, AP that delivers 300 Mbit/sec throughput and features a single-radio mesh and VPN connectivity for at-home workers. Cisco's mid-range Meraki MR66 wireless, AP has dual-concurrent radios with band steering, delivers a maximum of 600 Mbit/sec aggregate performance, and features 2x2 MIMO, 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 concurrent 802.11ac and 802.11n 2x2:2 MIMO radios. An additional third radio is devoted to WIDS/WIPS security and RF optimization. The MR72 access point also includes a Bluetooth radio for Beaconing and scanning. The high-performance Meraki MR84 is a 4-radio outdoor AP engineered to handle challenging, high-density RF environments like a sports stadium or other outdoor venue. The MR84 features 4×4:4 MU-MIMO, 160 MHz channels, a 1 GigE port and a Multigigabit interface, and a built-in Bluetooth radio.

Meraki's Cloud-hosted Wi-Fi Management Services
Meraki wireless access points have the processor, memory and architectural resources required to handle packet processing, Quality of Service (QoS, data security, line-rate encryption, and other critical AP functions at the network boundary while simultaneously supporting Meraki's cloud-based management infrastructure. Meraki's comprehensive cloud management and monitoring services provide unified control over an almost unlimited number of WLANs and clients from a centralized web-accessible dashboard with advanced features such as device and application monitoring, health and accessibility monitoring and alarms, management reporting, realtime diagnostics for online debugging, zero-touch patching, and enterprise-class security.

Progent's Cisco-certified CCIE networking experts can help your organization to assess the business benefits of Cisco's Meraki cloud-based platform for managing wireless and wired infrastructure. Progent's experts can also assist your business to design, implement, and maintain a unified network environment based on Cisco's Meraki infrastructure products. For a closer description at Cisco Meraki cloud-hosted management services for wireless and wired network infrastructure, see: Cisco Meraki cloud-based management services for Wi-Fi networks.

How Progent's Consultants Can Help You with Meraki Wi-Fi APs
Progent's Cisco-certified Wi-Fi technology consultants can provide online and on-premises expertise to assist organizations of any size to plan, deploy, manage, optimize or troubleshoot Wi-Fi environments that incorporate Meraki Wi-Fi APs. Progent's consultants can provide as-needed assistance to guide you through an occasional technical impasse or Progent can deliver comprehensive project management or co-management expertise to ensure that critical wireless tasks are completed on schedule and within budget. Progent can help you to integrate Meraki-based Wi-Fi APs with Meraki switches and security products or with non-Meraki infrastructure devices from Cisco or other providers. (See Cisco Meraki switches configuration consulting.) Progent's also offers wireless site surveys to assist you to choose and place Cisco Meraki Wi-Fi access points efficiently to handle the coverage, throughput, and client density you need for your Wi-Fi solution.

Progent's certified data security and compliance consultants can help your organization define security policies that are enforced consistently across your wired and wireless network that align with industry and government requirements. Progent's disaster recovery preparedness experts can assist you to implement fault-tolerant and recoverable Wi-Fi ecosystems that utilize the high-availability mechanisms designed into Cisco Meraki wireless APs and cloud management services.

To learn more about Progent's Wi-Fi consulting services, refer to Progent's wireless network consulting and debugging support.

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