Wireless Consulting Expertise

Progent's Cisco-certified Wi-Fi networking experts can provide remote and onsite consulting and support services to help your organization to plan, install, administer, tune, and debug Wi-Fi deployments that incorporate Cisco's Meraki APs. Progent's experts can also help you to plan and implement hybrid environments that integrate on-premises and cloud-hosted services and that provide easy access, advanced security and compliance, streamlined management, and dependable operation for all your wired and wireless endpoints. Progent also can provide affordable wireless site surveys to help you to choose, situate, and configure Cisco Meraki Wireless Access Points to build a Wi-Fi network customized for your physical layout and IT workloads.

Meraki Indoor Wave 2 Wireless Access Points
The Meraki portfolio of Wave 2 indoor access points includes low-cost units for general use and also high-end Wireless APs that support performance of up to 2.5 Gbps. All Meraki indoor APs have advanced features such as self-setup for easy installation, built-in security and analytics, automatic patching, and centralized cloud management for Wi-Fi environments of any size, from a lone venue to multi-site networks. Meraki indoor access points also include radios with advanced receive performance plus a proprietary wireless intrusion detection and prevention system with a dedicated radio for RF analysis and realtime packet inspection.

Other features of the Meraki line of indoor APs are a Gigabit Ethernet port, 802.3af Power-over-Ethernet support, realtime encryption, wireless IPs, self-configured mesh routing, single-click protected guest access with a guest isolation firewall, customizable splash pages, built-in policy firewall for in-depth group or device-based access control, built-in antivirus, WPA2-Enterprise authentication with 802.1X and native Active Directory integration, Layer 7 traffic shaping for prioritizing or restricting specified types of apps, plus MIMO and integrated beam forming to operate in high density venues without sacrificing coverage.

Cisco's Meraki MR20 is an entry-level Wave 2 wireless AP designed for small office or home office use. The cloud-managed AP features 2x2:2 MU-MIMO technology with two spatial streams and supports as much as 1.3 Gbps combined throughput with 866 Mbps data rates in the 5 GHz band and 400 Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band. The MR20 access point includes Meraki's Air Marshal wireless intrusion prevention system for threat detection and attack remediation. The access point has a single 10/100/1000 BASE-T RJ45 port but does not have a Bluetooth BLE radio. The MR20 AP is desktop, ceiling, or wall mountable.

Cisco's Meraki MR42 access point is an 802.11ac Wave 2 access point for performance-critical and/or crowded Wi-Fi LANs. The MR42 features 3×3:3 MU-MIMO technology with beamforming, provides a top data rate of 1.9 Gbit/sec, includes a 1 GigE interface, and has an integrated Bluetooth BLE radio that provides scanning and Beaconing. The Meraki MR52 is a high-performance 802.11ac Wave 2 AP intended for high-density campus and enterprise environments. The 4-radio MR52 uses 4×4 MU-MIMO technology with four spatial streams and beamforming, handles over-the-air data rates as high as 2.5 Gbps, supports 160 MHz channels, comes with two GbE ports, and features a Bluetooth BLE radio. The Cisco Meraki MR53 wireless AP has the same specs as the MR52 but includes one 1 GigE interface plus a 2.5 Gbps Multigigabit Ethernet port.

The Meraki MR30H access point is a wall switch unit intended for hotel rooms or dorm room environments and features 2x2 MU-MIMO Wave 2 technology. The AP has a built-in 4-port 1 GigE switch, and an integrated Bluetooth BLE radio for beaconing and scanning functions. The MR30H delivers aggregate throughput of up to 1.3 Gbps with simultaneous 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radios. The Meraki MR33 is a general-purpose AP that can be deployed in offices, classrooms, hospitals, retail stores and other busy environments. The MR33 offers the same feature set as the MR30H AP but is encased in a slim enclosure and does not include a integrated 4-port GbE switch.

Legacy Cisco Meraki Indoor Wi-Fi Access Points
The Cisco Meraki MR18 AP, which is at end-of-life status, is a wall or desktop mountable 802.11n compatible device that can deliver combined throughput of up to 600 Mbps with its concurrent 2x2:2 MIMO radios. This no-frills wireless access point is designed for general-purpose use in moderate density environments. The 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 maximum aggregate frame rate of 1.2 Gbit/s. This access point includes a Bluetooth radio for Beaconing and BLE scanning and is designed for high-density venues like schools, hotels, and large offices.

The Meraki MR34 access point, which has been discontinued, is a Wave 1 unit that features 3x3 MIMO with 1.75 Gbps throughput and band steering. Designed to handle high client densities, the MR34 offers 802.af Power over Ethernet and 802.3at PoE+. The Meraki MR34 does not include Bluetooth.

Meraki Cloud-managed Outdoor/Industrial Wireless APs
Meraki outdoor wireless access points are IP67 certified, designed to operate in harsh outdoor conditions, and able to resist dust, vibration and moisture. Cisco's Meraki outdoor APs include a 1 x Gbit Ethernet port and offer advanced features such as cloud-based management with multi-site visibility and control, 802.1X integration, built-in antivirus scan, 1-click guest access and isolation firewall, application-aware 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 features a single-radio mesh and VPN tunneling for teleworkers. Cisco's mid-range Meraki MR66 wireless, AP has dual-concurrent radios with band steering, delivers a maximum of 600 Mbit/sec combined performance, and features 2x2 MIMO technology, beamforming, and multi-radio mesh. The high-capacity Meraki MR72 is a three-radio wireless access point that supports throughput of up to 1.2 Gbps with concurrent 802.11ac and 802.11n 2x2:2 MIMO radios. A separate third radio is devoted to WIDS/WIPS security and RF optimization. The MR72 AP also incorporates a BLE radio for Beaconing and BLE scanning. The high-performance Meraki MR84 is a 4-radio outdoor access point engineered to handle challenging, high-density RF environments such as a sports stadium or other outdoor venue. The MR84 features 4×4:4 MU-MIMO, 160 MHz channels, a GbE port and a Multigigabit interface, and a built-in BLE radio.

Meraki's Cloud-based Wi-Fi Management Services
Cisco's Meraki wireless APs include the processor, RAM and architectural elements required to perform packet processing, Quality of Service (QoS, data security, line-rate encryption, and other crucial AP functions at the network edge while at the same time working with Meraki's cloud-based management infrastructure. Meraki's comprehensive cloud management and monitoring services provide unified control over an almost limitless number of sites and devices from a centralized browser-based dashboard with powerful features such as device and application visibility, health and connectivity monitoring and alarms, management reporting, realtime diagnostics for remote repair, automatic patching, and world-class security.

Progent's Cisco-certified CCIE networking experts can help your organization to evaluate the business advantages of Meraki's cloud-hosted solution for managing Wi-Fi and wired network resources. Progent can also assist your business to plan, implement, and manage a unified network ecosystem that incorporates Cisco's Meraki infrastructure products. For a more detailed description at Cisco Meraki cloud-based management services for Wi-Fi and wired network infrastructure, visit: Cisco Meraki cloud-hosted management services for wireless networks.

How Progent's Consultants Can Assist You with Meraki Wireless Access Points
Progent's Cisco-certified Wi-Fi technology experts offer remote and onsite expertise to assist organizations of any size to plan, configure, manage, tune or troubleshoot Wi-Fi networks that include Cisco Meraki wireless APs. Progent's consultants can deliver as-needed help to get you through an occasional technical roadblock or Progent can provide end-to-end project management or co-management services to make sure that vital Wi-Fi tasks are finished on time and within budget. Progent can help you to combine Meraki-based Wi-Fi APs with Meraki switches and security products or with non-Meraki infrastructure devices from Cisco or other vendors. (Refer to Cisco Meraki switches configuration expertise.) Progent's also offers Wi-Fi site surveys to assist you to choose and place Meraki Wi-Fi access points efficiently to handle the coverage, performance, and client density required for your wireless solution.

Progent's certified cybersecurity and compliance experts can help your organization define policies that are enforced consistently across your converged network that comply with industry and government standards. Progent's disaster recovery planning consultants can assist you to design fault-tolerant and recoverable Wi-Fi environments that utilize the high-availability mechanisms built into Meraki Wi-Fi APs and cloud-based management services.

To find out more about Progent's Wi-Fi consulting services, see Progent's wireless network consulting and debugging support.

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