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Cisco/Meraki MR56 Indoor Access Point

Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) with Multigigabit Ethernet

Wi-Fi 6 performance and efficiency, with a dedicated security radio

  • Cloud Management
    • Network-wide visibility and control
    • Self-provisioning for rapid deployment
    • Automatic reporting
    • Seamless firmware updates
  • Device Management
    • Create device-specific firewall rules
    • Monitor and track device inventory
    • Deploy applications and enforce security settings
  • Enterprise Security
    • 802.1X and native Active Directory integration
    • Air Marshal: Real-time WIPS with forensics
    • Stateful Layer 3-7 firewall
    • Identity-based group policies
    • Built-in antivirus scan (NAC)
    • Built-in Umbrella DNS Security*
    • Adaptive Policy automated segmentation**
    • *Requires Advanced license
    • **Requires Advanced license and compatible switch
  • Guest Access
    • 1-click secure guest access
    • Guest isolation firewall
    • Customizable splash pages
    • Integrated Facebook login
  • Hardware Features
    • 4 radios: 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, dual-band
    • Embedded WIDS/WIPS and BluetoothⓇ
    • 8-stream UL/DL MU-MIMO 802.11ax
    • 1 × 5 Gbps Multigigabit Ethernet port
    • PoE: 802.3at
    • AC adapter available
  • Ideal Use Cases
    • Performance-critical wireless LANs
    • High-density environments
  • Layer 7 Traffic Shaping
    • Classifies hundreds of applications
    • Create per-application bandwidth limits
    • Prioritize productivity apps
    • Restrict or block recreational traffic
  • Presence Location Analytics
    • Measure visitor capture rate, visit length, and repeat visit rate
    • Measure visitor trends over time and compare performance across locations
  • RF Optimization
    • Dual-concurrent radios with MU-MIMO support
    • Radios optimized for rate-vs-range performance
    • Third radio dedicated to security and RF management
    • Built-in real-time RF spectrum view
    • Cloud-based automatic RF optimization

Radios

  • 2.4 GHz 802.11b/g/n/ax client access radio
  • 5 GHz 802.11a/n/ac/ax client access radio
  • 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz dual-band WIDS/WIPS, spectrum analysis, and location analytics radio
  • 2.4 GHz Bluetooth Low Energy radio with Beacon support
  • Concurrent operation of all four radios
  • Max aggregate frame rate: 5.9 Gbps
  • Supported frequency bands (country-specific restrictions apply):
    • 2.412-2.484 GHz
    • 5.150-5.250 GHz (UNII-1)
    • 5.250-5.350 GHz (UNII-2)
    • 5.470-5.600, 5.660-5.725 GHz (UNII-2e)
    • 5.1725-5.825 GHz (UNII-3)

Antenna

  • Integrated omni-directional antenna (5.4 dBi gain at 2.4 GHz, 6 dBi gain at 5 GHz)
  • Individual antenna elements for each radio

802.11ax, 802.11ac Wave 2, and 802.11n Capabilities

  • UL/DL OFDMA, TWT support, BSS coloring
  • 8×8 multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) with 8 spatial streams
  • 4×4 multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) with 4 spatial streams
  • UL/DL SU-MIMO and MU-MIMO Support
  • Maximal ratio combining (MRC) and beamforming
  • 20 and 40 MHz channels (802.11n) 20, 40, and 80 MHz channels (802.11ac Wave 2)
  • 20, 40 and 80MHz channels (802.11ax)
  • Up to 1024 QAM on both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands
  • Packet aggregation

Power

  • Power over Ethernet: 42.5 – 57 V (802.3at compliant)
  • Alternative: 12 V DC input
  • Power consumption: 30W max (802.3at)
  • Power over Ethernet injector and DC adapter sold separately

Interfaces

  • 1× 100/1000/2.5/5G BASE-T Ethernet
  • 1× DC power connector (5.5 mm × 2.5 mm, center positive)

Mounting

  • All standard mounting hardware included
  • Desktop, ceiling and wall mount capable
  • Ceiling tile rail (9/16, 15/16, or 1 1/2″ flush or recessed rails), assorted cable junction boxes
  • Bubble level on mounting cradle for accurate horizontal wall mounting

Physical Security

  • Two security screw options included
  • Kensington lock hard point
  • Concealed mount plate with anti-tamper cable bay

Environment

  • Operating temperature: 32 °F to 104 °F (0 °C to 40 °C)
  • Humidity: 5 to 95% non-condensing

Physical Dimensions

  • 12.83″ × 5.54″ × 1.76″ (32.6 cm × 14.08 cm × 4.47 cm), not including deskmount feet or mount plate
  • Weight: 35.27 oz (1 kg)

Security

  • Integrated Layer 7 firewall with mobile device policy management
  • Real-time WIDS/WIPS with alerting and automatic rogue AP containment with Air Marshal
  • Flexible guest access with device isolation
  • VLAN tagging (802.1Q) and tunneling with IPSec VPN
  • PCI compliance reporting
  • WEP*, WPA, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-Enterprise with 802.1X, WPA3 – Personal, WPA3 – Enterprise, WPA3 – Enhanced Open (OWE)
  • EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, EAP-MSCHAPv2, EAP-SIM
  • TKIP and AES encryption
  • Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) and Mobile Device Management (MDM) integration
  • Cisco ISE integration for guest access and BYOD posturing

Quality of Service

  • Advanced Power Save (U-APSD)
  • WMM Access Categories with DSCP and 802.1p support
  • Layer 7 application traffic identification and shaping

Mobility

  • PMK, OKC, and 802.11r for fast Layer 2 roaming
  • Distributed or centralized Layer 3 roaming

Analytics

  • Embedded location analytics reporting and device tracking
  • Global L7 traffic analytics reporting per network, per device, and per application

Warranty

  • Lifetime hardware warranty with advanced replacement included

Ordering Information

  • MR56-HW: Meraki MR56 Cloud Managed 802.11ax AP
  • MA-PWR-30W-XX: Meraki AC Adapter for MR Series (XX = US/EU/UK/AU)
  • MA-INJ-5-XX: Cisco Meraki 802.3at Power over Ethernet Injector (XX = US/EU/UK/AU)
  • Note: Meraki access point license required

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