Cisco Meraki MR42E - Wireless Access Point

Highlights

Ideal use cases

• General-purpose wireless LANs
• Challenging RF scenarios
• Focused coverage and flexible deployments

Hardware features

• 4 radios: 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, dual-band WIDS/WIPS, and Bluetooth Low Energy
• 3-stream 802.11ac Wave 2 (MU-MIMO), up to 1.9 Gbps dual aggregate frame rate
• 5 × external RP-TNC antenna connectors
• 1 × Gigabit Ethernet port
• PoE: 802.3at (compatible with 802.3af)
• AC adapter available

Cloud management

• Network-wide visibility and control
• Integrated analytics, reporting, and anomaly detection across networks
• Self-provisioning for rapid deployment
• Seamless firmware updates
• Redundancy and security built into cloud architecture

Analytics

• Location analytics: measure visitor capture rate, visit length, and repeat visit rate over time and across sites
• Real-time and historical AP event data across radios
• Global L7 traffic analytics reporting per device, network, and application

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**

Guest access

• 1-click secure guest access
• Guest isolation firewall
• Customizable splash pages
• Integrated Facebook and Google login
• Cisco ISE integration for guest access and BYOD posturing

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

Layer 7 traffic shaping

• Classifies hundreds of applications
• Create per-application bandwidth limits
• Prioritize productivity apps
• Restrict or block recreational traffic

Device management

• Create device-specific firewall rules
• Monitor and track device inventory
• Deploy applications and enforce security settings
• Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) and Mobility Device Management (MDM) integration

SPECIFICATIONS

Radios

• 2.4 GHz 802.11b/g/n client access radio
• 5 GHz 802.11a/n/ac Wave 2 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 and Bluetooth Low Energy scanning support Concurrent operation of all three radios
• 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

• List of compatible antennas: MA-ANT-3-A5/B5/C5/D5/E5/F5
• Individual antenna elements for each radio

802.11ac Wave 2 & 802.11n Capabilities

• 3×3 multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) with four spatial streams
• SU-MIMO and MU-MIMO support
• Maximal ratio combining (MRC) and beamforming
• 20 and 40 MHz channels (802.11n), 20, 40, 80, and 160 MHz channels (802.11ac Wave 2)
• Up to 256 QAM on both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands
• Packet aggregation

Power

• Power over Ethernet: 37-57 V (802.3at required; functionality-restricted 802.3af mode supported)
• Alternative 12 V DC input
• Power consumption: 20 W max (802.3at)
• Power over Ethernet injector and DC adapter sold separately

Interfaces

• 1× 10/100/1000 BASE-T Ethernet (RJ45)
• 1× DC power connector (5.5 mm × 2.5 mm, center positive)
• Five external RP-TNC antenna connectors

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%

Physical Dimensions

• 10.59" × 6.3" × 1.06" (269 mm × 160 mm × 27 mm), not including deskmount feet or mount plate
• Weight: 41.27 oz (1.17 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
• 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

LED Indicators

• 1 power/booting/firmware upgrade status

Regulatory

• RoHS
• For additional country-specific regulatory information, please contact Meraki Sales

Warranty

• Lifetime hardware warranty with advanced replacement included

Compliance

• EN 60601-1-2 EMC requirements for the Medical Directive 93/42/EEC

Ordering Information

• MR42E-HW: Meraki MR42E Cloud Managed 802.11ac Wave 2 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)
• MA-ANT-3-A5
• MA-ANT-3-B5
• MA-ANT-3-C5
• MA-ANT-3-D5
• MA-ANT-3-E5
• MA-ANT-3-F5

Note: Meraki access point license required