Cisco Meraki MR56 - Wireless Access Point

Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) with Multigigabit Ethernet Wi-Fi 6 performance and efficiency, with a dedicated security radio

Category : Cisco Wireless
Brand : Cisco
Model : MR56

Description

Highlights

Ideal use cases

  • Performance-critical wireless LANs
  • High-density environments

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

Cloud management

  • Network-wide visibility and control
  • Self-provisioning for rapid deployment
  • Automatic reporting
  • Seamless firmware updates

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 login

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

Presence location analytics

  • Measure visitor capture rate, visit length, and repeat visit rate
  • Measure visitor trends over time and compare performance across locations

Device management

  • Create device-specific firewall rules
  • Monitor and track device inventory
  • Deploy applications and enforce security settings

SPECIFICATIONS

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)
  • 160 MHz (80+80); 20, 40 and 80MHz channels (802.11ax), 160 MHz (80+80)
  • 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