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  • Cisco/Meraki MR42E Indoor Access Point

Cisco/Meraki MR42E Indoor Access Point

Focused coverage and flexibility

Cloud-managed, supports auto-detectable external antennas, has dedicated security and BluetoothⓇ Low Energy radios

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 and Google login
    • Cisco ISE integration for guest access and BYOD posturing
  • 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
  • Ideal Use Cases
    • General-purpose wireless LANs
    • Challenging RF scenarios
    • Focused coverage and flexible deployments
  • Layer 7 Traffic Shaping
    • Classifies hundreds of applications
    • Create per-application bandwidth limits
    • Prioritize productivity apps
    • Restrict or block recreational traffic
  • 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 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

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