Cisco Meraki MR42E-HW MR42E Cloud Managed 802.11ac Access Point

WI-FI

Radios

• 2.4 GHz 802.11b/g/n/ac client access radio
• 5 GHz 802.11a/n/ac Wave 2 client access radio
• 2.4 GHz & 5 GHz dual-band WIDS/WIPS, spectrum analysis, and location analytics radio
• 2.4 GHz Bluetoth Low Energy (BLE) radio with Beacon and BLE scanning support
• Concurrent operation of all three radios

Operating bands

• 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)
• 5.725 -5.825 GHz (UNII-3)

802.11ac and 802.11n Capabilities

• 3x3 multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) with three 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

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

• 10.55” x 6.3” x 1.69” (268 mm x 160 mm x 43 mm), not including deskmount feet or mount plate
• Weight: 38.45 oz (1.09 kg)

Antenna

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

Interfaces

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

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) & 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

LED Indicators

• 1 power/booting/firmware upgrade status

Analytics

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