Cisco Meraki MR42E Wireless Access Point

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 (BLE)
• 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

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

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

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

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

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