Cisco Meraki MR46 Wireless Access Point

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
• 4-stream UL/DL MU-MIMO 802.11ax
• 1 × 2.5 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

Device Management

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

Guest access

• 1-click secure guest access
• Guest isolation firewall
• Customizable splash pages
• Integrated Facebook login

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

Presence location analytics

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

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