Cisco MR56

General

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 & 5 GHz dual-band WIDS/WIPS, spectrum analysis, & location analytics radio 2.4 GHz Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) radio with Beacon and BLE scanning support Concurrent operation of all four radios Supported frequency bands (country-specific restrictions apply): 2.401 - 2.484 GHz 5.150 - 5.250 GHz (UNII-1) 5.250 - 5.350 GHZ (UNII-2A) 5.490 - 5.730 GHz (UNII-2C) 5.735 - 5.825 GHz (UNII-3)

Antenna

Internal Antenna (5.4 dBi gain at 2.4 GHz, 6 dBi gain at 5 GHz)

802.11ax, 802.11ac Wave 2 and 802.11n Capabilities

DL-OFDMA**, UL-OFDMA**, TWT support**, BSS Coloring** 8 x 8 multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) with eight spatial streams on 5GHz 4 x 4 multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) with four spatial streams on 2.4GHz SU-MIMO, UL MU-MIMO** and DL MU-MIMO support Maximal ratio combining (MRC) & beamforming 20 and 40 MHz* channels (802.11n); 20, 40*, and 80 MHz channels (802.11ac Wave 2); 20, 40* and 80 MHz channels (802.11ax) Note: *40MHz channels are supported only in the 5GHz band. Up to 1024-QAM on both 2.4 GHz & 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 required) Power over Ethernet injector and DC adapter sold separately Note:Actual power consumption may vary depending on the AP usage.

Interfaces

1x 100/1000/2.5G/5G BASE-T Ethernet (RJ45) 1x DC power connector (5.5 mm x 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) (3.5 mm long and 2.5 mm diameter and 5 mm head) 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 Operating altitude: Up to 40,000 feet (12,192 meters)

Reliability

Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF): 1,315,498hrs at +25°C operating temperature

Physical Dimensions

12.83” x 5.54” x 1.76” (32.6 cm x 14.079 cm x 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) & 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, & 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, & per application

LED Indicators

1 power/booting/firmware upgrade status

Regulatory

RoHS For additional country-specific regulatory information, please contact Meraki sales

Warranty

Indoor access point 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-4: Meraki MR 802.3at PoE Injector (Power Cord Not Included) MA-INJ-6: Meraki MR MultiGigabit 802.3bt Injector (Power Cord Not Included) Note: Meraki access point license required.