Cisco Meraki MR42E General Purpose 3x3:3 Wi-Fi 5 Wireless Cloud Managed Indoor Access Point with Support for External Antenna

The Cisco Meraki MR42E is a cloud-managed 3x3 MIMO 802.11ac Wave 2 access point. Designed for general purpose deployments in offices, schools, shops, and hotels, the MR42E provides performance, security, and manageability. The MR42E provides a maximum 1.9 Gbps frame rate with concurrent 802.11ac Wave 2 and 802.11n 3x3:3 MIMO radios, and security and spectrum visibility via a third radio dedicated to 24x7 WIDS/WIPS and automated RF optimization. An integrated Bluetooth low energy (BLE) radio delivers Beacon functionality and BLE device scanning.

• External antenna connectors
• 3 x 3 MU-MIMO 802.11ac Wave 2
• 1.9 Gbps aggregate dual-band frame rate
• 24 x 7 real-time WIPS/WIDS and spectrum analytics via dedicated third radio
• Integrated Bluetooth Low Energy Beacon and scanning radio
• Enhanced transmit power and receive sensitivity
• Full-time WiFi location tracking via dedicated 3rd radio
• Integrated enterprise security and guest access
• Application-aware traffic shaping
• Self-configuring, plug-and-play deployment
• Sleek, low-profile design blends into office environments
• Optimized for voice and video

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 (BLE) radio with Beacon and BLE 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, centre 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: 0 °C to 40 °C
• Humidity: 5 to 95%

Physical Specifications:
• Dimensions: 269 mm × 160 mm × 27 mm, not including desk mount 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 tunnelling 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

LED Indicators:
• 1 power/booting/firmware upgrade status

Note: Meraki access point license required