Meraki AP Comparison Charts
Find the Cisco Meraki Access Point for your organisation. Compare features, performance, and specifications of various Meraki APs.
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| Wi-Fi 6 Indoor APs | ||||||
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| MR28 | MR36 | MR36H | MR44 | MR46 / MR46E | MR56 | |
| Usage | Entry Level, basic Coverage | Entry-level high-performance | High performance optimized for in-room deployments | Medium-density locations | High-density locations or focused wireless coverage | Ultra-high-density and performance deployments |
| Radio specification | Dual band (2.4 GHz & 5GHz) | |||||
| Spatial streams | 2×2:2 | 2×2:2 + 4×4:4 | 4×4:4 | 4×4:4 + 8×8:8 | ||
| Aggregate frame rate | 1.5Gbps | 1.7Gbps | 1.5Gbps | 2.7Gbps | 3.5Gbps | 5.9 Gbps |
| Interface | 1× Gigabit Ethernet port | 1x Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45) with 802.3af PoE output 2x Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45) outputs 1x Passthrough port (non-managed). | 1× 2.5 Multigigabit Ethernet port | 1x 5 Gbps multigigabit Ethernet port | ||
| Power | 802.3af PoE or DC power adapter | 802.3at power w/ 802.3af PoE out/802.3af compatible w/o PoE out | 802.3af/at PoE or DC power adapter | 802.3at PoE or DC power adapter | ||
| Performance features | UL/DL-OFDMA, TWT support, BSS coloring SU-MIMO, UL/DL MU-MIMO support Maximal ratio combining (MRC) and beamforming Band Steering Hardware-accelerated encryption Priority voice, power save (802.11e/WMM) Removable antennas (MR46E) | |||||
| Wi-Fi 6E Indoor APs | ||||
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| MR57 | CW9162 | CW9164 | CW9166 | |
| Usage | Ultra-high performance | General purpose | High-performance | Ultra-high performance |
| Radio specification | Tri-band (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz,& 6 GHz) | |||
| Spatial streams | 4x 4:4 MU-MIMO | 2x 2:2 MU-MIMO | 2x 2:2 MU-MIMO (2.4 GHz) Four 4×4 MU-MIMO (5 GHz & 6 GHz) | 4x 4:4 MU-MIMO |
| Aggregate frame rate | 7.78 Gbps | 3.9 Gbps | 7.49 Gbps | 7.78 Gbps |
| Interface | Dual multigigabit 5G | One multigigabit 5G | Dual multigigabit 5G | |
| Power | -802.3at/bt PoE+ and UPoE compliant or DC power adapter | |||
| Performance features | UL/DL-OFDMA, TWT support, BSS coloring, SU-MIMO, UL/DL MU-MIMO support Maximal ratio combining (MRC) and beamforming 20 and 40 MHz channels (802.11n); 20, 40, 80 MHz channels (802.11ac wave 2); 20, 40, 80, and 160 MHz channels (802.11ax) Up to 1024-QAM on all three: 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz bands, Packet aggregation | |||
| Wi-Fi 7 Indoor APs | ||
|---|---|---|
| CW9176I / CW9176D1 | CW9178I | |
| Usage | High-performance Wi-Fi 7 AP | Ultra-high-performance Wi-Fi 7 AP |
| Radio specification | Tri-band (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz,& 6 GHz) | |
| Spatial streams | 12 spatial streams 4×4: 4 MU-MIMO across 3 radios, 3 bands (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, 6 GHz) | 16 spatial streams 4×4: 4 MU-MIMO across 4 radios, 3 bands (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, 5 GHz and 6 Ghz |
| Aggregate frame rate | 18 Gbps | 24 Gbps (In Quad Radio) |
| Interface | Single multigigabit 10 Gbps interface | Dual multigigabit 10 Gbps interface |
| Power | 802.3at/bt PoE+ and UPoE compliant | |
| Performance features | UL/DL-OFDMA, TWT support, BSS coloring, SU-MIMO, UL/DL MU-MIMO support Maximal ratio combining (MRC) and beamforming 20 and 40 MHz channels (802.11n); 20, 40, 80 MHz channels (802.11ac wave 2); 20, 40, 80, and 160 MHz channels (802.11ax). 20, 40, 80, 160 and 320 MHz channels (802.11be) Up to 4K-QAM Packet aggregation | |
Outdoor Rugged AP Comparsion
| MR70 | MR78 | MR76 | MR86 | ||||
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| Usage | Dual-band, 802.11ac Wave 2 ruggedized access point delivering basic enterprise wireless for outdoor or low-density deployments | Rugged/outdoor medium performance Wi-Fi 6 wireless for outdoor basic, medium-density deployments. | Rugged/outdoor high-performance Wi-Fi 6 wireless for outdoor campuses, industrial, point-to-point links, and outdoor location services. | Rugged/outdoor highest-performance Wi-Fi 6 with multigigabit for tough RF and high-density environments. | |||
| Radio specification | 802.11n/ac Wave 2 1.5 Gbit/sec max rate with beamforming 2x 2×2 MU-MIMO | 1x 802.11b/g/n/ax 1x 802.11a/n/ac/ax 1× WIDS/WIPS 1× Bluetooth® radio 1.5 Gbit/sec max rate 2x 2×2 MU-MIMO and OFDMA with beamforming | 1x 802.11b/g/n/ax 1x 802.11a/n/ac/ax 1× WIDS/WIPS 1× Bluetooth® radio 1.7 Gbit/sec max rate 2x 2×2 MU-MIMO and OFDMA with beamforming | x 802.11b/g/n/ax 1x 802.11a/n/ac/ax 1× WIDS/WIPS 1× Bluetooth® radio 3.5 Gbit/sec max rate 4x 4×4 MU-MIMO and OFDMA with beamforming | |||
| Physical design | Rugged industrial design Water and dust sealed (IP67 rated) | Rugged industrial design Water and dust sealed (IP67 rated) Vibration and shock tested | Rugged industrial design Water and dust sealed (IP67 rated) Vibration and shock tested | Rugged industrial design Water and dust sealed (IP67 rated) Vibration and shock tested | |||
| Performance features | Band steering | Priority voice, power save (802.11e/WMM) Hardware-accelerated encryption Band steering Bluetooth Low Energy radio for beacon and scanning | Third radio dedicated to security and RF management Priority voice, power save (802.11e/WMM) Hardware-accelerated encryption Band steering Bluetooth Low Energy radio for beacon and scanning | Third radio dedicated to security and RF management Priority voice, power save (802.11e/WMM) Hardware-accelerated encryption Band steering High-density support Bluetooth Low Energy radio for beacon and scanning | |||
| Interface | 1× Gigabit Ethernet port Integrated omni-directional antennas | 1× Gigabit Ethernet port Integrated omni-directional antennas | 1× Gigabit Ethernet port 4× External N-type connectors (antennas sold separately) | 1x 2.5 Gbps multigigabit Ethernet port 4× External N-type connectors (antennas sold separately) | |||
| Power | 802.3at PoE | 802.3af PoE | 802.3af PoE | 802.3at PoE |
