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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Indoor Wifi 6 AP Comparison

 MR28 MR36 MR36H MR44 MR46(E) MR56
Usage Entry Level Wifi 6 Entry-level high-performance Wifi 6 In RoomHotel or dormitory deployments Wifi 6 Medium-density locations Wifi 6 High-density locations or focused wireless coverage Wifi 6 Ultra-high-density and performance deployments Wifi 6
Radio specification 1x 2.4 GHz 802.11b/g/n/ax 1x 5 GHz 802.11a/n/ac/ax 1× WIDS/WIPS 1× Bluetooth® radio 1.5 Gbit/sec max rate 2x 2:2 MU-MIMO with beamforming 1x 2.4 GHz 802.11b/g/n/ax 1x 5 GHz 802.11a/n/ac/ax 1× WIDS/WIPS 1× Bluetooth® radio 1.7 Gbit/sec max rate 2x 2:2 MU-MIMO with beamforming 1× 802.11b/g/n 1× 802.11a/n/ac 1× WIDS/WIPS 1× Bluetooth® radio 1.3 Gbit/sec max rate 2x 2:2 MU-MIMO with beamforming 1× 2.4 GHz 802.11b/g/n/ax 1× 5 GHz 802.11a/n/ac/ax 1× WIDS/WIPS 1× Bluetooth® radio 3 Gbit/sec max rate 2× 2:2 + 4× 4:4 MU-MIMO with beamforming 1x 2.4 GHz 802.11b/g/n/ax 1x 5 GHz 802.11a/n/ac/ax 1x WIDS/WIPS 1x Bluetooth® radio 3.5 Gbit/sec max rate 4x 4:4 MU-MIMO with beamforming 1x 2.4 GHz 802.11b/g/n/ax 1x 5 GHz 802.11a/n/ac/ax 1x WIDS/WIPS 1x Bluetooth® radio 5.9 Gbit/sec max rate 8x 8:8 MU-MIMO with beamforming
Spatial streams 2x 2:2 MU-MIMO 2x 2:2 MU-MIMO 2x 2:2 MU-MIMO 2× 2:2 + 4× 4:4 MU-MIMO 4x 4:4 UL/DL MU-MIMO 8x 8:8 UL/DL MU-MIMO
Aggregate frame rate 1.5Gbps 1.7Gbps 1.5Gbps 2.7Gbps 3.5Gbps 5.9 Gbps
Interface 1× Gigabit Ethernet port 1× Gigabit Ethernet port 1× Gigabit Ethernet passthrough port 1× Gigabit Ethernet LAN port with 802.3af PoE 2× Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports 1× 2.5 Multigigabit Ethernet port 1x 2.5 multigigabit Ethernet port 1x 5 Gbps multigigabit Ethernet port
Power 802.3af PoE or DC power adapter 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 802.3at PoE or DC power adapter

Indoor Wifi 6E AP Comparison

 MR57 CW9162 CW9164 CW9166
Usage Ultra-highperformance Wi-Fi 6E AP General purpose Wi-FI 6E AP High-performance Wi-Fi 6E AP Ultra-highperformance Wi-Fi 6E AP
Radio specification Tri-band Tri-band Tri-band Tri-band
Spatial streams 4x 4:4 MU-MIMO 2x 2:2 MU-MIMO 2x 2:2 MU-MIMO (2.4 GHz) Four 4x4 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 One multigigabit 2.5G One multigigabit 5G One multigigabit 5G Dual multigigabit 5G
Power -802.3at/bt PoE+ and UPoE compliant or DC power adapter -802.3at/bt PoE+ and UPoE compliant or DC power adapter -802.3at/bt PoE+ and UPoE compliant or DC power adapter -802.3at/bt PoE+ and UPoE compliant or DC power adapter

Outdoor Rugged AP Comparsion

 MR70 MR78 MR76 MR86
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 2x2 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 2x2 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 2x2 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 4x4 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
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