The Cisco Meraki MR20 is a cloud-managed dual-radio 2×2:2 802.11ac Wave 2 access point with MU-MIMO support. The MR20 is designed for basic, medium-density deployments and offers enterprise-grade security and simple management. With concurrent 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radios, the MR20 achieves a maximum aggregate frame rate of 1.3 Gbps*. The combination of intuitive cloud management, 802.11ac Wave 2 wireless, and enterprise-grade security ensures safe and dependable WiFi for small business and home office networks in need of basic connectivity.

Product Highlights

2×2 MU-MIMO 802.11ac Wave 2

1.3 Gbps* aggregate dual-band frame rate

Integrated enterprise security and guest access

Built-in WIPS for threat detection and remediation

Application-aware traffic shaping

Self-configuring, plug-and-play deployment

Integrated location analytics and heat map

Features

Aggregate data rate of up to 1.3 Gbps*

A 5 GHz 2×2:2 radio supporting 80 MHz channel widths and a 2.4 GHz 2×2:2 radio supporting 40 MHz channel widths offer a combined dual-radio aggregate frame rate of 1.3 Gbps*, with up to 866 Mbps in the 5 GHz band thanks to 802.11ac Wave 2 and 400 Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band.

Multi User Multiple Input Multiple Output (MU-MIMO)

With support for the 802.11ac Wave 2 standard, the MR20 offers MU-MIMO for more efficient transmission to multiple clients. This increases the total network performance and the improves the end user experience.

Integrated enterprise security and guest access

The MR20 features integrated, easy-to-use security technologies to provide secure connectivity for employees and guests alike. Advanced security features such as AES hardware-based encryption and WPA2-Enterprise authentication with 802.1X provide wire-like security while still being easy to configure. One-click guest isolation provides secure, Internet-only access for visitors. Our policy firewall (Identity Policy Manager) enables group or device-based, granular access policy control.

Specifications

Radios

2.4 GHz 802.11b/g/n/ac client access radio

5 GHz 802.11a/n/ac Wave 2 client access radio

Operating bands

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)

5.725-5.825 GHz (UNII-3)

802.11ac and 802.11n Capabilities

2×2 multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) with two spatial streams

Maximal ratio combining (MRC)

Beamforming

20 and 40 MHz channels (802.11n), 20, 40, and 80 MHz channels (802.11ac)

Up to 256-QAM on both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands

Packet aggregation

Power

Power over Ethernet: 37-57 V (802.3af compatible)

Alternative 12 V DC input

Power consumption: 15 W max (802.3af)

Power over Ethernet injector and DC adapter sold separately

Mounting

All standard mounting hardware included

Desktop, ceiling, and wall mount capable

Physical Security

Two security screw options included

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

Physical Dimensions

7.95” x 4.88” x 1.02” (202 mm x 124 mm x 25.8 mm), not including deskmount feet or mount plate

Weight: 9.6 oz (272 g)

Antenna

Integrated omni-directional antennae (5.6 dBi gain at 2.4 GHz, 5.3 dBi gain at 5 GHz)

Interfaces

1x 10/100/1000 BASE-T Ethernet (RJ45)

1x DC power connector (5.5 mm x 2.5 mm, center positive

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

EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, EAP-MSCHAPv2, EAP-SIM

TKIP and AES encryption

Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) & Mobile Device Management (MDM) integration

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, and 802.11r for fast Layer 2 roaming

Distributed or centralized Layer 3 roaming

LED Indicators

2 Ethernet status for Ethernet port

1 power/booting/firmware upgrade status