The Cisco Meraki MR53 is a 4×4:4 802.11ac Wave 2 cloud-managed access point with 80 MHz channels and MU-MIMO support. The MR53 is intended for next-generation deployments in offices, schools, hospitals, shops, and hotels. It provides high performance, enterprise-grade security, and simple management. The MR53 has a maximum aggregate frame rate of 2.5 Gbps* with concurrent 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radios. A third dedicated radio provides real-time WIDS/WIPS with automated RF optimization, and a fourth integrated radio provides Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) scanning and Beaconing.

Product Highlights

4×4 80 MHz MU-MIMO 802.11ac Wave 2

2.5 Gbps dual-radio aggregate frame rate

24×7 real-time WIDS/WIPS and spectrum analytics via dedicated third radio

2.5 Gbps dual-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

Optimized for voice and video

Self-configuring, plug-and-play deployment

Sleek, low-profile design blends into office environments

Specifications

Radios

2.4 GHz 802.11b/g/n client access radio

5 GHz 802.11a/n/ac 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):

2.412-2.484 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)

Antenna

Integrated omni-directional antennas (5.5 dBi gain @ 2.4 GHz, 6.2 dBi gain @ 5 GHz)

Individual antenna elements for each radio

802.11ac Wave 2 and 802.11n Capabilities

4 x 4 multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) with four spatial streams

SU-MIMO and MU-MIMO support

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 & 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: 21W max (802.3at)

Power over Ethernet injector and DC adapter sold separately

Interfaces

1x 100/1000/2.5G BASE-T Ethernet & 1x 10/100/1000 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 ½” 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: 32 °F to 104 °F (0 °C to 40 °C)

Humidity: 5 to 95% non-condensing

Physical Dimensions

10.56” x 6.38” x 1.58” (268.2 mm x 162.0 mm x 38.8 mm), not including deskmount feet or mount plate

Weight: 29.6 oz (840g)

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

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