Cisco Meraki MR78

Category

Specifications

Radios

• 2.4 GHz 802.11b/g/n/ax client access radio 

• 2.4 GHz Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE 5) radio with Beacon and BLE scanning support

• 5 GHz 802.11a/n/ac/ax client access radio 

• Supported frequency bands (country-specific restrictions apply)

• 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) 

  • 5.490 – 5.730 GHz (UNII-2C) 

  • 5.735 -5.825 GHz (UNII-3) 

Antenna

• Internal Antenna (5.4 dBi gain at 2.4 GHz, 6 dBi gain at 5 GHz) 

802.11ax, 802.11ac Wave 2 and 802.11n Capabilities 

• DL-OFDMA**, UL-OFDMA**, TWT support**, BSS Coloring** 

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

• SU-MIMO, UL MU-MIMO** and DL MU-MIMO support 

• Maximal ratio combining (MRC) & beamforming 

• 20 and 40 MHz channels (802.11n); 20, 40, and 80 MHz channels (802.11ac Wave 2); 20, 40 and 80 MHz channels (802.11ax) 

• Up to 1024-QAM on both 2.4 GHz & 5 GHz bands 

• Packet aggregation 

Power

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

• Power consumption: 15W max (802.3af).  Note: actual power consumption may vary depending on the AP usage.

• Power over Ethernet injector sold separately 

Note: Actual power consumption may vary depending on the AP usage.

Interfaces

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

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) (10 mm long and 2.5 mm diameter and 4.7 mm head) 

• Concealed mount plate with anti-tamper cable bay

Environment

• IP67

• Operating temperature: -4 °F to 131 °F (-20 °C to 55 °C)

• Humidity: 5 to 95% non-condensing 

• Operating altitude: Up to 40,000 feet (12,192 meters)

Reliability

• Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF): 257,215hrs at +25°C operating temperature

Physical Dimensions

• 9.65” x 4.53” x 1.18” (245 mm x 115 mm x 30 mm)

• Weight: 15.87 oz (0.45 kg)

Security

• Integrated Layer 7 firewall with mobile device policy management 

• WIDS/WIPS with alerting and rogue AP detection with Air Marshal (performed opportunistically with best-effort on client-serving radios)

• 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, WPA3 – Personal, WPA3 – Enterprise, WPA3 – Enhanced Open (OWE)**

• 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

LED Indicators

• 1 power/booting/firmware upgrade status 

Regulatory

• RoHS

• For additional country-specific regulatory information, please contact Meraki sales

Warranty

• 1-year hardware warranty with advanced replacement included

Ordering Information

• MR78-HW: Meraki MR78 Cloud Managed 802.11ax AP 

• MA-INJ-4: Meraki MR 802.3at PoE Injector (Power Cord Not Included)

• MA-INJ-6: Meraki MR MultiGigabit 802.3bt Injector (Power Cord Not Included)

• Note: Meraki access point license required.