Cisco Meraki MR53 High Density 4x4:4 Wi-Fi 5 Wireless Cloud Managed Indoor Access Point

The Cisco Meraki MR53 is a cloud-managed 4x4:4 802.11ac Wave 2 access point with 80 MHz channels and MU-MIMO support. Designed for next-generation deployments in offices, schools, hospitals, shops, and hotels, the MR53 offers high performance, enterprise-grade security, and simple management.

• 4x4 80 MHz MU-MIMO 802.11ac Wave 2
• 2.5 Gbps dual-radio aggregate frame rate
• 24x7 real-time WIDS/WIPS and spectrum analytics via dedicated third radio
• Integrated Bluetooth Low Energy Beacon and scanning 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

Radios:
• 2.4 GHz 802.11b/g/n client access radio
• 5 GHz 802.11a/n/ac client access radio
• 2.4 & 5 GHz dual-band WIDS/WIPS, spectrum analysis, & location analytics radio
• 2.4 GHz Bluetooth radio with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and Beacon support
• Concurrent operation of all four radios
• Max aggregate frame rate 2.5 Gbit/s
• 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 (UNII-2e), 5.725-5.825 GHz (UNII-3)

Antenna:
• Integrated omni-directional antennas (5 dBi gain at 2.4 GHz, 6.2 dBi gain at 5 GHz)
• Individual antenna elements for each radio

802.11ac Wave 2 & 802.11n Capabilities:
• 4x4 multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) with four spatial streams
• SU-MIMO and MU-MIMO support
• Maximal ratio combining (MRC) & beamforming
• 20 & 40 MHz channels (802.11n); 20, 40 and 80 channels (802.11ac)
• Up to 256-QAM on both 2.4 & 5 GHz
• Packet aggregation

Power:
• Power over Ethernet: 37 - 57 V (802.3at required; functionality-restricted 802.3af mode supported)
• Alternative 12V DC input
• Power consumption: 21 W max (802.3at)
• Power over Ethernet injector and DC adapter sold separately

Interfaces:
• 1 × 100/1000/2.5G BASE-T Ethernet & 1× 10/100/1000 BASE-T Ethernet (RJ45)
• 1 × DC power connector (5.5mm x 2.5mm, 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 Specifications:
• Dimensions: 268.2 mm x 162.0 mm x 38.8 mm, not including desk mount feet or mount plate
• Weight: 820g

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 tunnelling 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

Note: Meraki access point license required