Cisco Meraki MR96-HW Full English Description

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1. 2.4 GHz Client Radio: Premium 4×4 UL/DL MU-MIMO 802.11b/g/n/ax Wi‑Fi 6 radio, supporting 40 MHz maximum channel width, transmit beamforming, 1024-QAM, UL/DL OFDMA and high receive sensitivity. Max single-radio PHY throughput reaches 1147 Mbps, primarily serving legacy IoT sensors, POS terminals, handheld scanners and low-bandwidth visitor devices, while supporting wireless mesh interconnection with other Meraki outdoor APs.
2. 5 GHz Primary Client Radio: Flagship 4×4 UL/DL MU-MIMO 802.11a/n/ac/ax Wi‑Fi 6 radio with native 80 MHz wide channel support, DFS radar frequency avoidance, advanced beamforming, multi-user UL/DL MU-MIMO scheduling and 1024-QAM modulation. Max single-radio PHY throughput hits 2402 Mbps, optimized for high-speed mobile/laptop clients, low-interference wireless mesh relays and long-distance P2P/PtMP inter-building backhaul links.
3. Software Defined 6 GHz Wi‑Fi 6E Flex Radio: Configurable tri-band 4×4 UL/DL MU-MIMO radio exclusive to clean unlicensed 6 GHz Wi‑Fi 6E spectrum, supporting up to 160 MHz wide PSC channels, mandatory WPA3-only client operation, full OFDMA and 1024-QAM modulation. Max single-radio PHY throughput reaches 4804 Mbps, eliminating RF congestion from overcrowded 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands for modern Wi‑Fi 6E-capable high-density venue endpoints. The integrated GPS module provides real-time geolocation data to the Meraki cloud for daily AFC channel validation, enabling legal standard-power 6 GHz outdoor transmission worldwideCisco Mera....
4. Dedicated Fourth Tri‑Band Scanning Radio: Isolated 2×2 tri-band radio running 24/7 independent of all three client serving radios, delivering continuous full-spectrum 2.4/5/6 GHz RF monitoring and Air Marshal wireless intrusion prevention without sacrificing client throughput or bridge link stability. It continuously scans all three frequency bands to identify RF interference sources and unauthorized rogue access points, enabling automatic rogue containment and cloud-hosted security forensic logging for PCI-DSS, HIPAA and industrial compliance audits.
5. Fifth Integrated Bluetooth 5.0 Low Energy Radio: Concurrent BLE beaconing and scanning functionality, supporting iBeacon deployments, visitor foot traffic analytics, industrial asset tracking and retail location measurement. Meraki’s open Scanning API exports raw location beacon data for third-party smart building sensor, asset management and retail ESL (Electronic Shelf Label) platform integrations.

1. 24/7 Air Marshal WIDS/WIPS & Continuous Full Tri-Band RF Spectrum Analytics: The dedicated fourth tri-band radio performs persistent background spectrum scanning across full 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and 6 GHz bands to detect non-Wi-Fi interference sources and unauthorized rogue wireless transmitters at all times. Air Marshal provides real-time wireless threat detection, automatic rogue AP containment and cloud-hosted security forensic logging to meet enterprise compliance audit requirements.
2. Self-Healing Multi-Hop Wireless Mesh & Long-Range P2P/PtMP Bridging: MR96 units automatically establish multi-hop wireless mesh backhaul links to connect geographically separated buildings without laying physical fiber/Ethernet cabling. If the primary wired uplink or main P2P wireless bridge link fails, the AP seamlessly switches to alternate mesh radio links to preserve network connectivity, supporting hub-and-spoke PtMP campus deployments with automatic load balancing across available wireless channels.
3. Layer7 Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) Application-Aware QoS & Identity-Based Stateful Layer3-7 Firewall: The integrated DPI engine classifies hundreds of distinct application-level traffic streams, including industrial control SCADA traffic, enterprise VoIP voice, HD video surveillance streams, cloud SaaS business applications and recreational streaming services. Network administrators configure granular QoS priority rules to prioritize latency-sensitive mission-critical industrial and enterprise communications while enforcing configurable bandwidth rate caps on non-essential traffic to eliminate link congestion over limited wireless backhaul bandwidth. Identity-aware firewall supports device-specific access control policies and integrates with enterprise Active Directory/LDAP/RADIUS identity databases, Cisco ISE and EMM/MDM tools for unified endpoint access management.
4. Unified Enterprise Wireless Security Suite with Native Full WPA3 Support: AES hardware-accelerated encryption supporting WEP, WPA‑PSK, WPA2‑PSK personal encryption; WPA2‑Enterprise, WPA3‑Personal, WPA3‑Enhanced Open (OWE) and WPA3‑Enterprise 192‑bit AES security standards with full IEEE 802.1X EAP‑TLS/PEAP/EAP‑FAST enterprise authentication suites. The 6 GHz Wi‑Fi 6E band mandates exclusive WPA3-only client operation for enhanced air interface security. Fully customizable branded captive portal splash pages deliver secure internet-only guest visitor access with built-in wireless client isolation to block peer-to-peer communication between untrusted guest devices, reducing network security attack surfaces. Additional security features include hidden SSID broadcast suppression, MAC address ACL filtering, Meraki Teleworker IPsec VPN for secure remote branch corporate LAN extension, identity policy firewall for granular user/device network access control and built-in Cisco Umbrella DNS-layer threat security to block malware, phishing and ransomware traffic at the wireless edge.
5. BLE-Powered Presence Location Analytics & Industrial IoT Integration: The integrated BLE radio enables cloud-hosted visitor and endpoint tracking metrics including client capture rate, average session dwell time and repeat visit statistics, ideal for retail centers, conference arenas and industrial facility space utilization analysis. The Meraki Scanning API exports raw location beacon data for third-party smart building sensor, asset management and retail ESL platform integrations.
6. Integrated GPS AFC Compliance Hardware: Embedded high-precision GNSS/GPS module continuously captures accurate geolocation coordinates and transmits real-time position data to the Meraki cloud dashboard for daily AFC validation cycles, satisfying global regulatory requirements to enable legal standard-power outdoor 6 GHz Wi‑Fi 6E operation without manual coordinate input from administratorsCisco Mera....

Five Independent Radio Hardware Architecture

1. Radio R1 (2.4 GHz Wi‑Fi 6 802.11b/g/n/ax): 4×4 UL/DL MU‑MIMO four spatial streams, supports 20/40 MHz channel bonding, transmit beamforming, maximal ratio combining (MRC), cyclic shift diversity (CSD), A‑MPDU/A‑MSDU packet aggregation, UL/DL OFDMA scheduling, TWT target wake time and 1024‑QAM modulation. Max single-radio PHY throughput: 1147 Mbps, diplexed to two dedicated N-type external antenna connectors for omnidirectional coverage antennas.
2. Radio R2 (5 GHz Wi‑Fi 6 802.11a/n/ac/ax): 4×4 UL/DL MU‑MIMO four spatial streams, supports 20/40/80 MHz wide channel widths, DFS radar frequency avoidance, beamforming, MRC receive diversity, UL/DL OFDMA multi-user scheduling, TWT, BSS Coloring and 1024‑QAM modulation. Max single-radio PHY throughput: 2402 Mbps, diplexed to two dedicated N-type external antenna connectors for high-gain directional bridge antennas.
3. Radio R3 (6 GHz Wi‑Fi 6E Flex Radio): 4×4 UL/DL MU‑MIMO four spatial streams, supports up to 160 MHz PSC wide channels, exclusive WPA3 operation, full UL/DL OFDMA, TWT and 1024‑QAM modulation. Max single-radio PHY throughput: 4804 Mbps, diplexed to two dedicated N-type external antenna connectors for tri-band directional/omnidirectional antennas.
   Total aggregate tri-band client Wi‑Fi PHY frame throughput reaches7.78 Gbps.
4. Dedicated Independent Tri-Band Fourth Scanning Radio: Separate fully isolated radio operating concurrently with all three client radios, continuously scanning full 2.4GHz/5GHz/6GHz frequency bands 24/7 for Air Marshal WIDS/WIPS threat detection and full-spectrum RF analytics without impacting client data throughput or bridge link performance.
5. Integrated Bluetooth 5.0 Low‑Energy Fifth Radio: Always-on independent BLE radio for iBeacon deployment, BLE device scanning and location analytics presence tracking functionality.

Core Hardware Interfaces

1. Dual Independent 5G Multigigabit Ethernet Ports (ETH0 / ETH1): 10/100/1000/2500/5000BASE‑T auto-sensing RJ45 ports, IEEE 802.3at PoE+ (30W) / IEEE 802.3bt PoE++ (60W) PD compliant (42.5–57V DC PoE input). Three configurable operation modes:
   • Single PoE uplink (standard deployment, 30W minimum power for full functionality excluding GPS continuous operation)
   • Dual PoE power-sharing: Both ports receive PoE power to distribute load and deliver power redundancy for uninterrupted AP operation
   • High-Availability redundant uplink: Automatic seamless port failover if one PoE link fails
     Ports support IEEE 802.3ad LACP link aggregation to combine two 5G links for total 10 Gbps wired backhaul bandwidth, eliminating wired bottlenecks to fully match the AP’s multi-gigabit wireless throughput capacity.
2. Six N-Type Female External Antenna Connectors: Two diplexed N-type ports allocated per tri-band client radio (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz / 6 GHz), fully detachable to support interchangeable high-gain directional, sector and omnidirectional tri-band external antennas for custom long-range bridge or wide-area coverage deployments. No built-in internal omnidirectional antennas are fitted to the MR96.
3. Embedded GNSS/GPS Module: High-precision internal GPS receiver integrated on mainboard, no external antenna required, continuously captures geolocation coordinates for daily AFC regulatory compliance validation for outdoor 6 GHz Wi‑Fi 6E standard-power transmission.
4. DC Power Input Jack: Auxiliary center-positive 12V DC power connector for alternative local power supply deployments where PoE injectors are unavailable; matching 60W 12V DC external power adapter sold separately and not bundled with standard AP packaging.
5. Control & Security Hardware Components: Recessed pinhole factory reset button (10-second hold for full configuration wipe), integrated heavy-duty grounding post + grounding strap for outdoor lightning/static protection, waterproof cable gland for sealed cable routing, Torx anti-tamper mounting fasteners and chassis security screws.
6. Multi-Color Front Status LED Indicator Panel: Single front-mounted multi-color LED with standardized status states: Orange = Booting, Rainbow = Initializing/Spectrum Scan, Blinking Blue = Firmware Upgrade, Green = Gateway mode no clients, Blue = Gateway mode active clients, Blinking Orange = Uplink failure. Supports Run Dark mode to disable LED illumination for low-visibility deployments.

Supported Operation Modes

1. Cloud-Managed CAPWAP Gateway Access Point Mode (Default): Zero-touch Meraki cloud orchestration for outdoor Wi-Fi client access across 2.4/5/6 GHz bands, centralized RF tuning, enterprise security policy enforcement and automated background firmware upgrades.
2. Wireless Point-to-Point (P2P) Bridge Mode: Dedicated long-range backhaul link between two MR96 units deployed at separate buildings, using matched tri-band directional antennas on the 5 GHz or 6 GHz radio band for stable long-distance inter-building connectivity.
3. Wireless Point-to-Multipoint (PtMP) Hub-and-Spoke Mode: Central hub MR96 connects multiple remote spoke MR96 units via separate non-overlapping 5 GHz / 6 GHz radio channels for campus-wide multi-building wireless backhaul.
4. Self-Healing Multi-Hop Wireless Mesh Backhaul Node Mode: Multi-hop relay deployment where intermediate MR96 units pass wireless traffic between upstream gateway APs and downstream remote site APs with automatic link failover between 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and 6 GHz radio bands.
5. Tri-Band High-Density Venue Mode: All three client radios active simultaneously (2.4 GHz legacy IoT, 5 GHz Wi‑Fi 6 general clients, 6 GHz Wi‑Fi 6E premium high-speed endpoints) for stadium, arena and large open-air venue deployments with AFC GPS compliance enabled.

Power Supply Compatibility

1. Full-performance PoE operation:
   • IEEE 802.3at PoE+ (30W minimum power draw): Supports full five-radio performance, single 5G port operation and active BLE radio functionality; GPS module operates in periodic low-power polling mode only.
   • IEEE 802.3bt PoE++ (60W): Enables dual-port PoE power-sharing, redundant uplink HA mode, LACP link aggregation and continuous full-power GPS receiver operation for daily AFC geolocation reporting, with all radio performance fully enabled.
     IEEE 802.3af Class 3 PoE PD input (15W maximum power draw) operates in limited low-power mode with hardware feature restrictions (reduced transmit power, disabled BLE radio, single 1Gbps port speed, GPS module fully disabled).
2. Local DC power alternative: Separate 60W 12V DC external power adapter (sold separately, not included in standard packaging).
3. Typical full-load power consumption: Maximum 60 W under simultaneous active five-radio operation with both 5G uplink ports populated, GPS module continuously active and all RF scanning features fully enabled.

Physical & Environmental Specifications

• Dimensions: Slim square low-profile outdoor enclosure optimized for wall and pole mounting
• Unit Weight: Heavy-duty lightweight weatherproof composite chassis
• Mounting Options: Vertical wall mounting, utility pole V-bar mounting; full mounting hardware, heavy-duty grounding strap and waterproof cable glands included in packaging.
• Operating Temperature Range: -40°C ~ +55°C (-40 °F to 131 °F) wide industrial outdoor temperature range, fully operational in extreme cold and hot climates.
• Storage Temperature Range: -40°C ~ +70°C (-40 °F to 158 °F)
• Operating Humidity: 5% – 95% non-condensing
• Storage Humidity: 5% – 90% non-condensing
• Environmental Rating: IP67 fully waterproof and dustproof enclosure, resistant to rain, snow, sand, salt spray and industrial airborne particulate contamination.
• System Memory & Storage: Embedded Meraki custom cloud-managed operating system, dedicated five-radio high-performance wireless processing chipset, onboard flash storage for cloud firmware images and persistent local configuration cache, dedicated memory partition for GPS geolocation logging and AFC compliance records.
• Regulatory RF Certifications: Global multi-domain SKU supporting FCC Part 15 (North America), ETSI EN 300 328 / EN 301893 / EN 302568 (EMEA), TELEC Japan, KCC Korea domestic RF emission compliance, EMI Class B industrial electronic equipment certification; GPS receiver certified for global geolocation regulatory AFC requirements.
• Maximum Concurrent Client Capacity: Up to 120 connected wireless clients across all three tri-band bands; recommended maximum 60 simultaneous active business/IoT users for stable low-latency throughput performance
• Warranty: Limited lifetime hardware warranty for original end-user purchasers

Key Specification Bullet Points

• Model: MR96-HW (Cisco Meraki Flagship Five-Radio Tri-Band Wi‑Fi 6E 802.11ax Cloud-Managed IP67 Heavy-Duty Outdoor Industrial Wireless Access Point, Three Premium 4×4 UL/DL MU-MIMO Tri-Band Client Radios (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz / 6 GHz Wi‑Fi 6E Software Flex Radio), Dedicated Fourth Tri-Band 24/7 WIDS/WIPS RF Scanning Radio + Fifth Integrated Bluetooth 5.0 LE Location Beacon/IoT Scanning Radio, Embedded Internal GNSS/GPS Module for Outdoor 6 GHz AFC Automatic Frequency Coordination Compliance, Dual Independent 5G Multigigabit PoE+ / PoE++ Uplink Ports with HA Power Redundancy & LACP Link Aggregation, Six N-Type External Detachable Tri-Band Antenna Ports, Native Long-Range P2P/PtMP Wireless Bridging & Cloud Location Analytics Capability)
• Wireless Standard: IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax Wi‑Fi 6 / Wi‑Fi 6E concurrent tri-band client radios (2.4GHz: 4×4 MU-MIMO; Primary 5GHz: 4×4 MU-MIMO; Configurable 6 GHz Wi‑Fi 6E Flex Radio: 4×4 MU-MIMO); independent fourth tri-band Wi‑Fi scanning radio; integrated fifth Bluetooth 5.0 LE IoT/location radio
• Max Combined Aggregate Client PHY Frame Throughput: Up to 7.78 Gbps (1147 Mbps 2.4GHz + 2402 Mbps 5GHz + 4804 Mbps 6GHz Wi‑Fi 6E Mode)
• Antennas: Six external N-type female detachable tri-band antenna connectors (two ports per tri-band client radio); no built-in internal omnidirectional antennas, fully compatible with third-party high-gain directional, sector and omnidirectional tri-band external antennas
• Wired Interfaces: 2 × Independent 5G Multigigabit 10/100/1000/2500/5000BASE-T PoE uplink ports (IEEE 802.3at / 802.3bt PoE PD supported, dual-port HA failover + LACP link aggregation); no secondary auxiliary Fast Ethernet port
• Special Integrated Hardware: Embedded internal GNSS/GPS receiver module for continuous geolocation data collection to satisfy global AFC regulatory compliance for outdoor standard-power 6 GHz Wi‑Fi 6E transmission
• Operation Modes: Cloud-managed CAPWAP AP client access mode, dedicated point-to-point (P2P) wireless bridge mode, point-to-multipoint (PtMP) hub-and-spoke backhaul mode, self-healing multi-hop wireless mesh relay node mode, tri-band ultra-high-density venue full-spectrum client serving mode with GPS AFC enabled
• Core Exclusive Cloud-Managed & Hardware Functions: IP67 ruggedized heavy-duty industrial outdoor weatherproof enclosure with ultra-wide extreme temperature operating range (-40°C to +55°C); flagship five-radio architecture with three premium symmetric 4×4 MU-MIMO tri-band client radios and software-defined 6 GHz Wi‑Fi 6E flex radio for clean congestion-free spectrum; dedicated independent fourth tri-band Wi‑Fi radio for round-the-clock Air Marshal WIDS/WIPS threat detection and continuous full 2.4/5/6 GHz band RF spectrum analytics; fifth integrated BLE 5.0 radio for location beacons and visitor presence analytics; embedded internal GPS module to meet global AFC regulatory geolocation requirements for legal outdoor 6 GHz Wi‑Fi 6E standard-power operation; dual independent 5G multigigabit PoE uplink ports supporting power redundancy, automatic HA port failover and IEEE 802.3ad link aggregation for 10 Gbps total wired backhaul bandwidth; six N-type tri-band external antenna ports supporting fully customizable high-gain directional bridge antennas; Meraki cloud dashboard zero-touch provisioning; automatic cloud-driven RF optimization with 24/7 full tri-band spectrum visibility; self-healing zero-configuration multi-hop wireless mesh backhaul networking; Layer7 DPI application-aware QoS traffic shaping & identity-based stateful Layer3-7 firewall; multi-SSID 802.1Q VLAN network segmentation; customizable branded captive portal guest access with wireless client isolation; native full WPA3 enterprise wireless security suite with mandatory WPA3 operation on 6 GHz Wi‑Fi 6E band; built-in Cisco Umbrella DNS-layer threat security to block malware and phishing attacks
• QoS: WMM TSPEC wireless multimedia VoIP voice and HD video surveillance traffic prioritization with configurable application bandwidth rate limiting for limited wireless backhaul links
• Network Stack: Native IPv4 stack; static IP address configurable on either primary or secondary 5G PoE uplink port
• Security: WEP/WPA/WPA2/WPA3 PSK/Enterprise 802.1X EAP enterprise authentication, MAC address ACL filtering, dedicated fourth tri-band scanning radio Air Marshal rogue AP detection & automatic containment, hidden SSID broadcast suppression, wireless client device isolation, Meraki Teleworker IPsec remote site VPN, identity-based Layer3-7 stateful policy firewall, Cisco ISE & EMM/MDM integration, built-in PCI/HIPAA compliance audit reporting, Cisco Umbrella DNS anti-malware/phishing filtering
• Management: Meraki cloud dashboard web graphical user interface, Meraki mobile monitoring smartphone/tablet application, SNMPv3 third-party network monitoring integration, centralized cloud event logging and customizable email/SMS fault alert notifications, dedicated AFC GPS geolocation compliance reporting logs visible in Meraki dashboard
• Power Options: IEEE 802.3at PoE+ (30W single-port partial performance, GPS low-power polling) / IEEE 802.3bt PoE++ (60W dual-port HA/link aggregation, continuous full-power GPS AFC reporting) PoE input via dual 5G uplink ports or separate 60W 12V DC local power adapter (sold separately, not included in standard packaging)
• Physical Mount: Vertical wall mount, utility pole V-bar mount with complete included waterproof heavy-duty mounting hardware, integrated grounding strap for outdoor lightning/static protection
• Environmental Restriction: Outdoor heavy industrial deployment only, IP67 waterproof/dustproof rating, operating temperature range -40°C~+55°C
• Typical Deployment Scenarios: Stadium, arena and large open-air venue ultra-high-density public Wi-Fi deployments requiring regulatory-compliant outdoor 6 GHz Wi‑Fi 6E operation; long-range inter-building point-to-point wireless bridge links between corporate campuses, industrial manufacturing yards, hospital satellite buildings and remote rural sites; point-to-multipoint hub-and-spoke municipal outdoor Wi-Fi networks; large open-air parking lot, campus lawn and covered outdoor patio public Wi-Fi coverage; industrial warehouse heavy-duty high-density indoor wireless IoT sensor and IP surveillance camera coverage; retail outdoor location analytics and electronic shelf label IoT deployments; utility, mining and agricultural remote site wireless connectivity deployments with legal outdoor 6 GHz Wi‑Fi 6E spectrum access
• Warranty: Limited lifetime hardware warranty for original end-user purchasers

Model Quick Reference

• MR96-HW: Base hardware SKU of Meraki MR96 flagship five-radio tri-band Wi‑Fi 6E IP67 heavy-duty outdoor industrial cloud-managed AP with three symmetric 4×4 MU-MIMO tri-band client radios (configurable 6 GHz Wi‑Fi 6E flex radio), dedicated tri-band WIDS/WIPS scanning radio, integrated BLE 5.0 beacon radio, embedded internal GNSS/GPS module for global AFC outdoor 6 GHz regulatory compliance, six N-type external tri-band antenna ports, dual independent 5G multigigabit PoE+ / PoE++ uplink ports with HA power redundancy and LACP link aggregation, native P2P/PtMP long-range wireless bridging + cloud location analytics functionality
• Platform Differentiation vs Legacy MR90 Wi‑Fi 6E Outdoor AP: MR90 flagship outdoor AP lacks integrated GPS hardware and cannot satisfy global AFC regulatory geolocation requirements for standard-power outdoor 6 GHz Wi‑Fi 6E transmission; MR96 adds built-in continuous-operation GNSS/GPS receiver for automatic daily AFC validation, retaining all MR90 core hardware specifications (five radios, tri-band 4×4 MU-MIMO, dual 5G PoE++ ports, six N-type antennas, 7.78Gbps aggregate throughput) and full enterprise Meraki cloud feature set for regulated outdoor Wi‑Fi 6E deployments.
• Platform Distinction vs Mid-Tier MR74/MR76 Wi‑Fi 6 Outdoor APs: MR74/MR76 feature only 2×2 MU-MIMO dual-band client radios with maximum 1.3Gbps /1.7Gbps aggregate throughput, single gigabit/2.5G uplink port, no 6 GHz Wi‑Fi 6E support and zero GPS AFC hardware; MR96 upgrades to three symmetric 4×4 MU-MIMO tri-band radios delivering 7.78Gbps total throughput, dedicated clean interference-free 6 GHz spectrum, dual 5G redundant PoE uplinks, full tri-band security scanning and critical integrated GPS for regulatory-compliant outdoor Wi‑Fi 6E operation to support massive concurrent client loads in crowded public outdoor venues.
• Platform Distinction vs Three-Radio MR58 Outdoor AP: MR58 includes three isolated single-band radios (5.2 GHz /5.8 GHz /2.4 GHz) designed exclusively for multi-channel interference-free multi-hop backhaul deployments with limited client serving capacity; MR96 prioritizes ultra-high-density multi-band client serving via three high-performance 4×4 tri-band radios, dedicated full tri-band security scanning radio, integrated BLE location radio and mandatory GPS AFC compliance hardware, optimized for large public venue Wi-Fi coverage alongside inter-building wireless bridging.
• Upgraded Alternatives: Next-generation Meraki Wi‑Fi 7 tri-band flagship outdoor access points for future ultra-high-density enterprise and public venue deployments with expanded multi-gigabit wired uplink bandwidth and enhanced RF performance.