Cisco Meraki MR53
802.11ac Wave 2 with Bluetooth Beacon & Multigigabit Ethernet

Features:

Dual-radio aggregate frame rate of up to 2.5 Gbps*

A 5 GHz 4x4:4 radio supporting 160 MHz channel widths and a 2.4 GHz 4x4:4 radio supporting 40 MHz channel widths offer a combined dual-radio aggregate frame rate of 2.5 Gbps*, with up to 1,733 Mbps in the 5 GHz band thanks to 802.11ac Wave 2 and 800 Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band. Technologies like transmit beamforming and enhanced receive sensitivity allow the MR53 to support a higher client density than typical enterprise-class access points, resulting in fewer APs for a given deployment.

Multi User Multiple Input Multiple Output (MU-MIMO)

With support for the 802.11ac Wave 2 standard, the MR53 offers MU-MIMO for more efficient transmission to multiple clients. Especially suited for enviroments with numerous mobile devices, MU-MIMO enables multiple clients to receive data simultanously. This increases the total network perfomance and the improves the end user experience.

Multi-gigabit ethernet

The MR53 has an integrated multigigabit uplink that ensures maximum capacity for this high performance 802.11ac Wave 2 hardware configuration.

Bluetooth Low Energy Beacon and scanning radio

An integrated fourth radio for Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) provides seamless deployment of BLE Beacon functionality and effortless visibility of BLE devices. The MR53 enables the next generation of location-aware applications while futureproofing your deployment, ensuring it's ready for any new customer engagement strategies.

Automatic cloud-based RF optimization

The MR53's sophisticated and automated RF optimization means that there is no need for the dedicated hardware and RF expertise typically required to tune a wireless network. The RF data collected by the dedicated third radio is continuously fed back to the Meraki cloud. This data is then used to automatically tune the channel selection, transmit power, and client connection settings for optimal performance under even the most challenging RF conditions.

Integrated enterprise security and guest access

The MR53 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 and Active Directory integration provide wire-like security while still being easy to configure. One-click guest isolation provides secure, Internet-only access for visitors. PCI compliance reports check network settings against PCI requirements to simplify secure retail deployments.

Third radio delivers 24x7 wireless security and RF analytics

The MR53's dedicated dual-band scanning and security radio continually assesses the environment, characterizing RF interference and containing wireless threats like rogue access points. There's no need to choose between wireless security, advanced RF analysis, and serving client data - a dedicated third radio means that all functions occur in real-time, without any impact to client traffic or AP throughput.

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

Meraki Systems Manager natively integrates with the MR53 to offer automatic, context-aware security. You can use Systems Manager's self-service enrollment to rapidly deploy MDM without installing additional equipment, and then dynamically tie firewall and traffic shaping policies to client posture.

Application-aware traffic shaping

The MR53 includes an integrated layer 7 packet inspection, classification, and control engine, enabling you to set QoS policies based on traffic type. Prioritize your mission critical applications while setting limits on recreational traffic like peer-to-peer and video streaming. Policies can be implemented per network, per SSID, per usergroup, or per individual user for maximum flexibility and control.

Voice and video optmizations

Industry standard QoS features are built in and easy to configure. Wireless Multi Media (WMM) access categories, 802.1p, and DSCP standards support all ensure important applications get priorotized correctly, not only on the MR53, but on other devices in your network. Unscheduled Automatic Power Save Delivery (U-APSD) ensures minimal battery drain on wireless VoIP phones.

Self-configuring, self-maintaining, always up-to-date

When plugged in, the MR53 automatically connects to the Meraki cloud, downloads its configuration, and joins the appropriate network. If new firmware is required, this is retireved by the AP and updated automatically. This ensures the network is kept up-to-date with bug fixes, security updates, and new features.

Advanced analytics

Drill down into the details of your network usage with highly granular traffic analytics. Extend your visibility into the physical world with journey tracking through location analytics. View vistor numbers, dwell time, repeat visit rates, and track trends. Fully customize your analysis with raw data available via simple APIs.

* Refers to maximum over-the-air data frame rate capability of the radio chipset, and may exceed data rates allowed by IEEE 802.11ac-compliant operation.

Highlights:

• Performance-critical wireless LANs
• High-density environments

• 4 radios: 2.4 and 5 GHz, dual-band
• WIDS/WIPS, and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)
• 4-stream 802.11ac Wave 2, up to 2.5 Gbps
• 1 x Gigabit Ethernet port
• 1 x 2.5Gbps Multigigabit Ethernet Port
• PoE: 802.3at
• AC adapter available

• Network-wide visibility and control
• Self-provisioning for rapid deployment
• Automatic reporting
• Seamless firmware updates

• 802.1X and native Active Directory integration
• Air Marshal: real-time WIPS with forensics
• Stateful Layer 3-7 firewall
• Identity-based group policies
• Built-in antivirus scan (NAC)

• 1-click secure guest access
• Guest isolation firewall
• Customizable splash pages
• Integrated Facebook login

• Dual-concurrent radios with MU-MIMO support
• Radios optimized for rate-vs-range performance
• Third radio dedicated to security and RF management
• Built-in real-time RF spectrum view
• Cloud-based automatic RF optimization

• Classifies hundreds of applications
• Create per-application bandwidth limits
• Prioritize productivity apps
• Restrict or block recreational traffic

• Measure visitor capture rate, visit length, and repeat visit rate
• Measure visitor trends over time and compare performance across locations

• Create device-specific firewall rules
• Monitor and track device inventory
• Deploy applications and enforce security settings

Specifications:

RF Performance Table:

Signal Coverage Pattern:

Radiation Pattern for 2.4GHz Antennas

Radiation Pattern for 5GHz Antennas

Compare Access Points:

	MR52	MR53	MR53E
Usage	Highest performance 802.11ac Wave 2 for high density campus, enterprise, and MU-MIMO	Highest performance 802.11ac Wave 2 with Multigigabit for high density campus, enterprise, and MU-MIMO	Performance-critical wireless for high-density, challenging RF, or focused coverage scenarios
Radio specification	1 x 802.11b/g/n 1 x 802.11a/n/ac 1 x WIDS/WIPS 1 x Bluetooth 2.5 Gbit/sec max rate 4x4:4 MU-MIMO with beamforming	1 x 802.11b/g/n 1 x 802.11a/n/ac 1 x WIDS/WIPS 1 x Bluetooth 2.5 Gbit/sec max rate 4x4:4 MU-MIMO with beamforming	1 x 802.11b/g/n 1 x 802.11a/n/ac 1 x WIDS/WIPS 1 x Bluetooth 2.5 Gbit/sec max rate 4x4:4 MU-MIMO with beamforming
Interface	2 x Gigabit Ethernet port	1 x 2.5Gbps Multigigabit Ethernet port 1 x Gigabit Ethernet port	1 x 2.5 Gbps Multigigabit Ethernet port 1 x Gigabit Ethernet port
Power	802.3at PoE DC power adapter	802.3at PoE DC power adapter	802.3af PoE DC power adaptor
Performance features	4x4:4 MU-MIMO 160 MHz channels Priority Voice, Power Save (802.11e/WMM) Hardware-accelerated encryption Band steering	4x4:4 MU-MIMO 160 MHz channels Priority Voice, Power Save (802.11e/WMM) Hardware-accelerated encryption Band steering	4x4:4 MU-MIMO 160 MHz channels Priority Voice, Power Save (802.11e/WMM) Hardware-accelerated encryption Band steering Removable antennas

Documentation:

Download the Cisco Meraki MR53 Datasheet (PDF).

Download the Cisco Meraki MR Family Datasheet (PDF).