• 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
  • 4×4 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, 80, and 160MHz 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 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: 28.9 oz (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 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, and 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
• Warranty
  • Lifetime hardware warranty with advanced replacement included
• Ordering Information
  • MR53-HW
    Meraki MR53 Cloud Managed 802.11ac AP
  • MA-PWR-30W-XX
    Meraki AC Adapter for MR Series (XX = US, EU, UK, or AU)
  • MA-INJ-5-XX
    Cisco Meraki Multigigabit 802.3at PoE Injector (XX = US, EU, UK, or AU)

Note: Meraki access point license required.