MR46E Datasheet
High Performance 802.11ax Wireless
The Cisco Meraki MR46E is a cloud-managed 4x4:4 802.11ax access point that raises the bar for wireless performance and efficiency. Designed for next-
generation deployments in offices, schools, hospitals, shops, and hotels, the MR46E offers high throughput, enterprise-grade security, and simple management.
The MR46E provides a maximum of 3.55 Gbps* aggregate frame rate with concurrent 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radios. A dedicated third radio provides real-time
WIDS/WIPS with automated RF optimization, and a fourth integrated radio delivers Bluetooth scanning and beaconing.
With the combination of cloud management, high performance hardware, multiple radios, and advanced software features, the MR46E makes an outstanding
platform for the most demanding of uses—including high-density deployments and bandwidth or performance-intensive applications like voice and high-definition
video.
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MR46E and Meraki Cloud Management
Management of the MR46E is performed through the Meraki cloud, with an intuitive browser-based interface that enables rapid deployment without time-
consuming training or costly certifications. Because the MR46E is self-configuring and managed over the web, it can be deployed at a remote location in a
matter of minutes, even without on-site IT staff.
24x7 monitoring via the Meraki cloud delivers real-time alerts if a network encounters problems. Remote diagnostic tools enable immediate troubleshooting over
the web so that distributed networks can be managed with a minimum of hassle.
The MR36’s firmware is automatically kept up to date via the cloud. New features, bug fixes, and enhancements are delivered seamlessly over the web. This
means no manual software updates to download or missing security patches to worry about.
Product Highlights
•
4x4:4 MU-MIMO 802.11ax
• Integrated enterprise security and guest access
•
3.55* Gbps dual-radio aggregate frame rate
• Application-aware traffic shaping
•
24x7 real-time WIDS/WIPS and spectrum analytics via dedicated third
• Optimized for voice and video
radio
• Self-configuring, plug-and-play deployment
• Integrated Bluetooth Low Energy Beacon
• Sleek design blends into office environments
• Integrated scanning radio
• Full-time Wi-Fi location tracking via dedicated 3rd radio
• Enhanced transmit power and receive sensitivity
Features
Dual-radio aggregate frame rate of up to 3.55 Gbps*
5 GHz 4x4:4 radio and 2.4 GHz 4x4:4 radio offer a combined dual-radio aggregate frame rate of 3.55 Gbps*, with up to 2,402 Mbps in the 5 GHz band and
1,148 Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band. Technologies like transmit beamforming and enhanced receive sensitivity allow the MR46E to support a higher client density
than typical enterprise-class access points, resulting in better performance for more clients, from each AP.
* Refers to maximum over-the-air data frame rate capability of the radio chipset, and may exceed data rates allowed by IEEE 802.11ax operation.
Multi User Multiple Input Multiple Output (MU-MIMO)
With support for features of 802.11ax, the MR46E offers MU-MIMO and OFDMA for more efficient transmission to multiple clients. Especially suited to
environments with numerous mobile devices, MU-MIMO enables multiple clients to receive data simultaneously. This increases the total network performance
and improves the end user experience.
Dedicated third radio delivers 24x7 wireless security and RF analytics
The MR46E’s dedicated dual-band scanning and security radio continually asses 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.
Bluetooth Low Energy Beacon and scanning radio
An integrated fourth Bluetooth radio provides seamless deployment of BLE Beacon functionality and effortless visibility of Bluetooth devices. The MR46E
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enables the next generation of location-aware applications while future proofing deployments, ensuring it’s ready for any new customer engagement strategies.
Automatic cloud-based RF optimization
The MR46E’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 MR46E 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 Enterprise authentication with 802.1X and Active Directory integration provide wired-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.
Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) & Mobile Device Management (MDM) integration
Meraki Systems Manager natively integrates with the MR46E to offer automatic, context-aware security. Systems Manager’s self-service enrollment helps 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 MR46E includes an integrated layer 7 packet inspection, classification, and control engine, enabling the configuration of QoS policies based on traffic type,
helping to prioritize 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 user group, or per individual user for maximum flexibility and control.
Voice and video optimizations
Industry standard QoS features are built-in and easy to configure. Wireless MultiMedia (WMM) access categories, 802.1p, and DSCP standards support all
ensure important applications get prioritized correctly, not only on the MR46E, but on other devices in the network. Unscheduled Automatic Power Save Delivery
(U-APSD) and new Target Wait Time features in 802.11ax clients ensure minimal battery drain on wireless VoIP phones.
Self-configuring, self-maintaining, always up-to-date
When plugged in, the MR46E automatically connects to the Meraki cloud, downloads its configuration, and joins the appropriate network. If new firmware is
required, this is retrieved 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
Drilling down into the details of network usage provides highly granular traffic analytics. Visibility into the physical world can be enhanced with journey tracking
through location analytics. Visitor numbers, dwell time, repeat visit rates, and track trends can all be easily monitored in the dashboard and deeper analysis is
enabled with raw data available via simple APIs.
Specifications
Category
Specifications
•
2.4 GHz 802.11b/g/n/ax client access radio
•
5 GHz 802.11a/n/ac/ax client access radio
•
2.4 GHz & 5 GHz dual-band WIDS/WIPS, spectrum analysis, & location analytics radio
•
2.4 GHz Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) radio with Beacon and BLE scanning support
• Concurrent operation of all four radios
Radios
• 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)
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◦
5.470-5.600, 5.660-5.725 GHz (UNII-2e)
◦
5.725 -5.825 GHz (UNII-3)
• List of compatible antennas: MA-ANT-3-A6/B6/C6/D6/E6/F6
Antenna
• Individual antenna elements for each radio
• DL-OFDMA**, UL-OFDMA**, TWT support**, BSS Coloring**
•
4 x 4 multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) with four spatial streams
• SU-MIMO, UL MU-MIMO** and DL MU-MIMO support
802.11ax, 802.11ac Wave 2 and 802.11n
• Maximal ratio combining (MRC) & beamforming
Capabilities
•
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 over Ethernet: 42.5 - 57 V (802.3at compatible)
• Alternative: 12 V DC input
Power
• Power consumption: 18W max (802.3at)
• Power over Ethernet injector and DC adapter sold separately
•
1x 100/1000/2.5G BASE-T Ethernet (RJ45)
Interfaces
•
1x DC power connector (5.5 mm x 2.5 mm, center positive)
• All standard mounting hardware included
• Desktop, ceiling, and wall mount capable
Mounting
• 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
• Two security screw options (included) (10 mm long and 2.5 mm diameter and 4.7 mm head)
Physical Security
• Kensington lock hard point
• Concealed mount plate with anti-tamper cable bay
• Operating temperature: 32 °F to 122 °F (0 °C to 50 °C)
Environment
• Humidity: 5 to 95% non-condensing
•
9.84” x 4.72” x 1.42” (30.72 cm x 15.62 cm x 3.49 cm), not including desk mount feet or mount plate
Physical Dimensions
• Weight: 850 g
Security
• Integrated Layer 7 firewall with mobile device policy management
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• 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, 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
• Advanced Power Save (U-APSD)
Quality of Service
• WMM Access Categories with DSCP and 802.1p support
• Layer 7 application traffic identification and shaping
• PMK, OKC, & 802.11r for fast Layer 2 roaming
Mobility
• Distributed or centralized layer 3 roaming
• Embedded location analytics reporting and device tracking
Analytics
• Global L7 traffic analytics reporting per network, per device, & per application
LED Indicators
•
1 power/booting/firmware upgrade status
• RoHS
Regulatory
• For additional country-specific regulatory information, please contact Meraki sales
Warranty
• Lifetime hardware warranty with advanced replacement included
• MR46E-HW: Meraki MR46E Cloud Managed 802.11ax AP
• MA-PWR-30W-XX: Meraki AC Adapter for MR Series (XX = US/EU/UK/AU)
• MA-INJ-4-XX: Meraki Gigabit 802.3at Power over Ethernet Injector (XX = US/EU/UK/AU)
• MA-INJ-5-XX: Meraki Multigigabit 802.3at Power over Ethernet Injector (XX = US/EU/UK/AU)
• MA-ANT-3-A6: Meraki Dipole Antenna (3.8/5.5 dBi)
Ordering Information
• MA-ANT-3-B6: Meraki Dipole Antenna (3/5.7 dBi)
• MA-ANT-3-C6: Meraki Panel Omni Antenna
• MA-ANT-3-D6: Meraki Downtilt Panel Omni Antenna
• MA-ANT-3-E6: Meraki Wide Patch Antenna
• MA-ANT-3-F6: Meraki Narrow Patch Antenna
• Note: Meraki access point license required.
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** software features can be enabled via firmware updates
Compliance and Standards
Category
Standards
IEEE Standards
•
802.11a, 802.11ac, 802.11ax, 802.11b, 802.11e, 802.11g, 802.11h, 802.11i, 802.11k, 802.11n, 802.11r, and 802.11u***
• CSA and CB 60950 & 62368
Safety Approvals
• Conforms to UL 2043 (Plenum Rating)
• Canada: FCC Part 15C, 15E, RSS-247
• Europe: EN 300 328, EN 301 893
• Australia/NZ: AS/NZS 4268
Radio Approvals
• Mexico: IFT, NOM-208
• Taiwan: NCC LP0002
• For additional country-specific regulatory information, please contact Meraki Sales
• Canada: FCC Part 15B, ICES-003
• Europe: EN 301 489-1-17, EN 55032, EN 55024
EMI Approvals (Class B)
• Australia/NZ: CISPR 22
• Japan: VCCI
• USA: FCC Part 2
• Canada: RSS-102
Exposure Approvals
• Europe: EN 50385, EN 62311, EN 62479
• Australia/NZ: AS/NZS 2772
*** feature can be enabled for required networks
RF Performance Table
2.4 GHz
Operating Band
Operating Mode
Data Rate
Total TX Power (conducted)
RX Sensitivit
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2.4 GHz
802.11b
1 Mb/s
25.0
-99
2 Mb/s
25.0
-95
5.5 Mb/s
25.0
-93
11 Mb/s
25.0
-90
2.4 GHz
802.11g
6 Mb/s
25.0
-93
9 Mb/s
25.0
-92
12 Mb/s
23.5
-91
18 Mb/s
23.5
-89
24 Mb/s
22.0
-86
36 Mb/s
22.0
-83
48 Mb/s
21.5
-79
54 Mb/s
21.5
-77
2.4 GHz
802.11n (HT20)
MCS0
25.0
-94
MCS1
25.0
-92
MCS2
23.5
-90
MCS3
23.5
-87
MCS4
23.5
-84
MCS5
21.5
-80
MCS6
21.5
-78
7
MCS7
20.5
-77
2.4 GHz
802.11ac (VHT20)
MCS0
25.0
-94
MCS1
25.0
-92
MCS2
23.5
-90
MCS3
23.5
-87
MCS4
23.5
-84
MCS5
21.5
-80
MCS6
21.5
-78
MCS7
20.5
-77
MCS8
19.5
-72
2.4 GHz
802.11ax (HE20)
MCS0
25.0
-94
MCS1
25.0
-92
MCS2
23.5
-90
MCS3
23.5
-87
MCS4
23.5
-84
MCS5
21.5
-80
MCS6
21.5
-78
MCS7
20.5
-76
MCS8
19.5
-73
8
MCS9
19.5
-71
MCS10
18
-67
MCS11
18
-65
2.4 GHz
802.11ac (VHT40)
MCS0
23.0
-91
MCS1
23.0
-89
MCS2
23.0
-87
MCS3
23.0
-84
MCS4
23.0
-81
MCS5
21.0
-77
MCS6
21.0
-75
MCS7
20.5
-74
MCS8
19.5
-70
MCS9
19.5
-68
2.4 GHz
802.11ax (HE40)
MCS0
23.0
-91
MCS1
23.0
-90
MCS2
23.0
-87
MCS3
23.0
-84
MCS4
23.0
-81
MCS5
21.0
-77
9
MCS6
21.0
-76
MCS7
20.5
-73
MCS8
19.5
-70
MCS9
19.5
-68
MCS10
18.0
-64
MCS11
18.0
-62
5 GHz
Operating Band
Operating Mode
Data Rate
Total TX Power (conducted)
RX
5 GHz
802.11a
6 Mb/s
28.0
-92
9 Mb/s
28.0
-91
12 Mb/s
28.0
-89
18 Mb/s
28.0
-87
24 Mb/s
28.0
-82
36 Mb/s
28.0
-81
48 Mb/s
27.0
-77
54 Mb/s
27.0
-76
5 GHz
802.11n (HT20)
MCS0
28.0
-92
MCS1
28.0
-91
10
MCS2
28.0
-89
MCS3
28.0
-85
MCS4
28.0
-82
MCS5
28.0
-78
MCS6
27.0
-77
MCS7
27.0
-76
5 GHz
802.11n (HT40)
MCS0
28.0
-90
MCS1
28.0
-88
MCS2
28.0
-85
MCS3
28.0
-82
MCS4
28.0
-79
MCS5
28.0
-75
MCS6
27.0
-74
MCS7
27.0
-73
5 GHz
802.11ac (VHT20)
MCS0
28.0
-92
MCS1
28.0
-91
MCS2
28.0
-89
MCS3
28.0
-85
MCS4
28.0
-82
11
MCS5
28.0
-78
MCS6
27.0
-77
MCS7
27.0
-76
MCS8
26.0
-72
5 GHz
802.11ac (VHT40)
MCS0
28.0
-90
MCS1
28.0
-88
MCS2
28.0
-85
MCS3
28.0
-82
MCS4
28.0
-79
MCS5
28.0
-75
MCS6
27.0
-74
MCS7
27.0
-73
MCS8
26.0
-70
MCS9
26.0
-68
5 GHz
802.11ac (VHT80)
MCS0
28.0
-87
MCS1
28.0
-85
MCS2
28.0
-83
MCS3
28.0
-79
MCS4
28.0
-76
12
MCS5
28.0
-73
MCS6
27.0
-71
MCS7
27.0
-70
MCS8
26.0
-65
MCS9
26.0
-63
5 GHz
802.11ax (HE20)
MCS0
28.0
-92
MCS1
28.0
-91
MCS2
28.0
-88
MCS3
28.0
-85
MCS4
28.0
-82
MCS5
28.0
-78
MCS6
27.0
-77
MCS7
27.0
-75
MCS8
26.0
-72
MCS9
26.0
-70
MCS10
24.0
-66
MCS11
24.0
-64
5 GHz
802.11ax (HE40)
MCS0
28.0
-90
MCS1
28.0
-88
13
MCS2
28.0
-85
MCS3
28.0
-83
MCS4
28.0
-80
MCS5
28.0
-75
MCS6
27.0
-74
MCS7
27.0
-73
MCS8
26.0
-69
MCS9
26.0
-67
MCS10
24.0
-63
MCS11
24.0
-61
5 GHz
802.11ax (HE80)
MCS0
28.0
-87
MCS1
28.0
-84
MCS2
28.0
-83
MCS3
28.0
-79
MCS4
28.0
-77
MCS5
28.0
-73
MCS6
27.0
-72
MCS7
27.0
-70
MCS8
26.0
-66
14
MCS9
26.0
-64
MCS10
24.0
-61
MCS11
24.0
-60
Installation Guide
For instructions on how to install and configure MR46E access points please refer the MR46E Installation Guide
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