Cisco MR18 User manual

Key Selling Points
Enhanced security and performance
• Dedicatedsecurityradio
• Builttohandlehighuserdensity
• FulltimeWIDS/WIPSforunmatchedsecurity
• SelfoptimizingRFadaptstoanyenvironment
High performance hardware
• 2clientservingradios:(1)2.4GHzand(1)5GHz
• Dedicatedsecurityradio:(1)dual-band2.4GHzand5GHz
• Serveclientswhiledetecting,suppressingrogueAPs(via
AirMarshal)andconstantlyoptimizingRFsettings(viaAutoRF)
Positioning
PositionMR18asageneraluseAPandMR26asanAPforhigh
densitydeployments.BothAPsarehigh-performanceenterprise
productswithadvancedsecurityandRFanalyticsenabledbya
dedicatedsecurityradio.
Basic Information
MR18 SPECS
• Dualconcurrent2x2
• Dedicatedsecurityradio
• 802.11a/b/g/n
• 600Mbps
• Securityradioavailableatnoadditionalcostoverprevious
generationaccesspoints
• OrderableandshippinglateFebruaryinmostcountriesworldwide
throughCiscoauthorizedresellers
MR16 and MR24 end of sale
• MR16andMR24lastsaleon8/27/2014orwhilesupplieslast
• Endofsaleproductsarefullysupported,andincludelifetime
warranty.Seemeraki.cisco.com/support/#policies:eolfordetails
• Endofsaleproductswillcontinuetoreceivenewfeatures,updates,
andenhancementsviaseamlesscloudupgrade
MR26 SPECS
• Dualconcurrent3x3
• Dedicatedsecurityradio
• 802.11a/b/g/n
• 900Mbps
Quick Guide: Next generation
Cloud Managed Access Points
Introducing MR18 and MR26,therst802.11naccesspointswithdedicatedsecurity
hardware.ServeclienttracwhilesimultaneouslyoptimizingtheRFsettingsand
mitigatingsecuritythreats.
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What else is new?
CiscoMerakihardwarenowhasadeeperintegrationwithCisco
platforms,makingiteasiertosupporthybrid(CiscoEnterprisein
HQandCiscoCloudManagedinbranches,forexample)network
deployments.
What Cisco platforms are now compatible with
Cisco Meraki products?
•ISE(IdentityServicesEngine)
•Prime
•APIC(ApplicationPolicyInfrastructureController)
Why is compatibility with Cisco platforms
important to me?
CompatibilitywithISEandPrimewillhelpyoursalesteamssellCisco
MerakiproductsinconjunctionwithtraditionalCiscoEnterprise
products.StreamliningmessagingacrossCiscoproductlineshelps
removebarriersforsalesandminimizeconfusionforcustomers.
What is ISE compatibility?
ISEcompatibilityallowsforhybridCiscoEnterpriseandCiscoCloud
ManagednetworkstohaveasingleISEaccesspolicyforconnecting
clients.Withauniedaccesspolicyyoucannoweasilyposition
CiscoEnterpriseproductsintoanHQdeploymentandCiscoMeraki
productsintobranchdeployments.
What is Prime compatibility?
Primecompatibilityprovidesadministratorscompletevisibilityacross
Ciscoenterpriseandcloudmanagednetworks.
Key selling points for Cisco platform compatibility
• ISEcompatibilityprovidesauniedaccesspolicyacrosshybrid
CiscoenterpriseandCiscocloudmanagednetworks
• Primecompatibilityenablesseamlessvisibilityacrossall
Ciscoplatforms
• APICcompatibilityhelpsadministratorsprogrammaticallymanage
on-premiseandcloud-managednetworks
ISE compatibility
Prime compatibility
APIC
Early2014
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Early2014
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Late2014
AAAsupportforMeraki
MR,MS,MX
Monitoringsupportfor
MerakiMR,MS,MX
IntegrationwithMerakiMR,
MS,MX(featuresTBA)
AVAILABILITY COMPATIBILITY
Integration with Cisco Platforms
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