You’ve been hearing about it and now you can finally order the CW9162I-MR, our ultra-high performance 2x2:2 tri-band (2.4/5/6 GHz) Wi-Fi 6E indoor wireless access point.   The CW9162I-MR leverages the 6 GHz band expansion to create a more reliable, highly secure wireless experience that maximizes throughput with less device interference.   In addition to three 2x2 client-serving Wi-Fi radios, the CW9162I-MR features:   3.9 Gbps tri-radio aggregate frame rate 24x7 real-time WIDS/WIPS and spectrum analytics via dedicated fourth radio Integrated Bluetooth® Low Energy Beacon and scanning radio 1 x 2.5 Gbps mGig Ethernet port support  USB 2.0 host interface (Type A connector) with 4.5W power budget    Targeted for medium density deployments, the CW9162I-MR is ideal for anyone looking to future-proof their networks today and deliver that optimized, ultra-high performance 6E experience for whatever hybrid work brings tomorrow.   Expected FCS date for the CW9162-MR is November 23, 2022   For more details, check out the CW9162I-MR datasheet.   . ... View more

Have you been waiting to upgrade your entry-level Wi-Fi 5 access points with the latest generation of Wi-Fi?    Do you need operation in both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz spectrum? Perhaps in support of IoT or other devices?     Do you want to offer your users consistent throughput in a dense environment with wider coverage, increased reliability and reduced disconnections?     Do you want to improve the battery life of your Wi-Fi devices, such as IoT?    If you answered yes to any (or all) of these questions, then we have some GREAT news for you.    Introducing powerful Wi-Fi 6 for Smaller Spaces: MR28 & MR78 We are excited to announce the orderability of the MR28 and MR78, our new general purpose Wi-Fi 6 cloud managed wireless access points.   And we have even better news if you are looking to upgrade your existing MR20 and/or MR70 Wi-Fi 5 access points. The MR28 and MR78 use the same form factor and mounting as previous generation MR20 and MR70.   Optimized for retail, SMB and hospitality segments, these small, but mighty Wi-Fi 6 access points are suitable for any environment that needs low to medium density coverage - both indoors and outdoors!  In addition, the integrated Bluetooth radio offers the opportunity to support new applications and different use cases to provide an enhanced user experience.   The Details:  Rounding out our Wi-Fi 6 portfolio, the Meraki MR28 and MR78 are high-performance 2x2:2 dual band 802.11ax wireless access points and the ideal solutions to provide powerful, cloud-managed Wi-Fi 6 in smaller spaces.    Supporting all the Meraki wireless features you know and love, these new Wi-Fi 6 indoor (MR28) and outdoor (MR78) access points also offer the following:   1.5 Gbps aggregate frame rate Integrated 2.4 GHz Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) radio with Beacon and BLE scanning support POE or DC Powered 1 Gbps Ethernet port Upgrade today!   MR28 Product Information: https://documentation.meraki.com/MR/MR_Overview_and_Specifications/MR28_Datasheet   MR78 Product Information https://documentation.meraki.com/MR/MR_Overview_and_Specifications/MR78_Datasheet   ... View more

Starting August 9, the Cisco Meraki Dashboard will offer a new wireless overview page that is designed to simplify the work of a network administrator and provide the information you need to troubleshoot and monitor your wireless network. The new wireless overview page provides key information about the connection and performance health of your network to quickly identify potential problems and proactively address them.   What’s New:   Provides an aggregate network level view of every wireless client and access point on your network - with a selectable timeline of the past 2 hours, day or week Connection and Performance Health Scores to provide a quick view of network status Single Click to drill down into the details within each metric   Using Meraki’s built-in machine learning model, Meraki Dashboard will provide expected values for each of the KPIs in the wireless network, acting as a baseline for any wireless network.    Connection Health metrics include failed client connections, time to connect, and roaming.  Performance Health metrics include latency, packet loss, and SNR.  Each individual metric may be selected to provide more granular detail to help in troubleshooting any issues within your network. The new page will also filter out the impacted clients and access points for a given metric that a network administrator wants to troubleshoot and identify the root cause of the issue.   The wireless overview page will also show some high-level client and usage overview below the connection and performance tiles. This will help network administrators gain some network-level stats for reporting and understanding their wireless network.   In order to view the new wireless overview page,  networks must be configured for 28.x and above firmware versions, as the information being pulled on the Wireless overview page is reported to the backend only from 28.x and above firmware versions. For mixed-mode networks, i.e. networks with a mix of newer and legacy APs which cannot run 28.x firmware version, the data would be inconsistent as not all APs are able to provide the right information required for the wireless overview page. Our recommendation is to continue using the Health tab for troubleshooting in such networks.   Starting 9th August, the new wireless overview page can be enabled on select networks by reaching out to your Sales team.    For additional information, please refer to the following:   https://documentation.meraki.com/General_Administration/Cross-Platform_Content/Meraki_Health_Overview#Wireless_Overview ... View more