Overview:
General purpose Wi-FI 6E wireless
The Catalyst wireless 9162 access point is designed for general purpose deployments.
Product Highlights
- Two 2:2 MU-MIMO 802.11ax, up to 3.9 Gbps tri-radio aggregate frame rate
- 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 Ghz radios; dual-band scanning radio; Bluetooth® Low Energy/IoT radio
- Full-time Wi-Fi location tracking
- PoE: 802.3at and .3bt compliant
- USB 2.0 connector
Features:
RF optimization
- Tri-band radios with MU-MIMO support
- Radios optimized for rate-vs.-range performance
- Fourth radio dedicated to security and RF management
- Built-in real-time RF spectrum view; cloud-based automatic RF optimization
Layer 7 traffic shaping
- Classify hundreds of applications
- Create per-application bandwidth limits
- Prioritize productivity apps
- Restrict or block recreational traffic
Cloud management
- Network-wide visibility and control
- Self-provisioning for rapid deployment
- Automatic reporting
- Seamless firmware updates
Presence location analytics
- Measure visitor capture rate, visit length, and repeat visit rate
- Measure visitor trends over time and compare performance across locations
Enterprise security
- 802.1X and native Active Directory integration
- Air Marshal: real-time WIPS with forensics
- Built-in Umbrella DNS security
Specifications:
| Category |
Specifications |
| Usage |
General purpose Wi-FI 6E AP |
| Radio specification |
Tri-band (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, & 6 GHz) |
| Spatial streams |
Two 2x2 MU-MIMO |
| WIDS/WIPS |
Tri-band |
| Bluetooth® Low Energy/IoT Radio |
|
| Aggregate frame rate |
3.9 Gbps |
| Interface |
One multigigabit 2.5G |
| USB 2.0 |
4.5W |
| Management |
- Cloud-managed with Meraki cloud
- Managed on premises with Cisco DNA Center
|
| Power* |
-802.3at/bt PoE+ and UPoE compliant or DC power adapter |
| Performance features |
- UL/DL-OFDMA, TWT support, BSS coloring
- SU-MIMO, UL/DL MU-MIMO support
- Maximal ratio combining (MRC) and beamforming
- 20 and 40 MHz channels (802.11n); 20, 40, 80 MHz channels (802.11ac wave 2);
- 20, 40, 80, and 160 MHz channels (802.11ax)
- Up to 1024-QAM on all three: 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz bands
- Packet aggregation
|
| Dimensions |
7.8 in x 7.8 in x 1.7 in
(200mm x 200mm x 43mm) |
| Weight |
2.05 lb (0.93 kg) |
* software features can be enabled via firmware updates
Documentation:
Download the Cisco Meraki MR Family AP Datasheet (PDF).
