Cisco Meraki Access Point Licenses

The Meraki MR Advanced + Upgrade Licenses with Cisco Umbrella integration enables Meraki administrators to assign predefined Umbrella content filtering and security policies to an SSID or group policy directly from the dashboard, and removes the need to integrate with an existing Umbrella dashboard or Umbrella account.

Once Umbrella policies are assigned, all DNS requests from wireless clients will be intercepted by the upstream MR access point and redirected to Cisco's Umbrella DNS resolvers for evaluation. That DNS lookup either resolves successfully, allowing the client to connect to the requested web page, or gets blocked, which redirects the client to an Umbrella block page.

The MR Advanced license includes a device (Enterprise) license for an MR access point in addition to the Umbrella add-on license, which enables Umbrella functionality on that access point. This license is generally purchased for licensing a new MR access point that does not already have a license.

Prerequisites

In order to use the new MR Advanced & Upgrade License Umbrella integration, the following prerequisites must be met:

The organization where the integration will be used must have the Meraki Per-Device Licensing (PDL) model enabled
Each network using the integration must have a valid MR Advanced or MR Upgrade + device (Enterprise) license assigned for every access point
The network must be set to MR 26.1+ firmware.
Cloud Management with Advanced Features Included

Cloud-based centralized management, eliminates on-site hardware controller Network-wide visibility and control Massively scalable, up to tens of thousands of APs Out-of-band control plane: network traffic does not pass through cloud, network stays up if connection to cloud is lost

Powerful multi-site management tools

Automatic RF optimization, network monitoring and alerts Seamless firmware and security updates Intuitive browser-based dashboard eliminates training and dedicated staff Includes Umbrella DNS security and content filtering integration Includes Adaptive policy automated segmentation (when used with compatible Meraki switch)

The Meraki MR series is the world's first enterprise-grade line of cloud-managed WLAN access points. Designed for challenging enterprise environments, the MR access points use advanced Wi-Fi 6 technologies, including MU-MIMO, OFDMA, beam forming and channel bonding, to deliver the throughput and reliable coverage required by demanding business applications.

Centralized cloud management

The award-winning Cisco Meraki cloud-managed architecture provides powerful and intuitive centralized management while eliminating the cost and complexity of traditional on-site wireless controllers. Seamlessly manage campus-wide Wi-Fi deployments and distributed multi-site networks with zero-touch access point provisioning, network-wide visibility and control, cloud-based RF optimization, seamless firmware updates, and more. With an intuitive browser-based user interface, Meraki WLAN configures in minutes without training or dedicated staff. Adding new sites to a network takes minutes, not hours or days, and there's no need to train additional staff to monitor or manage the remote networks. Meraki devices self-provision, enabling large campus and multi-site deployments without on-site IT.

Rapid deployment and scalability

Built from the ground up for multi-site networks, Meraki access points have revolutionized distributed branch wireless networking. Zero-touch deployments, multi-site visibility and control, and automated alerts make deploying, securing, and centrally managing branch networks a breeze.

The Meraki cloud-managed architecture enables plug-and-play branch deployments and provides centralized visibility and control across any number of distributed locations. Since Meraki MR series APs are managed entirely through the Meraki web-based dashboard, configuration and diagnostics can be performed remotely just as easily as on-site, eliminating costly field visits. Each device downloads its configuration via Meraki's cloud, applying your network and security policies automatically so you don't have to provision them on-site.

Class-leading enterprise features

Self-configuring, plug-and-play deployment
802.11ax MU-MIMO with up to eight spatial streams built for voice and video
Integrated enterprise security and guest access
Dedicated radio for security and RF optimization with integrated spectrum analysis (indoor models
Integrated intrusion detection and prevention system (WIDS/WIPS)
Self-learning application-aware traffic analytics engine
Flexible group policy engine for creating and applying application-aware policies by network, device-type, and end user
Integrated Bluetooth® IoT radio
Self-healing, zero-configuration mesh
Role-based administration and automatic, scheduled firmware upgrades delivered over the web
E-mail and text message alerts upon power loss, downtime, or configuration changes