Wireless (MR) Firmware Features Directory

Overview

This article describes MR features and their dependencies on MR firmware releases.

All access points have a minimum runnable firmware version, some have a maximum runnable firmware version. Please refer to Product Firmware Version Restrictions for more information.

MR Product Families

The table below explains the correlation between access point product families and models.

Product Family	Models
Wi-Fi 5 Wave 2	MR20, MR30H, MR33, MR42, MR42E, MR52, MR53, MR53E, MR70, MR74. MR84
Wi-Fi 6	MR28, MR36, MR36H, MR44, MR46, MR46E, MR56, MR76, MR78, MR86. MR45/55 (Wi-Fi 6 Compatible)
Wi-Fi 6E	MR57, CW9162-MR, CW9164-MR, CW9166I-MR, CW9166D1-MR, CW9163E-MR
Wi-Fi 7	CW9172, CW9172H, CW9176, CW9176D1, CW9178

The Minimum Required License Type indicates the lowest MR license tier with a particular feature. Please refer to the Meraki MR License Guide for more information about MR license types and included features.

MR 32.1.X Firmware Features

Feature	Description	Type / Status	Supported Models / Families	Minimum Required License Type
OWE Transition mode	The Opportunistic Wireless Encryption (OWE) transition mode enables OWE and non-OWE STAs to connect to the same SSID simultaneously.	Enhancement	Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7	MR Enterprise
WPA3 (PSK/SAE)Transition with 6 GHz Support	Transition mode for WPA3 SAE (sometimes called mixed mode) allows WPA2 clients to co-exist on the same SSID used for WPA3.	New Feature	Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7	MR Enterprise
MLO support with 802.3at for CW9176, CW9178I/ D1	Wi-Fi 7 functionalities like MLO, and 802.11be rates were limited APs operating in 802.3bt power mode	Enhancement	Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7	MR Enterprise
FT support for enterprise features	Fast Roaming integration for COA, Mandatory DHCP, and AAA accounting	Enhancement	Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E, and Wi-Fi 7	MR Enterprise
Zebra Client Analytics Support	Dashboard support for Zebra devices to report Serial Number, Device Type/Model Number, OS, and Recent disconnect codes	New Feature	Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7	MR Enterprise
AP Auto Locate for Wi-Fi 7 APS	Support for CW9172I for Auto Locate services	Enhancement	Wi-Fi 7	MR Enterprise
Enhancements to Site Survey Mode	Allows the configuration of AP channel width and minimum bitrate while in Site Survey Mode. Additionally allows APs configuration to remain static while in site survey mode without a persistent connection to the Meraki dashboard.	Enhancement	Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7	MR Enterprise
AP Auto Locate - UWB AP-to-AP Ranging	Enables Wi-Fi 7 APs with an embedded UWB radio to conduct sub-centimeter level ranging measurements to improve placement accuracy and flexibility in location-based services.	Enhancement	Wi-Fi 7	MR Enterprise
Client Exclusion Policies	Enablement to block inbound communication to APs for any and all types of communication from pre and post auth communication between a misconfigured RADIUS clients.	New Feature	Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7	MR Enterprise
DHCP Option 82	Option 82 is a relay agent which allows DHCP servers to implement IP address or other parameter assignment policies to requesting clients.	Enhancement	Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7	MR Enterprise
AP Name in Beacon, without CCX	Enable AP names to show in beacon frames without enabling CCX.	Enhancement	Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7	MR Enterprise
Gateway AMI to source repeater AP traffic	RADIUS traffic originating from a repeater AP is sourced using the AMI IP on the gateway AP (when AMI is enabled), rather than use the primary management interface.	Enhancement	Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7	MR Enterprise
Extended Local Authentication	Previously connected clients in the wireless network can authenticate and join the network using cached credentials even if the cloud RADIUS server connection fails.	New Feature	Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7	MR Enterprise
Per SSID toggle for 802.11be (Wi-Fi 7)	The Per SSID toggle for 802.11be (Wi-Fi 7) feature allows WiFi 7 access points to operate some SSIDs in 802.11ax mode while others operate in 802.11be mode.	New Feature	Wi-Fi 7	MR Enterprise

MR 31.1.X Firmware Features

Feature	Description	Type / Status	Supported Models / Families	Minimum Required License Type
RADSec Enhancements	Support for RADSec with Tunneled SSIDS Support for RADSec keep alives Support for Change of Authorization with RADSec Support to set IP address for NAS-ID	Enhancement	Wi-Fi 6, and Wi-Fi 6E	MR Enterprise
Assa Abloy’s Zigbee Integration with MRs	Supported MR access points can act as the IoT Controller to integrate with Assa Abloy’s Zigbee Secure Door Lock Solution.	New Feature	Wi-Fi 6, and Wi-Fi 6E	MR Enterprise
WPA3 Transition Mode for RADIUS-based Authentication	Networks can broadcast a Single SSID with dynamic encryption for 2.4/5 and 6 GHz client connections	New Feature	Wi-Fi 6, and Wi-Fi 6E	MR Enterprise
AP Auto Locate	Use Fine Time Measurement and GPS to locate APs in a network and map them on a floor plan automatically.	New Feature	Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E	MR Enterprise
SGT Enhancements	SGT assignments to clients can now be based on the group policy they are assigned in the group configuration.	Enhancement	Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E	MR Advantage
Rogue Detection Outside of Regulatory Domain	Extension of Air Marshal Rogue Detection support beyond the AP’s regulatory domain.	Enhancement	Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E	MR Enterprise
UNII-5 6 GHz support for 20 countries	Added 6GHz support in the listed regulatory domains	Enhancement	Wi-Fi 6E	MR Enterprise
Automatic Frequency Coordination (AFC)	Enables Standard Power operation of the AP's 6 GHz radios for indoor and outdoor operation.	New Feature	Wi-Fi 6E	MR Enterprise
HTTPS to MR Local Status Page	Secure access and communication to the local status page for all MR access points by using Transport Layer Security (TLS) on port TCP 443.	Enhancement	Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E	MR Enterprise
AI-RRM (NDP support)	AI-RRM with Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP) support. NDP is used to evaluate neighbor connectivity and the RF environment for RRM purposes	Enhancement	Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E	MR Advanced
Intelligent capture (Proactive PCAP)	Proactive PCAP for access points automatically generates packet captures when any client connection or roaming failure situation occurs.	New Feature	Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E	MR Advanced
Power Settings	Set power-saving options when the AP is operating in degraded PoE mode	New Feature	List	MR Enterprise

MR 30.X Firmware Features

Feature	Description	Type / Status	Supported Models / Families	Minimum Required License Type
AI-RRM	Offloads analysis of RF patterns to an AI engine that more intelligently optimizes RRM Flexible Radio Assignment	New Feature / Beta	Wi-Fi 5 Wave 2, Wi-Fi 6, and Wi-Fi 6E	MR Advanced
IPv6 Improvements	IPv6 Packet Fragmentation with WPN Fast roaming support in IPv6-only networks Alternate Management Interface IPv6 support Distributed L3 roaming for IPv6-only clients	Enhancement / Beta	Wi-Fi 5 Wave 2, Wi-Fi 6, and Wi-Fi 6E	MR Enterprise
RADSec Support	APs can connect to RADIUS servers directly over TLS instead of using a cloud proxy.	New Feature / Beta	Wi-Fi 5 Wave 2, Wi-Fi 6, and Wi-Fi 6E	MR Enterprise
VLAN Profiles Support	Support for multiple VLAN groups on a single SSID to serve large deployments where a single VLAN subnet might be limiting or broadcast domain might grow too large.	New Feature / Beta	Wi-Fi 5 Wave 2, Wi-Fi 6, and Wi-Fi 6E	MR Enterprise
HTTP CONNECT Proxy Support	Support for basic services (Dashboard connectivity, configuration download, firmware upgrade) for APs behind HTTP proxy using HTTP CONNECT method.	New Feature / Beta	Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E	MR Enterprise
WPA3 + 802.11r Support	Added 802.11r support for WPA3 to support seamless client roaming	Enhancement / Beta	Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E	MR Enterprise
MR57 Uplink High Availability	Dual PoE (dual-uplink mode): both Ethernet ports receive PoE (no power-sharing) and act as uplinks.	Enhancement / Beta	MR57	MR Enterprise
6GHz Site Survey Support via local status page	6GHz Site Survey Support via local status page for Wi-Fi 6E deployments	Enhancement / Beta	Wi-Fi 6E	MR Enterprise
WEP Deprecation	WEP is no longer supported in networks running MR 30.1+ firmware	Feature Deprecation	All AP models	N/A
UNII-3 Support in the EU	Enables UNII-3 channels up to 25mW for 27 EU countries	Enhancement / Beta	Wi-Fi 6E (MR57, CW9166I, CW9164I, CW9162I)	MR Enterprise
View iPSK Name Used by Clients	The ability to view iPSKs used by each client	Enhancement / Beta	Wi-Fi 5 Wave 2, Wi-Fi 6, and Wi-Fi 6E	MR Enterprise
Wireless Client Isolation + Bonjour Forwarding	Bonjour forwarding mDNS traffic is excluded from L2 client isolation.	Feature / Beta	Wi-Fi 5 Wave 2, Wi-Fi 6, and Wi-Fi 6E	MR Enterprise
UNII-5 6GHz Support in Japan	6GHz Support in the Japan Regulatory Domain	Enhancement / Beta	Wi-Fi 6E	MR Enterprise
WPN Support on MR30H/MR36H Wired Ports	WPN support on MR30/MR36H wired ports	Feature / Beta	MR30H, MR36H	MR Enterprise
Intelligent capture	Intelligent capture for access points automates the packet capture process and introduces a new embedded packet viewer engine for stored capture analysis.	New Feature	Wi-Fi 5 Wave 2, Wi-Fi 6, and Wi-Fi 6E	MR Advanced

MR 29.X Firmware Features

Feature	Description	Type / Status	Supported Models / Families	Minimum Required License Type
Wi-Fi Personal Network (WPN)	Easy wireless network segmentation	New feature / GA	Wi-Fi 5 Wave 2, Wi-Fi 6, and Wi-Fi 6E	MR Enterprise
Band Steering Enhancements	Active steering based on 802.11v and other improvements	Enhancement / GA	Wi-Fi 5 Wave 2, Wi-Fi 6, and Wi-Fi 6E	MR Enterprise
Client Balancing Enhancements	Active client balancing based on 802.11v and other improvements	Enhancement / GA	Wi-Fi 5 Wave 2, Wi-Fi 6, and Wi-Fi 6E	MR Enterprise
Mesh Enhancements	6GHz support and encryption improvements	Enhancement / GA	Wi-Fi 5 Wave 2, Wi-Fi 6, and Wi-Fi 6E	MR Enterprise
IPv6 Enhancements	MLD Snooping, IPv6 Bonjour Forwarding, L2 client Isolation and other improvements	Enhancement / GA	Wi-Fi 5 Wave 2, Wi-Fi 6, and Wi-Fi 6E	MR Enterprise
Hanshow USB Gateway Support	Hanshow USB gateway support for Electronic Shelf Label (ESL)	New feature / GA	List	MR Enterprise
SoluM USB Gateway Support	SoluM USB gateway support for Electronic Shelf Label (ESL)	New feature / GA	List	MR Enterprise
Wireless Roaming Health / Client Analytics	Suite of tools for wireless roaming troubleshooting and monitoring	New feature	Wi-Fi 5 Wave 2, Wi-Fi 6, and Wi-Fi 6E	MR Enterprise

MR 28.X Firmware Features

Feature	Description	Type	Supported Models / Families	Minimum Required License Type
IPv6 support on MR	Live tools, IPv6 uplink, L3 firewall rules and other improvements	Enhancement	Wi-Fi 5 Wave 2, Wi-Fi 6, and Wi-Fi 6E	MR Enterprise
RADIUS enhancements	Revamped access control page with advanced RADIUS features	Enhancement	Wi-Fi 5 Wave 2, Wi-Fi 6, and Wi-Fi 6E	MR Enterprise
SES-imagotag Electronic Shelf Labels (ESL) Integration	Native ESL tags management via a built-in IoT radio	New Feature	Link	MR Enterprise
VLAN support over mesh	Ability to pass multi-VLAN traffic over mesh	Enhancement	Wi-Fi 5 Wave 2, Wi-Fi 6, and Wi-Fi 6E	MR Enterprise
Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) support	Lightweight data streaming for IoT applications	New Feature	Wi-Fi 5 Wave 2, Wi-Fi 6, and Wi-Fi 6E	MR Enterprise
Meraki Health	AI/ML suite of tools for wireless monitoring and troubleshooting	New Feature	Wi-Fi 5 Wave 2, Wi-Fi 6, and Wi-Fi 6E	MR Enterprise