Wireless (MR) Firmware Features Directory

Overview

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

Note: 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, CW9162I, CW9164I, CW9166I

Note: 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 30.X Firmware Features

Feature	Description	Type / Status	Supported Models / Families	Minimum Required License Type
IPv6 Improvements	IPv6 Packet Fragmentation with WPN Fast roaming support in IPv6-only networks 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 LSP 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

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

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