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(Updated June 2026 for CW9177 models)Hi everyone,Over the years some people have asked if there's a type of "family tree" diagram showing how Meraki access points evolved through the generations (up to and including the current Wi-Fi 7 CW917x models)...
Great, glad that helped. If you want to stay in the mid-range, 9174I seems sensible and especially if you have limited PoE/mGig. The CW9174 is a well-balanced Wi-Fi 7 choice with full tri-band Wi-Fi 7 capability, but without requiring 60W PoE or 10...
Hi @Andreas_Augdahl I was taking a peek at some of the replies, all good stuff. If you're moving on from MR36 and MR42 and want to stay in the mid-range of the Wi-Fi 7 family, CW9174I could also be a great choice, and if you only have 30W PoE then t...
Thanks for the kind words, glad it's helpful - I really had to keep fighting the urge to add more lines and more exceptions, and I kept having to remind myself "clarity wins" and the rest can be captured in the notes. I wanted to add in some info ...
Purpose and Intent of This DiagramThis diagram is intended to provide a high-level architectural lineage of Meraki MR and Cisco Wireless access point models across multiple Wi-Fi generations, from Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) through Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be).This is ...
