Meraki MS42P MS42P-HW Data Sheet

Designed for Reliability & Environmental Efficiency

The Meraki switch family was designed for reliable, long-lived 
operation in wiring closet environments, which may be prone to high 
temperatures and limited ventilation. By minimizing total component 
count and only using proven switching silicon, Meraki is able to 
deliver mean time between failure (MTBF) ratings of over 750,000 
hours on products such as the Meraki MS220-8.

Each Meraki switch also operates with a split-plane architecture, 
where silicon-based switching and data forwarding are separated 
from software-based control and management. By decoupling the 

underlying switching logic from control, each unit is able to deliver 
wire-speed switching even when advanced software features such 
as Layer 7 host and OS fingerprinting are enabled.

Finally, the highly integrated designs of Meraki switches result in 
power and cooling savings in large deployment environments of 30-
60% when compared with similar managed Gigabit switches. 

Meraki’s cloud-based system makes it easy to manage a single 
switch, or thousands of distributed switches, from a single interface.

•  Troubleshoot problems remotely, e.g., find which port has a bad 

cable attached.

•  Add or replace switches without having to send a technician 

onsite. Switches automatically download their current configuration 
as soon as they are connected to the network.

•  Receive email alerts or SMS messages whenever there’s a 

problem at a remote site.

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MS switches are ideal for small and large scale campus deployments, 
where reliability, scalability, and managability are top priorities.

•  Virtual Stacking lets administators manage up to tens of thousands 

of ports in a single interface without having to physically connect 
stack members.

•  10 GbE cable SFP+ ports with link aggregation provide high speed 

connectivity to distribution or core switches.

•  Get alerts when any switch fails or goes offline, before users 

complain.