In a Meter Network, the controller is the center point of ingress and egress through which all packets flow. The controller is responsible for routing traffic between the WAN, LAN, and VLANs. It orchestrates network configuration, VLAN tagging (802.1Q), client VPN, firewall (ACLs), access point provisioning, wireless and switch configuration, and communication between Meter devices and the Meter Cloud.
Meter Network: Overview
Published on
January 11, 2022
Last updated on
March 7, 2023
Controller
- 4 x GbE RJ45 LAN interfaces (dedicated)
- 2 x GbE RJ45 and SFP WAN interfaces (dedicated)
- 1 x LTE modem
- Local services include built-in DHCP, local DNS, NAT, and QoS management services
- Over the air firmware updates
Controller certifications
Meter Controller (MC06)
Emission
IEC/EN 61000-3-2
IEC/EN 61000-3-3
Immunity
IEC/EN 61000-4-2
IEC/EN 61000-4-3
IEC/EN 61000-4-4
IEC/EN 61000-4-5
IEC/EN 61000-4-6
IEC/EN 61000-4-11
Safety
UL 60950-1
Network
- Fast automatic WAN failover based on Layer 2 and Layer 3 connection drops
- Multi-WAN (2 or more active WANs)
- Multiple WAN IPv4 addresses
- Static IPv4 address assignment on WAN and LAN
- Static DHCP assignment based on MAC address
- VLAN support and per VLAN DHCP services
- Every Meter Network comes with 3 default VLANs (management, private, and guest)
- mDNS service is enabled for each VLAN
- Built-in out-of-band LTE connection maintains communication with the Meter Cloud, even when ISP connection is down
- Client traffic does not travel over LTE. This is for management traffic only
- 1:1 NAT inbound port forwarding from WAN to LAN
- Seamless client VPN via WireGuard
- 24 port and 48 port 10/100/1000Mbps BASE-T ethernet switches
- 2 x 10GbE SFP+ ports
- All ports are 802.3at (PoE+) and are capable of providing 30W each
- Unified firewall, switching, and WiFi configuration
WiFi
- Radios:
- Tri band (dual concurrent bands)
- 2.4GHz : 802.11b/g/n
- 4x4 spatial streams
- Max data rate up to 800 Mbps
- 5GHz : 802.11 a/g/n/ac Wave 2 MU-MIMO
- 4x4 spatial streams
- Max data rate up to 1733 Mbps
- 5GHz : 802.11a/g/n/ac scanning radio
- Powered via 802.3at (PoE+)
- WPA/WPA2 PSK encryption
- Support for up to 8 SSIDs
- 802.11e/WMM support for QoS
- Ability to hide SSIDs
- Unified management via the Meter Cloud and orchestrated by the Meter Controller
- Automatic guest password rotation (daily, weekly, or monthly)
- Automatic guest password QR code generation for guest devices
- Layer 2 client isolation
- Default support for 802.11k and 802.11v
- Fine grained client roaming
- Tuned based on clients and space
- No 802.11r fast roaming since it is incompatible with WPA2-PSK (PKMID protocol vulnerability)
- Support for up to 75 active clients
- Default WiFi channel plan uses 4 x 40MHz UNII-1 and UNII-3 channels
- Over the air firmware updates
- Environment:
- Operating temperature: 0°C ~ 40°C
- Operating humidity: 0% ~ 90% typical
- Storage temperature: -30°C ~ 80°C
WiFi certifications
Meter Wireless Access Point (MW06)
Emission
IEC/EN 61000-3-3
Immunity
IEC/EN 61000-4-5
Safety
EN62368-1
WiFi antenna pattern
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Hardware specifications & environment
Meter Wireless Access Point (MW06)
Power source
DC input: 12 VDC/2A
PoE: compatible with 802.3at
Interface
2x 10/100/1,000 Mb/s BASE-T Ethernet
1x DC power connector
1x Reset button
Dimensions (W x D x H)
200 x 200 x 40 mm
Mounting
Ceiling or wall mount
Environment
Operating temperature: 0°C ~ 40°C
Operating humidity: 0% ~ 90% typical
Storage temperature: -30°C ~ 80°C
Technical specifications
Meter Controller (MC06)
CPU
2.4 GHz: 4 core
Memory
8GB DDR4
HDD
128GB SSD
Interfaces
4 x GbE (RJ45)
2 x GbE (SFP)
1x LTE
Case
19" 1U rack mount
Power
AC/DC 100-240V, 60W
Power consumption
15W (Idle)
LEDs
Status, Speed/Link/Activity
Meter Wireless Access Point (MW07)
Tri-radio
(dual concurrent bands)
2.4 GHz: 802.11b/g/n with max data rate up to 800 Mb/s
5 GHz: 802.11a/n/ac with max data rate up to 1,733 Mb/s
5 GHz: 802.11a/g/n/ac scanning radio
Radio chains/spatial streams
4 x 4 : 4
Supported radio technology
802.11b: direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS)
802.11a/g/n/ac: orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM)
Channelization
802.11ac with 20/40/80 MHz channel width
802.11n with 20/40 MHz channel width
802.11n with 40 MHz channel width
802.11n/ac packet aggregation: A-MDPU, A-SPDU
Supported modulation
802.11b: BPSK, QPSK, CCK
802.11a/g/n: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM
802.11ac: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM
Supported data rates (Mb/s)
802.11b: 1, 2, 5.5, 11
802.11a/g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54
802.11n: 6.5 to 600 (MCS0 to MCS23)
802.11ac: 6.5 to 1733 (MCS0 to MCS9, NSS=1~4)
Roadmap
Requested features launching soon:
- 802.1x (WPA2-Enterprise RADIUS) on WiFi
- Advanced network monitoring, metrics, and alerting
- Quality of service rate limiting
- ACLs
- Content filtering
- IDS/IPS
Unsupported features:
- TACACS+ authentication
- We do not currently support UNII-2 DFS channels because DFS detection can unexpectedly disrupt the network