Footnote: bandwidth_meraki_steady_state_kbps
Category: other · Applies to: meraki
Description
Cisco Meraki MV camera steady-state upstream bandwidth (at rest, not being viewed).
Value
50 Kbps per camera
Source
https://datagram.ae/overview-on-cisco-meraki-mv-security-cameras/
Source type: industry_benchmark
Last verified: 2026-08-27
Confidence: high
Notes
Meraki MV cameras store video locally on onboard SSD and stream only metadata (thumbnails + motion events) to the cloud at rest. Steady-state is <50 Kbps per camera. Live remote viewing spikes to 1-3 Mbps temporarily. Consistent with Meraki's architecture: no continuous cloud upload. Calculator uses 50 Kbps upper bound for the steady-state line, matching the Verkada comparator.
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