Cloud Managed Security Appliances

The Meraki MX is a complete next generation firewall and branch gateway solution, designed to make distributed networks fast, secure, and easy to manage. The world's first cloud-managed security appliance, the Meraki MX provides complete visibility and control in campus and distributed environments.

Next Generation Firewall Capabilities

Application-aware traffic control: Set bandwidth policies based on Layer 7 application type (e.g. YouTube, Skype, P2P etc.). Prioritize critical applications and throttle recreational traffic.

Content filtering: CIPA compliant category-based content filters, configurable for classes of users user based on Active Directory user/group membership.

Stateful firewall: set firewall policies through an intuitivegraphical interface.

Auto Provisioning VPN

Site-to-site VPN: automatic routing table generation, provisioning and key exchange via Meraki's secure cloud.

Interoperability: Compatible with standards-based IPsec VPNs.

Client VPN: support for native Windows, Mac OS X, iPad and Android clients with no-per user licensing fees.

Branch Gateway Services

Built-in: DHCP, NAT, QoS and VLAN management services. 1:1 NAT and DMZ configured and updated from the cloud.

Link bonding: combines multiple WAN connections into a single high-speed interface, with policies for QoS, traffic shaping and link failover.

Layer 3 failover: automatic detection of layer 2 and layer 3 outages and fast failover, including 3G/4G USB modems.

WAN optimization: data redundancy elimination, protocol optimization, and compression provide bandwidth savings up to 99% for Windows filesharing (CIFS), FTP, HTTP, and TCP traffic.

The Value Proposition

Built on Meraki's award-winning Cloud Networking platform, the MX is the only 100% cloud-managed networking and security appliance. MX appliances self-provision, automatically pulling policies and configuration from the cloud. Powerful remote tools provide network-wide visibility and control, and enable administration without on-site networking expertise.

Cloud Managed Architecture

Cloud services deliver seamless firmware and security signature updates, automatically establish site-to-site VPN tunnels, and provide 24x7 network monitoring. Moreover, the MX's browser-based management dashboard completely eliminates the need for training. The MX hardware platform is purpose-built for cloud management, with CPU and memory resources designed to provide application and content-aware security at the edge. The MX's robust platform enables advanced features like Layer 7 application traffic shaping, content filtering, antivirus/antiphishing, and site-to-site VPN, while providing the throughput and capacity for modern, high-density networks.

Control Applications, Users and Devices

The MX provides complete control over users, content, and applications, giving the visibility, security, and control required for mixed-use networks. Layer 7 fingerprinting technology lets administrators block unwanted content and applications and prevent recreational apps like BitTorrent from wasting precious bandwidth. Likewise, the MX can prioritize critical traffic like voice and video. User fingerprinting identifies clients by name, operating system, or device (e.g., iPad). Fast search, automatic reports, and device quarantine provide complete visibility and control over the users across the entire network.

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