The Cisco Meraki MX250 is an enterprise security appliance designed for distributed deployments that require remote administration. It is ideal for network administrators who demand both ease of deployment and a state-of-the-art feature set.

Complete Solution for Distributed Networks: The Meraki MX250 provides a complete networking and security solution that typically requires up to four appliances: branch router, next-generation firewall, Layer 7 traffic shaper, and CIPA-compliant content filter. This integrated architecture dramatically reduces up-front costs and ongoing support and maintenance. Moreover, it provides unified, single pane-of-glass management, speeding deployment and eliminating the need for specialized training.

Features

• The First Cloud Managed Networking and Security Platform: The Cisco Meraki MX250 is a complete networking and security solution, designed to make distributed networks fast, secure, and easy to manage. The MX is managed entirely through Cisco Meraki’s web based dashboard. Designed with intuitive controls for IT generalists, the MX requires no training or specialized staff. The MX will even self-provision, allowing for remote branch deployments without on site IT. Cisco Meraki MX250 license required, Enterprise and Advanced Security options available.
• Powerful Hardware Platform: The Meraki MX250 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 Cisco Meraki MX250’s robust platform enables advanced features like layer 7 application traffic shaping, content filtering, antivirus/anti-phishing, and site-to-site VPN.
• Easy to Manage Without Training or On-Site Networking Expertise. The MX was designed for ease of use, even in branches without on-site IT. An intuitive interface, contextual help, and real-time support from the cloud eliminate specialized training. To deploy the MX in remote locations, simply connect the MX to the Internet, and it will securely self-provision from the cloud. Firmware upgrades, security patches, and signature updates are all delivered seamlessly from the cloud, ensuring that the MX is always up to date.

Secure, Reliable Distributed Networking Without Costly MPLS

The MX eliminates costly MPLS tunnels with secure site-to-site VPN over redundant Internet connections. Using IPsec over the Internet, the MX links your branches to headquarters as well as to one another as if connected with a virtual Ethernet cable. Configuration headaches like NAT traversal are handled automatically from the cloud.

Group Policies Connects and Secures Branches from the Cloud

Cisco Meraki’s cloud management platform makes it easy to deploy secure, interconnected, centrally managed multi-site networks. Add new sites in seconds with auto-configuring VPN. Centrally manage user, content and application-aware firewall policies across your entire network.

Control Applications, Users, and Devices: App Control

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 objectionable content and applications and prevent recreational apps like BitTorrent from wasting precious bandwidth. Likewise, the MX can prioritize critical applications like voice and video. User fingerprinting identifies clients by name, operating system, or device (e.g. iPad).

Traffic Shaping: Increases WAN Performance and Reduces Bandwidth Costs: Block unwanted bandwidth hogs like BitTorrent. Cache, deduplicate, and optimize traffic with WAN optimization to lower bandwidth consumption by up to 99%.

For more information see documentation and specifications at Cisco Meraki