Cisco Meraki MX68CW Bundle – Cloud Managed Security Appliance for Small Branch Networks
The Cisco Meraki MX68CW Security Appliance is ideal for organisations considering a Unified Threat Management (UTM) solution, for small branch networks. Since the MX is 100% cloud managed, installation and remote management is simple. The MX has a comprehensive suite of network services, eliminating the need for multiple appliances.
These services include SD-WAN capabilities, application-based firewalling, content filtering*, web search filtering, SNORT® based intrusion detection and prevention*, Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP)*, 4G cellular failover and more.
*Content Filtering, SNORT® based intrusion detection and prevention and Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) features require Advanced Security License.
The following table provides a list of major MX features and their required license edition:
Feature | Enterprise | Advanced Security | Secure SD-WAN Plus |
Centralised management | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Zero-touch firmware updates | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
True zero-touch provisioning | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
24×7 enterprise support | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Open APIs | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Automatic WAN failover | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Sub-second site-to-site VPN failover | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Sub-second dynamic path selection | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Stateful firewall | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
VLAN to VLAN routing | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Advanced Routing | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Link bonding/failover | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
3G / 4G cellular failover | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Traffic shaping/prioritisation | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Site-to-site VPN | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Client VPN | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
MPLS to VPN Failover | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Splash pages | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Configuration templates | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Group Policies | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Client connectivity alerts | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Essential SD-WAN | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Source-Based Routing | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Local Breakout (IP based) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Geography based firewall rules | ✔ | ✔ | |
Intrusion detection & prevention | ✔ | ✔ | |
Content filtering | ✔ | ✔ | |
Youtube for Schools | ✔ | ✔ | |
Web Search Filtering | ✔ | ✔ | |
Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) | ✔ | ✔ | |
Umbrella DNS Integration** | ✔ | ✔ | |
Threat Grid Integration** | ✔ | ✔ | |
Web App Health Analytics | ✔ | ||
WAN Health Analytics | ✔ | ||
VoIP Health Analytics | ✔ | ||
Smart breakout* | ✔ |
*coming soon
**Requires a separate license
MX6CW Product Highlights
• Recommended for small branch networks with up to 50 users
• 300 Mbps site-to-site VPN throughput and 700 Mbps firewall throughput
• WAN: 2GbE, one Cat 6 modem, one USB (cellular failover)
• Integrated Content Filtering, SNORT® intrusion detection / prevention and Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) features available with purchase of Advanced Security License
• 10 x GbE ports for printers, phones and other wired devices
• 2 x PoE-enabled port for VoIP phones and other powered devices
• Dual GbE Dedicated WAN ports for failover or load balanced internet connections
• Integrated Wireless with dual-band, dual-concurrent, 2.4 & 5 GHz 2-stream 802.11ac Wave 2 and 802.11n, up to 1.3 Gbps throughput
• Auto VPN for intelligent site-to-site VPN connectivity
• 802.1x port authentication for wired devices
• Layer 7 application traffic shaping and prioritization
• Layer 3 firewall to separate corporate data from personal traffic
• Up to 4 SSIDs with integrated enterprise security and personal / guest access
• Self-configuring, plug-and-play deployment
• Small form factor design for desktop or wall mounting locations
License Details
All Cisco Meraki products use the Meraki cloud for centralised management and control. The Meraki cloud is licensed on a “per device, per year” basis and is required for each device to operate. Licensing options may differ between products.
In addition to Meraki Cloud Access; license features include:
- Lifetime* hardware warranty and advanced overnight replacement at no additional cost
- Frequent Security and Firmware Upgrades
- 24 x 7 Cisco Meraki Support
*Excluding accessories (1YR), outdoor access points (1YR), security cameras (3YR or 5YR depending on model) and environmental sensors (3YR).