Cisco Meraki MX68CW – 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 easy-to-use.
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
MX68CW 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 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).