Meraki MX95 Router/Security Appliance

The Cisco Meraki MX95 is a cloud-managed security and SD-WAN appliance designed for medium-sized businesses and distributed environments. It offers high-performance security, advanced routing, and intelligent traffic management, making it ideal for locations with up to 500 users. The MX95 supports stateful firewall throughput of 2 Gbps and VPN throughput of 800 Mbps, ensuring secure, high-speed connectivity across branches.

The MX95 is equipped with comprehensive security features such as Advanced Malware Protection (AMP), Intrusion Detection and Prevention (IDS/IPS), and content filtering. These capabilities, combined with Meraki’s cloud management platform, allow businesses to easily deploy, manage, and scale their networks with minimal IT overhead. Its SD-WAN capabilities optimize traffic and ensure application quality of experience (QoE) across multiple WAN links.

This appliance is suitable for industries such as retail, healthcare, and education that need to ensure secure and reliable connectivity between distributed locations or cloud environments. With features like Auto VPN, 3G/4G failover, and dynamic path selection, the MX95 guarantees high availability and uninterrupted network performance.

Benefits to Your Business

The Cisco Meraki MX95 significantly enhances business operations by providing cost-effective and scalable network security. Its SD-WAN capabilities allow businesses to reduce reliance on expensive MPLS circuits while ensuring optimized application performance through intelligent traffic routing. This is especially beneficial for businesses with multiple branches that need secure, consistent access to critical applications and cloud services.

The cloud-managed platform simplifies deployment and network management, allowing businesses to remotely configure and monitor the MX95 from anywhere, reducing the need for on-site IT support. With advanced security features such as AMP, IDS/IPS, and content filtering, businesses can protect sensitive data and prevent network vulnerabilities, ensuring compliance and operational continuity.

The Meraki Dashboard provides full visibility into network performance, enabling businesses to make data-driven decisions, improve network efficiency, and ensure a better user experience. By consolidating security, SD-WAN, and routing functionalities into a single appliance, the MX95 minimizes hardware requirements and lowers overall operational costs.

Key Features and Specifications

• Stateful Firewall Throughput: 2 Gbps, ensuring high-speed security for up to 500 users.
• VPN Throughput: 800 Mbps, supporting secure site-to-site VPN connections.
• SD-WAN with Auto VPN: Optimizes traffic across multiple WAN links and provides automatic failover to maintain connectivity.
• Layer 7 Traffic Shaping: Enables prioritization of critical applications and limits non-essential traffic.
• Advanced Security Features: Includes AMP, IDS/IPS, and content filtering to protect against malware, intrusions, and unwanted content.
• WAN Uplinks: 2x 10GbE SFP+ and 2x 2.5GbE RJ45 ports for flexible connectivity.
• LAN Ports: 4x 1GbE RJ45 and 2x 10GbE SFP+ ports.
• 3G/4G Failover: USB 2.0 port supports 3G/4G modems for backup connectivity.

Integration with Other Meraki Products

The Meraki MX95 integrates seamlessly with other Cisco Meraki products, including MR access points, MS switches, and MV cameras, to provide a unified, end-to-end network solution. Managed through the Meraki Dashboard, businesses can monitor and control their entire network infrastructure, ensuring consistency across security policies and performance optimization.

The MX95’s Auto VPN functionality allows easy site-to-site VPN setup with other Meraki MX devices, making it perfect for businesses with multiple locations. The switch also benefits from Meraki’s centralized management, where network administrators can oversee firewall, security, SD-WAN, and access policies from a single dashboard, streamlining network operations.

Licensing

To access the full capabilities of the Meraki MX95, businesses need a valid Meraki license. This license provides access to cloud-based management, firmware updates, security features, and technical support. Licenses are available in varying durations, ranging from 1 to 10 years, allowing businesses to choose the best option for their network needs.