New Cisco Meraki Offers Broaden Partner Market Opportunity. The enhancements are designed to fortify yet simplify deployment of a network supporting an increasing number of devices.
CISCO PARTNER SUMMIT 2019 — Cisco today announced several innovations to the Cisco Meraki portfolio, with a focus on deepening security integrations, new policy support for a SD-Access fabric deployment and a new next-generation access switch as well as a new wireless WAN gateway product line. The Cisco Meraki portfolio enhancements are designed to fortify yet simplify deployment of a network supporting an increasing number of devices as companies’ digital business footprint expands.
Cisco’s Todd Nightingale “We’re making two of our most important product launches of the year here with you, our partners,” said Todd Nightingale, senior vice president, general manager, Cisco Meraki, at Cisco Partner Summit. “The first is wireless WAN, which is no longer a niche part of routing. Cisco Meraki simplifies security and expands platform, accelerating partner opportunities. Review: Cisco Meraki MX64 Tightens Network Security.
Managing and protecting a busy network primarily for the benefit of inexperienced users, like those in a K–12 school, can be challenging.
The obstacles are compounded by limited IT budgets and staff. Some schools and districts share those IT resources with other facilities in their county or state. And schools are subjected to the same types of cyberattacks that plague businesses and other organizations. The Cisco Meraki MX64 cloud-managed security appliance can protect those environments from cyberthreats without taxing IT budgets. It can help with intrusion protection, anti-virus and content filtering, and can create secure VPN tunnels for authorized users. But unlike most security appliances, the MX64 can be installed in seconds and managed over the cloud. MORE FROM EDTECH: Balancing Act: Cybersecurity in the Connected Classroom Control User Search Options and Prioritize Bandwidth Use for Apps There is an entire line of Meraki security appliances.
Cisco Rolls Out New Firepower Next-Gen Firewall Series, Bringing High Performance Security Appliances To The Midmarket. Cisco rolled out a new line of Firepower next-generation firewall solutions, aimed at bringing better throughput and protections down to the midmarket.
The Cisco Firepower 2100 Series, launched Wednesday, includes four new next-generation firewall appliances: 2110, 2120, 2130 and 2140. The lower cost models – the 2110 and 2120 – include 1 RU, fixed 16-port 1 GbE connectivity. The 2130 and 2140 models include 1 RU next-generation firewall modularity, up to 24-port 1 GbE and 12-port 10 GbE connectivity. Dave Stuart, director of product marketing, network security, at Cisco, said the new 2100 Series is focused on bringing ease of deployment, ease of management and performance to the midrange next-generation firewall market. To do that, Cisco has employed a dual multi-core CPU architecture that Stuart said allows for companies to layer on IPS, advanced threat detection and more without sacrificing performance. Cisco also announced the launch of three new management centers. Meraki wireless access points: Product overview.
Editor's note: This product overview on Meraki wireless access points is part of a series on buying wireless LAN technologies for the enterprise that compares cloud-controlled WLAN versus locally managed WLAN.
We look at the buying criteria for cloud-managed WLAN products and the criteria for buying locally managed WLAN solutions. We also compare the top cloud-controlled wireless LAN vendors in the market and the leading vendors in the locally managed WLAN market. The Cisco Meraki wireless access points (APs) product line fills a variety of business needs. Meraki wireless access points are fully cloud-controlled, so the only purchase requirement is to select the AP you need and decide if you want a one-year, three-year or five-year cloud license.
Meraki APs are ideal for small to medium-sized enterprises or large enterprises that are geographically dispersed. Indoor APs. Licensing FAQs. General Licensing FAQs How does Meraki licensing work?
Meraki devices use the Meraki cloud for centralized management and control. The Meraki cloud is licensed on a “per device, per year” basis. Each device is licensed for a set duration with an expiration date. Rhino Networks - Meraki MX64 Advanced Security License. 100% Cloud Managed IT Cisco Meraki's entire portfolio is centrally managed from the cloud.
This feature-rich, easy-to-use cloud architecture enables customers to solve new business problems and reduce operating costs through a lean, light approach with an intuitive single pane of glass cloud management dashboard. The following table provides a list of major MX features and their required license edition: Product Highlights *Content Filtering, SNORT® based intrusion detection and prevention and Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) features require Advanced Security License. 100% Cloud Managed IT Cisco Meraki's entire portfolio is centrally managed from the cloud.
The following table provides a list of major MX features and their required license edition: Product Highlights *Content Filtering, SNORT® based intrusion detection and prevention and Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) features require Advanced Security License. Cisco Meraki History.