Cisco Meraki Networks Solutions
Platform architecture and Meraki Solutions

Platform Architecture

• Cloud Networking Architecture

  Cloud Networking provides centralized management, visibility, and control without the cost and complexity of controller appliances or overlay management software.

• Cloud Security & Reliability

  Cisco Meraki operates the industry's largest-scale Cloud Networking service. Cisco Meraki's cloud service powers over 18,000 networks worldwide. Cisco Meraki also has the most experience in the cloud, having run its production service continuously for five years.

  • Datacenter Design

    Cisco Meraki's service is collocated in tier-1, SAS70 type II certified datacenters. These datacenters feature state of the art physical and cyber security and highly reliable designs.

  • Out of Band Control

    Cisco Meraki's out of band control plane separates network management data from user data. Management data (e.g. configuration, statistics, monitoring, etc.) flows from Cisco Meraki devices (wireless access points and routers) to Cisco Meraki's cloud over a secure Internet connection.

  • Security Tools and Best Practices for Administrators

    In addition to Cisco Meraki's secure out of band architecture and hardened datacenters, Cisco Meraki offers a number of tools for administrators to maximize the security of their network deployments. Use of these tools provide optimal protection, visibility, and control over your Cisco Meraki network.

  • PCI Compliance

    Cisco Meraki provides a comprehensive solution to ensure a PCI compliant wireless environment held to the strict standards of a Level 1 PCI audit (the most rigorous audit level). Cisco Meraki's rich security feature set addresses all of the PCI Data Security Standards, helping customers to build and maintain a secure network, protect cardholder data, maintain a vulnerability management program, implement strong access control measures, and monitor network security.

  • Service Level Agreement

    During the term of your Cisco Meraki Cloud Controller license (the "Agreement"), the Cisco Meraki Cloud Controller web interface will be operational and available to Customer at least 99.9% of the time in any calendar month (the "Cisco Meraki SLA").

Meraki Solutions

• Featured Solutions

• BYOD

  Cisco Meraki is the first and only solution that provides device based security policies, built-in NAC, and built-in mobile device management. Cisco Meraki includes everything you need for a secure, reliable, headache-free BYOD network - 100% integrated, without added cost or complexity.

• High Density WiFi

  Cisco Meraki wireless networks automatically optimize and deliver superior performance in the highest density wireless environments and under intense interference conditions - without the bottlenecks of hardware controllers.

• 802.11ac

  The Cisco Meraki MR34 sets the new standard in wireless. Designed specifically for high density and next generation deployments, it's the world's fastest cloud-managed wireless access point.

• Next-Gen Retail

  Cisco Meraki's integrated solution enables enhanced guest experiences while delivering the rich intelligence required to drive business decisions and increase customer loyalty. Meet compliance requirements with the easiest to deploy and manage system that also propels your business forward.

• Mobile Device Management

  Cisco Meraki offers the only solution that provides unified management of mobile devices, Macs, PCs, and the entire network from a centralized dashboard. Enforce device security policies, deploy software and apps, and perform remote, live troubleshooting on thousands of managed devices.

• Presence Analytics

  Presence displays real-time location statistics to improve customer engagement and loyalty across sites, and is built-in to Cisco Meraki APs with no additional cost or complexity.

• Branch Networking

  Built from the ground up for multi-site networks, Cisco Meraki products have revolutionized distributed branch networking. Zero-touch deployments, multi-site visibility and control, and automated alerts make deploying, securing, and centrally managing branch networks a breeze.

• Campus Edge

  Cisco Meraki delivers the most robust cloud managed network, enabling massively-scaled deployments with tens of thousands of switches or APs. Support hundreds of thousands of end users in a single network without lengthy provisioning, training, or performance bottlenecks.

• Featured Technologies

• Wireless

  Cisco Meraki's powerful, automated RF optimization system delivers high performance in high density environments and under challenging interference conditions.

• WAN & Security

  With the proliferation of modern applications and mixed-use networks, host and port based security is no longer sufficient. Cisco Meraki's layer 7 "next generation" firewall, included in MX security appliances and every wireless AP, gives administrators complete control over the users, content, and applications on their network.

• Switching

  Cisco Meraki switches are configured via the cloud, ensuring management isn't a laborious task, even when switches are geographically dispersed. Bulk configuration changes, software updates, and troubleshooting are done seamlessly through a single dashboard, even for large groups of switches.

• Cloud Networking

  The Cisco Meraki datacenter architecture, the result of over six years of continued research and development, enables rich features at scale and provides high availability and security for networks of any size.