An introduction to Meraki as a company and a technology. Meraki have just been awarded visionary status is Gartners 2011 magic quadrant for Wireless LAN and have recently announced the MX range of Cloud-Managed Routers, Meraki, Making Branch Networking Easy.
2. About Meraki
• Meraki is the leader in Cloud Networking
- Over 18,000 customer networks in 145 countries worldwide
- Named Visionary in 2011 Gartner Magic Quadrant
• Focus on technology innovation
- Founded in 2006 at MIT, in the cloud since Day 1
- Extensive R&D investments: cloud management systems, indoor and
outdoor 802.11n, routers and security appliances
• Strong Financial Performance
- Privately held, backed by Sequoia Capital and Google
- Triple-digit annual revenue growth
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3. Networking challenges
New devices High bandwidth web apps Access everywhere
Creating new challenges for IT:
“How do I support 10x more devices with a fixed staff?”
“How do I keep BitTorrent from slowing down business apps?”
“Is guest WiFi secure, even in my branches?”
Expectations have changed, networks have not
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4. The cloud: a new technology
Servers / Storage E-Mail / Applications Networking
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How will the cloud transform networking?
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5. The cloud increases IT efficiency
Manageability Scalability Cost Savings
• Turnkey installation and management
• No training or dedicated staff
• Integrated, always up to date features
• Scales from small branches to the campus
• TCO savings of over 50%
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6. Meraki: The recognized leader in Cloud Networking
Over 18,000 customer networks
Education, enterprise, healthcare, retail,
government, industrial, hospitality
Recognized for innovation
Visionary, Magic Quadrant Winner, Mobility and Wireless
for Wireless LAN Product of the Year
Technology Pioneer Award Winner, Best Product
Wireless Solution
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7. Wireless LAN, WAN and security product family
Cloud Managed Branch Routers and Wireless LAN
With Integrated Application, User, and Content-Aware Security
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10. Meraki’s out-of-band control plane
Scalable
- Unlimited throughput: no centralized controller
bottlenecks
- Add devices or sites in minutes
Management
data (1 kb/s)
WAN Reliable
- Cloud service provides high availability,
configuration backups
- Network functions even if management traffic is
interrupted
Secure
- No user traffic passes through cloud
- Fully HIPAA / PCI compliant
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11. Complete control from the cloud
User
Client
fingerprints
location
Application Real-time
QoS control
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14. Rich application, user, and content-aware security
Comprehensive security features:
• Cloud security
- 2 factor authentication
- Role-based administration
- SSL-encrypted management plane
Guest Isolation Firewall - 3rd party audited cloud services
- Physically secured datacenters
• Network-wide security
- User/group policy firewall
- Application firewall
- 1:1 NAT, DMZ
- Site to site VPN
Network Access Control (NAC) - Active Directory and RADIUS integration
- Antivirus, anti-malware, anti-phishing
• Wireless security
- WPA2 Enterprise/802.1x
- Guest WiFi firewall
- Rogue AP detection
Content Filtering • HIPAA, PCI, and CIPA compliant
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15. High capacity for dense networks
Meraki Beats Cisco by 42% in Wireless Benchmark
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Meraki MR24
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15' 30' 50' 75' 100' 150' Loc A Loc B Loc C Loc D
Independent analysis by The Tolly Group comparing throughput of Meraki’s
MR24 to Cisco’s top of the line 3502i.
Wireless performance features:
- 802.11n WiFi with 3-stream 3x3 MIMO, up to 900 Mbit/s
- Cloud-based RF optimization with spectrum analysis
- Ultra-high performance mesh networking
WAN performance features:
- WAN link aggregation
- High throughput security: VPN, stateful firewall, content filtering
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19. 802.11n wireless LAN
APs ranging from high density campus models to teleworker and outdoor units
Meraki MR12 Meraki MR16 MR24
Single-Radio 802.11b/g/n Dual-Radio 802.11a/b/g/n 3 Stream Dual-Radio
802.11 a/b/g/n
300 Mbit/s 600 Mbit/s 900 Mbit/s
Most economical Most popular Highest performance
Meraki Enterprise Cloud Controller
• Cloud-hosted wireless controller, replaces on-site controller hardware
• Full enterprise feature set: guest access, wireless security, multi-site management,
RF optimization, application traffic shaping, NAC, location services
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20. Rugged/outdoor 802.11n wireless LAN
APs for high-density outdoor WiFi, mesh, and point to point
Meraki MR62 Meraki MR66 Meraki MR58
Single-Radio 802.11b/g/n Dual-Radio 802.11a/b/g/n 3-Radio 802.11a/b/g/n
300 Mbit/s 600 Mbit/s 900 Mbit/s
Outdoor value Outdoor capacity Mesh and point-to-point
Meraki Enterprise Cloud Controller
• Cloud-hosted wireless controller, replaces on-site controller hardware
• Full enterprise feature set: guest access, wireless security, multi-site management,
RF optimization, application traffic shaping, NAC, location services
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21. Multi-service branch routers/firewalls
Multi-service router/firewall designed for distributed networks
Meraki MX60 Meraki MX70
100 Mbit/s stateful firewall throughput 400 Mbit/s stateful firewall throughput
20 Mbit/s advanced security throughput 125 Mbit/s advanced security throughput
1 Gigabit WAN interface 2x Gigabit WAN with link balancing/failover
Small branches Medium/large branches
Cloud Services License: Cloud Services License:
Enterprise Edition Advanced Security Edition
• Deploys behind existing firewall • Complete firewall services
• Traffic shaping, user and application • Enterprise Edition features plus site to site
visibility, monitoring, NAT/DHCP/DMZ VPN, content filtering, antivirus/antiphishing
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22. Cloud architecture saves up to 50%
• Infrastructure savings
- Fully integrated design eliminates point solutions
- No wireless controller or overlay management systems
• Staff savings
- No specialized training
- No added staff
• No hidden fees
- No per-user licenses
- New features added at no cost
- Lifetime warranty
- Maintenance and support included
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23. Thank you!
For additional product information, case studies, and free tools, please visit www.meraki.com.