Cloud-Managed SwitchingMeraki MS Switches
Cloud-managed switching with zero-touch provisioning and single-pane operations.
Cisco Meraki MS switches deliver enterprise switching managed entirely from the cloud Meraki dashboard — zero-touch provisioning, automatic firmware, and a single pane of glass across switching, wireless, security, and IoT. From access-layer MS130 models to aggregation, they bring the operational simplicity of cloud management to the wired network. Faltrox deploys, configures, and monitors them through the dashboard.
Overview
What Meraki MS Switches is
Meraki MS switches take a fundamentally different operational model from the Catalyst line: every switch is managed from the cloud-hosted Meraki dashboard, with zero-touch provisioning, automatic firmware updates, and unified visibility across the whole Meraki stack. That simplicity is the product — a distributed organisation can stand up and operate wired networks across many sites without on-site expertise at each one.
The portfolio spans access-layer switches like the MS130 (and ruggedised MS130R for outdoor and harsh environments) through aggregation models, all sharing the dashboard’s templates, alerting, topology, and role-based access. Security features — access policies, storm control, and integration with Meraki’s wider platform — are configured centrally. Faltrox deploys the switches, builds the dashboard configuration and policies, and monitors the estate through the same single pane.
Coverage
What it protects
The platforms, threats, and surfaces this product is built to defend.
Cloud-Managed Access
Enterprise access and aggregation switching operated entirely from the Meraki dashboard.
PoE Devices
Powers phones, access points, cameras, and IoT with centrally managed PoE.
Distributed Sites
Zero-touch provisioning stands up switches across many sites without on-site expertise.
Rugged Environments
Ruggedised MS130R models extend cloud switching to outdoor and harsh environments.
Unified Stack
Single pane of glass across switching, wireless, security, and IoT.
Central Policy
Access policies, storm control, and segmentation configured centrally through templates.
How it works
The mechanism
How the product moves from signal to protected state, step by step.
- 01
Provision
Switches are added to the Meraki dashboard and provision themselves with zero touch when they come online at each site.
- 02
Template
Configuration templates apply consistent settings, access policies, and security across many sites from one place.
- 03
Operate
Automatic firmware, alerting, topology, and role-based access run the estate from a single cloud pane.
- 04
Secure
Access policies, storm control, and integration with the Meraki platform enforce policy centrally.
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Monitor
Faltrox monitors the switch estate and its clients through the dashboard as part of ongoing operations.
Capabilities
Key capabilities
Cloud Dashboard Management
Every switch managed from the cloud-hosted Meraki dashboard with a single pane of glass.
Zero-Touch Provisioning
Switches self-provision when they come online, so remote sites need no on-site expertise.
Automatic Firmware
Firmware updates are managed centrally and scheduled from the dashboard.
Configuration Templates
Apply consistent configuration, policy, and security across many sites at once.
Centralised PoE
Power over Ethernet for phones, access points, cameras, and IoT, managed centrally.
Ruggedised Models
MS130R models extend cloud-managed switching to outdoor and harsh environments.
Unified Platform
One dashboard across switching, wireless, security cameras, and IoT for full visibility.
Central Security Policy
Access policies, storm control, and segmentation configured and enforced from the cloud.
Works with
Part of the platform
Cisco products this pairs with, and the Faltrox services that operate it.
Delivery
You buy the outcome, not the console
Managed by Faltrox
Faltrox licenses, deploys, and tunes Cisco Meraki MS Switches for your environment, then runs it as part of a managed service, so you get the protection without staffing another security console.
FAQ
Common questions
01How is Meraki switching different from Catalyst?
The difference is the operating model. Meraki MS switches are managed entirely from the cloud-hosted Meraki dashboard with zero-touch provisioning and automatic firmware, prioritising operational simplicity across distributed sites. Catalyst offers deeper feature richness and on-premises/virtual management. Faltrox recommends the right model for your operations.
02What is zero-touch provisioning?
A switch is pre-configured in the dashboard and provisions itself automatically when it comes online at the site — so remote and branch locations can be brought up without sending expertise on-site, which is the main operational advantage for distributed organisations.
03Are there switches for harsh or outdoor environments?
Yes — the ruggedised MS130R models extend cloud-managed switching to outdoor and harsh environments while keeping the same dashboard management as the rest of the portfolio.
04Can we manage switching, wireless, and security together?
Yes — that unified single pane is a core benefit. The Meraki dashboard manages switching, wireless, security cameras, and IoT together, giving one view and consistent policy across the whole stack.
05How does Faltrox operate it?
We deploy the switches, build the dashboard configuration, templates, and security policies, and monitor the estate and its clients through the same single pane — delivering cloud-managed switching as a managed service.
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Secure what’s next.
Speak with the engineering team to define scope, walk through the methodology, and decide whether Faltrox is the right team to test and run your environment.
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