SD-WANMeraki SD-WAN
Cloud-managed SD-WAN built into every Meraki MX security appliance.
Cisco Meraki SD-WAN delivers intelligent, application-aware WAN connectivity built into every Meraki MX security appliance and managed from the cloud Meraki dashboard. With automatic VPN, dynamic path selection, and integrated security, it brings SD-WAN to distributed organisations with zero-touch simplicity and a single pane of glass. Faltrox deploys, configures, and monitors it through the dashboard.
Overview
What Meraki SD-WAN is
Meraki SD-WAN takes the same cloud-managed operating model as Meraki switching and wireless and applies it to the WAN. It is built into every Meraki MX security and SD-WAN appliance, so an organisation gets SD-WAN, a next-generation firewall, and unified threat management in one device — provisioned zero-touch and managed entirely from the Meraki dashboard.
Auto VPN establishes site-to-site connectivity automatically, dynamic path selection steers traffic over the best available link by application performance, and integrated security (firewall, content filtering, IPS, malware protection) protects branch traffic. For distributed organisations that value operational simplicity over deep customisation, it stands up secure WAN across many sites without on-site expertise. Faltrox builds the dashboard configuration, security policy, and SD-WAN topology, and monitors the estate.
Coverage
What it protects
The platforms, threats, and surfaces this product is built to defend.
Distributed Sites
Zero-touch SD-WAN across many branch and retail sites without on-site expertise.
Cloud-Managed WAN
Configured and operated entirely from the cloud Meraki dashboard, single pane of glass.
Dynamic Path Selection
Steers traffic over the best available link by real-time application performance.
Integrated Security
Built-in NGFW, content filtering, IPS, and malware protection on the MX appliance.
Auto VPN
Automatic site-to-site VPN establishes the overlay with no manual tunnel configuration.
Unified Meraki Stack
One dashboard across SD-WAN, switching, wireless, and security.
How it works
The mechanism
How the product moves from signal to protected state, step by step.
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Provision
MX appliances self-provision with zero touch when they come online and join the Meraki dashboard.
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Connect
Auto VPN builds site-to-site connectivity automatically across the estate over any transport.
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Steer
Dynamic path selection routes each application over the best-performing available link in real time.
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Secure
The MX’s integrated NGFW, IPS, content filtering, and malware protection secure branch traffic.
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Operate
Faltrox builds and manages the topology, policy, and security, monitoring the estate from the dashboard.
Capabilities
Key capabilities
Built Into Every MX
SD-WAN, next-generation firewall, and UTM converge in one Meraki MX appliance.
Auto VPN
Automatic site-to-site VPN establishes the SD-WAN overlay with no manual tunnel setup.
Dynamic Path Selection
Steers each application over the best available link by real-time performance metrics.
Cloud Dashboard
Configured and operated entirely from the cloud Meraki dashboard as a single pane of glass.
Zero-Touch Provisioning
MX appliances self-provision at remote sites, so no on-site expertise is required.
Integrated Security
Next-generation firewall, content filtering, IPS, and malware protection on the appliance.
Application Awareness
Recognises applications to prioritise and route business-critical traffic appropriately.
Unified Meraki Platform
One dashboard across SD-WAN, switching, wireless, and security cameras.
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 SD-WAN 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 does Meraki SD-WAN differ from Catalyst SD-WAN?
Both deliver SD-WAN, but the operating model differs. Meraki SD-WAN is built into the MX appliance and managed entirely from the cloud dashboard with zero-touch simplicity — ideal for distributed organisations valuing ease of operation. Catalyst SD-WAN offers deeper customisation and scale. Faltrox recommends the right fit.
02Is security included?
Yes. Every Meraki MX appliance combines SD-WAN with a next-generation firewall and unified threat management — content filtering, intrusion prevention, and malware protection — so branch security is built into the same device, not a separate appliance.
03What is Auto VPN?
Auto VPN automatically establishes secure site-to-site VPN connectivity between MX appliances with no manual tunnel configuration — you add a site to the dashboard and it joins the overlay, which is a large part of the operational simplicity.
04How does it choose which link to use?
Dynamic path selection continuously measures the performance of available links and steers each application over the best one in real time — so voice or critical SaaS traffic gets the best path while the network adapts to link degradation automatically.
05How does Faltrox operate it?
We deploy the MX appliances, build the SD-WAN topology, security policy, and dashboard configuration, and monitor the estate from the single Meraki pane — delivering cloud-managed, secure WAN 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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