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MX100 Installation Guide

This document describes how to install and set up the MX100 security
appliance. Additional reference documents are available online at:

www.meraki.com/library/products

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MX100 Overview

The Meraki MX100 is an enterprise security appliance designed for
distributed deployments that require remote administration. It is ideal for
network administrators who demand both ease of deployment and a
state-of-the-art feature set. This security appliance provides the
following new features:

• Two GbE SFP connections (requires optional Meraki SFP-1GB-SX

transceiver).

• USB port, to support approved 3G/4G cards for failover to cellular

networks.

• 1TByte cache storage for WAN acceleration.

• LAN 2 port can be configured to be a LAN or WAN connection,

allowing support up to 2 WAN connections.

• Dedicated management port.

• Front-panel rack mounts.

Package contents

In addition to the MX100, the following are provided.

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Summary of Contents for Meraki MX100

Page 1: ... administrators who demand both ease of deployment and a state of the art feature set This security appliance provides the following new features Two GbE SFP connections requires optional Meraki SFP 1GB SX transceiver USB port to support approved 3G 4G cards for failover to cellular networks 1TByte cache storage for WAN acceleration LAN 2 port can be configured to be a LAN or WAN connection allowi...

Page 2: ...rom left to right Item Function LED Status Meaning Solid orange Power is applied Shifting colors Unit is attempting to contact the Cloud Flashing white Operation in progress 1 Power Solid white Fully operational Off During boot or no USB link Solid orange Initial link Flashing orange Internet connectivity not complete 2 USB connectivity White USB connection detected 3 HA status Off No high availab...

Page 3: ... Additional functions on the front panel are described below from left to right Reset button Insert a paper clip if a reset is required A brief momentary press To delete a downloaded configuration and reboot Press and hold for more than 10 sec To force the unit into a full factory reset USB port USB 2 0 for 3G 4G wireless cards Traffic status is indicated by the USB LED SFP ports Ports 10 and 11 a...

Page 4: ...to replace the battery will void the warrant CAUTION RISK OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS REPLACED BY AN INCORRECT TYPE DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO BATTERY INSTRUCTION Connecting to WAN All Meraki MX devices must have an IP address This section describes how to configure your local area network before you deploy it A local management web service running on the appliance is accessed through a...

Page 5: ...your network Setting up secondary WAN interface dual WAN You can toggle the LAN2 port between LAN and Internet through Uplink configuration under the Local status tab Setting PPPoE PPPoE authentication may be required if you are connecting MX device to a DSL circuit You need to know your authentication option and credentials supplied by your ISP in order to complete these steps Choose Connection T...

Page 6: ...cal link settings To configure physical link settings on the Ethernet ports click Local status Ethernet configuration You can enable half duplex full duplex and autonegotiation as well as set 10 or 100 Mbps data rates 6 ...

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