Cisco Meraki Z3 Teleworker Cloud Managed Wireless Router, VPN Gateway & Firewall Security Appliance

The Cisco Meraki Z-Series teleworker gateway is an enterprise class firewall, VPN gateway and router. Each model offers five gigabit ethernet ports and wireless for connectivity. Each model is designed to securely extend the power of Meraki cloud managed networking to employees, IT staff, and executives working from home.

Hardware:

• 802.11ac Wave 2 WiFi for fast and reliable connectivity
• 4 wired ports with one PoE-powered port, ideal for phones
• 1 GbE WAN port, 4 GbE LAN ports
• 3G / 4G failover via USB modem
• Sleek, low profile design with optional desk stand

Wireless:

• Dual-band 802.11ac Wave 2 radios
• 2×2 MU-MIMO, up to 1.3 Gbps data rate
• Supports up to 4 SSIDs

Traffic shaping and application management:

• Layer 7 application visibility and traffic shaping
• Application prioritization

Teleworker gateway services:

• Stateful firewall separates corporate and personal traffic
• Extend VoIP phones over WAN
• 802.1x support for wired port authentication
• Auto VPN self-configuring site-to-site VPN
• Access corporate HQ via site-to-site VPN

Cloud-based centralized management:

• Managed centrally over the Web
• Classifies applications, users and devices
• Zero-touch, self-provisioning deployments

Interfaces:

• WAN: 1 × 1 GbE
• LAN: 4 × 1 GbE
• PoE: 1 × 802.3af PoE enabled port
• USB: 1 × USB 2.0 (for 3G/4G failover)

Network and Security Services:

• Stateful firewall, 1:1 NAT, DMZ
• Auto VPN self-configuring site-to-site VPN
• Client VPN (IPSec L2TP), limit 2 authorized users (with Meraki-hosted authentication only)
• VLAN and DHCP services
• 802.1x wired port authentication
• Static routing
• User and device quarantine

Integrated Wireless:

• 4 SSIDs
• 2 × 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4Ghz or 5 Ghz), 2x2 MU-MIMO with 2 spatial streams
• Max data rate 1.3 Gbit/s
• 4 × internal dipole antennas (gain: 3 dBi @ 2.4 GHz, 4 dBi @ 5 GHz)
• WPA2-PSK authentication
• Regulatory: FCC (US), IC (Canada), C-Tick (Australia / New Zealand), RoHS

Monitoring and Reporting:

• Throughput, connectivity monitoring, and email alerts
• Detailed historical per-port and per-client usage statistics
• Application usage statistics
• Org-level change logs for compliance and change management
• VPN tunnel and latency monitoring
• Network asset discovery and user identification
• Periodic emails with key utilization metrics
• Syslog integration
• Remote Diagnostics
• Live remote packet capture
• Real-time diagnostic and troubleshooting over the web
• Aggregated event logs with instant search
• WAN Performance Management
• Automatic Layer 3 failover (including VPN connections)
• Application level (Layer 7) traffic analysis and shaping

Management:

• Managed via the web using the Meraki dashboard
• Single pane-of-glass management of wired and wireless networks
• Zero-touch remote deployment (no staging needed)
• Automatic firmware upgrades and security patches
• Centralized policy management
• Org-level two-factor authentication and single sign-on
• Role-based administration with change logging and alerts

Performance:

• Stateful firewall throughput: 100 Mbps
• VPN throughput: 50 Mbps
• Recommended for teleworker (up to 5 clients)

Physical and Environmental Specifications:

• Power: single 50W (54 V / 0.9 A) power supply included, power cord sold separately
• Operating temperature: 0°C to 40°C
• Humidity: 5 to 95% non-condensing
• Desktop or wall mount (all standard mounting hardware included)
• Kensington lock hard point
• Dimensions: 173.4mm × 112mm × 26.3mm
• Weight: 0.386 kg

Note: Meraki enterprise license required.