I've heard users having issues with Meraki's Client VPN on Windows 10 but haven't experience this myself. VPN client software with Meraki would be nice but not having to pay for the An圜onnect licenses is a plus. Also advanced features like content filtering and IPS/IDS required extra horsepower on any manufacturers solution. If you have 250Mbps down and 25Mbps up today and plan to go 1 GB symmetrical within a year than you need to purchase a security appliance that can handle 1 GBps symmetrical now. This difference seems to put off some potential Meraki customers however, if you are planning on being connected to the Internet and not running current firmware on your security appliance bigger problems await you.Īs for throughput you must size your solution to meet your needs based on Internet connectivity speed that you plan to use for the life of the security appliance and the features you plan to use.

Fortigate requires a current license for advanced features and firmware upgrades only. This also gets you hardware replacement and tech support while the license is current. Meraki equipment requires a current license in order to operate.

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