Cisco Meraki IWAN
IWAN features for all MX Security Appliances
Overview:
What is IWAN?
Intelligent WAN, or IWAN, is a collection of Cisco technologies and products that lowers operational costs and improves resource usage for multi-site deployments, allowing network administrators to use bandwidth more efficiently and ensure the highest possible level of performance for critical applications without sacrificing security or data privacy.
Transport Independence
Easy-to-configure IPsec overlay using Meraki Auto VPN
Traffic distribution over multiple pathways (Internet, cellular, MPLS) with built-in load balancing and automatic failover capabilities
Application Optimization
Centralized network visibility and control
QoS and bandwidth management with Meraki traffic shaping
Intelligent Path Control
Policy-based routing: Traffic path assigned based on source, destination, or application
Dynamic path selection: Traffic path chosen per-application based on loss, latency, and jitter
Secure Connectivity
Intuitive, scalable VPN solution to connect remote sites with ease (Auto VPN)
AES encryption to ensure data privacy
Why Choose IWAN?
Today, IT departments are under pressure to do more with less: manage more sites and more clients with limited budgets and a relatively small team, all without any reduction in reliability and security. The high cost of MPLS for WAN connectivity, combined with the growth of bandwidth-hungry streaming applications and cloud-based services, is forcing many network admins to search for alternative solutions.
Enter IWAN. With IWAN, remote sites are connected over low-cost Internet links secured by VPN. MPLS-like reliability is provided through multiple uplinks with load balancing capabilities, intelligent path control, and automatic failover.
