Meraki MX450: Security & SD-WAN appliance (campus / VPN concentrator),

In short

The larger campus edge and VPN concentrator, sized for up to 10,000 devices and 5,000 site-to-site tunnels. It shares the MX250's chassis and port layout with higher throughput. Add the MX450, its licence and accessories to your basket and we will quote.

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Key specifications

Specification	Detail
Recommended use	Campus or VPN concentrator, up to 10,000 devices
Firewall throughput	10 Gbps
Advanced security throughput	7 Gbps
Site-to-site VPN throughput	6.5 Gbps
Site-to-site VPN tunnels	5,000
WAN	2x 10 GbE SFP+
LAN	8x 10 GbE SFP+, 8x 1 GbE SFP, 8x 1 GbE RJ45
Power	2x 250 W modular PSUs
Form factor	1RU, 7.3 kg

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Order codes

SKU	Description
MX450-HW	Meraki MX450 Cloud Managed Security Appliance

Licences for the MX450

SKU	Tier	Term	Description
LIC-MX450-ENT-1Y	Enterprise	1 year	Meraki MX450 Enterprise licence and support, 1 year
LIC-MX450-ENT-3Y	Enterprise	3 years	Meraki MX450 Enterprise licence and support, 3 years
LIC-MX450-ENT-5Y	Enterprise	5 years	Meraki MX450 Enterprise licence and support, 5 years
LIC-MX450-ENT-7Y	Enterprise	7 years	Meraki MX450 Enterprise licence and support, 7 years
LIC-MX450-SEC-1Y	Advanced Security	1 year	Meraki MX450 Advanced Security licence and support, 1 year
LIC-MX450-SEC-3Y	Advanced Security	3 years	Meraki MX450 Advanced Security licence and support, 3 years
LIC-MX450-SEC-5Y	Advanced Security	5 years	Meraki MX450 Advanced Security licence and support, 5 years
LIC-MX450-SEC-7Y	Advanced Security	7 years	Meraki MX450 Advanced Security licence and support, 7 years
LIC-MX450-SDW-1Y	Secure SD-WAN Plus	1 year	Meraki MX450 Secure SD-WAN Plus licence and support, 1 year.
LIC-MX450-SDW-3Y	Secure SD-WAN Plus	3 years	Meraki MX450 Secure SD-WAN Plus licence and support, 3 year.
LIC-MX450-SDW-5Y	Secure SD-WAN Plus	5 years	Meraki MX450 Secure SD-WAN Plus licence and support, 5 year.
LIC-MX450-SDW-7Y	Secure SD-WAN Plus	7 years	Meraki MX450 Secure SD-WAN Plus licence and support, 7 year.
LIC-MX-SDW-XL-1Y	Secure SD-WAN Plus (per-device upgrade)	1 year	Per-device Secure SD-WAN Plus upgrade, 1 year (MX250 and MX450); for co-term Advanced Security organisations only.
LIC-MX-SDW-XL-3Y	Secure SD-WAN Plus (per-device upgrade)	3 years	Per-device Secure SD-WAN Plus upgrade, 3 year (MX250 and MX450); for co-term Advanced Security organisations only.
LIC-MX-SDW-XL-5Y	Secure SD-WAN Plus (per-device upgrade)	5 years	Per-device Secure SD-WAN Plus upgrade, 5 year (MX250 and MX450); for co-term Advanced Security organisations only.
LIC-MX-XL-E	Essentials (subscription)		MX X-Large class (MX250, MX450) Essentials subscription licence and support (subscription licensing; term set at order, 1 to 10 years).
LIC-MX-XL-A	Advantage (subscription)		MX X-Large class (MX250, MX450) Advantage subscription licence and support (subscription licensing; adds SD-Internet, Meraki Insight and ThousandEyes features).

We also supply Advanced Security and Enterprise licences for the MX450 in 10-year terms. Cisco does not publish every one of these order codes, so we confirm the exact codes in your quote: contact us or add the hardware to your basket and mention the licence term you want.

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Accessories

SKU	Description
MA-PWR-250WAC	Meraki 250 W power supply unit (spare or replacement) for MX250 and MX450
MA-FAN-18K	Meraki 18K RPM system fan (spare) for MX105, MX250 and MX450
MA-SFP-1GB-SX	Meraki 1 GbE SFP transceiver, 1000BASE-SX multimode fibre, 850 nm (220 m OM1 up to 1 km OM4)
MA-SFP-1GB-LX10	Meraki 1 GbE SFP transceiver, 1000BASE-LX10 single-mode fibre, 1310 nm, up to 10 km
MA-SFP-1GB-TX	Meraki 1 GbE SFP copper module, 1000BASE-T (RJ45), up to 100 m
MA-SFP-10GB-SR	Meraki 10 GbE SFP+ transceiver, 10GBASE-SR multimode fibre, 850 nm (26 m OM1 up to 400 m OM4)
MA-SFP-10GB-LR	Meraki 10 GbE SFP+ transceiver, 10GBASE-LR single-mode fibre, 1310 nm, up to 10 km
MA-SFP-10GB-LRM	Meraki 10 GbE SFP+ transceiver, 10GBASE-LRM, 1310 nm, up to 220 m on multimode fibre
MA-SFP-10GB-ER	Meraki 10 GbE SFP+ transceiver, 10GBASE-ER single-mode fibre, 1550 nm, up to 40 km
MA-SFP-10GB-ZR	Meraki 10 GbE SFP+ transceiver, 10GBASE-ZR single-mode fibre, 1550 nm, up to 80 km
MA-CBL-TA-1M	Meraki 10 GbE SFP+ passive twinax direct-attach cable (10GSFP+Cu), 1 m
MA-CBL-TA-3M	Meraki 10 GbE SFP+ passive twinax direct-attach cable (10GSFP+Cu), 3 m
MA-PWR-CORD-UK	Meraki AC power cord, UK plug, 1.8 m (6 ft). Not included in the box: order one for each Meraki switch, appliance, power adapter or PoE injector that ships without a cord

Datasheet and ordering

Full specifications are in the Cisco Meraki MX450 datasheet.

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Frequently asked questions

What licence does the Meraki MX450 need?

The MX450 needs a Meraki licence for its product type to run in the dashboard. The licence codes that apply are listed on this page by tier and term; we confirm the right licensing model for your organisation at quote.

How do I get a quote for the Meraki MX450?

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Is the Meraki MX450 still on sale?

Yes. The MX450 is part of the current Cisco Meraki range.

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