Z Series – Cloud-Managed Teleworker Gateway
A template for flawless office-like connectivity and security.
The Meraki Z-Series teleworker gateway is an enterprise-class firewall, VPN gateway and router, designed to securely extend Meraki cloud-managed networking to all employees within an organization, even if they’re working from home.
The Meraki Z-Series features a high-performance firewall, VLAN support, inter-VLAN routing and isolation to segregate corporate data from recreational traffic.
The home-office experience never looked this cool
Remote work is an office perk with the stylish and desirable hardware design of enterprise-grade security and Wi-Fi 6, without the incessant multifactor authentications, plus, a setup that’s easier than consumer-grade routers.
Beyond best-effort remote work
Build the most efficient and scalable long-term remote work strategy
Secure internet access with Cisco AMP, ThreatGrid, and content filtering
WAN: 1 GbE; LAN: 4 GbE (1x PoE-enabled port); Wi-Fi: dual-band 2×2 Wi-Fi 6
LAN: 4 GbE (1x PoE-enabled port); Wi-Fi: dual-band 2×2 Wi-Fi 6
Meraki Cloud-Managed Teleworker Gateways
Z4
The Cisco Meraki Z4 teleworker gateway is an enterprise class firewall, VPN gateway and router. This device offers wireless connectivity with WiFi6, five gigabit ethernet ports, including a built-in PoE-enabled port for VoIP phones and other PoE powered devices. The Z4 is designed to securely extend the power of Meraki cloud managed networking to almost any location.
- WAN: 1 GbE; LAN: 4 GbE (1x PoE-enabled port); Wi-Fi: dual-band 2×2 Wi-Fi 6
- Secure internet access with Cisco AMP, ThreatGrid, and content filtering
- Secure internet access with Cisco AMP, ThreatGrid, and content filtering
- 500 Mbps firewall throughput
- LAN: 4 GbE (1x PoE-enabled port); Wi-Fi: dual-band 2×2 Wi-Fi 6
- 250 Mbps site-to-site VPN throughput
Z4C
The Cisco Meraki Z4C teleworker gateway is an enterprise class firewall, VPN gateway and router. This device offers wireless connectivity with WiFi 6, five gigabit ethernet ports, including a built-in PoE-enabled port for VoIP phones and other PoE powered devices. The Z4C is designed to securely extend the power of Meraki cloud managed networking to almost any location. With a built-in LTE modem, the Z4C simplifies any deployment that requires a backup cellular uplink, or is positioned in a remote location.
- Secure internet access with Cisco AMP, ThreatGrid, and content filtering
- WAN: 1 GbE; integrated Cat 12 LTE modem
- LAN: 4 GbE (1x PoE-enabled port)
- Wi-Fi: dual-band 2×2 Wi-Fi 6
- 500 Mbps firewall throughput
- 250 Mbps site-to-site VPN throughput
Meraki Z Subscription Licensing
Cisco Meraki subscription licensing follows a hardware-agnostic approach, utilizing SKUs that encompass multiple hardware components within a single SKU. The purpose of this document is to outline the specific SKUs associated with the hardware covered under the Z product class. Additionally, this document will emphasize the key features offered by the Z product class, providing valuable insights to our customers.
Cisco Meraki Products
Meraki Enterprise License and Renewal License for Z3
Meraki Z3 Enterprise License and Support, 1YR (LIC-Z3-ENT-1YR) – $
Meraki Z3 Enterprise License and Support, 3YR (LIC-Z3-ENT-3YR) – $
Meraki Z3 Enterprise License and Support, 5YR (LIC-Z3-ENT-5YR) – $
Meraki Z3 Enterprise License and Support, 7YR (LIC-Z3-ENT-7YR) – $
Meraki Z3 Enterprise License and Support, 10YR (LIC-Z3-ENT-10YR) – $
Meraki Enterprise License and Renewal License for Z3C
Meraki Z3C Enterprise License and Support, 1YR (LIC-Z3C-ENT-1YR) – $
Meraki Z3C Enterprise License and Support, 3YR (LIC-Z3C-ENT-3YR) – $
Meraki Z3C Enterprise License and Support, 5YR (LIC-Z3C-ENT-5YR) – $
Meraki Z3C Enterprise License and Support, 7YR (LIC-Z3C-ENT-7YR) – $
Meraki Z3C Enterprise License and Support, 10YR (LIC-Z3C-ENT-10YR) – $
Meraki Enterprise License and Renewal License for Z4
Meraki Z4 Enterprise License and Support, 1YR (LIC-Z4-ENT-1YR) – $
Teleworker Gateway License Option
The Meraki Teleworker Gateway is a type of a security appliance intended for use in small remote offices and homes of remote workers. Allowing them to securely connect back to their head offices while also offering the same security as our MX security appliance Platform. With the introduction of the Z4/C, we are also introducing two new types of licenses for the Teleworker series.
| Feature | Z-Enterprise | Secure Teleworker |
|---|---|---|
| Centralized Management | ||
| Zero-touch firmware updates (including security patches) | ||
| True zero-touch provisioning | ||
| 24×7 enterprise support | ||
| Open APIs | ||
| Automatic WAN failover | ||
| Sub-second site-to-site VPN failover | ||
| Sub-second dynamic path selection | ||
| Cellular failover | ||
| Stateful firewall | ||
| VLAN to VLAN routing | ||
| Advanced Routing | ||
| Traffic shaping/prioritization | ||
| Site-to-site VPN | ||
| Client VPN | ||
| Splash pages | ||
| Configuration templates | ||
| Group Policies | ||
| Client connectivity alerts | ||
| Source-Based Routing | ||
| Local Breakout (IP based) | ||
| Umbrella DNS Integration** | ||
| Geography based firewall rules | ||
| Content filtering | ||
| YouTube Content Restriction | ||
| Web Search Filtering | ||
| Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) | ||
| Threat Grid Integration | ||
| WAN Health Analytics (MI) | ||
| VoIP Health Analytics (MI) | ||
| Smart breakout |
Extend the office at scale
Unified management for security, SD-WAN, Wi-Fi, switching, MDM, and IoT
Centralized management via web-based dashboard or API
True zero-touch provisioning
Smartphone-like firmware updates
Wi-Fi 6 performance for increasingly dense and demanding home environments
Layer 7 application optimization over self-healing Auto VPN
Secure, always-on encrypted VPN to hybrid clouds and Cisco Umbrella
Integrated PoE port ideal for phones, printers, and other powered devices
One-click Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP)
Protection for unknown files with ThreatGrid
Cisco Talos content filtering
Built-in UI integration for Cisco Umbrella cloud security
Automatically applied Smart Thresholds to identify true app degradation
At-a-glance performance of apps across the LAN, home uplink, and app server
Instant root-cause analysis of degradation with intelligent recommendations
Status of all remote worker uplinks in one view, including cellular
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