IT leaders face a daunting reality: supporting thousands of remote users, managing hybrid cloud environments, and maintaining secure, scalable VPN infrastructure across global sites—all with minimal overhead. Most SD-WAN appliances can’t keep up. They choke under high tunnel counts or struggle with deep packet inspection at scale.
But now we have the new Meraki MX650, Cisco Meraki’s most powerful VPN concentrator yet. Designed specifically for large-scale deployments, the MX650 anchors distributed networks with 25 Gbps of VPN throughput, built-in high availability, and seamless integration into the Meraki dashboard. It’s engineered for organizations that can’t afford downtime or compromise on visibility, control, or performance.
More than a router, the Meraki MX650 is the foundation for enterprise VPN hubs and SD-WAN infrastructure. It’s built to aggregate thousands of tunnels with cloud-managed ease and security layered at every level. If your business demands resilience and reach, this device delivers.
The MX650 was purpose-built as a one-armed VPN concentrator, optimized for connecting thousands of branch sites, remote users, and cloud resources to a centralized, high-speed network core. This design offloads traffic from edge devices and centralizes control, simplifying policy enforcement and performance optimization.
It supports Auto VPN, IPsec, and eBGP, allowing businesses to build flexible, policy-driven SD-WAN overlays that span data centers, clouds, and campuses. This makes it an ideal fit for enterprises transitioning into hybrid or multi-cloud architectures, where latency, security, and tunnel counts can’t be left to chance.
Deployment is effortless with Meraki’s zero-touch provisioning. Devices can be added to the dashboard, claimed, and configured—all without manual pre-staging. Whether deploying one or several MX650s, IT teams can get secure VPN hubs online quickly and remotely.
The Meraki MX650 offers serious horsepower:
Compare that to:
The MX650 dwarfs its predecessors in every metric. For organizations consolidating VPN traffic from hundreds or thousands of sites—or running bandwidth-heavy applications like VoIP, video, and real-time analytics—these numbers are game-changing.
This performance makes the MX650 a natural fit for large campuses, multinational enterprises, and cloud-first organizations with massive throughput requirements and zero tolerance for downtime.
The Meraki MX650 is ready for high-speed, fiber-first networks. Key interfaces include:
This configuration supports link aggregation, redundancy, and failover, making it ideal for primary data center installations. Whether you’re bridging to high-speed LAN cores or peering with upstream ISPs, the MX650 has the port flexibility to fit seamlessly.
Its fiber-heavy design suits modern enterprise environments where speed and resilience are non-negotiable.
Managing a massive network doesn’t have to be painful. With the MX650, it isn’t.
The Meraki dashboard pulls it all together with centralized visibility and control. Forget jumping between CLI sessions, third-party tools, or disconnected monitoring software. With Meraki, everything is in one place and ready when you are.
This is not a branch router. The MX650 is best deployed as a VPN concentrator or SD-WAN aggregation point for:
When tunnel counts, bandwidth, and uptime are critical, the Meraki MX650 delivers where traditional appliances fall short.
Every Meraki MX650 comes with a lifetime hardware warranty and next-day advanced replacement—no exceptions. That means you’re covered if something goes wrong.
Meraki offers a full suite of accessories, including:
And thanks to Meraki’s support model, RMAs are fast and straightforward, backed by Cisco’s global logistics and enterprise support.
Getting the Meraki MX650 online is as straightforward as the rest of the Meraki family:
Need help designing or optimizing your deployment? Stratus Information Systems provides hands-on consultation, licensing assistance, and post-deployment support to make sure your MX650 rollout is flawless.
The Meraki MX650 is purpose-built for enterprises that need unmatched VPN scalability, cloud-based simplicity, and rock-solid performance. It’s the ideal choice for organizations managing massive VPN infrastructure or building high-performance SD-WAN backbones.
If your network serves thousands of users or spans multiple continents, the MX650 isn’t just a nice-to-have—it’s the core you need to scale securely and efficiently.
Ready to explore how the Meraki MX650 can become the heart of your enterprise VPN or SD-WAN deployment?
Stratus Information Systems is a certified Cisco Meraki partner. We’ll help you assess your architecture, select the right license tier, and get your MX650 live—fast.
Contact us today for expert-led deployment services tailored to your business.
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