The Cisco Meraki Z Series is a family of cloud-managed teleworker gateways designed to give remote employees the same secure network experience as if they were in the office. Think of it as a compact branch firewall, VPN gateway, router and Wi-Fi access point all in one device.

Key features

• Secure remote access with always-on Meraki Auto VPN or IPsec VPN back to corporate sites.
• Enterprise firewall with Layer 3/Layer 7 application-aware security.
• Integrated Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi 6 on the latest Z4 models).
• Traffic shaping and QoS to prioritise business-critical applications like Microsoft Teams or Webex.
• Cloud-managed through the Meraki Dashboard, allowing zero-touch deployment and remote troubleshooting.
• Support for VLANs, DHCP, static routing, content filtering, syslog and NetFlow for more advanced deployments.

Typical use cases

• Home workers requiring a secure corporate connection.
• Executives or IT staff working remotely.
• Small satellite or temporary offices.
• Retail kiosks or pop-up locations with only a handful of users.

Why choose a Z Series?

Unlike a consumer router, a Z Series gateway is centrally managed alongside the rest of your Meraki estate. Policies, firmware updates, VPN settings and security rules are pushed automatically, meaning a user can simply plug the device into their home broadband and immediately become part of the corporate network.

For organisations already using Meraki MX security appliances, MS switches and MR access points, the Z Series provides a seamless extension of the corporate network to remote workers with minimal administration.