Meraki Z-Series
Cloud Managed Teleworker Gateway
Fast, Reliable Connectivity for the Modern Teleworker
The Cisco Meraki Z-Series teleworker gateway is an enterprise class firewall, VPN gateway and router. Each model offers five gigabit ethernet ports and wireless for connectivity. Each model is designed to securely extend the power of Meraki cloud managed networking to employees, IT staff, and executives working from home.
Using Meraki’s proven and highly scalable Auto VPN technology, administrators can deploy network services including VoIP and remote endpoints with automatic, zero-touch provisioning. Additionally the Z series provides secure wired and wireless access, and increases end-user productivity through Layer 7 traffic shaping.
All models feature a high-performance stateful firewall, support for VLANs, inter-VLAN routing, and isolation to segregate corporate data from recreational traffic. 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.
Z-Series and Meraki Cloud Management: A Powerful Combo
All Meraki devices are managed via the Meraki cloud, with an intuitive browser-based interface. Since the Z series is self-configuring and managed over the web, you can repidly deploy at remote locations without any assistance from end-users.
Meraki Cloud services monitor all devices 24x7 and deliver realtime alerts if any device encounters a problem. Remote diagnostics tools enable real-time troubleshooting through any web browser. New features and enhancements are delivered seamlessly over the web, so you never have to manually download software updates or worry about missing security patches.
Z4 Product Highlights
- Managed via Cisco Meraki Dashboard
- Automatic Firmware upgrades
- L3/L7 Stateful Firewall
- 1:1 and 1:Many NAT
- Configurable VLANs / DHCP support
- Static Routing
- Client VPN endpoint
- Meraki AutoVPN and L2TP/IPSec VPN endpoint
- Custom Traffic Shaping
- Optional desk stand
- Historical Client Usage statistics
- Netflow support
- Syslog integration
- Remote Packet Capture tools
- IPv6 Support
Z1 (now End of Life) |
Z3/C (now End of Life) |
Z4/C |
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| Recommended Use Cases | Teleworker | Teleworker with VoIP or PoE | Teleworker with VoIP or PoE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recommended Clients | Up to 5 devices | Up to 5 devices | Up to 5 devices |
| Stateful Firewall Throughput | 50 Mbps | 100 Mbps | 500 Mbps |
| Maximum VPN Throughput | 10 Mbps | 50 Mbps | 250 Mbps |
| WAN Interfaces | 1 x GbE RJ45 1 x USB (cellular failover) Requires separate cellular modem | 1 x GbE RJ45 1 x USB (cellular failover) Requires separate cellular modem | 1x Dedicated GbE RJ45 |
| LAN Interfaces | 4 x GbE | 4 x GbE | 4x Dedicated GbE RJ45 |
| PoE | - | 1 x PoE enabled port (802.3af, 15.5W) | 1x GbE RJ45 LAN Ports (802.3at) |
| Dimensions (w x d x h) | 6.46” × 4.55” × 1.14” (164mm × 116mm × 29mm) | 6.83” x 4.41” x 1.04” (173.4 mm x 112 mm x 26.3 mm) | 7.25" x 4.84" x 1.10" (184.2mm x 123mm x 28 mm) |
| Weight | 0.9 lbs (0.408 kg) | 0.85 lbs (0.386 kg) | 0.86 lbs / 0.391 kg |
| Power Supply | 18W (12 V / 1.5 A) Power supply included | 50W (54 V / 0.92 A) Power supply included | 50W DC |
| Operating Temperature | 32°F to 104°F (0°C to 40°C) | 32°F to 104°F (0°C to 40°C) | 32°F to 104°F (0°C to 40°C) |
| Humidity | 5% to 95% non-condensing | 5% to 95% non-condensing | 5% to 95% non-condensing |
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