Meraki has been embracing Software Defined Networking since their early days at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The Meraki MS390 Series Switches introduce powerful features backed by an intuitive management interface. It is an excellent option for IT departments looking to maintain a secure, resilient, scalable, and easy to manage network. The Meraki MS390 Series Switches are equipped with cutting-edge technologies that support high-bandwidth consuming applications such as 4k/8k video streaming. Axus Technologies is a Cisco – Meraki Premier Partner that encourages the usage of cloud technologies that simplify the operations of modern IP networks. Axus Technologies is an integrator of modern technologies that delivers turnkey solutions to business across the United States of America.
Security
Security is at the core of Meraki’s business philosophy and their line of MS390 Series Switches certainly highlight this fact. After their initial configuration, the Meraki MS390 Series Switches are managed out-of-band from the Meraki dashboard. This out-of-band management approach, introduces additional layers of separation from your data network. The Meraki dashboard also integrates multi-factor authentication as part of the login process to bring in even more layers of security to the management plane. The Meraki MS390 Series Switches data plane is protected by using innovative technologies like Secure Connect and Adaptive Policy. All of these features are in addition to widely used technologies like IEEE 802.1X, DHCP snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection, and many others.
Speed
When it comes to speed, the Meraki MS390 Series Switches does not disappoint! This line of switches provide multigigabit ports, 480Gbs stacking, and modular 10/40Gbs uplinks. Multigigabit ports are important to backhaul 802.11ac Wireless Access Points (WAP)s which are often times the single biggest bottle-neck in more traditional networks. WAPs connect to the Local Area Network (LAN) over links with amazing bandwidth capacity anywhere between 1 and 10 Gbps over traditional Cat 5e cabling or better. It translates to more speed without the expensive proposition of having to replace your existing cabling infrastructure.
A Closer Look
Look under the hood and you might be surprised to find that the Meraki MS390 Series switches use the same hardware as the Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series switches. The Catalyst 9300 Series switches form the foundational building block for Software-Defined Access (SD-Access). The Cisco Digital Network Architecture (Cisco DNA) with Software-Defined Access (SD-Access) is an open and extensible, software-driven architecture that accelerates and simplifies your enterprise network operations. Essentially, the Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series switches and the Cisco Digital Network Architecture (Cisco DNA) with Software-Defined Access (SD-Access) is like a Meraki MS390 solution on steroids!
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