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MX450 Installation Guide

This document describes how to install and set up the MX450 security appliance. Additional reference documents are available online at:

www.meraki.com/

library/products

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MX450 Overview

The Meraki MX450 is an enterprise security appliance designed for distributed networks that require remote administration. It is ideal for network administrators
who demand both ease of deployment and a state-of-the-art feature set. The MX450 appliance provides the following new features:

• Two dedicated uplink SFP+10GbE ports

• Support for eight configurable GbE(RJ45), eight GbE SFP and eight 10GbE SFP+ connections

• USB port, to support approved 3G/4G cards for failover to cellular networks

• 128GB (SSD) cache storage

• Dedicated management port

• Front-panel rack mounts

Package Contents

In addition to the MX450, the following are provided:

MX450 Front Panel

Ports and Status Indicators

The MX450 uses LEDs to inform the user of the device's status. When the device powers on, all the Internet LEDs flash twice. Additional functions are described

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Summary of Contents for MX450

Page 1: ...he art feature set The MX450 appliance provides the following new features Two dedicated uplink SFP 10GbE ports Support for eight configurable GbE RJ45 eight GbE SFP and eight 10GbE SFP connections USB port to support approved 3G 4G cards for failover to cellular networks 128GB SSD cache storage Dedicated management port Front panel rack mounts Package Contents In addition to the MX450 the followi...

Page 2: ... back panel of the MX450 HW Reset button Insert a paper clip if a reset is required A brief momentary press To delete a downloaded configuration and reboot Press and hold for more than 10 seconds To force the unit into a full factory reset Mounting Hardware The mounting hardware includes four sets of standard slot head rack screws and nuts The additional screws and nuts are different screw standar...

Page 3: ...e client machine access the appliance s built in web service by browsing to http setup meraki com You do not have to be connected to the Internet to reach this address 3 Click Uplink configuration under the Local status tab The default credentials use the device serial number as the username with a blank password field 4 Choose Static for the IP Assignment option 5 Enter the IP address subnet mask...

Page 4: ...gs These settings take effect if the MX device has to fall back to using HTTP to contact the Cloud Controller By default web proxy is disabled To enable web proxy do the following Choose Web proxy Yes Enter values as appropriate for Hostname or IP and Port If you require authentication choose Authentication Use authentication and enter appropriate values for Username and Password Configuring Physi...

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