MX in L2 Transparent mode

[diablo24]

Hi,

If an MX is in L2/Passthrough mode, the WAN1 link is still configured with an IP for mgmt, correct? How does it act in this mode if there's an IP on an interface?

Thanks in advance,

-Jerome

[AjitKumar]

Hi 

Some excerpts from the following KB.

https://documentation.meraki.com/MX-Z/Networks_and_Routing/Addressing_and_VLANs#Addressing%26VLANs-P...

In this mode, the MX device does not provide any address translation and operates as a passthrough device between the Internet and the LAN ports (sometimes referred to as a Layer 2 bridge).

ALSO

Placing an MX appliance in Passthrough mode at the perimeter of your network with a publicly routable IP address is not recommended and can present security risks. As a best practice, Passthrough mode MX appliances should always be deployed behind an edge firewall.

[diablo24]

Thanks @AjitKumar. Yes I've read all this. The reason I ask this question is I'm doing some apps using the API and I was looking for a way to determine what mode the FW as in, since there are no API that return that.