What Cisco Meraki firewall should I purcase for a lab setup?

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What Cisco Meraki firewall should I purcase for a lab setup?

I am working at a IT company that sets up network for customers.

 

I want to test Cisco Meraki firewall in a small lab enviroment.

 

The lab does not have any rack. We use only laptops (5 laptops).

 

Which Cisco Meraki firewall would you suggest that I purcase?

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AnythingHosted
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I would go for MX75 as it will likely last the longest (in terms of future firmware upgrades). 

 

The MX75 is great value if your IT company is a Cisco Partner and eligible for Not for Resale.

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GreenMan
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I'd go for an MX75 if you can get the money for that.   An MX67 (or 67C) if the required funds aren't available.

AnythingHosted
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I would go for MX75 as it will likely last the longest (in terms of future firmware upgrades). 

 

The MX75 is great value if your IT company is a Cisco Partner and eligible for Not for Resale.

PhilipDAth
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So many options!

 

I like the MX68 (it is a model down from the MX75 mentioned by @GreenMan ).  It has 10 x LAN ports, 2 of which are PoE.  With 5 computers, you could plug them all in.
https://meraki.cisco.com/product/security-sd-wan/small-branch/mx68/

 

There is a more expensive version called the MX68CW, which has cellular and WiFi built in.

https://meraki.cisco.com/product/security-sd-wan/small-branch/mx68cw/

 

The most popular licence for the MX75, MX68 and MX68CW is "Advanced Security".

 

If you wanted to go much cheaper, there is also the Z4.  It has 4 LAN ports and built in WiFi.  Because this is a lab, I would get either a "Advanced Security" or "Secure SD-WAN Plus" licence.

https://meraki.cisco.com/product/security-sd-wan/sd-wan-teleworker/z4/

 

 

This sizing guide lets you compare all the different models.

https://documentation.meraki.com/MX/MX_Sizing_Information/MX_Sizing_Principles

 

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Thank you all for suggestions.
I have asked for prices for MX67 and MX75.

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