Why doesn’t Meraki block VPN applications?

[jOMeraki2]

Why doesn’t Meraki block VPN applications? This is ridiculous! I’ve already blocked them using the content filter, yet it still can’t use Layer 7 to properly block VPNs. This is so frustrating. What’s the point of having it if it can’t handle such scenarios? You might say it’s because of port 443, but even the most popular VPN apps aren’t getting blocked. My employees are using them freely, as if there’s no firewall in place. It’s extremely annoying

[RWelch]

Blocking VPN outbound/ IPVanish 
Sharing this link in the event it might help you.

[Inderdeep]

https://www.reddit.com/r/meraki/comments/ouahx4/block_private_vpn_using_layer_7_rules_in_mx/

[PhilipDAth]

If you have a specific VPN you want to block - I usually do a packet capture on port 53.  Look at the DNS entries it tries to use when the user is logging in - and block them.

[jOMeraki2]

Do we really pay thousands of dollars just to manually block things ourselves? What's the point? It seems like I'll be switching to FortiGate. What is this firewall even? They don't even care about HTTPS inspection. This isn't a firewall; it's just a high-end router with extra features

[jOMeraki2]

Hello everyone, thank you so much for your help! I just noticed that I’m getting older links and outdated topics. We’re in 2025 now, and I’ve done quite a bit of searching before reaching out here."