meraki mx configure as bridge mode (Transparent)

[firstclick]

hi sir/mdm,

May I know does the meraki mx firewall can be configure as bridge-mode (transparent)?

[MilesMeraki]

Hello @firstclick, The MX's can be put into bridge mode by navigating to Security appliance>addressing & Vlans and choosing "Passthrough or VPN Concentrator mode".

This will ultimately put the MX into layer 2 bridging mode. 

[firstclick]

hi sir, in this case the firewall still able to conduct following?

1. monitoring on traffic usage, like top talker, top apps , website and etc.

2. QOS and filtering on web and application.

[MilesMeraki]

Yes to both of your questions. There are however some features which are not available when putting the MX into Passthrough mode. Refer to the following article for more information - https://documentation.meraki.com/MX-Z/Networks_and_Routing/Passthrough_Mode_on_the_MX_Security_Appli...

[firstclick · Accepted solution]

hi wankiller, thanks for the great information.

[jamesht]

Can I ask if in Passthrough Mode will I be able to bypass the Wan1 250Mbps limitation of MX64? In other words if I put a Ubiquiti EdgeRouter between my ISP modem and the MX64 can I achieve behind the MX64 LAN ports the same 900Mbps+ throughput I get directly behind the EdgeRouter?

Modem-> 900Mbps+ -> UBNT EdgeRouter -> 900Mbps+ -> Meraki MX64 (passthrough) -> ??? 900Mbps+ ???