Best practices LAN connextions, MS425 and MS225

[SteveLandon]

I haven't been able to determine what is the best practice for connecting the main LAN connection to:

1. MS225-48  Stack, 7 switches,   current connection.

2. MS426-16 Stack, 2 switches.

  Is there any advantage or preference to connection the LAN feed to the MS425-16 instead of to the MS225 stack.  I inherited 2 locations where it was set up this way.  The LAN in both instances is being fed from a dual Sonicwall with HA ms120-8 switch.   Thanks in advance for your assistance.

[DarrenOC]

I would assume the MS-425s are your core and the MS225’s are your edge.  By design I would be connecting by end user endpoints to the edge as this is where you implement your NAC, QoS and security policies as close to the user as possible.

[SteveLandon]

Darren, Things are connected as you suggest but  the LAN from the router is connected to the MS225 stack.  Should I have the LAN side connected to the core MS425? Two sites that I inherited have it set this way but I'm not sue that it's the best practice. I'll read the document first chance I get. 

[SteveLandon · Accepted solution]

The original installation; 2 wan connections into the edge stack worked but it was not best practice.  The 2 wan connections are primary and secondary, on Sonicwall 5700.

I moved each of the wan connections to the MS425, 2 switch stack making the MS425 my core and the MS225 stack my edge as it should be. The MS225 stack had dual connections to the MS425. This worked. Thanks for your help.

[DarrenOC]

Quite an old document but worth a read 

https://meraki.cisco.com/lib/pdf/meraki_campus_deployment_guide.pdf