@DJE    That is correct you will configure the internet port of the MX with your public IP address. ... View more

in the end it depends on network requirements, and budget. For a 1gb connection if you want full security features at that rate you would need a MX250 at minimum. ... View more

@Happiman   Yes that should be a supported scenario to route that /32 via OSPF redistribution on the HA concentrators. ... View more

@Adam   when I say pull bandwidth I mean look in the Meraki dashboard for a particular site click on the Security & SD-WAN tab, then Appliance Status, then under Summary you will see network usage with the graph. Click on the drop-down to change the time frame to the last month from there you will see you usage on that particular site. Now if you are actually seeing 200+Mb/s of traffic over a month then my friend you do have a scaling issue on the appliance. if you are no where near the throughput rate of the MX you should be fine and not need to upgrade the appliance, unless you just want bragging rights that you can push 1Gb/s of traffic :). Hope this helps man. ... View more

@Adam   Sorry if I wasn't clear. What I meant is have you gathered bandwidth utilization reports for those sites. Because your peak traffic utilization may not even be anywhere near the max throughput supported from the MX64/65. Hope that makes sense. ... View more

@RSCS   I know the struggle that you are talking about. It has been a huge pain and actually forced me to create two organizations and transfer licenses between them. I've also had to have Tech Support remove the communications between hub sites as that poses another issue in itself. ... View more

@Adam does traffic analysis show a higher bandwidth utilization then the 300M for that site? ... View more

@burnz I am glad to hear you have seen improvements. ... View more

@burnz   So here is a question for you. you said you only have 20 people in that office now can you validate that you actually use the whole 500Mb/s for just 20 people? I've worked on numerous networks from DOD to ISP to Utilities etc... and here is my approach pay for the circuit that you need plus 25% bandwidth overhead unless you just have money to throw at such a high MRR. Find that sweet spot that meets both bandwidth needs and budget and stick with it. if you have tools to track network usage monitor that for the past 30 days to see baseline utilization and scale you equipment as such. i personally think an MX84 will suffice but EVERY network is different. ... View more

@BlakeRichardson,   Finding an Enterprise grade firewall that handles 1Gb/s with full next-gen features will be way out of the ballpark price wise and just not wise for a home deployment. I would suggest doing as I have in similar cases were people did not want to cough and arm and leg for a firewall and first keep the gear that your ISP provided. Next if you need next-gen protection use your MX to only secure the valuable assets in your home network but behind the ISP provided CPE equipment. I myself have 1Gb/s from AT&T and don't use it all so the MX84 and MX64 that I use is sufficient enough. ... View more