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  1. What is the maximum number of WAN uplinks supported on Meraki MX appliances for SD-WAN link bonding?

    Answer: 2

    Meraki MX appliances support up to two WAN uplinks for active-active load balancing or active-passive failover.

  2. Which Meraki MX feature dynamically routes traffic across multiple WAN links based on real-time link quality metrics?

    Answer: SD-WAN intelligent path control

    Meraki SD-WAN intelligent path control continuously monitors latency, jitter, and packet loss on each WAN link and steers application traffic accordingly.

  3. How are security threat intelligence updates delivered to Meraki MX appliances?

    Answer: Automatically via the Meraki cloud without requiring firmware upgrades

    Meraki delivers IPS signatures, AMP definitions, and URL category updates automatically through the cloud, independent of firmware version.

  4. What is the role of the 'Umbrella' integration available on Meraki MX appliances?

    Answer: It redirects DNS queries to Cisco Umbrella for cloud-based DNS security

    Meraki MX Umbrella integration redirects DNS traffic to Cisco Umbrella, enabling cloud-based DNS-layer security and threat intelligence.

  5. When configuring site-to-site VPN on a Meraki MX, which encryption standard is used by default for Auto VPN tunnels?

    Answer: AES-256 with SHA-256

    Meraki Auto VPN tunnels use AES-256 encryption with SHA-256 authentication by default, providing strong security for inter-site communications.

  6. Which Meraki MX dashboard section provides visibility into threats detected and blocked by the IPS engine?

    Answer: Security & SD-WAN > Threat Protection

    The Security & SD-WAN > Threat Protection section in the Meraki dashboard displays IPS events, AMP detections, and content filtering activity.

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