1. Meraki Vpn Device
2. Meraki Mx Anyconnect Pro
3. Cisco Anyconnect Meraki Mx

We love the Cisco Meraki VPN at Telnexus. The MX security appliance is a powerful guardian and gateway between the wild Internet and your private Local Area Network (LAN). Here are the abbreviated instructions on how to connect your PC or Mac back to home base.

Note: There are many ways to use Umbrella SIG/SWG (IPSec tunnel, PAC file, Anyconnect, etc). This particular post will only cover IPSec via Meraki MX. Step 1: Getting our Keys. First thing we'll need to do is on the Umbrella side. We'll need to generate tunnel keys for our Meraki MX to use for IPSec negotiation. The AnyConnect server on the MX supports client certificate authentication as a factor of authentication. If certificate authentication is enabled, the AnyConnect server will use the uploaded trusted CA certificate to validate authenticating clients before requesting for the users' credentials. With the new MX tier, all of these features are lumped in and made available. Meraki’s 3 tier MX licensing aligns nicely with the Cisco / Viptela packages, which are essentials, advantage, and premier. What’s next for Meraki? The Cisco AnyConnect VPN client software integration is showing some progress. The secrets shared with your second Meraki MX, if using one. You can specify secrets for additional devices as radiussecret3, radiussecret4, etc. If you're on Windows and would like to encrypt this secret, see Encrypting Passwords in the full Authentication Proxy documentation.

Meraki Documentation Link

For complete instructions as well as instructions for other versions of Windows and MacOS as well as Linux, iOS and Android, please consult the official Meraki documentation:

VPN Credentials

You should receive the following bits of information from your administrator:

• IP address or hostname of your VPN server
• A “Preshared Key”
• Your username
• Your password

Windows 10 Meraki VPN Setup

Meraki Vpn Device

Here are the basic steps:

1. Go to Settings->Network->VPN
2. Create a new L2TP/IPsec VPN
3. Name it “My Company VPN”
4. Enter the Server Address
5. Enter the Preshared Key
6. Enter your Username and Password
7. Complete the new VPN wizard
8. Select Adapter Options
9. Right-click on your new VPN, select Properties
10. Click on the Security tab, and then click “Allow these protocols”
11. Under “Allow these protocols” make sure “Unsecured password (PAP)” is the only one checked
12. Click OK to close the Properties box
13. Right-click on the new VPN icon and select Connect
14. Click Connect (again) in the Settings->Network->VPN window

For full documentation with screenshots please check the official Meraki documentation.

MacOS Meraki VPN Setup

Here are the basic steps:

Meraki Mx Anyconnect Pro

1. Open System Preferences > Network from Mac applications menu. Click the “+” button to create a new service, then select VPN as the interface type, and choose L2TP over IPsec from the pull-down menu.
2. Enter your server address in Server Address
3. Enter your Meraki username in Username
4. Click Authentication Settings
5. Enter your Password in box the User Authentication section
6. Enter your Preshared Key in the Shared Secret box
7. Click OK to close the Authentical panel
8. Click Apply to save your settings
9. Click Connect to activate your VPN

For full documentation with screenshots, please check the official Meraki documentation.

Cisco Anyconnect Meraki Mx