topic Re: Meraki APs in Wireless

Meraki APs

subarayarsooper — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 05:11:44 GMT

I am having 10 branches along with HO. All 10 office have 5 wifi users. They all need to connect to access points and go to firewall and all are site to site tunneled to HO. All the users have to communicate with each other. If i go with one MR28 per branch, shall i achieve the control through meraki dashboard and can they commuicate with each other?

primary objective is to users have to commuicate with each other from all branches with HO.

Re: Meraki APs

CMR — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 06:55:35 GMT

@subarayarsooper ideally you'd want an MX at each branch and with small branches like that you could use the MX67 or MX68 unless you need large amounts of bandwidth. You could also use the W versions with built in wireless instead of the separate MR28 if they are all near the router.

Re: Meraki APs

subarayarsooper — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 06:58:57 GMT

@CMR but there is already site to site VPN established using the fortigate firewalls.

Re: Meraki APs

CMR — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 07:05:08 GMT

In which case you do only need the MR28s as suggested. They will control the wireless access and the FortiGates will control the site to site connectivity.

Re: Meraki APs

subarayarsooper — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 07:11:11 GMT

@CMR is that not possible to control Access points?

Re: Meraki APs

CMR — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 07:15:17 GMT

@subarayarsooper the only way to control the site to site communication using Meraki in your case, would be to add an MX at the Head Office. The SSIDs on the MR28s could then be tunneled back to it and therefore controlled in the dashboard.

Re: Meraki APs

subarayarsooper — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 07:22:56 GMT

@CMR here i am not asking about controlling firewalls. I know only meraki devices can be cotrolled via meraki dashboard. i am asking shall we control the wireless access points with the site to site vpn established between ho and branches

Re: Meraki APs

CMR — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 07:23:56 GMT

Yes, all Meraki equipment is controlled through the Meraki cloud dashboard.

Re: Meraki APs

MerakiGnome — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 08:44:09 GMT

Morning @subarayarsooper, your design/thinking is correct. Your site to site connectivity is done via your FortiGates and your MRs/Wireless will be managed by the Meraki dashboard. Wireless traffic from one site will be able to traverse your WAN and reach the devices across your network. Just as long as your routing is correct and firewalls permit the traffic.