Meraki MX250-HW Security & SD-WAN Appliance – 7.5 Gbps Firewall, 24 LAN Ports

About the MX250-HW

The MX250-HW is a 1RU Meraki MX for a campus or a VPN concentrator, sized for up to 2,000 devices and managed from the Meraki Dashboard. It handles 7.5 Gbps of firewall traffic, 3 Gbps with advanced security services on, and 4 Gbps of site-to-site VPN across up to 3,000 tunnels.

Both WAN ports are 10G SFP+. The 24 LAN ports split three ways: eight 1G RJ-45, eight 1G SFP and eight 10G SFP+. Optics and cables go in separately; compatible ones include MA-SFP-10GB-SR, MA-SFP-10GB-LR, MA-SFP-1GB-SX and the MA-CBL-TA-1M twinax cable, with the full list below.

It takes two 250 W modular power supplies (MA-PWR-250WAC) at 100–220 V, drawing 105 W idle and 190 W at maximum load. The MA-FAN-18K is its fan module. The chassis weighs 16 lb.

What’s included

• MX250-HW security and SD-WAN appliance, managed from the Meraki Dashboard

Sold separately

• SFP and SFP+ optics or twinax cables for the fiber ports, such as the MA-SFP-10GB-SR or MA-CBL-TA-3M

Not sure which model fits? Call (984) 225-1600 or request a quote and we’ll answer the same business day.

MX250-HW specifications

Throughput and sizing	Firewall 7.5 Gbps; advanced security services 3 Gbps; site-to-site VPN 4 Gbps (up to 3,000 tunnels); sized for campus or VPN concentrator with up to 2,000 devices
WAN ports	2× 10GE SFP+
LAN ports	8× 1GE RJ-45; 8× 1GE SFP; 8× 10GE SFP+
Power	2× 250 W modular PSUs, 100–220 V (50/60 Hz); load 105 W idle / 190 W max
Form factor	1RU; 19 × 17.3 × 1.75 in. (483 × 440 × 44 mm) (w × d × h); 16 lb (7.3 kg)
Management	Meraki Dashboard (cloud-managed)

Compare Meraki MX models

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Model	Firewall	WAN	LAN	Wi-Fi	Price
MX250-HW this page	7.5 Gbps	2× 10GE SFP+	8× 1GE RJ-45 + 8× 1GE SFP + 8× 10GE SFP+	No	$7,846.43
MX67-HW	700 Mbps	1× 1GE RJ-45	4× 1GE RJ-45	No	$250.00 · In stock
MX67W-HW	700 Mbps	1× 1GE RJ-45	4× 1GE RJ-45	Yes, 802.11a/n/ac	$675.00 · In stock
MX68-HW	700 Mbps	2× 1GE RJ-45	10× 1GE RJ-45 (2× PoE+)	No	$455.00 · In stock
MX68W-HW	700 Mbps	2× 1GE RJ-45	10× 1GE RJ-45 (2× PoE+)	Yes, 802.11a/n/ac	$455.00
MX75-HW	1 Gbps	1× 1GE SFP + 2× 1GE RJ-45	10× 1GE RJ-45 (2× PoE+)	No	$1,325.00
MX85-HW	1 Gbps	2× 1GE SFP + 2× 1GE RJ-45 (1× PoE+)	8× 1GE RJ-45 + 2× 1GE SFP	No	$1,785.42 · In stock
MX95-HW	3 Gbps	2× 10GE SFP+ + 2× 2.5GE RJ-45 (1× PoE+)	4× 1GE RJ-45 + 2× 10GE SFP+	No	$2,365.00
MX105-HW	5 Gbps	2× 10GE SFP+ + 2× 2.5GE RJ-45 (1× PoE+)	4× 1GE RJ-45 + 2× 10GE SFP+	No	$6,149.99
MX450-HW	10 Gbps	2× 10GE SFP+	8× 1GE RJ-45 + 8× 1GE SFP + 8× 10GE SFP+	No	$7,350.42 · In stock

Compatible parts

Power supplies
MA-PWR-250WAC	250 W AC power supply unit	$284.00
Transceivers
MA-SFP-1GB-SX	1 GbE SFP SX fiber module, 1000BASE-SX, 550 m	$252.69
MA-SFP-1GB-TX	1 GbE SFP RJ45 copper module, 1000BASE-T	$219.49
MA-SFP-10GB-LR	10 GbE SFP+ LR single-mode fiber module, 10 km	$2,019.02
MA-SFP-10GB-SR	10 GbE SFP+ SR multimode fiber	$502.86
Twinax cables
MA-CBL-TA-1M	10 GbE SFP+ twinax cable, 1 m	$85.00 · In stock
MA-CBL-TA-3M	10 GbE SFP+ twinax cable, 3 m	$83.35
Fans
MA-FAN-18K	18K RPM system fan	$157.77

Common questions

How many VPN tunnels does the MX250-HW support?

Up to 3,000 site-to-site tunnels, at up to 4 Gbps.

What WAN ports does the MX250-HW have?

Two 10G SFP+ ports. Add 10G optics or twinax cables to use them.

What power supplies does the MX250-HW use?

It uses two 250 W modular power supplies, the MA-PWR-250WAC.