Recommended Routers - Meraki

April 2024

Most legacy routers are on the Cisco End-of-Sale and End-of-Support list. Therefore, Cisco dCloud Support will be limited for legacy router models.

We recommend and support the following Meraki MX Endpoints, Cisco router models, and configurations tested and approved by the Cisco dCloud Team for use with dCloud content.

Do I need a Router?

It depends on the content you want to use.

Considerations:

• A router is required for content that uses IP Phones or a device that does not support a Cisco AnyConnect VPN connection. 
• A router is not required to use the dCloud Remote Desktop client. 
• Content documentation states whether the use of a router is required or optional.

For the best user experience, we recommend a router for content that uses multiple endpoints, voice, and video. You can also use a combination of a router and devices with Cisco Secure Client. 

Meraki routers and endpoints are recommended, though some legacy routers are still in use. Contact dCloud Support with questions or contact your dCloud Technical Lead.

References

• Supported Routers and Endpoints
• Cisco+ Secure Connect - Remote Access
• How Routers work with dCloud
• Recommended Endpoints: IP Phones, TelePresence Units, & Access Points

Set up Router for dCloud

To set up your router for dCloud use, connect the router to the Internet and add it to dCloud. Meraki MX devices have zero touch configuration; however, legacy routers require configuration using customized configuration files that you download from dCloud.

Legacy routers used with Cisco dCloud must support Cisco® Easy VPN to allow a dCloud session to connect to it automatically. At this time, routers running Cisco IOS XE do not support Easy VPN and cannot be used to connect endpoints to Cisco dCloud.

For Meraki MX appliances: Add the device for dCloud use only once for each Meraki MX. The Meraki MX configuration will be dynamically added and removed at session start and session end, respectively. The Meraki MX will connect automatically to any session to which you add it.

To learn more about how Meraki enhances Cisco solutions, see How Routers work with Cisco dCloud and Routers and Endpoints Recommended for dCloud Solutions.

Table 1.    Supported Meraki MX Endpoints

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